Mississippi Prohibition Mail and Misrule Critique
Easton King of The Chronicle Star denounces Mississippi's dry status as a non workable law. He cites IRS data showing 1003 fifty dollar liquor stamps sold in the year ending June 30, with significant tax take and a high illicit trade. The piece notes clashes with local option votes and mocks enforcement through a minor liquor sale case, ending with a satirical jab at progress.
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Easton King
The
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Pascagoula
Miss. King
Mississippi
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Commission
King
Magnolia Jungle
Hole in Forrest County whiskey hole editorial satire
Two editorials from January and September 1955 speculate that a massive whiskey surplus in Forrest County was hidden in a vast hole. They cite 1954 sales and county option vote figures to argue a hidden disposal of liquor, humorously calculating gallons per person and arguing a conspiracy of many people.
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County of Forrest
Court House
Forrest
Letter Responds to Reverend McLee’s Oct 29 Column
A reader replies to Reverend McLee’s letter and argues for unity beyond labels. He urges peace between divides, questions divine revelation, and asserts that goodness and truth guide all toward a common direction despite disagreements in belief and metaphor.
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Oakwood Ave
Los Angeles
Calif
East
McLee
Mr. McLee
Mr. McLees
Jesus
Copp of Dayton Named ABC President for 1959 60
Carl A. Copp of Dayton Ohio is president of the American Bowling Congress for the 1959 60 season. Copp age 66 is a retired industrial relations manager of the Frigidaire division of General Motors.
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Carl A. Copp
Dayton
Ohio
American Bowling Congress
Copp
Frigidaire Division
General Motors
A Deep South Minister on Race and Church Roles
A Deep South minister writes on the church faced with segregation era pressures. He describes fear of intermarriage, limited integration, and threats from White Citizens' Councils and the Ku Klux Klan. He urges reconciliation, cautions ministers to balance preaching with restraint, and notes legal changes moving toward integration while urging steady moral leadership.
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Supreme Court
Tator
Citizens’ Councils
White Citizens’ Council
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