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Library of Congress1962

Image 3 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), March 6, 1962, (SECTION ONE)

Goulas Carver High host to 200 in vocational event District gathering is allday Friday More than 200 vocational trades students and their in structors were in Pascagoula Friday to attend the South western District Trades Con test at Carver High School James E Taylor Carver High instructor was host for the event attended by F O Woodard Jackson state teach er trainer with the state vo cational department Information tests were con ducted during the morning and a manipulative contest held in the afternoon Four students instructed by J M Brantley of Moss Point Magnolia High competed with 46 of their fellow students ob serving Three contestants and 32 onlooker representing 33rd Avenue High School in Gulf port where the instructor is Herschel J Smith Todd Memorial High School in Poplarville was represent ed by three contestants 36 student spectators and instruc tor Obydce Nunnery Four contestants were en tered from North Gulfport High School Also attending were six students and their teacher Jerome Nichols Instructor at Nichols High at Biloxi Fred Randall brought three students to observe Four students at Carver High competed and 39 other students attended Miss Carver High Gladis Robins addressed the visitors in welcome after

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Library of Congress1962

Image 2 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), January 25, 1962

UosUaii But Not UN Legislature Can Decide State Reapportionmenf The men in the Legislature seem to be spending a lot of time talking and listening to talk memorializing Con gress on matters which are complete ly outside their jurisdiction and final ly politics as usual with tthe little petty squabbles and infighting the public has come to regard as the nature of the Mississippi Legislature Let us hope that if and when these gentlemen get down to work they will be consistent in their approach to the solution of the states many serious problems and it wont be another ses sion of saying Dont do as we do but do as we say do We refer specifically to their memorializing the United States Con gress to limit contributions to the United Nations and prohibit the U S from participating or buying any bonds that may be issued by the United Nations This action was said to be inspired by House Speaker Walter Sil lers and others It received a highly favorable vote in the House and over whelming approval in the Senate Tt is well and good that we stand for fair play in the United Nations and we agree

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Library of Congress1961

Image 1 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), December 28, 1961

SJtf ftwetngtmt Abugrligprl S Principles and Men Truththe Weapon we use in their Defence____ Volume 124 Lexington Mississippi Thursday December 28 1961 Number Thirt By Hazel Brannon Smith This is the last column of Eyes for 1961 At the years end we al ways mentally review events of the past year and take a tew moments to anticipate what the New1 Year may bring We wish to express again this week as we did in our Christmas column our sin cere deep appreciation tor the friendship and support of our thousands of friends and readers throughout Holmes County and the state W e shall always strive earnestly to be worthy of your trust Despite the continuing at tacks from a few fanatics principally in Lexington this editor and The Lexington Advertiser have continued to make gains in 1961 We might add these gains have been realized in spite of the lies that those opposed to us have circulated and caused to be circulated My friends hear these lies and report them to me in detail together with the names of persons doing the talking My friends think I should expose these people by printing their names and what they are

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Library of Congress1961

Image 18 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), December 22, 1961, (SECTION THREE)

Two Paspointers upped to eagle scout rank Lamey and Shaw get highest award at court of honor Scouts of the Singing River District held their final court of honor for 1981 last Thurs day at the International Bro therhood of Electrical Workers Hall on Market Street in Pas j cagoula Scouts of Troop 500 Gau tier sponsored by the IBEM were hosts John Fuller and Jake Hoed are troop leaders Highlight of the court of honor was the conferring of the Eagle Scout rank upon Donny Lamey of Troop 220 Moss Point and Ned Shaw of Troop 232 Pascagoula J W Steadman assistant district commissioner con ducted the ceremony which elevated the two Scouts to the hehest rank of scouting He challenged them to con tinue to live their Scout prom ise and laws and to help their fellow Scouts along the Fagle trail The John Lameys and the Osbon Shaws parents of the two Scouts were escorted by Eagle Scouts Phillip Scordino and Karl Wiesenburg to par ticipate in the presentation The two mothers pinned the Eagle badges on their sons and were presented bouquets of roses by Scouts of their sons troops The couri of honor partici pation

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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of Holmes County herald (Lexington, Miss.), December 14, 1961

EDITORIAL PAGE MJme HERALD Published by the Holmes County Publishing Company at 200 Tchula Street Lexington Mississippi Entered at the Postoffice at Lexington Mississippi as Second Class mail un der the Act of Congress of March 3 1879 Subscription rates for Holmes and adjoining counties per year 300 six months 175 elsevvhe e pel year 350 Jack A Shearer Jr Editor W J Pritchard Linda ILeonard Mechanical Superintendent Womens Editor EDITORIAL COMMENT NEWSPAPER STILL TOPS AS ADVERTISING MEDIA Reprinted From StarFIerald Kosciusko The introduction of a new product or a new place of business is the most diffi cult of all advertising jobs It is a job which is nearly always entrusted to the newspaper by both local retailers and na tional advertisers The manufacturer of a new electric shaver has listed six reasons for choos ing newspapers as a medium for intro ducing the new product 1 Newspapers permit concentration in specific markets 2 Newspapers allow a company to capitalize on the news atmosphere of the medium in announcing a new product 3 The newspaper provides the advan tage of large page sizewith greater impact 4 The newspaper offers greater flexi bility than other media 5 The newspaper gives

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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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Library of Congress1961

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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Library of Congress1961

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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