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Newspaper

Petal Paper

Location

Petal, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1957

Page

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Christmas Special Rates for Couples in Cleveland Miss

Cleveland citizens council offers a limited time rate for couples to join as a pair for seven dollars and five cents, instead of the usual five dollars per person. A smaller note highlights Forrest County Home Economics Club selling fruit cakes at one dollar fifty cents per pound plus postage. Send inquiries to Mrs Louise Crosby Hattiesburg Mississippi.

Cleveland Miss Citizens Council Tog Home Economics Club Forrest County Louise Crosby West Pine St Hattiesburg

Hangover Saint Nick on 42nd Street

A hurried late November trip to New York ends with a vivid memory of a Santa Claus on 42nd Street. The man in the red suit appeared comically worse for wear, his eyes matching the festive costume in a humorously rough scene.

New York 42Nd Street

New Yorkers Walk Past Tall Buildings Daily

Observers note New Yorkers keep their heads down while strolling through streets, rarely glancing up at towering architecture. commentary on urban behavior and daily routines.

Free Love Question Sparks Talk on Plane

A Newark to Atlanta flight sparked a surprising conversation when a stewardess asked the passenger if he believes in free love. He admits indecision but replies he thinks of it three or four times a year. The plane arrives on time in Atlanta, avoiding an awkward outcome.

Newark Atlanta Wall ST

Non-Jewish Harry Golden Receives Citizen of the Year Honor

In New York a friend notes the praise of Harry Golden as Citizen of the Year by Johnson C. Smith University. Dr Belton of the university lauds him as a future part of American history, saying his name will honor the Negro race of the South in history.

New York Harry Golden Harry Eivie Kaplan Boston Johnson C. Smith University Dr. Belton University

Delivery of the Petal Poop Prompts Society Letter

A note from Mr. Lewis H. Deer of the United Christian Missionary Society Indianapolis Ind discusses a delivery described as the Petal Poop. The fragment hints at details continued on the next page.

Lewis H. Deer United Christian Missionary Society Indianapolis Ind Mississippi

The Wild Ways of Wall St in 1957 Outlook

Robt. G. Spivack analyzes stock-market lore and the 1957 downturn. He notes a predicted drop in industrial profits into 1958, with utilities spared, predicts aircraft industry disruption, and questions who bears the cost of a market breather amid tight money and rising consumer prices. The piece critiques government policy and Eisenhower's stance as the decline deepens.

Eisenhower Federal Reserve

Justice Black’s 20 Years On The Supreme Court

St. Louis Post Dispatch notes Hugo Black’s twenty year tenure on the U S Supreme Court Since 1937 Black has stood for due process free expression and civil rights He faced early hostility over New Deal ties and Klan rumors but earned respect for his defense of constitutional liberties.

Birmingham Ala United States Justice Black United States Supreme Court Chambers Florida Bessemer Sai Franklin D. Roosevelt Supreme Court Willis van Devanter Klan Black Senate TVA Public Utility Holding Company Hugo L. Black Rutledge and Murphy Warren Eisenhower Douglas Brennan Frankfurter Harlan Whittaker Burton Clark Brandeis Hugo Black St. Louis Post- Dispatch

Sound Advice from a Mississippian on Little Rock Crisis

A Mississippi writer criticizes Southern editors for using inflammatory terms about troops in Little Rock. He notes editors employed words like Communist and Kremlin and argues such rhetoric provokes fear and division, urging calmer, fact based reporting rather than heated partisan language.

Little Rock Kremlin Russia Supreme Court

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East Side P. D Potomac By Robt. G. Spivack Mr. Carter Mr. Young
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