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Editorial
August 20, 1942
The Durant News
Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi
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Editorial by Hazel Brannon urging Holmes County voters to elect a strong US Senator on next Tuesday, emphasizing its importance for post-war peace terms amid ongoing war concerns. Calls for scrap material collection in Durant on Saturday for war effort. Summarizes Senator Bilbo's recent pessimistic speech on war duration and enemy strength.
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By HAZEL BRANNON
On next Tuesday Holmes county voters will go to the polls and elect a United States Senator. Every person should consider it a solemn duty to exercise his right to vote and do so. It is a privilege not enjoyed by all people in the world.
Most of us are so concerned with the war and its outcome that we are prone to think an election not important. We should bear in mind the fact that people now being elected to the United States Senate will undoubtedly be there when peace is written and will have a say-so in its terms. Bearing that in mind we should conscientiously try to send the biggest man to Washington as our representative.
Being United States senator is something more than an honor and a good job. We should try to send our biggest man there.
We want to urge all our readers to gather together every bit of scrap rubber, metal and other materials around the house, and bring them to town Saturday. A large scrap pile will be made downtown for all to see. Durant has been divided into eight districts and persons in the residential sections are urged to contact the captain in their section and cooperate to the fullest extent.
Senator Bilbo painted the darkest picture of the war we have heard yet in his speech here last week. He said that he expected it to last five or ten years and that we are fighting a delaying and losing war playing for time. He said the Japs have twelve million men trained for battle and that the Axis nations have thirty million.
On next Tuesday Holmes county voters will go to the polls and elect a United States Senator. Every person should consider it a solemn duty to exercise his right to vote and do so. It is a privilege not enjoyed by all people in the world.
Most of us are so concerned with the war and its outcome that we are prone to think an election not important. We should bear in mind the fact that people now being elected to the United States Senate will undoubtedly be there when peace is written and will have a say-so in its terms. Bearing that in mind we should conscientiously try to send the biggest man to Washington as our representative.
Being United States senator is something more than an honor and a good job. We should try to send our biggest man there.
We want to urge all our readers to gather together every bit of scrap rubber, metal and other materials around the house, and bring them to town Saturday. A large scrap pile will be made downtown for all to see. Durant has been divided into eight districts and persons in the residential sections are urged to contact the captain in their section and cooperate to the fullest extent.
Senator Bilbo painted the darkest picture of the war we have heard yet in his speech here last week. He said that he expected it to last five or ten years and that we are fighting a delaying and losing war playing for time. He said the Japs have twelve million men trained for battle and that the Axis nations have thirty million.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Us Senator Election
Holmes County Voting
World War Ii
Scrap Drive
Durant Districts
Senator Bilbo Speech
Axis Powers Strength
What entities or persons were involved?
Hazel Brannon
Senator Bilbo
Holmes County Voters
Durant
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Urging Vote For Us Senator In Wartime
Stance / Tone
Civic Duty Exhortation And War Concern
Key Figures
Hazel Brannon
Senator Bilbo
Holmes County Voters
Durant
Key Arguments
Voting Is A Solemn Duty And Privilege
Elected Senators Will Influence Peace Terms
Send The Biggest Man To Washington As Representative
Gather And Deliver Scrap Materials For War Effort On Saturday
Senator Bilbo Predicts War Lasting 5 10 Years As Delaying Action
Japs Have 12 Million Trained Men
Axis Nations Have 30 Million Men