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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 Congress1948

Image 4 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), April 8, 1948

There is a photographing machine on a lower floor of Grand Central Station which is a marvel even in this day of mechanical miracles In appearance it resembles the body of a honsom cab You step inside sit insert a qarter in a slot and press a button In just one minute there is delivered to you automatically your photograph already framed For an other nickel a mailing envelope is also furnished The first days of spring have broght a new look to New York Side streets which had been piled high with snow are clean from warm showers Store windows have chang ed from their winter dressing to bright mildweather colors like the clothing of passing pedestrians Cen tral Park has taken on a verdant mantle set with diamondlike lakes And out in the suburbs residents have removed their overcoats too soon done too much raking on their vards have become overheated caught colds and now are taking the modern version of sulphur and mo lasses I recently had occasion to ride the Pere Marquette railrdftd from Grand Rapids Michigan to Chicago and I was much impressed by the dining car service This railroad is owned by the Chesapeake

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Library of Congress1962

Image 2 of Holmes County herald (Lexington, Miss.), July 12, 1962

Weekly Publisher Outlines Problems lie printed from The Publishers Auxiliary By Mel Hodell One of the most enjoyable aspects of my life is making money This is part and parcel of being in the newspaper busi ness as far as Im concerned Its fine and dandy of course to contribute every thing to your community and the public up to your eye brows free of charge in a continuing burst of mighty causes But after the day is over and you go home there is a matter of finding your off spring wellshod with a hair cut and a full satisfied sto mach And seeing as how the news paper business is a private enterurise there really is en joyment in making abuck on ce in a while I believe my greatest frus tration comes from the situa tion involving the split per sonalities who deal with a smaller newspaper when it comes to money On the one hand we often are wrooed with the most en thusiastic passion possible when it comes to printing news promotion advertising assorted whatnots about e ery thing and everybody in the newrs columns free of charge On the other hand we too often

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