davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-26
CHILLY SPILL

McALESTER, Okla. (P) = An
intersection was frozen over as
the temperature neared the 100
degree mark recently. A truck
spilled it's load of 10000 pounds
of ice.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-26
Harrington Harness
Meet Will Ope, On
September 18th
CONTINUED from page one)

continued from page One)
The grandstand improvements,
made last year, provide an addi-
tional 35 pari-mutuel windows, In
cluding 20 sellers and Is cashiers.
This brings the total Of pari-mutuel
windows TO II.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-26

Roughly one out of every 100
births in the United States pro-
duces twins or triplets.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-26

About 20 per cent Of Ireland 4
covered by bogs.
Evening star., 1960-06-19

dHu WAiAlhS ~ SohCo
in single year? The best electronic
device for timing Walter Johnson we
could find was the greatest hitter of all
time = Ty Cobb.
''W0lteV Johnsong'
We reached Ty Cobb on the phone
in Phoenix, Ariz. mo contest!" shouted
Cobb. "WaIter Johnson is without doubt
the fastest pitcher baseball has ever
known! I've batted against all the old
timers. Johnson is the only pitcher who
ever made baseball hum as it passed
the batter!''
So now all the votes are in. The fast
est pitcher ever, according to the great
est hitter ever, was old Walter Johnson.
The fastest pitcher ever recorded by
science was not-so-old Bob Feller. And :
the fastest going in the big leagues to-
day is young Steve Barber. - The End
Evening star., 1960-06-19

which takes so frames a second. 1t
photographed the ball from the pitchers
mound until it crossed home plate -
90 feet, six inches away. By counting
the number of frames it took the ball
to reach the plate, our mathematicians
we're able to translate the velocity into
Evening star., 1960-06-19

According to these figures, mans
amazing ability to break speed records
each year does not apply to baseball.
None ofthe modern ball-blazers equalled
FeIIer's $50 rate of some years back.
Evening star., 1960-06-19

winning z games and leading his team
to worlds championship.
Steve Barber, Baltimore Orioles.
Steve was an unknown rookie at the
start of this season, but Mickey Mantle
and Moose Skowron, who batted against
Evening star., 1960-06-19

And how did Feller's
speed rank with the
big Train" Walter
Johnson, who from
1907 to 1927 won Ala
major-league games for
a second-division club,
striking out 3,497 bat
ters, turning in SO
scoreless innings in sue
cession, pitching three
shutouts in three days,
and winuinO az Oames
Evening star., 1960-06-19

him in spring training, told us to be
sure to check him.
BussbGII's fastest pitcher
Those we're the six nominations.
Here's how we did the testing:
We set up a high-speed movie camera
Evening star., 1960-06-19

miles per hour. The results we're arrived
at not on the basis of one pitch - but
by averaging the five fastest pitches
thrown by each man. The final stand
ings are:
Evening star., 1960-06-19

.. Steve Barber. ......... 1855 mPh
z. Don Drysdale. 1851 "
,. Sandy KOufax. ........ $3.50
Q. Ryne Duren. n........... .9l.Io
q. Herb Score. ............ .9l.O8
o. Bob Turley. y........... .9O.75
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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12
Letters

Los Angeles, Calf.
Dear Mr.. East
A most fortunate combination
OF events provided me with a
mental yardstick for measuring
mankind which was entirely diff
ferent from the one my parents
offered me in later years.
was born in Los Angeles into
the midst of transplanted south
ern family. When l was six, my
mothers i'll health and tempo
rary need to be near her mother
caused my father to move his
family into one of the houses
owned by my grandfather in a
predominantly colored district.
Although once an all white
neighborhood, at that time there
were few white children in the
area. l lived there for about a
year and half while my parents
awaited the birth of child and
the subsequent completion of
their house in the suburbs. AS one
OF only two white girls in my
class at school, I made friends
quickly and easily with my color
ed classmates.
The first words l remember
hearing concerning race were
those expressing my mothers Ia
ment, "Why do you always have
to bring colored children home
with you? Can't you find any nice
white children with whom to
play?" My mother didn't empha-
size the words colored and white
adequately enough to serve her
purpose and my bewilderment
conferred around the meaning of
the word, nice. l failed to see
why my friends didn't merit the
appelIation. So for the first time
/ evaluated an opinion expressed
by an adult and rejected it as
Continued on Page y
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12
Whdt's Next To Go =
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS?

There is something very fright
ening about THE NEW YORK
TIMES being sued by the Birm-
ingham (Ala.) City Commissions
ers. What this action amounts to
when you come right down to it..
IS that any newspaper or maya
zine will risk being sued if they
print anything uncomplimentary
about city.
What makes this real threat
to the freedom of the press is
that in the present tense emo
tional state of the white people
in the Deep South almost any
jury which hears such a case will
very likely hand down verdict
of heavy damages against the
newspaper or magazine which
prints uncomplimentary material
about city or state.
We are almost but not quite
back 200 years when an editor
was jailed for criticizing a gov
ernor. The shadow of Peter Zen
ger being hauled into court for
bringing Governor Cosby into
suspicion and the i'll opinion of
the subjects Of our lord the king
=" casts its chilling darkness
over us.
In the account telling of the
filing of the suit, the Times says
(UPI dispatch1 The Birming-
ham City Commissioners voted
today to institute a libel suit
against The New York Times be-
cause of Times article that said
this city was gripped by racial
hatred and fear 'aS
If a city or state can sue
newspaper for saying it is grip
ped by racial hatred and fear"
what is to prevent city or a
state from suing newspaper for
saying There was a near race
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12

riot E. :" or that THE xxx pa
raded in the downtown business
section - or that candidate
for office calls himself 1.-The
white mans candidate" or "Ne-
groes expressed fear of going to
the downtown business section of
the city - or 1.-THE WCC met
in the city hall, with all three of
the City Commissioners seated
on the platform or for stating
that 'the governor demanded
that all students participating in
the demonstration be expelled
from the college" Conceivably
any city Or state, or any public
official could regard these and
similar reporting of happenings
and conditions as uncomplimen-
tary and sue the newspaper print
ing them.
Newspapers, we may be sure,
will be more afraid to report
what their reporters actually see
happen in the racial strife now
rife in the country. If this suit
goes against the newspaper it will
be another long step toward cur
failing the freedom of the press
to report things as they happen,
wherever they happen, South,
North, East or West. Rarely do
we find minister any more who
dares to stand up and tell about
what he sees. Now the press is
to be silenced. Up until now, the
press, through its reporters
with not too much support from
editorial pages-have been keep
ing the country informed on what
has been going on. If the press is
silenced, we can expect the worst.
For about the only restraint that
is left in many places is the fear
of being told on.
AUBREY Williams)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12
Normun Cousins Points To-
PEACE WITHOUT PAIN

Something is troubling the
American people. It is unpleasant
to think about and awkward to
talk about. Even to raise the
question can produce profound
uneasiness. The question is whe-
Their we can afford peace. Lend
ing grim reality to this question
is this headline in a recent New
York newspaper: FEAR OF
PEACE DEPRESSES MARKET
Or the following prominent
billing on the cover of a national
weekly m agazine WHAT
PEACE WILL DO TO YOU"
No one in his right mind wants
war. Yet more and more people
seem to feel we need the threat
of war. There is underlying fear
that the national economy would
come apart at the seams should
real peace break out. The nation
has been engaged for so long in
the business of preparing for
war that it has become part of
our economic metabolism.
Even more significant than the
economic adjustment has been
the psychological adjustment.
Somehow the notion has become
general that we can never be
prosperous unless we continue
the present program. The notion
becomes dangerous to the extent
that it may rob us of an essential
intensity in thirsting for peace or
questing for peace. 1t is danger
Gus because it assumes that a
course Of action is without logical
consequences. 1t is dangerous be-
cause it may cause US to be in
different or mute if a genuine
opportunity should develop to
bring the means or the cause of
war under control.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12
AUBREY Williams)

1t will not suffice to dismiss
the discussion on the grounds
that national security demands
continual and expanded arms
development. The issue, to re-
peat, is this: Are we afraid Of
peace if we can have peace -
the kind of peace that is consist
ent with national security? For
if this is our underlying fear, we
can mark it as certain that there
will be no peace. Nor will the
trend stop there A moral failure
is a galloping thing. We cannot
expect that dependence on war
equipment, even when circuln-
stances permit the exploration Of
different course, will be with
out a whole chain of destructive
effects.
If we are in a position today
as we may now well be to
reduce and eliminate the dangers
of nuclear war, then we should
leap at the prospect even if we
are convinced it would produce
the worst depression this world
has ever known. Indeed, only as
we demonstrate our readiness to
sacrifice for just and workable
peace do we qualify ourselves
for the peace-building task.
This much out of the way, we
can consider the economic prob
lem. There need be fear of &C.
onomic collapse only if we are
completely blind to the opportu-
nifty surrounding us. What is this
thing we dread? We dread that
the wheels of our factories will
stop turning, the energy of our
transistors be stilled, and the
circulating power of the defense
billions be cut off. We dread the
CONTINUED on Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12

ts&tf1
February brought publication,
for the third time, of The Mind
of the South, and the enigma of
its author is resurrected again.
William Joseph Cash spent
about five years in the actual
writing of his widely acclaimed
book, but, counting the time
spent for its conception, it prob
ably represents the work and
thought of the last ten years OF
his life.
The original publication was
in February, l941, by Alfred A.
Knopf, Inc. 1t was later produced
in paperback by Doubleday An
Choir Books, and is now on the
racks in a new paperback edition
published by Vintage Books.
The Mind of the South has been
accorded monumental stature by
students of the social-historical
factors shaping Southern life, but
the writer himself has been large
ly enveloped in mystery. The
years - almost two decades OF
them have closed around the
memory of Cash, but he deserves
to be remembered.
This book was labor of pas
sion, but also of laborious study,
of reflection, of common place
experience which stamped itself
into a sensitive mind. His is the
restless spirit of cramped liberal
ism, bursting for expression, de-
termined at all cost to puncture
Continued on Page y
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12
CANNON CITY CHURCH GIVES UP
$ CONTROVERSIAL RELIGIOUS ART

The essence Of the news story that the First Methodist
Church Of Canon City had found home for controversial paint
ing of the Sermon the Mount which had hung the sanctuary
for ten years. About year ago the board Of the church decided
TO the painting from the sanctuary and if possible do
something with it. The painting done by Max Cohen feat
ued strong color scheme and made brilliant green's for
which Mr. BerndCohen noted was stated simply TOO much
tor some OF the conservative members Of the First Methodist
Church Of Canon City Colorado Therefore, the decision by the
board to dispose Of the painting followed all Of which well
in character.
Ny friend whose name don't mention because don't have
his permission to So wrote the following letter:
Dear p D.: ~ss7
The enclosed clip from Sundays Rocky Mountain News made
think Of you and your running fight for human decency for
tolerance and appreciation Of Others think that all OF
those of who know BETTER tend to think of intolerance and
bigotry in terms of the deep South.
Well here another incident prove that it exists all
the place and in this case right here good ole tolerant and
preciative Colorado
The clip indicates the story but avoids the Of the matter
and perhaps rightly because rehash the whole business in
public would bring many public quaes and bitter words into the
meight.
More than ten years ago friend and teamed up to bring
our mutual artist friend Max BerndCohen Canon City order
develop fine program which he did but that is distinctly
another story While in residence the membership OF the First
Methodist Church commissioned BerndCohen do huge MURAL
on canvas concerning the Sermon the Mount As recall it
took the artist about eight months to complete the work It be-
came kind Of community enterprise Everybody had some ne
rest in it NY and the local football coach spent hours posing
for the artist as did many others.
We were particularly proud of the project because we felt
that new level human relations had been reached at least in
our City, We felt that the idea Of Church art bascay Cao
lie concept and here had the Methodss engaging Jewish
Continued Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12

Whether I'm believed not isn't TOO important not really
but want point out that not Of the YEAH and yo big
brudders one too school Of journalism know Of course there
couple Of editors the South today who have eanngs in
that drecton that they to close their eyes to the evil
and wrong their door steps and search for and Stir up the dirt
around the door steps of the Morrill, Midwest and West Well to
heck with all that Of the fact that this neither apo
ogy nor sermon.
Not long ago friend of mne who lives in Colorado, excited
my interest by incident which happened the town Of Canon
City Colorado report the matter something which interested
me- attempt to justify the dirt OF which am part In
letter me- the friend sent clipping from the Rocky Mountain
News and it carried thee-coumn woine head which read
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-12
A Book
Review

THE MIND OF THE SOUTH.
BY w. J. Cash. Vintage Books.
New York. 40 PIP. tpaperbackl.
Sl.45.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19
tennessee Resident,
Former Minnesotan
Visits In Twins

Mrs. R. H. Woodson, of Paris,
Tenn, the former Thelma Mcclure
has been visiting in the Twin
Cities for the past five weeks. She
left for her home Wednesday, Feb.
II Mrs. Woodson is the wife of
Paris business man.
She came here to be with Mrs.
Eva Henderson, 632 West Central
during her illness.
While in the Twin Towns she
received a number of social cour-
tesies. Among them were kind
nesses from Messrs and Mines
Fred Carver, Alex Perry, Clarence
Bell all of Minneapolis and Messrs.
and Mines. Leon Ponder, David
Williams, Raymond Bledsoe, Ellis
Fitzgerald, Eddie Smith all of St.
Paul and others.
Mrs. Woodson also made a tour
of the Minneapolis office and plant
Of the Spokesman & Recorder
papers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19
Mrs. Lavinio Logan
Receives Pleasant
Birthday Surprise

Sunday night, February IA, was
an evening Of gaiety and good
fellowship as friends wished Mrs.
Lavinia Logan of 1913 25th Av. s..
happy birthday at a surprise
party given in her honor in the
lovely amusement room of her
daughter-in-law and son, Mr.. and
Mrs James Logan, 300 w. Central
Av., St Paul
Responsible for the remembrance
Of her birthday both with gifts
and food were her two sons and
their wives, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Logan and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Logan
When Mrs. Logan was invited
over to her sons home for the
evening, she was unaware that she
was to be honored on this special
occasion When she arrived at the
home and entered the amusement
room, she was greeted with Hap
Ply Birthday" by a group Of friends
who had assembled earlier and it
was then that she realized she
was the Victim" and entered
into the spirit Of the affair.
Gay conversation, and various
games were highlights of the gala
evening, after which refreshments
were served Following refresh
ments the honoree opened the
many lovely gifts including cash
tokens and a beautifully decorated
heart shaped cake inscribed with
her name in red
Guests sharing the hosts hos
pitality with the honoree while
wishing her birthday happiness
were Mines. BERTHE McDew Rick
man, Phleta E. Jackson, Frances
Duncan, RoMe Anderson, Lillian
Brown, Edna Daniels, Berlinda L.
Washington, Effie King, Jessie
Shepard, Charles Logan, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. T. Daniels and daughter
Denise, and also having lots Of fun
were her granddaughter, Allison
Logan and great-grandchildren,
Stephanie, Wendy and Charles Lo-
gan Jr.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19

Hayes, Dwynelle Criss. Precious
Minis, Henry Moore, George T.
Joiner. Richard Scott, Plouis
Moore, o. l. Alexander, Daniel
Boone; Mines. Theodore Vaughn,
Jessie Shepard, c. M. Payton, Flos-
sic Harris and daughter Lesly,
Joann Holbrook and son Ronald,
X. Mcmillan, Pattie West John
Young.
Also the Misses Penney Clark,
Esther and Shirley Sudduth, Con-
ME Mccoy, Mary Vann and the
Messrs. I. c. Mumford, Robert r.
Goliath, Bill Samuelson, Gordie
Haga, Welton Barnett, Harry
Thompson, r. Duncan, Keith Ewing
and James Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs Crushshon are "at
home" to their friends at 1913
Fourth Av. S.
Out of town guests attending
were Mines. Olivia Lewis, Ernes-
tine Rouse and Barbara Oldham,
all Of Chicago, and cousins of the
bride.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19
ANNETTE GALLOWAY IS
NEW PRAGMATEIA PREXY

Annette Galloway was elected
president Of Pragmateia Sorority
at its regular election Of officers
held Friday, February IL. in the
home Of 10 Ann Yarbrough, 9S1
Iglehart Av.
Other officers named are Beneta
Nellie, vice president; Charlotte
Curry, reelected recording secre-
tary; Marine Smith, corresponding
secretary, reelected; Junauld Brad
dock, treasurer and Grace Walker,
dean Of pledges.
Committee appointments will be
made at the March meeting.
The sorority. whose quota is "a
members is proud to report they
have ~ active members, which is
a record unsurpassed by most or
CARNATIONS.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19

tina Maxwell, 1920 goth Av. s.,
left Friday morning today, for
Omaha, Neb., to be with her niece,
Mrs. Ruth Downing, who recently
underwent major surgery. Mrs.
Maxwell will remain with her dur
ing her convalescence. Mrs. Down
ing's address is POLO N. 25th ST.,
Omaha.
Club UnO Score Board Election:
Mrs. Celestia Fraction was elected
chairman and Hobart T. Mitchell
Jr., secretary of the board Of direc-
tors of Club Uno Score, Inc, at its
regular election held Saturday,
February 10. Other members ex
office are Maurice Howell, Cart
ren Cooper, Maurice Britts and
Carl Wade Jr.
Return Home: Walter Wietgrefe
Sr., Walter Wietgrefe Jr., Elmer
Habeck and daughter Gale of Fps
wich. S. D., who came to the city
to attend funeral services for the
late James McConico of 1902 Ply
mouth Av. N, left for their homes
on Saturday, February 10. The SEN
ior Mr. Wietgrefe is the father Of
Mrs. McConico and Walter Jr.
and Elmer are brothers, of Mrs.
McConico.
Attended Club Dinner: Among
those attending the annual First
Name Club dinner at Plymouth
Congregational church on Monday
evening, February Is, were Messrs
and Mines. John H. Maxwell, Dan
McAdams, Judge and Mrs Howard
Bennett, and the Mines. Dorothy
Mae Ellison, Wynona Simmons, AL
lie E. Wilson, Myrtle Thomas, Del
ores Brown, Geraldine Withers,
Lorraine Chivers, Viva Jean Webb,
Harriet c. Jones, Henrietta John
son, Eunice Gray and Bessie
Hughes.
Club Makes Plans: The next
regular meeting of the Jolly 16
Club of st. Peters AME church
will be February 26, with Mrs.
Lola Buford, 4337 Portland Av.,
as hostess. Plans for the annual
Spring Fashion Show will be COM
pleted. Mrs. Ina Rae Horris is
chairman for the show. Mrs. Marie
Reddick is club president All mem
bers are asked to be present.
Out OF Hospital: Mrs. Earl Ca
son, 8O7 Emerson Av. N, returned
home Saturday from Fairview hos
pital where she went for treatment
for a broken arm as result of an
accident occurring in her home
when she fell after slipping on a
scatter rug.
In Hawaii: Air Force Major
Verdia Arnold of Bloomington en-
route to her new assignment in
Japan, spent eight days in Hawaii
as house guest of 1t. Col and Mrs.
Jess w. Ainsworth in Honolulu.
Col. Ainsworth is a friend of Nath-
aniel w. Coins, Jr., Of st. Paul.
Major Arnold was scheduled to
arrive in Japan on Feb. IL.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19

Names. Mamie Battles, Matte Har-
ris, Mae Jenkins, Hilda Parker,
Mary Monroe, Annie Banks, Car
RE Buchanan, Doris Swan and
daughter, Carolyn Corbnen and
Josephine Swan and daughter,
Inez Hobart. Mrs. Mary Hollings-
worth and Mrs. Myrtle Banks as
sisted the hostess.
Cresiteundo's Club: The Cresit-
eundo's Club met Sunday, Febru-
airy 7, at the home of Mrs. Hattie
Gross, 3706 Third Av. s. New
officers for 1860 were installed
and the president, David Faison,
appointed his committees. Follow
ing the business session, a delight
full social hour was held honoring
all members whose birthdays fall
in February.
Club Hostess: Mrs. Coleridge
Hendon, 1914 Portland Av., will be
hostess to the Octette Bridge club
on Saturday, February 20, at her
home, 1914 Portland Av.
Rummage Sale Is Success: Club
Uno Score Inc, reports that the
rummage sale sponsored by the
club held Saturday, February IS,
was a success financially. Proceeds
from the sale will be used for
some worthy project for the young
people Of the neighborhood, stated
Carl Wade Jr., club president.
Milwaukee Visitor: Mrs. Mar
garet Sanders was a recent visitor
in the city and was the houseguest
during her stay of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Jones of 47h NJ 18th st.
Mrs. Sanders was extended many
social courtesies by her many
friends and was the guest of Mrs.
Lucy Bell on February 8. She form
erly lived in Minneapolis and her
visit was enjoyed renewing old
friendships.
Leaves For Omaha: Mrs. Wrea-