Neither Black Nor White Book Letter Exchange Illinois Mississippi
A Mississippi column prints reader correspondence about Wilma Dykeman and James Stokley’s Neither Black Nor White from Rinehart and Company. The letter praises the work but critiques the Chapter Pressure On The Press, noting wasted pages and a personal aside, with hints of further response on page 2.
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P. D. East
Petal
Mississippi
East
Wilma Dykeman
James Stokley
The
Stokely’s
Jim
Wilma
Rinehart
Havinige
Daily
W. A. Tyson
Gust
Letters From Bakersfield Praise Postal Service Quality
A reader in Bakersfield, California writes that mail service matches national standards and notes a delayed Petal Paper issue dated November 14. He humorously cites Pony Express speed and wishes continued success to the postal department.
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P. O. Dept
U. S
Bill Colmer Seeks Re election in Mississippi
Pascagoula Miss Congress man William M Colmer of the 6th District announces plans to seek re election to the 86th Congress. He notes value of seniority and committee assignments for serving Mississippi and the nation amid ongoing national and regional strife.
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Pascagoula
Miss
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Congress
6Th Congressional District
Kroehler Plant Operation Set In Meridian
The $3,000,000 Kroehler Manufacturing Co. plans a Meridian Mississippi plant on Highway 80 West scheduled to begin coemanil soon after January 1. The dimensions plant will start first with the board plant following in spring. The company has hired workers for lumber stacking and offices are being staffed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroehler Manufacturing Co
Mississippi
Meridian
Kooehler
Ten Commandments Review Sparks De Land DeMille Clash
A De Land critic argues the film The Ten Commandments shows DeMille outpacing De Land in handling the epic, noting fewer troubles with plot and production as the reviewer weighs the merits and flaws of the picture.
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de Land
DeMille
Said In Other Words John Donne Quote Paraphrase
The passage presents John Donne’s idea that no person is an island and every death diminishes humanity. It cites the line never send to know for whom the bell tolls and asks if a sermon is needed.
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John Donne
Continent
Maine
Europe
In Each And Every Pot More Chickens
Warner Swasey Co argues economic truth shows trade creates value through efficiency. A shoemaker, gas seller, and poultry raiser illustrate how raising productivity and lowering costs can expand trade, benefiting consumers like a pensioner and others together.
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Warner & Swasey Co
Between Two Evils in the Little Rock Struggle
The Daily Oklahoman argues the Little Rock crisis shows the fragile balance between federal authority and state sovereignty. It warns a central government could misuse troops, while authorized restraint requires the people's consent and vigilant liberty.
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Little Rock
Eisenhower
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Daily
Okishoman
There Must Be A Way To Judge Good Teachers
A National Adgestation Association commission reports difficulties in merit pay for teachers. Merit pay, used in some districts for superior service, has caused controversy for nearly 20 years. More than 148 cities have experimented, but only 26 still use the system.
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National Adgestion Association
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Patricia H. Newell
Rinehart & Company
Hattiesburg, Miss
East Side
P. D
Bakersfield, Calif
Golden State
Harry H. Hollins
Bill Colmer
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