Local Branded Notes Highlight Easter Visits and School Baseball
Mrs Laura McLaurin visits daughter in Vicksburg and husband returns home. Easter stay for Miriam Shields at Belhaven College and Robert Welker from Mississippi College visits. Local grand socials, bank holiday April 26, and Brando n High School baseball results with town boys beating the school team 19 to 0 after practice. Community notices include doctor’s trip, residents moving to Jackson, and upcoming Sunday School Day at the Brandon Methodist Church.
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Methodist
Brandon
Harry Shields
Sherrene & Company
Gilbert
Marion Baker
Sparta
H. L. Shields
Cole Burns
Cole, Jr
Clinton
Susie May Barnes
Whitworth College
Brookhaven
W. G. Barnes
Robert Burns
Mississippi College
Hone
Sq . Bey
Het’ R
Brown
Agard
Sint
the Law
Burroughs
Pelahatchie paper opens branch agency for arrears
The Pelahatchie section gains a new branch agency led by Miss Nina K Beckes at the Myers Bailey Co store to collect arrears, start new subscriptions and handle ads. Some subscribers faced temporary stoppage on April first due to nonpayment, with a call to settle debts to resume delivery. The editor notes the need for prompt payment to continue weekly publication. Local items include Daisy Phillips returning from Morton, various visits to and from Jackson and Morton, a Mozart Music Club meeting, an infirmary operation for Mrs Edd Rhodes, and Easter visits by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelahatchie
Nina K. Beckes
Myers, Bailey Co
Miss Beckes
Daisy Phillips
Morton
R. L. Brown
Sidney McLaurin
Brandon
Spann
Mozart Music Club
T. B. Spanns
Edd Rhodes
Jackson
R. E. Murray
Will Till
Tom Harrett
Lou Barrows
Estelle
Jeff Berrows
Adrine
Katherine Baskerville
Whitworth
Brookhaven
Clanton Murray
Moody
Millsaps
E. K. Jones
Clinton
Reevs Ragan
Johns
Gee, Elliot
Bickwell
Ind
Will Elliot
Clarksburg
J. S. Munsterman
T. P Beckes
Media Horn
Greer
Canton
L. EB. Horns
KE. K. Jones
Carrier
Miss
Thelma Baker
Alma Munsterman
Leona Hardee
Virgie Noblin
Elsie Spann
Hazel Brown
Vernon Franklin
Ralph Church
Newton
Barney Presly
Bob Stewart
Geo. Renfrew
Ludlow
Mr Presly
Pelahatchie Motor Co
Champ Boing
Bell, Tenn
W. B. Bolling
Bolling
Rufus Lewis
Pisgah
John Cunningham
W. F E. Cunningham
Weary Shiloh
Cunningham
Central Dry Goods Co
Robt. Grimes
Hammond
Hal Spann
Margaret Lockwood
Selma
Robt. Pennington
Jennie Mashburn
It. BE. Steen
Edd
Bob. Williams
Cary Moore
Moore
Ion
Route 1
Mr. of
al Bday
Enkin
Shopis
Guests and local visitors fill weekend in community
Miss Kira Kelly and Mrs. Purvis visit relatives in D Lo and Newton. Families from North Rankin and Forest travel to see kin. J C Atkins and family go to Forest. Oscar Jones and family visit Puckett. Bessie Brasfield to Jackson for appendicitis surgery. Easter services held at 2M Re Church with Bro Dawson in charge.
Local Social Notes Tell of Visits and Moves
Mr D M Robbins left Sunday for Columbia to take a new position. Lester Myers of Clarksburg visited his cousin O L Gilmore. Mr and Mrs J D Robbins and Ray visited Jessie Robbins. Ed Rhodes Jr visited Jackson. Mrs Rhodes was recently operated on and improving. A bright young lady arrived to brighten the Gassaway home. Ruth Ragsdale and Beatrice Payne, high school seniors, took the spurty examination at Brandon. Mr and Mrs H L Robbins shopped in Pelahatchie. Blanche Thomas left for Hattiesburg to attend the Normal at MWC. Mamie Robbins visiting relatives left for Jackson. Howard Whatley and family plan moving as his section foreman job ends. Lee Thompson filled in. Beatrice Payne left to visit Miss Adams of Jackson.
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Gulde
D. M. Robbins
Columbia
Lester Myers
Clarksburg
O. L. Gilmore
J. D. Robbins
Little Ray
Jessie Robbins
Ed Rhodes, Jr
Jackson
Holly Gassaway
Ruth Ragsdale
Beatrice Payne
Brandon
H. L. Robbins
Pelahatchie
Blanche Thomas
Hattiesburg
M. W.C
Katherine Baskerville
Brookhaven
W.H. Baskerville
Mamie Robbins
Howard Whatley
Whatley
Lee Thompson
Adams
Summers Heads to State Normal for Sixth Term
Miss Lola Summers, one of Antioch's attractive young ladies, left last week for Hattiesburg to attend the sixth term of the State Normal school. Visiting relatives include J. G. Patrick Jr. of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Patrick. Several local families hosted guests and spent Sunday with kin in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch
Lola Summers
Hattiesburg
Little J. G. Patrick, Jr
Jackson
Hie Ete Barenté
J. G. Patri
Willie Walters
Farmers Turn Corner Toward Prosperous Farm Year
New York April 14. Governors of leading agricultural states report farming conditions improving nationwide. Messages from Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri Virginia Maine Massachusetts Mississippi Nebraska echo optimism with plans to diversify production and strengthen marketing, while prices and markets show gains and confidence grows for 1922.
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New York
United States
E. A. Strout
National Farmer
Sal
New England
Plains States
Middle West
Great Lakes
Virginia
Mississippi
Strout
Atlantic Seaboard
Tocky Mountains
Harry L. Davis
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Union
Indiana
William C. Sproul
Pennsylvania
A. M. Hyde
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Joseph
E. Lee Trinkle
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Baxter
Maine
Channing H. Cox
Massachusetts
Lee M. Russell
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Prove Advantage for Domestic Insurers in Tax Exemption Bills
Legislative action to pass Senate bills 275 and 376 exempts home insurance companies from taxation, boosting growth of Mississippi firms like Bankers & Merchants Fire Insurance Co. Tax savings are framed as dividend-ready, attracting investors. Merchants Union Insurance data shows heavy tax burdens on local firms versus foreign rivals, underscoring potential profits from relief. Stock sales chief Reynolds notes unprecedented demand and strong investor interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bankers & Merchants Fire Insurance Company
Merchants Union Fire Insurance Co
Col. H. M. Street
Meridian
Bankers & Merchants Fire Insurance Co
Mississippi
Reynolds
Brandon News Seeks Early Week Press Submissions
The Brandon News urges correspondents to mail notes by the first mail Wednesday morning or earlier to hit the weekly deadline. It thanks contributors for uniform service to paper and community, and notes a proposal to train reserve officers by mail as an idea.
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Brandon News
Evening With Editors And Others lecture in Rankin County
Mississippi editor Col. Kk H Henry of The Jadon Clarion Ledger speaks Saturday night April 22 on An Evening With Editors And Others The free lecture covers epochs and events from the Civil War to today and recalls Henry's Brandon years and local paper work Residents of Rankin County are urged to attend and give a hearty welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Fourth Estate
Kk. H. Henry
The
Jadon Clarion-Ledger
Col. Henry
Rankin County
Soany
Brandon
Death of J. R. Lewis Shocks SAND HILL Community
The community mourns prominent resident J. R. Lewis buried in Madison County Wednesday. Easter activities include an egg hunt at the school and a Rock party at J. N. gateurday's home. Local updates mention visits, new store opening by Annie Boyd, family births, and discussions to fix a dangerous crossing with a potential bridge. A court ruling states that 2 strings harp is not a musical instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Lewis
Madison County
Henry Bethune
Sarsford
R. H. Green
Annie Boyd
J. N
W. C. Barksdale
Madison Co
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Laura McLaurin
R. L. McLaurin
Vicksburg
Frank Robinson
Tunic
Robt. Maxey
Miriam Shields
Belhaven College
Jack Cey
A. M. Shields
Robert Welker
Morris
Tennessee
Danny Mayers
Brendon
Reakin County_Bank
Peoples Bank of
J.8. Burns
Smith County
Ed McRae
Rackin County
Irene Shields
I. W. Shields
Sibley
Shields
C. E. Martin
Taylor
Floreses
Sidney Stapleton
Katie Stapleton
Stapleton
Delta
H. J. Burnham
State Dental Association
Cloridian
Donnell
Wilhe
Runge
Willie
Wayne May
H. P. Barksdale
C. V. Martin
Kramer
L. G. Agard
S. Thornton
Tom Berry
A. Busick
L. Busick
K. M. Bloom
Aaron Harrison
J. D. McWhorter
McRae
C. W. Winn
R. Watson
Sweetie” Martin
Stump” Morris
Gayden
Ill
Rankin County Bank
S L.mclaurin
W. H. Barnes
Active Vice-Press
Roy L. Fox
Cashier
Jim Evans
Kira Kelly
Henry Kelly
D'Lo
Mary Gough
Pat Summers
W. H. D. Purvis
Jones
Robt. Longmier
Ada Mise
Forest
Joiner
Anse King
North Rankin
J. C. Atkins
M. Jim Watts
Near Rehobeth
Oscar Jones
Puc*kett
Sam Williams
John G. Williams
Sam Davis
Leesburg
John Hall
Warren
Dix
Anse Davis
Davis
Harry Johnson
Applonia Lumber Co
Bro
Dawson
Ellis Donnell
Joe Patrick
Oscar Everett
J. G. Patricks
Sam Lowell
Searcy
Puckett
Carroll Walters
Soas
Shiloh Haster
J. Knig
Pela
Patrick
Pal
WH. Patrick
Warren T. McCray
New Jersey
Pine
ERA
the Lions
Hippodrome
Theodora
Goldwyn
Sardou
Majestic Jackson
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