Mrs Betty H Maxey Dies At Brandon Home
Mrs Betty H Maxey wife of R S Maxey died Sunday night at 9 30 at her Brandon Mississippi home in the 66th year of her age She was born in Madison County June 7 1852 and married Mr R S Maxey in 1877 Surviving are her husband two sons four daughters a grandson a brother and a sister Funeral services were held at the home with Bishop William Mere Green and Rev Val Sessions officiating Readings and flowers reflected the community’s sympathy for a noted local citizen and devout church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Henry Maxey
R.S. Maxey
Brandon
Mississippi
Robert S. Maxey, Jr
Chicago
L. C. Maxey
Richmond
T. A. McCaskill
Selma
Ala
J. F. Robinson
Tunica
Miss
Margle Henry and
Beatrice
William Taylor
Shreveport
Maj
Patrick Henry
T. R. Pettway
Austin
Tex
Maxey
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
William Mere Green
Val. Sessions
Clara Lott
Felix Whiting
Emma Babb
Well Known Rankin Citizen Dies After Long Illness
On Monday afternoon Tom J. Rodgers, Sr., died after a months long illness. He lived near New Prospect and was highly esteemed in the county. He leaves a wife and several sons and daughters. He was buried Tuesday at 3 30 at New Prospect Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. Rodgers
New Prospect Cemetery
Rodgers
New Prospect
Rankin County Vote urged for September 5 1922
A public notice urges every eligible Rankin County voter to fulfill a civic duty by voting on Tuesday September 5 1922. It frames voting as essential in a free country and warns that neglecting to vote silences complaints about government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
Rankin County
Court House Notes Headlines and Visitors Reported
Ned Farrish of Pearson visited the court house on business and praised Pearson as a world radiating place. Prof. Dodds of Star transacted business with the county Superintendent of Education, while H Lackey and W L Shultz of Pearl spent the day at the court house. Lem White J L Crain and Prof. Osborne Ross of Clear Branch were there on education matters, and Judge J T Newly from Rankin Pike was a business visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Farrish
Pearson
Court House
Ned
Prof. Dodds
Star
County Superintendent of Education
Lackey and
W. L. Shultz
Pearl
the Court House
Lem White
J. L. Crain
Prof
Osborne Ross
Clear Branch
Barksdale
J. T. Newly
Rankin Pike
Rankin fire truck wreck kills two Jackson firefighters
Fireman Louis N. Gatlin and Captain Cameron T Phillips died when Central Fire Station truck No. 1 wrecked on Capitol Street near Gallatin. Fireman T J Smith Jr. survived with minor injuries. Gatlin, 22, from Florence, had four years on the force and was married a year. Funeral crowds filled Cedar Lawn Cemetery as mourners paid respects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis N. Gatlin
Florence
Central Fire Station
Jackson
T. J. Smith Jr
Monterey
Cameron It’. Phillips
Grand Ave
Capitol Street
Gatlin
Phillips
Smith
Gallatin
Capitol Street Methodist Church
Louis Gatlin
Fire Department
Cedar Lawn
Piney Woods Colored School Opens October Twelfth
Piney Woods School enters its thirteenth annual session on October 12 with two brick buildings and a new 150 seat frame community school. Students built the structures, and the institution farms its land, mils grain, and raises meat for boarding. The Cotton Blossom Singer sextette toured the North to raise funds, and more than $11,000 has been spent on buildings and equipment. A new piano and Iowa teachers promise expanded music instruction for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Woods
Rankin County
Viney Woods School
Jones
Jasper McAfee
Francis Jackson
Claudia Bogans
Ella
Ella Carter
Edna Jones
Iowa
Last Warning Regarding Cotton Worms In Mississippi
Mississippi State Entomologist warns that the second generation of cotton worms will appear soon and could defoliate large cotton areas. Growers near blossoming fields should be ready to apply arsenical poisons promptly, unless boll weevils are so widespread that control is not economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
Miss
Mississippi
R. W. Harned
Harned
New Heated Melting Pot Modernizes Brandon News Plant
The Brandon News installed an electrically heated metal melting pot on its Mergen thaler Linotype replacing the old gasoline and compressed air system. The upgrade speeds production about 25 percent and yields higher quality, more uniform printing. A new face of reading matter type and the new mats improve readability in this issue and all week’s editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon News
Mergenthaler Linotype
Brandon Wins Victory Over Fannin in Baseball Game
Brandon defeated Fannin 6 to 5 after extra innings in a closely played contest at Brandon diamond. The game remained tied at 5 apiece after ninth and tenth innings, then Brandon pulled ahead in the eleventh. Brandon’s lineup featured McWhorter, Ard, Martin, Jackson, Craig, Moore, Ferguson, Corley and Crawford with Mayers relieving Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Fannin
Brandon Diamond
Durandon
McWhorter
Ard
Martin
Jackson
Craig
Moore Short
Ferguson
Corley
Crawford
Mayers
Bugs Attack Figs in South Mississippi, Control Tips
Mealy bugs threaten fig crops in South Mississippi with white waxy coating and damage to coleus and geraniums. Pest lives on many plants. natural enemies exist but spraying is needed. A soap spray of soap and water or five percent kerosene emulsion recommended, with repeated applications as eggs hatch. Argentine ants worsen infestation and control efforts by protecting the pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
Miss
Mississippi
Argentine Ant Surveys Under State Plant Board Supervision
A& M College Mississippi August 30 Argentine ant surveys are underway this week and next led by M R Smith state plant board ant specialist. Surveys have covered Aberdeen Meridian Kosciusko Durant Crystal Springs Terry Hazlehurst Summit Woodville Pass Christian Bay St. Louis Hattiesburg Laurel Mississippi City Biloxi Gulfport. requests come from West Magnolia and other towns. these precede Argentine Ant Control Campaigns with past campaigns yielding good results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. Colege
Miss
M. R. Smith
State Plant Board
Pascagoula
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
Hattiesburg
Laurel
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Meridian
Kosciusko
Durant
Crystal Springs
Terry
Hazlehurst
Summit
Woodville
Mississippi City
Biloxi
Gulfport
West
Magnolia
Brandon Consolidated School Opens Late With New Faculty
Brandon Consolidated School will open Monday September 18 with Prof Knox M Broom as superintendent. Faculty includes Miss Mary Ryburn Hutton of Jackson English, Miss Josephine Cocke of Brandon music, Miss Ora Lee Breland of Leaksville grammar, Miss Berta Pope of D Lo, and Miss Emma Buchanan of Brandon primary. Enrollment expected to exceed prior years. New building will not be completed before November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Consolidated School
Knox M. Broom
Mary Ryburn Hutton
Jackson
Josephine Cocke
Brandon
Ora Lee Breland
Leaksville
Berta Pope
D’lo
Emma Buchanan
Election Notice For Second Primary Sept Fifth
Democratic Executive Committee calls all managers clerks and bailiffs from the first primary to serve in the second primary on September 5. Bran don Consolidated School to use old building during brick work on new facility. School aims for updated equipment and strong campus activities led by P T A Literary Club and Hi V students to elevate a safer, more successful session with parent teacher cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Brandon Consolidated School
Rankin County Youths Start School Term Departure
Rankin County will lose a large portion of its population for about eight months as teachers and students head to schools and colleges. Most schools open between September first and twentieth, with a quiet period until Christmas when many return home. The News wishes the students a successful year and notes the contrast of roses with the season’s hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County
Rankin County Agricultural High School Opens September 5
The Rankin County Agricultural High School under Superintendent George H. Sherrill expects their largest enrollment yet as dormitories reach capacity. Mrs. Sherrill will head commercial branches, supported by a capable staff including G. B. P. Godman, O. Moore, Miss Henley, Miss Robinson, Miss Laird, Miss Barksdale, Miss Neal, Miss Boling, Mrs. Shaw, and Dr. Russell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County Agricultural High School
George H. Sherrill
Mississippi
Joti
G. BP. Godman
EB. C. Moore
Frances Henley
Sarah Robinson
Vera May Laird English
Kate W. Barksdale
Aline Neal
Nettye Boling
G. H. Sherrill
J. McD. Shaw
G. C. Russell
Cemetery as a spooning place in Bethlehem Globe report
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania a Globe story notes people smoking and being nuisances in the city cemetery. The writer suggests in small towns cemeteries may host illicit spooning more than parks, urging readers to inspect their own burial grounds for unauthorized usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Globe
Local Editor Advises Caution on Public Discourse
A reader laments perceived performative virtue and urges restraint in public comment. The note argues sincerity matters more than posture and warns against signaling virtue to mask ulterior motives.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Betty H. Maxey
Rankin County Bank
L .McLaurin
W. H. Barnes
Roy L. Fox
Harding
Congress
Brandon Cons
A. H.S
Rice’s
Weleptiowe
Ekea
Jackson, Miss
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