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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1957
Page
2
A reader recounts a clash with Patty Boyle over handling a roadside hazard and teaching civic responsibility. The letter praises one side’s insistence on action while criticizing Patty’s stance and contends behavior reflects broader community values.
The writer contends Patty Boyle stirs fear and hostility among Southerners. He notes a cross burned in her yard and mocks her as dangerous yet criticizes instant coffee usage as unforgivable.
The speaker praises Brownell as a lawyer and behind the scenes force in the Attorney General role, noting his fidelity to legal tradition and his restraint in courting headlines. It suggests Brownell’s real influence may lie in protecting individual rights, a depth not yet fully known.
Civil defense units report more than 600 explosive loaded projectiles found and moved in ten days as part of a postwar cleanup. The items, cannon balls and shells, remained loaded with original explosive capability, totaling over seven tons removed for detonation in a safe area.
The speaker notes that intense opposition from some Dixie demagogues suggests he has made powerful enemies through his civil rights stance.
The Mississippi Farm Bureau warns cotton farmers are upset as Hurricane Audrey bends east-west planted rows about 30 degrees. Wind damage complicates cultivation and tractor work while boll weevils thrive amid rain and slow planting.
Petal Harvey Baptist Church and two other local churches list Sunday School at 9 45 am and services at 11 am and 7 00 or 7 30 pm. Training Union and mid week prayer meetings are scheduled with various directors and pianists. Nurseries are open during all services and invitation extended to the public.
Petal Methodist Church on Main Street lists a 945 am school, 11 am and 7 pm worship with Pastor Rev J P Payne. WSCS meets Mondays at 2 pm, choir practice after prayer meeting, song services led by Mrs B L Coulter and H Halliwell Sr, nursery open for all services.
The First Baptist Church on Central Avenue in Petal hosts worship at 11 am and 7 30 pm with a 9 45 am school session led by Henry Hardy superintendent Rev W A Richardson pastor delivers the 11 am sermon and 7 30 pm training union prep at 6 30 pm Sundays and 7 pm Wednesdays Nursery is open during all services under direction of Ford Parker and Mrs J M Van Devender with pianist support.
Petal Presbyterian Church invites the public to attend Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School led by Supt H. L. Note worthy and Evangelist Howard Williams at 11:00 a.m. Bible Class meets Sunday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Choir practice is Wednesday at 7:30 led by Mrs D. L. Priest with pianist Miss Bernice Nors worthy.
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