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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1957
Page
2
The piece notes intense media coverage of Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and others, with observers distraught by constant reports. Psychologists might study the crowd’s compulsive interest and the public protest against ongoing celebrity news.
In New Orleans Virgie and her mother face discrimination at WDSU-TV when staff realize they are Black. The Louisiana Weekly covers the incident on its front page and a pie sponsor later presents Virgie with her dog on Captain Sam’s Sunday program The Southern Patrol.
A veteran reporter reflects on legendary headlines from world wars to sensational crimes, arguing the enduring Big Story is the human drama. He recalls Elizabeth Borden, Columbus discovery, Byrd’s Little America, Shakespeare as a reporter, and Cleopatra as examples of how readers crave vivid human tales over distant events. He ties this to lifelong local roots in Hattiesburg and a pledge to serve with public parks and manufacturing growth.
The Mississippi Retail Merchants Association Board of Directors will meet in Jackson on January 24 to set future policies and give final approval of a Program of Work. Board members include Ball, Egger, Leonard Jr, Marlow, Bigner, Shackeroff, Bryan, Daniel, King, Dickinson, Walpole, Stein, Meeks, Perkins Jr, Noser, Luke, Feldman, Lacey, Rosenfeld, Walters, Signoff, Walker Jr, Martin, and Meaders among others.
In Longmont Colorado four brothers ages 8 to 12 ventured onto a thin fishing pond. Loney Bob Hal stepped onto fragile ice with Daniel 12 Perry Ray 12 and Denson Gene 11 none could escape as the pond gave way. Denson Gene attempted a rescue but the ice held no one.
Local communities in Mississippi were promised aid for the 1957 Hometown Development Program sponsored by the Mississippi Economic Council. Nine agencies pledged field support, with 33 communities showing interest and 28 requesting entry kits as of January 8, detailing timelines and the April 1 entry deadline.
The Commerce Department reports corporate cash dividend payments exceed the 1955 level by more than a billion dollars. About $8.72 billion paid in the first ten months of the year, versus $7.72 billion in the same period last year.
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