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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
2
A speaker urges community aid without class struggle, invoking Christian ethics and science to promote voluntary giving. The message emphasizes genes and chromsomes as scientific terms and quotes Acts 17 24a and Matthew 5 9 to advocate peacemaking and open communication. Wilma Dykemar and James Stokley report.
Readers in Hamburg respond to anti Semite events by writing to Die Welt. They request anonymity in letters to the editor, fearing involvement and preferring not to have their names published. The letters shift from indignation to caution as authors urge discretion.
The piece traces a wave of anti Communist probes from Mississippi to Arkansas, led by figures like Manning Johnson and J B Matthews. It notes threats against civil rights groups, the NAACP, and Black leaders, and highlights violent intimidation linked to public hearings in Louisiana and Florida. It also covers reactions from officials and clergy, and the chilling effect on free association and discourse.
The Petal Paper is a weekly newspaper printed by The Advertiser Publishing Co. in Pascagoula with mail reentry at Petal, Mississippi. It notes second class matter status, an Act of March 8, 1879, and a return of mail to Hattiesburg. Subscription rates listed include six months and one year.
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