Cross on the Lawn and Subway Messages Stir News in New Orleans
A San Francisco story recalls a burning cross on a lawn near Ingleside Terrace where Cecil Poole, an assistant district attorney, wonders why. The piece notes a public sentiment: the South will rise again, even out West. The column also mentions Dr. John Nau’s book and a humorous jab about Eisenhower reading limits.
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San Francisco
Patty Poole
Modern Float School
Hovard
Cecil Poole
Poole
Ingleside Terrace
Patty
Mothers and sons and the presidency question
A humorous musing on American mothers guiding sons toward success from the Roosevelt era to after Ike. The speaker ponders what tired justification remains for aiming high in politics and the presidency.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Prenana
Ike
Warnings of Change in Mississippi Referenced by Local Wit
A Hattiesburg observer warned that Mississippi could be overtaken by Baptists and bitter weeds, an unkind remark yet deemed accurate by a friend. The quip blurs religious and ecological shifts, reflecting local attitudes in a pointed aside.
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Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Unclear Fragment on Addressing an Event
Fragmentary note discusses public addresses and a festival at Forest with a congressman named Janie Zz. Contains garbled text and incomplete references, lacking clear event details or outcomes.
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Jona
Janie Z
Forest
Wow
Book Review: German Immigrant Culture in New Orleans
A critical survey of German migrants in 19th century New Orleans, tracing migration waves from the second millennium B C to 19th century America. It notes diverse communities, German press, institutions, and Tulane theses, with biographical background of author John Fredrick Nau born in India and raised in Germany.
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WW. Stout
John Nau
New Orleans
Dr. Nau
Hathorn
Hattiesburg
Nau
John Fredrick Nau
E. J. Brill
Leiden
B. C
Atlantic
America
Immiv
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Ecu Menity
Seer Bardens
Deutsche Zeitung
Tulane University
Jeanette K. Lagunites
Robinson Conrad
Vatheran Church
Nagercai
India
Germany
Meanings Of Brotherhood In Modern America
The Wichita Beacon reflects on brotherhood amid 20th century strife. It argues progress lies in everyday neighborliness and renewed ideals, noting wars fought to defend liberty, growing urbanity, and millions reexamining beliefs to bridge hate with faith.
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America
Wichita
Kan
Beacon
Glass houses and atomic talk in the modern age
A satirical note ridicules nuclear threats and glass enclosures. It jokes about cave men and glass architecture and mocks the idea that sealed beverages avoid radioactivity. The piece comments on bomb paranoia and domestic containment with dry humor.
Honest price tags proposed to curb price packing in car sales
A U S grand jury probes price packing in auto sales as Senators Mahoney proposes new car price labels. The investigation targets deception that undercuts confidence and fuels bootlegging to used car dealers, with Mahoney urging mandatory labeling of Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price to curb the racket.
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United States Department of Justice
Washeington
Senate
Senator Mahoney
Oklahoma
Mahoney
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