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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), November 30, 1961

SdliaUaid Our Low Income crmmic Progress Are Partners v issip i has only a few prob d it 01 y couldnt overcome 1 r nev in t ie form of more ir more people could help alle viate ome of these s 1 u M comes to mind as the 1 Cu us figures are published v V h levcal that Mississippi is still st e in the union with an a prraonal income of 288400 per family gores statk up something like this 3 e are 500921 families in the st a O this number there were 25 f vh had an income of 810000 or mote 139722 with an income of fa more in the year of 1959 3 hs m a ns 155 646 families rated in t e unper income bracket or almost o of the total number of fami lies the other extreme there were 9 dandies which had to exist on h h a 81000 per year a subsistence s nd k or almost onefifth of the states families In the middle were the majority 775 families whose income was less than 81000 Obviously raising the income sta tus o f a bottom fifth

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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of Holmes County herald (Lexington, Miss.), October 12, 1961

EDITORIAL PAGE JloLei County HERALD JACK SHEARER JREDITOR Entered at the Postoffice at Lexington Mississippi as Second Class Mail under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable in advance in Holmes and adjoining counties par year 300 six months 175 elsewhere per year 330 six months 200 Publiahed every Thursday by the Holmes County Publishing Co Inc 201 Tchula Street Lexington Mississippi EDITORIAL COMMENT NATIONAL PRESS WEEK IS OBSERVED OCT 915 This week October 915 is National Newspaper Week Millions of words will be written by hundreds of editors throughout the nation on the topic of the role their publications play as Heri tage of Truth Frontier of Freedom which has been declared the theme of the week Unfortunately there will be considerably fewer words written con cerning the other side of the coin the shortcomings and inadequacies which are evident in the newspaper profession There will be little said about the serious responsibilities which newspapers often fail to realize Perhaps the most important task of any newspaper is to objectively report the events which transpire in the area which it serves Objectivity however is sometimes quite difficult to obtain Even when the editor of a

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Library of Congress1961

Image 21 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), October 6, 1961, (SECTION THREE)

I 1 swe J I tataiM obh l I HfCacHTIMI MN I i ir jptUiULavMMMl 1_ SMART HOME FOR A FAMILY Entrance to this luxury house Is adftss a sheltered flagstone porch The house with its three bedrooms family room facing a back terrace and basement recreation foom is meant for a family It has 2005 square feet of living area Plan HA1853 was designed by Lester Cohen Room 75 117 VV 48th St New York 36 N Y AAAAAawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Local Business By S S TALBERT Chaimaso Dept of Journalisas Valxsity of Mississippi AAAAAAAWWWSVWVWVWSAAVAAA Pcss women plan weeks activities Regular business meeting of Business and Professional Womens Club of Pascagoula was held Monday night in the clubhouse with Mrs Bessie Seely presiding Plans were made to visit the Biloxi and New Orleans clubs to join in activities during National Business W o m e ns Week which will end Satur day public official is subject to such constant scrutiny Another reason why t h e newspaper may be considered the most democratic of insti tutions is the fact the news paper is the only major local information medium which is not under regulation by the federal government Broadcast media by

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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), August 1, 1961, (SECTION ONE)

I Newt From Vancleave Revival services at Qak Grove scheduled to begin August 12 By Mrs Ray Havens Revival at Oak Grove Bap tist Church south of Vancleave will begin Aug 12 The Rev Millard Fairley of Gulfport will be speaker Connie Lou Taylor and Ben nie Lynn Taylor have arrived from Washington where Con nie Lou has been employed Bennie Lynn visited for two months with her sister They are daughters of Mr and Mrs B B Taylor The Bobby Duncans have returned from a 10day visit to Corinth and Carrolton with their parents and grandpar ents Mr and Mrs C C McGee had all their children and grandchildren present recent ly when they celebrated five birthdays in the group Pre sent were the Cecil McGees of Pascagoula and the L A Stockstalls of Picayune Mr and Mrs Nathan Inabin ette and family have returned from a weeks visit with rela tives in Kansas City Sunday Mr and Mrs Max j Roberts Joy Debbie and Susie helped celebrate Joey Kennedys fourth birthday at j the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Conrad Kennedy in Biloxi Mrs Claude Smith of Jack i son was a recent visitor to Mrs

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Library of Congress1961

Image 12 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), July 18, 1961, (SECTION TWO)

_ WIN SPECIAL CASH PRIZES OtE o Offered for Early Effort JULY 26TH During First Week of Contest SubecifpMont moy be ttken y i 66 Details Below time following this announce j ment i 1 1 n EARN CASH EARLY he hromcleStar iy JS Tur uncc point a nVFRTKFR tttsafcsr 1 IUll I 111 1 AUY LR 1 ULH Outlined Below r PROUDLY RESENTS BMMMMMBIBIIIMImhmhwmmmmflBBIIMWW Plan In Brief The object of this big Everybody Wins prize contest is threefold Primarily to increase the already large subscription list of this newspaper to collect advance subscription payments from present readers and at the same time afford local wideawake energetic men and women married or single and young people of this trade territory an opportunity to profit in a BIG way through whatever spare time they might have during the next few weeks So it is a plan that works both ways and to the ultimate good of all concerned In order to gain this end quickly and effectively the most attractive and altogether desirable awards ever offered by any newspaper in this section have been made ready for distribution among those who participate most actively Ambition and energy are the only requisites

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Image 8 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), July 11, 1961, (SECTION TWO)

Hints Homemakers 6y Charlotte M Garner VOHP MDMF AHFWT f s We find many recipes ioday calling for sour cream We can buy sour cream from the dairy display at the grocery store But how many ol us know that it isnt the same kind of sour cream that grandma used to churn into butter Todays sour cream is dairy made li is really fresh sweet cream to which a culture has been added The culture adds a custardlike consistency and produces a distinctive tangy flavor You can whip sour cream but be sure to chill both the bowl and beater before you start to whip It wont get stiff when whipped but fluffy and almost double in volume Top gingerbread spice cake or puddings W ith whipped sour cream In hot sauces and main dishes remove food from di rect heat before you add sour cream then reheat to simmer ing If you boil sour cream it will curdle and become very thin v Chicken and Sour Cream Two envelopes unflavortv gelatin 21 cups chicken broth divided 2 tablespoons grated onion 1 teaspoon salt dash pepper 2 cups cooked diced chicken cup toasted slivered almonds Vz cup sliced j

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Library of Congress1961

Image 13 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), May 26, 1961, (SECTION TWO)

WERE CELEBRATING OUR Gleaming White Summer COSTUME JEWELRY Earrings Necklaces Bracelets Butter Soft and Durable Wont Crack MARSHMALLOW BAGS 1 Clean Easily With Soap and Water LUCKY PURCHASE OFDRESSES k Famous name dresses in cluded in this sale Fab rics are cottons arnels bembergs silk blends linens Local Business By S S TALBERT Chairman Dept bf Journalism University of Mississippi Gay and Bright STRAW BAGS Reduced To t Many Plastic Calf Styles Also Sportswear Special JAMAICAS FUHTOPS FOR We like the young folks to have a good time and know they will in these Jamacias sizes 10 to 18 Blouses size 32 to 38 159 Each Dots Prints Solids Stripes Ladies Dixie Belle PANTIES Sites 5 to 10 White Pink Blue Special Buy NYLONS 4 First quality fam ous brand 89c to 125 values Sizes 5 to 15 10 to 20 14 Vi to 2412 Buy a fresh new wardrobe of dresses now Heres a choice of dresses to make you pret tier cooler and figure flatter ing Save On Washable DripDry BLOUSES Choose from manv styles tuckin and overblouses both Sale Of Betty Barclay Dresses Light Washable Double Woven Cotton GLOVES lGO Value Reg Sizes and Fit All Cottons

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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), April 20, 1961

Stye IGextttgfmt Ahuerltaer Fighting Communism The John Birch Society Is Not The Answer A number of readers have asked about the John Birch Society an organization in the national limelight because of its announced intention of impeaching United Spates Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren It is reported to he a semisecret society organized on a nationwide basis with the avowed purpose of fighting Communism The Blue Book of the Birch Society says it is a monolithic body which will operate under completely authoritative levels at all times It regards the present republican form of government in the United States as being inefficient in combating Communism and regards democracy in government or organization as a deceptive phrase a weapon of dema goguery and a perrennial fraud The Attorney General of the United States about ten days ago responded to questions about the society by saying he thought it more humorous than any thing else and that it probably did more harm than good In Mississippi last week the or ganization was again spotlighted when William T Clark a Jackson businessman described as head of the John Birch Society of Jackson spear headed a campaign to oust the Rev Edward H

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Library of Congress1961

Image 1 of The Petal paper (Petal, Miss.), April 6, 1961

0 w As a result of the recent news stories about the citizens councils the sovereignty commission and Billy C Barton The PetalHarvey Dispatch PO Box 355 Petal Miss commented as follows THE PETALHARVEY DISPATCH REPRESENTS THE PETALHARVEY AREA The PetalHarvey Dispatch is the only newspaper domiciled in Petal Miss In a news release out of Jackson Miss last week re ference was made to the fact an individual Barton who is in controversy with the Citizens Council of the state is a close friend of P D East publisher of the Petal Paper Petal Miss At the present time there is no newspaper published at Petal by P D East The only newspaper of record in Petal is the Petal Harvey Dispatch published by the Leaf River Publications and it has no connection whatsoever with any other news paper ever published here We hold no brief for the Citizens council the Sov erignty Commission or P D East We do believe that this newspaper supported by the business men and the citizens of Petal should be fully rec ognized as the only newspaper representing Petal and its citizens The citizens council should be more careful in its presentations and

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Image 1 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 25, 1961

THIS IS NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEEK Patronize Our Advertis P A V iP1 J ackson Gs Advocate VOLUME XIVNUMBER 21 JACKSON MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MARCH 25 1961 PRICE TEN CENTS President Salutes National Negro Press Week DUKE UNIVERSITY TO ADMIT NEGRO STUDENTS __l NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION MAKES PLAN TO DEDICATE FOUR HUNDRED ACRE TRACT FOR HOMES FOR TENNESSEE NEGRO SHARECROPPER FAMILIES Tract To Be Known As National Baptist Convention Freedom Farm Farm Seen As First Attempt To Put Into Practic J H Jackson Plan Of Racial Self Help A ChicagoAll arrangements for the purchase of this farm were completed last week and it is now in the possession of the National Baptist Convention U S A Inc Dr J H Jackson president an nounced that there will be a re ligious service edication on the land this week The farm is lo cated near Mason Tenn in Fay ette County Two new four room houses are now in the process of being constructed and the other four houses are being repaired The farm will be ready for occu pancy by March 21st The farm can accommodate at least seven families The first preference will be given to the residents of Tent

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Image 4 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 25, 1961

JACKSON ADVOCATE PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI A Member Of The Audit Bureau Circulations Make all checks payable to the Jackson Advocate Address 406 North Farish Street Phone Office21617 Phone Society Editor21213 In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers but in all things that affect our mutual progress and develop ment we can be together as the handBooker T Washington Entered as Second Class Matter in the Post Office at Jackson Miss July 13 1946 under Act of Congress March 13 1879 PERCY GREENEEditor and Publisher FRANCES REED GREENE Society Editor Subscription Rates One Year 400 Six Months 260 by mail anywhere in the United States and to Service Men overseas Foreign One Year 600 Six Months 360 SUBSCRIPTION RATES All Subscriptions Due And Payable In Advance ONE YEAR 400 SIX MONTHS 250 INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS Inc National Advertising Representatives 145 Fifth Ave New York City Murray Hill 25452 National Negro Newspaper Week March 19 to 26 COME let us sing of the Negro Press Sing of its courage its trials its success Sing of its fight for the right waged so long In defense of our people who suffer much wrong

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Image 1 of The Petal paper (Petal, Miss.), May 12, 1960

t I THURSDAY MAY 12 I960 __ yCL NUMBER 27 Side By P D Whether Im believed or not isnt too important not really but I want to point out that I am not of the Yeah and yo big brudders one too school of journalism I know of course there are a couple of editors in the South today who have leanings in that direction in that they seem to close their eyes to the evil and wrong at their door steps and search for and stir up the dirt around the door steps of the North MidWest and West Well to heck with all that in view of the fact that this is neither an apol ogy nor a sermon Not long ago a friend of mine who lives in Colorado excited my interest by an incident which happened in the town of Canon City Colorado I report the matter as something which interested me not as an attempt to justify the dirt of which I am a part In a letter to me the friend sent a clipping from the Rocky Mountain News and it carried a threecolumn twoline head which read CANNON CITY CHURCH GIVES UP

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Library of Congress1959

Image 1 of Holmes County herald (Lexington, Miss.), December 31, 1959

JJoimeS Sountu HER M Volume 1No 49 LEXINGTON MISSISSIPPI Thursday December si Progress Late Start No Space Sorry Due to a late start on this weeks issue after the Christ mas holidays and the lack of space we were forced to leave out some of the news this week This news will appear in next weeks Herald GROUND BREAKING ceremonies for the newly formed Black Creek Charcoal Co was scheduled to take place on the site of the plant just west of Lexington Thursday to day at 10 am Lexington officials and civic leaders were on hand for the cere monies as were other dignitaries from Jack son and Herbert Hyman one of the owners Pictured above watching Mr Hyman look through the transent last week as the site was being laid off are William Cooksey who will be in charge of maintenance at the plant and C M Martin Plant supt in charge of production Good Paper Good Competitor FourCounty News Bows Out by Chester Marshall After more than five years of operation The Four County News of Pickens ceased pub lication this week with the Dec 30 issue In a front page editorial Publisher CurtfHs H Multen said

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Library of Congress1959

Image 11 of The Petal paper (Petal, Miss.), December 24, 1959

II Jim Bomboys Service v Broadway Drive Dial 22594 i I Tis time to rejoice and honor the Nativity of onr Saviour and to reflect and reieiher Bis teachings j i l I Meridian Fertilizer Factory i i Hattiesburg j y T i I jt 4 11 r V f jj VT Long Bitter Fight Led To Nations Press Freedom The list is small It begins with John T Morris of the Baltimore Sun It ends for the moment with Marie Torre of the New York Herald Tribune Its a list of reporters who have this in common they have gone I to jail rather than name the source of information given them in confidence Their defense of what they con sidered a moral principle has sparked 12 states to place con versations between a reporter and a news source in the same privileged place as conversations between priest and penitent doc tor and patient attorney and client However the number of states giving legal approval to a report ers privilege doesnt appear des tined to increase For while re porters are almost unanimously in favor of the socalled shield laws legal groups the American Civil Liberties Union and even

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Library of Congress1958

Image 1 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 15, 1958

NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEEK MARCH 1622 Jackson Advocate S VOLUME XVINUMBER 20 JACKSON MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MARCH 15 1958 PRICE TEN CENTS Congressman Powell See South Getting Better PROPOSED CURBS ON U S SUPREME COURT HIT Former U S Senator Herbert Lehman Chides Gradualist On Program For Quick Federal Action On Civil Rights Says Eisenhower Must Give Moral Leadership In Howard Uni Speech A WASHINGTON D C Mar 10 Former U S Senator Herbert H Lehman Friday took to task the advocates of gradualism in de segregation and proposed a bold fivepoint program of Federal ac tion to bring an end to what he termed 300 years of waiting by American Negroes for social jus tice The New York Democrats pro posal came in an address during Charter Day exercises at Howard University the nations largest predominantly Negro institution of higher learning Earlier during tha program the University con ferred the honorary degree of Doc tor of Laws upon Mr Lehman It was the 19th such honor received by the former lawmaker since he entered public life 30 years ago Also honored during the pro Continued on Page Five O FBI Director Says Negroes Rejecting Communism Wasington D C March 10 FBI

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Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 15, 1958

131 AND STILL LIGHTING THE WAY to FREEDOM tSggEif IH _ THE JACKSON ADVOCATE Is Proud to Cooperate with Fellow Publishers In the Observance of NEGRO NEWSPAPER I MARCH 16 22 Commemorating the founding of Freedoms Journal the first Negro Newspaper by John B Russwurm on March 17 1827 in New York City r S Special Events SUNDAY MARCH 16 In mon Churches special sermons will be preached commemora ting the 131st Anniversary of the first Negro Newspaper TUESDAY MARCH 18 A Negro Newspaper Week Radio Broadcast over Station WXXX 000 megacycles at 545 P M featuring Sammy Davis Jr Billy Eckstine Jackie Robinson and William O Walker announced by Beverly Carter FRIDAY MARCH 21 Open House at the Jackson Advocate Plant Visitors are welcome See how a modem newspaper is edited printed distributed and managed SATURDAY MARCH 22 Another Negro Newspaper Week Radio Program on Sta y tion WZZZ 000 megacycles at 915 P M featuring Lena Horne Ella Fitzgerald Rev Martin Luther King Jr and h Frank L Stanley announced by Thomas W Young No Other Source of Information or Entertainment Gives You All These Negro Newspapers like the Jackson Advocate present the truth about stumb ling blocks

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Library of Congress1957

Image 8 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 9, 1957

Los Angeles Continued from Page One believe in them for several reasons For one thing the Rev White said I want to know what is hap j pening among my own people I do not find this in other papers For another thing I believe the Ne j gro newspaper is the articulate voice of the Negro in ways no other j paper at the moment can be For another thing the Negro newspaper is a Negro business I believe in supporting Negro busi ness Finally the Negro newspaper has been the instrument for pro ducing some great newspaper peo ple and they never would have de veloped otherwise The Rev White advised his con gregation that it can take any one of the reasons mentioned above as valid for your support of the Negro press Patronize Our Advertisers This man con give you dependoble delivery of THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE VMONITOR 4 an international daily newspaper Housewives businessmen teachers and students all over the world read and enjoy this international newspaper pub lished daily in Boston World famous for constructive news stories and penetrating editorials Special features for the whole fomily ___i The Christian Science Monitor One Norway St Boston

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Library of Congress1956

Image 1 of The Petal paper (Petal, Miss.), August 30, 1956

i mu il i East Side By P D Certainly seems that in the Cow Palace last week there was a lot of Bull i On March If 19561 ran what has since been dubbed The Jackass Page On May 17th because of requests for additional copies of the page I ran it a second time Today for the same reason as of May 17th I am running it for the third time both press runs of March 15tn and May 17th being exhausted The exact number cf states from which requests have come fcr the page I dont know having not kept up with them but my guess is around forty At any rate I am indeed sorry to inflict the page again on my regular subscribers but it is my hope they will understand you know anything to make a dollar 1000 Reward for anyone proving any connection between me personally or this paper and any organization whatso ever with the exception of the Methodist Church to which I was at one time a member True I dont have a thousand bucks but I can of fer it safely because there is no connection no subsidy no affiliation

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