Mississippi Letter Mocking June As Hospitality Month
The writer criticizes June as a month for idiocy while praising Bob Farley and Attorney General Patterson. He references speeches on the FBI, a call to ignore Supreme Court decisions, and local Mississippi figures like Joss Barnett and Polk. The note ends with thanks for editing work and a continuation note to Page 2.
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Mississippi
Jime
Joe Patterson
FBI
Mr. Patterson
Patterson
Lauderdale County
Jackson
Joss Barnett
Barnett
Supreme Court of the United States
Jeff Davis County
Zealous Polk
Montgomery Ward Snopes
Robert J. Farley
University Law School
Coleman
State Colege Board
Farley
Dean Farley
Congressional
Snapes Boys
Local Minister Named Chaplin To 10th Air Force
Hattiesburg raised Lt Col William L. Clark 46 a World War II veteran is named staff chaplain for the Tenth Air Force overseeing spiritual and moral guidance for 13 Midwest states. He succeeds Lt Col Willard G. Davis and works with Maj Gen Robert E L Eaton. Clark's prior posts include Selfridge Sheppard AFB Okinawa and the 8750 Technical Training Wing. He married Margaret Rogers of Petal and has Peggy 16 and Roger 10 with another daughter in Denver.
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Tenth Air Force
Hattiesburg
Ellisville
Miss
First Baptist Church
Willard G. Davis
Tenth
Midwest
Col. Clark
Selfridge
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
Tex
Air Training Command
Mississippi College
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Okinawa
Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
Philippines
Bismarck Archipelago
Ryuku Island
Campaings
Margaret
Pat Rogers
Petal
Peggy
Roger
Ralph Dugger, Jr
Denver, Colo
Farmers Retirements Rise Under 1954 1956 Amendments
Since April 1956 when self employed farmers first qualified under the 1954 amendment to Old Age and Survivors Insurance they had net earnings of 400 for 1955 to file claims. A 1956 amendment broadened coverage to city farm owners and crew leaders and this year 400000 claims have been filed by farmers ready to retire or widows seeking survivors benefits for children under 18.
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Congress
Why Mississippi Pays Teachers So Little
Easton King argues Mississippi ranks 47th in per capita income and teacher pay, trailing Alabama and Louisiana and rival states. He cites low wages, insufficient tax revenue, and slow industrial growth as causes, urging industrialization to boost revenues and fund better salaries.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Florida
Louisana
Alabama
Tennessee
South Carolina
Varius Professions
Coleman
State Agricultural and Industrial Board
Requiem For The South By R L Cremonini
A reflective poem laments a region’s passing, citing vivid images of Magnolia brides, scented shades, corn pone, marmalade, and relics of slavery and cotton, ending with a mournful wish to bury the South of a bygone era.
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R.L. Cremonini
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P. D
Irene King
Mary Beth Craft
Houston
Texas
East Side
Chaplin
10Th Air Force
Col. WM. L. Clark
Easton King
Winslow County
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