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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
The Clarion-Ledger notes Ed McIntyre and Dick Watts as outspoken lawmakers. McIntyre opposes compulsory education and vows never to back any bill containing the word compulsory. Watts recalls Governor Bilbo and jokes about frugality versus extravagance in public life.
The Calhoun Monitor reports on A G Hamilton, the agricultural demonstration agent, and the county's cooperative shipping results. Seventy five carloads of corn totaling about 68 250 dollars, plus 17 cattle and hog cars, 10 sorg hum cars, and other shipments saved farmers over 20 500 dollars. The work includes terracing vaccinating and club organization, with high praise for Hamilton’s competence and energy.
Pelahatchie locals report the return of Mr and Mrs L T Suber. Miss Mamie Sue Jones and Miss Mabel Wilson visited Jackson. Guy Purvis mourns brother Vilus who died in Norfolk after enlisting in the navy. Mrs C C Shotts hosted a dinner with Munster man King Brown Cawthorn Reed Gammill and Alberta Taylor. Mrs Fred Collier of Newton made a brief visit to J G Paes.
Mr Holly Cook and Mr Clifton Bullock visit Tucker's Sunday afternoon. Emma Wilkins, a measles patient, improves and hopes to return to school soon. Christell Cook misses Shady Dell box supper due to bad weather. Wade Ragland resigns Clarkedale post to stay with ill mother until called to colors. Lucile Bullock teaching music at Harrisville returns home to nurse her mother during measles. Mrs Wayne Myers ill with pneumonia, sister Eva Ragland is patient. Mrs Knox McNair recovers from grippe and goes out to see friends.
News from Jackson reports the death in Vicksburg of Mrs H E McLaurin at age ninety. She was the mother of Hon R L McLaurin of Vicksburg and widow of Dr Hugh McLaurin. Funeral will be in Brandon with relatives from Jackson joining en route. Surviving children include Judge Lauchlan McLaurin, dean of the University of Texas law school, and Miss Sallie G. McLaurin now in Texas.
Jackson Mississippi January 30 City Library hosts a Ninth District Council of Defense program featuring Unison Singing Invocation roll call of county chairmen and talks by national and state officers. Dr Anna Howard Shaw will speak with Mrs C C Shotts as Rankin County chair.
Notice from Rankin County Mississippi clerk invites sealed bids by February 1 1918 noon for February county supplies including oats corn mixed feed and other feed for teams to be delivered to Brandon Florence and Pelahatchie with home supply delivery at Brandon depot. Board reserves right to reject bids. Also a note re eight mules for sale and a joke about 1918 dress material savings.
Florence notes editor R A Whitfield urges readers to endure a harsh icebound spell worse than 1898 with gardens killed and soil to be turned when safe. Reports on cabbage seed availability and a Georgia seed firm warning of crop failures. R S Wilson calls for statewide Farm Management and Buy a Home meetings while urging Red Cross support for soldiers with warm socks and supplies.
Abe Gordon Jr of Clarksburg Mississippi filed intent to make final three year proof on land described as Lots 7 and 8 and adjoining farm to 55 acres off N12 of Lot 1 Section 13 Township 6 North Range 5 East Choctaw Meridian. Hearing before Rankin County Chancery Clerk Brandon January 26 1918. Witnesses J E Ammons Pelahatchie C E Hawall Morton R F D No 2 Charles Hewall Morton R F D No 2 Abe Gordon Sr Morton R F D No 2. W F Cummins Register.
Trust deed dated March 2 1914 securing debt to T H Collier records Rankin County Miss deed book 76 page 435. On February 4 1918 at the Brandon courthouse Rankin County Miss the trustee will sell the east half of the southwest quarter section 29 township 6 range 3 east to satisfy the overdue indebtedness.
Senator James K Vardaman reflects on world war horrors and the need for courage honesty and constitutional fidelity. He urges Mississippians to endure sacrifice uphold liberty and vote with independence, warning against autocracy and urging adherence to Washington and Jefferson. He cites economic strains from war and calls for prudent thrift and patriotism.
Notice of foreclosure of a deed of trust securing debt to John H. Brassell. J R Brown named trustee. substitute trustee J R East. Sale set for first Monday in February 1917 in Brandon, Mississippi, for the South West Quarter of South West Quarter Section 20 Township 3 East Range 3 East. Sale to satisfy the indebtedness with the land described as collateral.
A trustee notice states W L Maxey will sell on February 4 1918 at the Brandon courthouse door to satisfy a past due indebtedness secured by a deed of trust from Susan Rhodes dated March 6 1915. The property description covers East Quarter Section Township 6 Range 5 East Rankin County Mississippi. The document includes remarks about county records and references to Wilson and Kaiser Bill era.
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