YELLY PORNKASEMSUK
MARIA ORAJARVI
THE MAYCOMB
GAZETTE NEWSPAPER
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(23)475-5548
August 27th 1935
Issue No. Seventeen
75 CENTS
Advice Column
Q: Dear M, I wanted to ask advice
concerning my dog. It appears to
be fond of another person over me
and they also seem to like my dog
as well. Although I love it a lot,
I’m not sure whether I should give
it away. Help me please. --Hanz
Negro Sentenced Guilty
Tom Robinson (right), with his lawyer, Atticus Finch (left), were
going through a trial at the Maycomb courtroom where Tom
Robinson was convicted guilty of assault and rape against the
accuser, Mayella Ewell.
Full story: Page 2
Bob Ewell
Found Dead
Bob Ewell was reported
dead near the forests of
Maycomb Elementary
School, with a knife stuck
under his ribs.
Full Story: Page 3
A: Dear Hanz. I think you should
not give your dog away because it
appears that the feelings your dog
has for another person is only
temporary. I presume you have
had this dog for a long time and so
there must be a deeper bond than
you believe. Don’t let your friend
go unless it leaves you for them
itself. – M
More advices– Page 3
NewsBreak
Rabies is a serious disease with unpleasant
symptoms, and it can cause animals to
become extremely aggressive and behave
very oddly. As it spreads through their
saliva when they bite, and is ultimately
fatal, if they bite a human being, rabies
can spread to the victim and kill them.
Mockingbirds sometimes nest in the
forests and some on the trees near people’s
houses. They enjoy foraging for insects in
grassy lawns. A pair of mockingbirds can
build and lay eggs in several nets during
the breeding season.
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Negro Sentenced Guilty
It is believed that: when it’s a white man’s word
against a black man’s, the white man always wins;
but the slightest chance for a new beginning was
witnessed within the courtroom as the jury took
up to hours before they were able to directly
convict Tom Robinson guilty.
“We’re making a step—it’s just a baby step, but
it’s a step,” declared Maudie Atkinson, on behalf
of Maycomb’s community that was against
prejudice.
The extensive trial of Mayella Ewell against Tom
Robinson, who was accused of committing assault
and rape against the accuser, finally ended after
the jury pleaded him guilty. Never before in the
history of Maycomb County had there been a trial
against a Negro that ever lasted this long. Citizens
are beginning to question the “truth” behind a
possibly deceptive figure.
Atticus Finch, attorney of Tom Robinson, still held
his head high after his client was recently
sentenced guilty of committing assault and rape
against the offender, Mayella Ewell. Due to no
dependable medical evidence of rape and no
justifiable affirmations of criminal activity
committed by Tom Robinson towards the accuser,
Atticus believes there is still hope.
Bob Ewell, father of the accusor, Mayella Ewell,
believes, “It sure was a waste of time for that old
Atticus to defend the Nigger. It raped my Mayella
and he’s still defending him.”
Whether Tom Robinson or a deceptive figure is
the true criminal behind the unlawful acts against
Mayella Ewell, the answers are not certain based
upon the previous trial where Tom Robinson was
convicted guilty. As to whether an upcoming trial
will be held, additional evidence must be gathered
in order to fully evaluate the premises.
- Maria Orajarvi
“It would be too bold to say we had a good chance
of winning, but I believe several minds were in
agreement back there. I won’t give up defending
Tom until the very end,” stated Atticus, minutes
after the trial.
Several unpleased Negro folks claimed the
prosecutor feared the worst could happen—a
Negro winning against a case. The prosecutor,
himself, denied any of such sort and, instead,
stated a white man’s word was always true.
Tom Robinson (left), Atticus Finch (right)
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Bob Ewell,
Father of Recent Victim, Found Dead
Bob Ewell
Bob Ewell, the father of recent trial victim, was
reported dead near the forests of Maycomb
elementary with a knife stuck up under his ribs.
Head of Police Department of Maycomb, Officer
Heck Tate, confirms the cause of death.
“He stumbled upon a big root and fell on top of
his own knife. Thank the Lord the Finch children
weren’t in worse shape,” stated Officer Heck
Tate.
The Officer further explains that Bob Ewell wandered around the woods after the
Maycomb Elementary School play in order to attack Jem and Scout Finch, but as to
why, it is still unsure, and the police department will continue investigating on the
case. Scout was unharmed, Jem ended up with a broken arm, and Bob Ewell dead.
Although exact reasons as to why Bob Ewell decided to attack Jem and Scout Finch
are still uncertain, it is speculated that the attack was due to a recent trial where
Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout Finch, was the defender of Tom Robinson, a
Negro man convicted of assault and rape. It is a shame that personal matters were
directed towards those who had nothing to do with it.
Instead of Bob Ewell settling issues between Atticus
directly, he decided to settle things out through Atticus’s
children instead.
“It was really dark, and I couldn’t see anything. I heard
Jem hollering and then some weird sound—it was his
arm; it broke,” stated Scout Finch.
The ones who got hurt the most from the event was
neither Scout, nor Jem Finch, but Atticus Finch instead.
Bob Ewell must have thought the best way to hurt
Atticus was through his children, and he was right, but
before things could get worse, the situation backfired Jem and Scout Finch
and he got himself killed.
- Yelly Pornkasemsuk
Q: Dear Y, I have an issue with my weight. I think I’m
overweight. My husband says I need to lose a few pounds
because my face is becoming too round and he’s
embarrassed to have me accompany him to places. –
Maggie Oz
A: Hi Maggie Oz. I believe women should never feel bad
about their looks. Whatever makes you happy you should
do it—whether it’s stuffing your face with a pound of
chocolate cake or five plates of spaghetti meatballs. Your
husband should love you unconditionally and worry more
about your health than how you may appear to others. He
should always accompany you, instead of you accompany
him.
–Y
Advice Column
Q: Dear M, I live in a neighborhood
filled with crazy flower breeders. I
traveled outside Maycomb last month
and I found a new type of flower I’ve
never seen in the county, so I decided
to plant its seeds here this summer. I
was worried the rest of the folks would
get jealous and hate me if I had the
best garden in town! What should I
do? –Troubled Mind
A: Hi Troubled Mind. I think you
should go ahead and plant those new
flowers and perhaps even have the
most beautiful flower garden in the
county. I believe it is a good
opportunity for the trapped minds to
realize they should explore the outside
world and see things differently for
once. A new flower could be a door to
a new perspective. – M
Q: Dear Y, I’m so tired of working in a farm where my boss
always verbally abuses me, but I can’t leave either because I
have no other job and I have two additional mouths to feed
and on top of that, I have a criminal record from a few years
back, so no one else would take me. Any advice? – Robert
A: Good afternoon Robert. This is a very complex mess you
have got yourself into. The only advices I could give you is
that try to tolerate him for a while longer, as he is still hiring
you to do work when no one else is. Secondly, I am not so
sure if it is possible in your case as I do not have sufficient
information on your background, but I would advise you to
work hard in finding other jobs, such as cutting trees, or
carrying heavy loads, or other fields of work that don’t
require signing contracts or digging up information on your
history. (I don’t mean to offend you in any way with the jobs I
mentioned above). Good Luck! – Y
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