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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1958
Page
3
The speaker asserts labor movement reforms after years of scrutiny, noting eight more officials implicated by the ethics committee and fewer than 40 union officials charged with fiduciary crimes. He argues sensational media exaggerates crime rates, highlights AFL-CIO scale, and insists unions act to enforce ethics beyond legal requirements.
Commentary from 1957 notes political and labor themes. It cites Dick Nixon, Jimmy Hoffa, and Elvis Presley while mocking the era and referencing the National Committee for an Effective Congress. A light, opinionated holiday column blends satire with current affairs and a joke about the Congressional Record.
Research ships from the United States Canada and Japan search the Pacific for salmon grounds while noting salmon are typically caught in freshwater streams. The February birthstone is amethyst.
A record 1 800 000 seedlings have been ordered in George County this year via the Mississippi Forestry Commission area forester E S Parker reports. About 95 percent are slash pine and longleaf with loblolly the rest. Comparisons show 243 000 ordered last year and 104 000 in 1951. Orders range from 1000 seedlings to one million, with 53 individuals ordering the smallest amount. Major orders include 205 000 50 000 and 27 000. George countians will receive seedlings in December and January and must set them out within one week after delivery.
Report states the world’s land area totals 51,230,217 square miles according to the latest measurements. The article discusses land distribution and geographic estimation practices used by scientists.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Supt. Bill Barlow and Rev. Justin Garrett preaching at 11 a m and 7 15 p m. Training Union 6 15 p m Prayer meeting 7 30 p m Wednesdays GA RA WMU and Sun beams meet after prayer. Nursery services. Fetal-nanvey Baptist Church also lists 9 45 a m Sunday School and 11 a m 7 30 p m sermons under Rev. Sam W Waggener with 6 45 p m training union. Prayer meeting 7 30 p m Wednesdays. Public invited. nurseries open at all services.
Petal Methodist Church on Main Street lists a school at 9 45 a m with W C Mathis as Superintendent Rev J P Payne pastor preaching at 11 00 a m and 7 00 p m WSCS meets 2 00 p m Mondays Choir practice follows prayer services Sestings Song ies directed by Mrs B L Coulter ne D Hi Halliwell Sr Organist Nursery open at all services.
Sunday schedule lists school at 9 46 am Depry Hardy superintendent Rev W A Richardson pastor preaches at 11 am and 7 30 pm Baptist Training Union at 6 30 pm weekly mid week prayer at 7 pm Wednesdays directed by Ford Parker and Mrs J M Van Devender pianist nursery available at all services
Petal Presbyterian Church schedules Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School led by H. L. Noteworthy, superintendent Evangelist Howard 8 Williama preaches at 11:00 a.m. Bible Class meets Sunday 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Choir practice is Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Direction by Mrs D. L. Priest with pianist Miss Bernice Norsworthy. Public invited to attend each Sunday service.
Dr. Ross Hutchins, Mississippi entomologist and executive officer of the State Plant Board, warns that cotton seed will be scarce next spring but not enough to justify smuggling seed into the state. He cautions against buying seed from unknown sources as Mississippi has kept pink bollworms from its fields.
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