02 Jan 1958
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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1958
Page
1
A Mississippi college letter critiques the December 26 issue for publishing a week early during Christmas week. It cites an incorrect dividend ad from Hattiesburg Savings and Loan Association, noting the rate should rise to 4 percent starting January.
A Home Economics Club of Forrest County sold out fruit cakes after taking orders from paper subscribers. The author apologizes for late mention and acknowledges readers may doubt what they read in the sheet.
A Home Economics Club note reports letters urging readers to buy fruitcakes and mail money. It lists two recipients in Michigan and New York and humorously suggests any postage surplus to the Forrest County club. The writer laments Mr. Gibbons did not receive a cake due to late arrival.
The narrator recalls growing up with a phonograph and embracing Jimmy Rogers as a childhood favorite. He notes discovering broader music in high school, especially the unfamiliar sounds of Strauss, marking a pivotal shift in his musical education.
Fulton Lewis Jr. faced a sponsor crisis at Mutual as 300 stations aired his program with few sponsors. Campaign by supporters and conservative outlets restored partial sponsorship, cutting losses from 1400 to 550 dollars weekly, while avoiding single national sponsorship to preserve independence.
A reflective piece notes 1957 as a year of questions about Ike health Benson farm program taxes and Sputniks. It recalls lingering race related queries from 1954 about daughters marrying Negroes and jokes about Do you want your daughter to marry a Faubus.
The speaker taunts critics about Mississippi lagging behind Alabama and Arkansas in civil rights actions. He notes no lynchings or restrictive laws recently, boasts of upcoming legislative session in five days, and quips that the Lord and Constitution grant rights while the state legislature may take them away.
The Brain Trust backed a bill to strip illegitimate children of welfare aid and consider forcing unwed mothers to name the father. Supporters claim the measure would ensure paternal support, while critics call it cruel and discriminatory across social lines.
A satirical take on Dickens's Mr. Scrooge and the Christmas spirits. The writer argues the spirits scare Scrooge into folly more than inspiring genuine change, praising the other approach to economic behavior. The piece critiques the emotional theatrics in moral transformation.
A passage notes that Congressional committees including the Hoffman, Douglas Ives, and McClellan panels with investigators have exposed alleged wrong doing by fewer than 20 trade union officials. The piece questions whether any other American group has faced such scrutiny.
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