Enigmatic William Faulkner Lives Up To Legend
A biographer recalls Faulkner as an enigma whose beginnings he charts to 1839 when his great grandfather arrived in Mississippi. The interview describes a riverside sail with Faulkner on Sardis Lake, a wary but revealing conversation, and a rare sip of beer amid legends of his drinking.
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William Faulkner
William Cuthbert Faulkner
Mississippi
Missouri
Tom
Bill Faulkner
Eve
Faulkner
Immanuel Kant
Oxford
Bill
Sardis
Mr. Faulkner
Wanted: Presiding leader for historic Mississippi college
Classified ad seeks a Baptist preacher with Ph.D. and a union card to lead a long established institution. Primary duties include arranging speaking engagements for the Ku Klux Klan affiliate in Mississippi and defending Southern views. Secondary skill mentions botany but only as a test of color differentiation. Apply in Clinton, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Councils of Mississippi, Inc
Clinton
Mississippi
Minister praises Petal Paper editor in Texas letter
In Waco Texas on November 30 1956 Russell E Clay minister writes to P D East of Petal Paper Miss praising his courageous stand and offering a word of appreciation and congratulations in a Fellowship Magazine feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Fellowship
Russell E. Clay
Farris Found Not Guilty by Justice Court
Ike Farris of Beat Four Jones County Mississippi was found not guilty by a Justice of the Peace jury on December 1. He faced a charge of possessing beer and acted as his own counsel. County prosecutor Leonard B Milvin Jr led the case amid a large audience. No reports on possible beer return or state action available.
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Ike Farris
Elvic
Beat Four
Jones County
Mississippi
Justice of the Peace Court
Mr. Farris
Leonard B. Milvin
Misissippi
Farris
Jones
Hell on the telephone reaches remote South African village
A New York Times note claims a small isolated South African village gains telephone service after years of isolation. The piece, cited by our editor, remarks the place can now be reached overseas, ending the donkey-trail era.
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New York Times
Sparsley
Union of South Africa
Farmers Warned Of Dangerous Silo Gases
Farmers are warned of the risk of silo-filler's disease a serious respiratory illness from breathing fermenting silage gas in newly filled silos H L Caughan of the Industrial Hygiene Division State Board of Health notes the danger is often underestimated and can be fatal.
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H. L. Caughan
Industrial Hygiene Division
State, Board of Health
Clinton Tenn Outcome Highlighted as Desegregation Debate Intensifies
In Clinton Tennessee federal action threatens to prosecute attempts to block court ordered desegregation of Clinton High School. A clash involving a pastor and two other citizens drew violence while a mayoral race shifted against the White Citizen's Council. A victory for dignity and democracy emerged as citizens rebuked intimidation and supported equal access to schooling.
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Herbert Brownell
Anderson County
Tenn
Department of Justice
Clinton
Supreme Court
First Baptist Church
Paul W. Turner
Washington County Rep Hilton Opposes Special Session
Representative Hilton Waits dismissed Governor Coleman's call for a special legislative session. He said there is no necessity and that segregation may arise but nothing is certain. The Democrat Times notes his remark reflects warped thinking beyond racial issues.
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Washington County
Hilton
Coleman
Mississippi
Wait
Democrat Times
Waits
Time travel and clocks question aging on trains and earth
A Harvard team questions the idea that space travel could alter aging by leaving time behind. The piece notes humans measure time by sun and seasons, not by physical movement, asking if legislative sessions or mileposts control duration.
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Harvard
Kasper acquitted in Clinton sedition case
A Tennessee state court acquitted John Kasper on sedition and incitement charges after a trial linked to his resistance to a federal school desegregation order. Kasper, former Washington bookshop employee, drew crowds and supporters while a federal mandamus to cease actions stood unresolved.
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Clinton, Tenn
John Kasper
Kasper
Washington
Clinton
the Sea~board
White Citizens Council
United States Supreme Court
Journal
Mail Early For Christmas Urged By Local Postmaster
Postmaster Mrs. Brogan urged residents to aid the mail system by mailing early for the holiday season. She noted last year’s December volume rose sharply as the rush began on December 1st and emphasized preparing parcels and stamps ahead of time.
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Brogan
Air Parcel Post
Christmas Games For Children's Parties
Lively holiday games ideas for kids and adults include Act-a-Toy Dart Throw Snowball Throw and Pin the Beard on Santa. Teams race to make the longest popcorn necklace while prizes go to the winning team.
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Towr Journal
Santa
Yof Santa
Community Co op Babysitting Cuts Costs and Time
Parents nationwide form rotating secretary led babysitting cooperatives to share time and pool hours. Members trade sits, audited records kept, and two hours credited for serving as secretary. In Palo Alto double time applies for daytime sits and weekend or late night hours.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Smith
Smiths
Mr. Smith
Gov Coleman to discuss Origins of 1890 Constitution in Natchez
Mississippi Governor J P Coleman will be the luncheon speaker at the Mississippi Historical Society two day meeting in Natchez on Feb 15 16. His topic is The Origins of the Constitution of 1890. Other speakers include Walter B Posey Frank Friedel Edwin Bearss and more. The program includes a visit to Mt Locust Inn and an exhibit of Mississippi water mills by Virginia Robinson.
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Gov. Coleman
Natchez
Miss. Historical Society
Mississippi
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi Historical Society
Walter B. Posey
Agnes Scott College
Emory University
Frank Friedel
Edwin Bearss
Mt. Locust Inn
Virginia Robinson
MSCW
Robert H. Spiro, Jr
Mississippi College
Clinton
Spiro
William Winter
Jackson
Harris G. Warren
University of Mississippi
Charlotte Capers
Department of Archives and History
Miss
Journal of Mississippi History
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Fox Terriers
P. D. East
Dear Mr. East
Knoxville
Mzor
Turner
East Tennessee
Christian Science Monitor
Einstein
Ed Wynn
Denver
Chicago
New York
Maxwell Prominent Well Bramlette
Woodville
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