20 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
1
Commentary notes a Dixiecrat style creation tale and jokes about balance of the world and God making woman last. It laments a Jackson TV station televising state legislature meetings as a sponsorless setup for headache pills, perceiving it as a comic idea.
A humorous family moment centers on a child who, seeing a large picture of Christ on the Baptist Record, declares to her parents that God is getting married. The scene highlights childlike misreadings of wedding talk in newspaper society sections.
Senator Hugh Scott highlights Ellen Stoutenberg of WIP Philadelphia and her program Search for Peace as a worldwide public service effort. McCalls notes she and the project win the Golden Mike for women in radio and television.
A large council room reunites storied presidents from Washington to Roosevelt to discuss foreign entanglements Russians, the League of Nations, and wartime decisions. A pantomime of dialogue blends history and satire as figures recall actions and aides.
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