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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
2
The Brandon News includes advertising rates with word counts and color terms, noting charges for first and subsequent insertions. It also lampoons old fashioned ads and remarks on night harvests in northwestern Canada orchards and a skeptical view of future social roles, ending with a rant on knocker ethics.
A large Oxford and Laf ayette county gathering adopted strong resolutions to aid state law enforcement and urge officials to ensure offenders are brought to justice. Reported violations include liquor laws lewdness vagrancy malicious mischief motor vehicle rules and enforcement of Sunday gambling and liquor laws. The Revielle notes growing public demand for stricter enforcement and cites the last court term as a partial step.
A Jackson special reports the highway department seeks legal ruling on whether automobile tax receipts collected since 1990 must fund road construction. The treasury has reportedly funneled these taxes into the general fund, prompting questions of entitlement and proper disbursement. The attorney general must decide, while taxpayers demand prompt road use. Canton Herald notes public concern over action over talk.
For sale a nearly new six passenger Dart in first-class condition. It has run about 700 miles and originally cost 1285 dollars. Will sell for 950 dollars. Contact J. D. McWhorter at Ed Brandon, Mississippi.
The South disputes pellagra fears and asserts no famine exists though health departments warn to guard against the disease. Georgia Senate calls reports damn ing while southern states defend their conditions and stress prevention to limit spread as both praise and caution circulate.
An estimated 5000 farmers business leaders and officials will attend the Interstate Farm Congress in New Orleans September 12 to 18 to improve Louisiana and Mississippi agriculture and establish fair pricing for truck growers. Governors Parker and Russell will participate. Railroads offer one and one half fare on certificate plan with hotel rates at Grunewald for delegates. The event features a beauty contest a Five Year Cotton Reduction talk and plans for curb markets plus addresses from James F Seip R O Young E P Miller and others. Bryan will speak mid Sept as business and hotel interests back the congress.
The Dock Board will show visitors the harbor on the celebrated tug Samson. The Grunewald Hotel donates Little Theatre use, Tom Campbell turns Tulane Theatre to the Old Fiddlers, and railroads cut rates. Ringling Bros Circus appears Tuesday and Wednesday nights September 13 and 14.
Agricultural College Mississippi August 8 notice from the State Plant Board requires growers who plan to seed or sell sweet potatoes or plants to have their fields inspected before harvest to ensure freedom from disease. The Potato Inspection Department urges timely applications to the Chief Inspector at Agricultural College so inspections occur before frost and to prevent stem rot.
The State Accrediting Commission and the Mississippi Association of Colleges will offer college entrance examinations on August 17 starting at 9 a.m. at high school buildings in Gulfport Hattiesburg Jackson Meridian Brookhaven Grenada Clarksdale Moorhead Tupelo Ackerman and Holly Springs. Open to non accredited and underunit candidates, papers scored by the college chosen. Contact H M Ivy Department of Education Jackson Mississippi for details. One pure bred Jersey male 18 months old $25. J F Kelly Pelahatchie Miss. Notice bids for bridges Etachoochie creek Arthur Williams place Beat 4 and a slough between Noblin and Coats places Beat 4. Also bids for feed stuffs for road districts. D Donnell Clerk.
Chas A Downs announces purchase of J. H. Wynne interest in all accounts and properties of Wynn & Downs and assumes all liabilities in the name Chas A Downs.
Miss Bula Sheley visited friends at Daniel last week and Miss Pearl Howell spent time with her uncle M. Roberts. Roy Knight's family from the delta visit J. T. Knight. Frank Rhodes of Concord visited Duncan Robbins. Watermelon cutting hosted by Pauline Burgess near Cross Roads. Fred Russell of Daniel wrote insurance here. Rebie Franklin and Merle Franklin stay with Gallman relatives. Oscar Knight and family visited near Polkville. Rev. A. A. Simms preached Sunday. Camp meeting starts Friday night before the third Sunday and runs to Thursday night, with Rev. J. W. Bennett and Rev. J. M. Lewis leading singing.
FANNIN J. B. Williamson visited his mother at Goshen Springs on Friday. W. E. DeWitt and wife visited the capitol city on Saturday. Walter Collum made a business trip to Sand Hill on Friday.
A Nashville endorsement praises Thedford's Black-Draught liver medicine for sour stomach indigestion and torpid liver. The ad urges asking for the genuine product and warns against imitations. The surrounding notes list local visits and social notices from Pelahatchie and Rankin County, including gatherings, travel to Jackson, and a public chancery suit notice in Rankin County as of August 1921.
In a dramatic scene a young woman declares she will tell her father if he kisses her again. The bold young man dismisses the warning and proceeds, prompting Miss Lovely to rise, state the threat, and depart to seek her father.
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