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Field Day and Oratorical Contest at Pelahatchie
Field Day and Oratorical Contest of Rankin Teachers Association drew about 1200 attendees in Pelahatchie. Dr W T Lowrey of Clinton spoke on education funding and Mississippi's future, praising the town's new school facilities. Winners included Edna Buchanan Brandon and Walter Dear Florence in girls and boys contests. nearby prizes awarded for spelling and crafts. multiple local schools earned building, library, garden, and manual training honors.
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Rundle
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Oxford
Pelahatchie School
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Sta
Edna Buchanan
Brandon
Annie Rigby
Walter Dear
Florence
J. D. Heslip
Daisy Lines
Newton
Blakslee
Jackson
Calhoun Robinson
W. Otis Robertson
Pelahatchie High School
Florence High School
Brandon High School
Misa Irene Atkins
Natchez
Rigby
Prof. Covington
Edna Robinson
Judson Massengale
Miss Ellis
Stani
William Myers
Lodabar School
Hebron
Wyand
Morton
George Hurst
Mary Anderson
Margaret Lackey
Prof
Gainey
Forest
Betsy Buck