Brandon notes urge home farming and cemetery cleanup
Local items report ongoing drive to grow food at home, plans for cemetery beautification next Saturday at 8 am, and community notices. Residents J R East, W E Munn, J R Robinson, Albert Gayden, Mrs. Watson, Dr Russell, and others appear alongside civic updates on roads, water, and local business activity.
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W. H. Watson
Brandon
J. R. East
Jackson
Stapleton
The
Cumberland Telephone Co
Sam
Sidney
P. P. Polk
Puckett
Beulah Lowenberg
C. F. Morris
Robinson Place
Paducah
Morris
Millie Taylor
Methodist Church
Society
Montevallo
Rankin County Bank
Barnes
Board of Supervisors of
Rankin County
Good Roads District
A. Robinson
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War Time Prices Mess Account From 1865
Mrs. Pira Bruce provides a War Time Prices mess account found among old war papers of the late Private D. F. Jones. The record covers August 16 to 31, 1865, noting prices as part of the era’s push to grow food crops for national protection during the ongoing war.
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Pira Bruce
D. F. Jones
Call for the Boy Scouts Reorganization at Meeting
A patriotic meeting at the courthouse discussed reorganizing the Boy Scouts with no definite steps taken. Maj. A. A. Weill praises the Scouts and urges Brandon to act, citing community and character benefits from reorganization and leadership training.
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Court House
Boy Scouts
Maj
A. A. Weill
Maj. Weill
Vicksburg
Miss
W. S
Tom Berry
William Mayers
Francis
Scout Camp Invitation From A. A. Weille
A letter from A. A. Weille offers the Vicksburg Scouts a summer camp on his Brandon ground with pond access. He invites cooperation and notes he can fund uniforms for eligible boys whose parents cannot pay, showing local support for scouting activities.
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Vicksburg
Brandon
A. A. Weille
Jack and Stallion Bought for Brandon Cenka Stables
A buyer reports acquiring the horse named Jack and another stallion to join Brandon Cenka Stables for the upcoming season. The purchase confirms organizational plans for racing or breeding activities at the Brandon facility.
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My Bles
Brandon Cenka
Jacks
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State of
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Sidney L.sirlaurin
Roy L. Fox
Ont Ca
Mr. Opportunity
Opportunity
Depositors’ Guarantee Fund OF
Pelahatchie Bank
Z. D. Davis
A. G. Purvis
Uli
Goodyear Automobile
Sharples
Brardon Machinery & Lumber Co
Faria
G. R. Worthington
Brandon Depot
Guaranty
Barnes & Fox
W. E. Munn
Attorneys At Law
Brandon, Miss
J. R. Robinson
Pisgah
Stingily
MelIntyre
Albert Gayden
Homeolks
J. H. Glass
Inverness
Minnie Watson
Canton
Wm. Watson
T. J. Burnham
Magee
Brandon Electric Company
M. C. McIntyre
Delhi
A.G. Purvis
S. F. King
Pelahatchie
Mr. King
Maxwell Automobile
Donnell
E. E. Jackson
Capt. Puckett
Parent-Teachers Association
Civic League
Cemetery Association
R. R. Busick
J. C. Thomas
Aired Lumber Co
Vicinity
Montevallo Coal
W. H. Barnes
ARROW
W. G. Barnes
Brandon Water Company
Brandon Water Co
Cora Moore
Wm. McIntyre
C. S
H. L. Shields
Buster Brown
Hosford
A. M. Hosford
Jackson, R
R. E. Smith
Dora Fitzhugh
Mattie Monroe Therrell
Erma Waldrop
Erle Johnson
Grace Buchanan
R. E. Decker
Kate Viola Sebren
Lee L. Bradshaw
Susie Ponder
John Davis
Mary Ella Collier
Henry Wright
Annie Johnson
Jim Odell
Lyda Terry
James Holden
Annie Maeyers
Hemel Butler
Polly Bragg
Bob Norris
Ollie Terry
Cassell Hill
Virginia Bryant
L. E. Washburn
Christ
N. N. Sidney
Forest, Miss
Meridian
T. B. Dickson
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