White Snow Falls Across February Scene
Memo notes three inches of snow in mid February as the earth grows whiter with each hour. The writer emphasizes the snow being white and hints at a divine significance behind the white snowfall.
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Petal Paper in Petal, Mississippi
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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1958
Page
1
Mississippi Legislature Memo on Racial Blood Labeling
A memo urges Mississippi lawmakers to pass a segregated blood labeling bill amid regional competition. It mocks scientists and NAACP scrutiny while pressing for immediate action to preserve white dominance and racial separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
NAACP
Legion
Petal Paper Mention Draws Nice Nod from New Statesman
In a January 25 New Statesman feature titled News From Our Own Corres pondsents the New York datelined piece by Robert Bendiner praised The Petal Paper. The author, an American writer, notes gratitude while joking about money and social acceptance. A Rome letter followed, adding a stamp to Pete Hulsey’s collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
NEW Statesman
London
England
New York
Robert Bendiner
Mississippi
Mr. Bendiner
Rome
Italy
Pete Hulsey
Letter to the editor critiques on religion and fairness
Dan C. Whitsett chides a Sylacauga Alabama editorial for atheist tones and questions church belief. He jokes about forming a First Fairness Faith while urging devotion to faith in love and mankind. He notes his subscription renewal and includes a tithe of three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan C. Whitsett
Southern Belle The Personal Story Of A Crusader's Wife
A brisk 407 page memoir by Mary Craig Sinclair with an intro by Upton Sinclair centers on a wealthy Magnolia South matriarch. The tale traces elite Mississippi roots Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast homes and a family tree dating to before statehood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Craig Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Crown Publishers, Inc
New York
Magnolia South
Mississippi Delta
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
First
Confederacy
Davis
More Thought On The Value Of A Good Teacher
The Portland Press Herald argues that while salaries matter, the true worth of a dedicated teacher cannot be measured by pay alone. It highlights an Auburn high school math teacher who runs post‑class math on her own time to boost student and national science prep and urges recognition beyond ordinary pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Noons
America
Portland
Maite) Press Herald
Mississippi Senator Proposes Public Funds to Citizens Councils
Mississippi state senator Hayden Campbell with 29 co sponsors drafts a bill allowing cities and counties to donate public funds to the Citizens Councils. The measure ties to an organization described as preserving constitutional government and division of powers. The Delta Democrat Times commentary questions the bill and warns taxpayers about potential outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden Campbell
Mississippi
Citizens Councils
Campbell
Washington County
Greenville
Delta Demostrat Times
State Theme Song Why How Dry I Am
Mississippi’s black market liquor tax hit a record 1 240 259 in 1957, up 10 percent from 1956, with about 300 000 cases sold. The tax, fixed at 4 20 per case, largely goes to the collector as a 10 percent fee, prompting a call to abolish the office as duplication of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
William Winter
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Dear Roy
East Side
P. D
Mississippi Legislature
Sylacauga, Ala
P.S
Carter
State Tax Commission
Tom Bailey
the Chronicle-Stan
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