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Petal Paper in Petal, Mississippi

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Newspaper

Petal Paper

Location

Petal, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1959

Page

1

Manual of Southern Heritage for Grades Five and Six

A humorous column outlines a school’s social climbing through a projected “Manual” for grades 5 and 6. It highlights the section introducing the Southern states, notes famous Southerners like Patrick Henry, and recounts early American independence from England with a call to study maps and history.

Citizens Councils of Mississippi, Inc United States of America Georgia Florida North Carolina Virginia Alabama Tennessee Arkansas Texas Louisana Mississippi South America South South United States America England Atlantic Ocean Patrick Henry George

Letters from Lakewood and Portland on infinity and belief

A reader from Lakewood protests anti religious baiting and requests no more copies of The Petal Paper. A Portland letter discusses infinity, finiteness, and understanding, debating the Creator and the nature of existence with references to Ferm and Marthaler.

Aubrey Williams Leon Marthaler Ferm God Mr. Ferm

By One Of Them Prayer By A Modern Pharisee

A satirical long-form prayer critiques regional, racial, religious and social pretensions. It contrasts identities from North Carolina to Virginia, Canada to Mexico, and Gentile to Jew, noting Protestant pride and Presbyterian self-image with biting tone.

Virginia South Carolina Tidewater United States Mexico Canada Confucius Gautama Buddha Abraham Moses Kagawa Gandhi Jesus Israel North Carolina Presbyterian Outlook

Local Ministers See Churches Partly Duck Public Issues

A 1950s commentator notes U S ministers often avoid hot political topics like civil rights while Congress member Merwin Coad faults churches for not leading. He cites slow civil rights response and mixed church influence, acknowledging some faith groups push integration and social reform.

U. S. House Senate Merwin Coad North Central Iowa Coad Congress South Jehovah’s Witnesses

Theatre by Cyrus Adler

A clipped theatre column discusses remarks by Cyrus Adler on the stage scene with continuation noted on page three.

Cyrus Adler Mr. Adler

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