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Newspaper

Petal Paper

Location

Petal, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1957

Page

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Willmut Gas and Oil Contested Valuation Dispute

Mississippi Public Service Commission rules on Willmut Gas and Oil Company owned by the Tatum brothers. United Gas Company raises rates under federal control, while Willmut intrastate pricing faces state oversight. Dispute centers on true value of the property and the claimed 6 percent return on a $2.5 million to $2.7 million asset base.

Bee Tatum West Frank Will Mississippi Public Service Commission Willmut Gas and Oil Company Brothers Tatum United Gas Company Ited Willmut United Willmut Gas & Oil Company Willmot Gas & Oil Tatum Public Service Commission Willmot Tax Bureau

Revolutions Rooted in Government Paralysis

The writer examines revolts and revolutions as outcomes of social change and urgent crises, arguing that governmental paralysis is the essential catalyst. Historical examples from Greece Rome and the Byzantine Empire illustrate how incapacity to govern accelerates collapse. The letter notes tyrannical excess is not the core cause and cites lessons from French and Russian events.

P. D Latin America Greece Rome Constantinople

Mississippi Sees Proposed TV Curb Favorable to Segregation

A Mississippi reader praises a plan by State Representative Ralph Kerrin to ban telecasting integrated programs. The letter argues color TV should be restricted to white only and urges protecting segregation by limiting or banning mixed race entertainment and related media content.

Nat “King” Cole Perry Como Steve Allen Ed Sullivan Lena Horn Ella Fitzgerald Heaven Knows Mississippi Ralph Kerrin Covington County Kerrin Reader's Digest

When Will the meek inherit the earth not foretold in beatitudes

The piece muses on the verse Blessed are the meek and comments that timing is unclear like a Supreme Court ruling on school segregation. It argues history is more than wars and notes every generation faces conflict.

Jesus Supreme Court

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