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Library of Congress1948

Image 1 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 13, 1948

muuuuuumuuuuumuumu We Stand With The J People By The People and For The People No One Is Safe Until We All n Are Saved V0LUMN x _JACKSON MISSISSIPPI MARCH 13 T948__ NUMBERZO Stale Attorney Genera Says Nothing Can Be Done About Klan Activities Whose Charter Was Revoked Last Year Negro Voters Frightened By Grand Dragons Speech Firey Cross Burns Here Wrightsville Ga ANP No Negroes voted in the Johnson county primary last week follow ing the appearance of the Ku Klux Klan in this coimty seat and an appeal to bloodshed by the KKK Grand Dragon aingNesgroe Some 300 hooded and robed klansmen paraded through the town on the eve of the election A 15 foot cross was burned on the lawn of the county courthouse Inside a circle of fully hooded and Iobed klansmen greenclad Dr Samuel Green of Atlanta grand dragon of the hate order made no direct reference to the election slated for the next day but openiy attacked President j Trumans announced program for j civil rights and threatened that j blood would flow on the streets j of the south if the Negro takes a j place at the side of white men thru 1

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Library of Congress1946

Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), February 23, 1946

Party Leaders Urged To Act Against FEPC Killers C NEW YORKAction against iii Republican and Democratic euators who voted against cloture d killed FEPC was urged by t Workers Defense League in omprehenshre U S Housing Plans Made Wilson Wyatt Sees Adequate Race Provision H J VMES L HICKS NNPA Staff Writer w SHINGTON D C The x nd moderate cost homes by the of next year will include houses colored occupancy as well as i whites Wilson W7yatt nation hot sing expediter indicated at conference last Monday While Mr Wyatt believes local ohw must be met by local w hip he said he was aware he oblem of finding suitable for the construction of homes or coloied people We are aware of the problem i Mr Wyatt and certainly do expect to produce housing for ust white people J Federal Assistance In s program of emergency suros to get started this year lcO00 homes he recommended 10 the President that Federal co operation and assistance where ary be given in the develop ment of home sites People familiar with housing i obi ms of colored people recog c that one of their greatest dif taulties is the finding of

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Library of Congress1953

Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 21, 1953

President Continued from Page One strong the National Newspaper Publishers Association initiated Negro Newspaper Week in 1942 to commemorate the founding of the first Negro newspaper The 1953 Negro Newspaper Week began Sunday and continues thru March 21 A highlight of the week was the announcement Saturday of the annual Russwurm awards given in honor of John B Russwurm founder of Americas first Negro newspaper Freedoms Journal in 1927 In announcing this yeais Russ wurm award winners NN PA gave recognition to ten persons organi zations or institutions that made j substantial contributions to a democratic way of life The citation read by Dowdal Davis chairman Negro Newspaper Week Committee during a nation wide broadcast over the National Broadcasting Company network and affiliated stations Saturday night stated The National Newspaper Pub lishers Associations Russwunp a ward is proudly presented to the recipient in recognition of out standing achievement in making possible a richer conception of democratic principles and in tri bute for upholding those highest traditions considered as the ideals JULIUS MITCHELL Invites You To The BOOKER T GRILL Where You Will Always Find The Best Of Home Cooking Finest Foods SANDWICHES OF ALL KINDS ICF COLD BEER ViH The

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), February 17, 1951

Former Cong Arthur Mitchell Speaks Here Fri Former Congressman Arthur Mitchell of Chicago 111 who was the leading Negro Republican of the country before his retirement from poiitics a few years ago will speak here at 3 oclock Friday afternoon The speech will be lhadc at West Street YWCA at a special meet Arkansas I Continued from Page One the study groups that were pres ent Rev 0 W Blakely Pastor of Bethel AME Church nelivcred the benediction Mrs A C Jones presided 24th 7 Continued from Page One gun and small tjirms fire Lieut Lahlane supervised the building j of a line for effective counterfm During the subsequent with drawal he slowed down the enemy charge by firing a captured mach i ine gun When he saw that his men had withdrawn safely he broke tin enemy weapon over a lock and 1 threw it at the enemy He was wounded by enemy fire but crawled back and warned hi men of a dangerously placed enemy machine gun The men knocked out the enemy gun ing of the Mississippi Division ot j the Southern Regional Council Since his retirement from poli tics the former Congressman has taken up residence

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 10, 1951

Garretts Service Beauty Shoppe 527 N Parish St Pp Stairs EXPERIENCED OPERATORS j Urban Continued from Page One housing and recreation in Chicago His talk How It Feels To Be A Negro Man In Chicago was part of the Kiwanis Club observance of Brotherhood Week Regardless of the colored mans skill Williams said he usually is relegated to laboring jobs in heavy industries or the lower paid trans portation jobs In times of crisis colored people take on the role of shock troops he said and are drawn into all types of employment hut when the crisis is over they I are released to basic jobs Williams blamed the housing I plight of colored people on a rig ged controlled monopoly housing I market which exacts Cold Coast I rent for converted garages and crowded tenements The recreation problem also is attributable to racial restrictions Williams said adding As soon as i he the colored man goes beyond his restricted area he does so with a great deal of apprehension not known what to expect 4ft feeo your family for less M 58 TESTED GLAMOROUS 58 COMPLETE DINNER MENUS HAMBURGER RECIPES EACH ONE A MONEY SAVER JH With The Coupon

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Library of Congress1963

Image 5 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 23, 1963

gSLSHE More than 2000 seniors of high schools and Junior Col leges visited the Mississippi Vocational College campus March 15 1968 The students were welcomed by Miss Freshman Lonnie Lockett Greenville Miss Juni or Clarice Dumas Calhoun City President Charles Rained Civil Rights Continued From Page One accused Leflore County officers of violating his civil rights when they forced him from the Negro waiting room of a bus depot in Greenwood Releya commission investigator made the report when he returned to Washington Cothron in a statement said that at the time of the bus station incident Relyaa actually was registered at a Greenwood hotel and was certainly not an inter state bra passenger Tt appears that Relyaa went to Clsrfcsaale from Greenwood tor the express purpose erf returning to Greenwood on a Greyhound bus and creating an incident Cothron said a deputy had been instructed to be on the alert for persons who might cause trouble and strife between the races He said Relyea was removed from the bus station to prevent possible trouble and to obtain his identity When his identity was estab lished the sheriff said Relyaa wm ewHttied not to caw any racial trouble and was released

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Library of Congress1953

Image 8 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 28, 1953

Walter White Continued from Page One personality especially in this sec tion of the nation is reported to have caused several changes in the place for holding the meeting According to what has been called a well founded report the meeting was originally scheduled to be held at Jackson College but when it was announced that Walter White was to be the principal speaker the college authorities are reported as having notified the lo cal planning committee that the facilities of the college would not he available on the dates set for the meeting According to reports after a tentative agreement for holding the meeting at the college had LOANS Arranged ON YOUR Signature ON YOUR nrniture ON YOUR Real Estate On Your Car towfp i m BROKERS U State Phone 34977 unexpected GUESTS or dinner ft happens to everyone on expected guests drop in and nothing to serve them to eat Heres the easy way out Bring them here for dining at its best Fine foods in a wide variety await your selection Take this suggestion Youll be glad you lid SHEPHERDS KITCHENETTE 04 N FARISH ST V I been reached a letter officially I notifying the committee that

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), June 16, 1951

Miss Farmers Continued from Page One liood enough stand to justify culti vation This represents a larger acreage than the 2035000 acres harvested in the State last year but is below the 1951 goal for de fense needs Over t0 percent of the corn crop j is up to a pood stand with 88 per cent of the State poal planted apencies estimated Both soybean and rice acreapes will preatly ex I ceed early estimates Do not plaw up land in the Delta i where cotton is planted and seed i are still pood leaders recommend ed If the seed perminate by June BEST PRICES FOR YOUR WEEKEND SHOPPING Groceries and Meats Priced Right FREE DELIVERY STEAK A Grade Lb59c PORK CHOPS Center Cut Lb 59c BACON Sliced Lb42c SALT MEAT StreakOLean Pound30c ROAST Best Beef Lb59c PORK LIVER Lb37c BEEF LIVER Lb69c CHICKEN Fryers Lb49c SUGAR 5 Lbs46c POTATOES 5 Lbs15c RICE Short Grain Lb10c NEW JACKSON MARKET AND GROCERY STORE 225 N Parish St Phone 26589 1015 twothirds of the a crop can normally he expected under good management based on experi mental results at the Stoneville Station Leave fields with 50 per 1 cent of a stand

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Library of Congress1921

Image 2 of The Brandon news (Brandon, Miss.), May 26, 1921

bjg I Peoples Bank Pelahatchie S L McLAURIN President N ROSS VicePresident 9 H H FOX Cashier I S P CAGLE 115 W Capitol Street PAINTS AND WALL PAPER PAINTING AND DECORATING CONTRACTOR I Phone 385 JACKSON MISS PLOWING TIME Everybody will raise a big crop of FOOD STUFF We have begun by putting in a good stock of PLOWS PLANTERS CULTIVATORS and all farm implements WE ARE READY TO SUFPLY YOUR NEEDS Give us a call PRICES RIGHT ACKSON HARDWARE CO 513515 E Pearl St JACKSON MISS WARDGAYDEN DRUG CO Cor Pearl and State Sts JACKSON MISS Carry at all times a Full and Complete Line of Drugs and Medicines and Druggists Sundries All High Class Toilet Preparations Mail orders from ou Rankin customers and friends will receive prompt and careful attention WRITE OR PHOISTE US YOUR WANTS LIBERTY CAFE Elks Club Building 119 South President St CHEAPEST PLACE IN JACKSO N TO EAT_Z EEST DINI ZR IN THE CITY 35c FISH AND OYSTERS EVERY DAY We want your business Give us a Trial Phone No 515 E B SMITH Manager WHE good people of HanKin County Alter ay s Welcomed P antaze Cafe Che Best of Everything Popular

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Library of Congress1908

Image 3 of The Brandon news (Brandon, Miss.), November 26, 1908

ivaxvVsvvvwci Cake It takes fresh eggs and nice Flour to make nice cake along with other ingredients Have your fresh eggs laid by your own hens if not why not Feed your hens Como Hen Feed ang you will have eggs to sell 100 pound sack for 225 Freight paid on 300 pounds or more 5atsv S icksoTv KUss For the Parlor the Bed Room the Dining Room the Kitchen Attractive assortment for the Holiday Trade Everything in the Furniture line Our prices are right We want Rankin County Trade HENRY HESLEP Manager XLXUaLT1 THEO SWEENY Jacksons Leading PHOTOGRAPHER AH Styles Photo Work from the Cheapest that is Good to tne Best Made JACKSON MISS 415 East Capital Street t 9 rsv 9 240 EAST i C SMITHS Visible Typewriter Headquarters for Office Furnitnre i OFFICE SUPPLY and BOOK CO CAPITOL Street Jackson Miss Printers Stationers Litho graphers Blank Book Makers General Offce Out fitters __ DRAUGHONS PRACTICAL Business Bookkeeping Shorthand Telegraphy etc ML Colleges For Catalogue JflQ ORAUGHON Address either place Biggest and Best JACKSON MISS Nashville Tenn Memphis Tenn Muskogee l T Columbia S C THE BIG 30 s nmuawnB DALLAS TEX Paducah Ky Atlanta Ga El Paso

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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 Congress1912

Image 3 of The true Democrat (Bayou Sara [La.]), December 7, 1912

PERSONAL BUT POLITE E S Quinn is here this week Mrs George H Wilcox has been quite ill this week with grippe Miss Edwina Raynham leaves to night for the State Normal W P Craddock was here Sunday for the day Miss Lily Mims of New Orleans is a isitor at the Rectory Miss Irene Wadsworth spent the weekend4 in Jackson Miss Jessie Ball was the weekend guest of Misses Mary and Lily Too raen Miss Helen Johnson spent the weekend with Miss Lenora Mahoney at Forest Cadet Edward Newsham and guest Cadet Roberts left Monday for L S U Miss Belle Lawrason is a guest at Judge Lawrasons to remain till after Christmas Miss Amelia Barrow returned Thurs day from a visit to relatives in New Orleans Mr and Mrs J P Newsham have returned from a stay of several days in New Orleans Mr and Mrs F B Dennett had as their guest Mr Diebokl of the U S ship Kansas last week Dr Cusachs of New Orleans is the guest of Mr and Mrs E G Westmorland Mrs M C Forrester returned Thursday from Clinton where she has been visiting relatives for sever al months Ruffln Barrow

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Library of Congress1963

Image 3 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), December 2, 1963

Say Newspaper Must Be Lawyer For The People CHICAGO UPIStuart List publisher of the Chicagos American told high school newspaper editors and advisers Friday that a newspaper must be an attorney for the peo ple A newspaper should realize that to accept evil without pro test is in reality to cooperate with it he said in a speech for delivery to the annual conven tion of the National Scholastic Press Association It is not enough to love the flowers You must also hate the weeds List said basic good taste and high standards of performance are marks of how a newspaper meets its responsibilities A newspaper must know the people of its community and love them he said Always the newspaper must ask the question do we reflect what is good for the people of the com munity not what is good for ourselves List represented the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation in presenting this years journalism awards for general excellence to five high school newspapers TVia irinnofc nrnrA Pa1_ legian Baltimore City College Baltimore Md The Hoofbeat Murrah High School Jackson Miss The Rocket John Mar shal High School Rochester Minn The Profile Proviso West High School Hillside

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Library of Congress1915

Image 4 of The Southern herald (Liberty, Miss.), May 21, 1915

THE SOUTHERN HERALD FRIDAY MAY211915 ASKOiJMEMEm THE SOUTHERN HERALD is authorized to announce the following as candidates for the offices named subject to the action of the Democratic party FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 6th DI8T D C BRAMLETTE Jr R E BENNETT for sheriff J B LUSK M A WALL C A PORTER D M BUTLER A J CAUSEY H P MOSLEY JOE K HARVEY C B DRUMMONDS FOR REPRESENTATIVE P C WEBB J F CASSELS D J WALL Jr W G MoLAIN Jr FOR CHANCERY CLERK G It CAUSEY C D TURNIPSEED FOR COUNTY TREASURER H G GORDON R J STEWART GEO A McGEHEE C L HAZLEWOOD J J STRINGFIELD EOR COUNTY ASSESSOR R D MOORE CHA8 M WEBB JOR SUPERVISOR 1st DISTRICT D E QUIN e C STOKES J W TERRELL J S REYNOLDS 0T 2ND DISTRICT LOUIS F NEYLAND OF 4TH DIST R E WILLIAMS FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 1st D HOMER KNIGHT A k CARROLL FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF E1U SMILEY B WHHTINGTON LUCIUS T BURRIS F H BUTLER I N POLEY STEELE FOR CIRCUIT CLERK E G NELSON FOR CONSTADLE 1st DISTRICT CHARLIE WHJTTINGTON jpmm m pardon To Governor Earl Brewer Jackson Miss We the undersigned

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Library of Congress1938

Image 12 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), January 20, 1938

r TCHULA 5 4 4 Continued from page 8 Mrs R G Williams and son Bobby of Jackson and Miss Elmarie Lacy of Goodman spent the week end with Tchula relatives Rev and Mrs A R Beasley visited home folks in Hickory Flat and Blue Mountain last week Mrs Boyd Sheppard and Mrs Byrd Jones spent Friday in Greenwood Ann and Carl Fincher came home with them for a few days visit Mr and Mrs J C McNeit of Jack son spent Friday and Friday night with Mr and Mrs Roy Walt and family Mr and Mrs J N Bedwell have re cently had several most interesting let ters and pictures from their son James D Bedwell who is stationed in China with the U S Marines He stated that he would be moved to Peking China at an early date to be one of the guards at tho American Embassy The ninth grade of the T H S had a picture show party in Belzoni Thurs day night Mr Dave Longinotti Mr John Camp bell and Mr Wm Beachman retired rail road men of Durant accompanied Louis Longinotti to Tchula Monday to visit friends Mrs Evelyn Sweet was accompanied

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Library of Congress1921

Image 5 of The North Mississippi herald (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.), May 13, 1921

CHARLESTON GETS BANKERS NEXT TIME D D Davis of Brookhaven President Geo B Power Jackson Secretary VICKSBURG Miss May 11 Charleston will get the 34th annual convention ofMhe Mississippi Bsyik ers Association in 1922 provided the members of the executive com mitte are satisfied the hotel accom modations there will be sufficient for the needs of the members who will at tend TTie officers elected today and in stalled who will serve throughout the yea are as follows W D Davis Brookhaven presi dent E P Peacock Clarksdale vice president George B Power Jackson secretary A L Jagoe Okolona treasurer H C Herring Moss Point chairman executive committee Members executive committee whose terms expire in 1924 R A Ball Greenwood R B Clark Tupe lo A B Furloy Brookhaven Other members are T W McCoy Vicksburg exofficio A D Simpson Meridian George R Rea Bay St Louis John P Bennet Yazoo City W A Boone Pontotoc A L Rogers New Albany the president vice president treasurer texofficio mem bers Group vicepresidents Group 1 C B Farrish Charleston group 2 Lee Cox Ripley group 3 W A Montgomery Edwards group 4 E G Bond Collins The convention adopted a resolu tion

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Library of Congress1963

Image 9 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), September 18, 1963

Hancock Voters Seek Reversal In High Court JACKSON UPIAn attorney for a group of Hancock County voters hias asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to overrule a Chancery Court decision and re turn the states first county voter redistricting case for trial Attorney Upton Sission of Gulf port appealed to the high court to reverse a ruling by Chancellor William Hews at Bay St Louis which sustained a general demur rer by the defense dismissing the case The suit filed last Feb 13 by Powell Glass Jr of Bay St Louis and a group of Hancock residents as a class action asked that the county election commission be en joined from holding a further elec I tion for supervisor until redistrict ing had been accomplished The court took the matter under advisement The suit complained that one of the countys five beats had been virtually annihilated by the federal governments purchase of land for the space vehicle test site center in Hancock and Pearl River coun ties It claimed that the county had not been redistricted in more than 100 years and said that efforts to __ I IP ASTORALL PURPOS K I BLEACH wow Baby Food Ss 6 r 49

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Library of Congress1904

Image 1 of The progress (Ocean Springs, Miss.), June 25, 1904

fiveiy Wrsbn Living in origin lived il owjg property or intending to or u any way in terested in lfteH Springs should take the local papew trc posted j Apply For Ad Rates i35 per Year Jirf VOL VIII NO ie OCEAN SPRINQB MIWS SATURDAY JUNE S 190 Mr Business Man One of the greatest aids to modern business is the liberal end judicious use of Printers Ink Cajit We sell you some and apply it Ocean Springs Progress I BY ERNEST E BEAUOEZ Jffioial Journal of Ooean Springs Official Journal of Jackson County Entered at postoffiee in Ocean Springs as second class matter PHONE NUMBER 50 TOWN OFFICERS F M Weed Jay or Treasurer E 8 Davis larsbal 8 P Slarks F M Dick 31erk ALDERMEN Large josepnuouam irstWard AC Gottsche econd Ward Peter Geiger Third Ward Geo L Friar v h Ward A V ttosamoeau COUNTY DIRECTORY Sheriff VVr itamsay Depty Sheriff Sim George Clerk of Courts Frank H Lewis Treasurer A H Smith hupt of Schools D D Cowan SCHOOL BOARD O L Bailey Presjdent F J Lundy Secretary W C West T R Friar F MDick E W ILLING Notary Publics O C C A N

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