Flourishing Towns in Rankin County Lead Growth
Rankin County towns Florence and Star in Beat 1 show steady growth with gravel roads, Dixie Highway access, banks, general stores, a new Masonic Hall, two churches, and expanding schools. Florence hosts Citizens Bank, several merchants, a new school building, and a thriving business district. Star features key stores, a modern brick repair shop, a new cotton gin, and a completed school, signaling rapid future expansion.
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Rankin County
Florence
Star
Jackson
Brandon
ALP Dear & Son
Dewees Bros
WL Martin
W. T. Berry
P. HH
Citizens Bank
EK. M. Odom
Shire
Hl. 8
Garrett
Mangum & Son
Star Grocery Co
Miller & Morgan
Mississippi
Community Choir Reorganized By Local Church Figure
A large crowd gathered Friday evening at Major Pat Henry’s home for the reorganization of the Community Choir led by Val H Sessions rector of the local Episcopal Church. The group will meet weekly at different members’ homes to practice, with Mrs E Martin named director and Mrs Simmons as pianist. By-laws will be drawn up at the next meeting to be held Friday night at the Methodist Church.
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Pat Henry
Val. H. Sessions
Episcopal Church
O. Mi. Martin
Tmanknows
E. Martin
C. L. Simmons
W. &. Darnall
Annie Henry
W. R. Darnall
J. A. Lindsey
Methodist Church
Mississippi Plant Board weighs citrus import quarantine
The State Plant Board warns of risks from Alabama and Louisiana citrus shipments due to the Japanese Camphor Scale and Citrus Canker. Inspectors have intercepted infested oranges and leaves in Pascagoula Ocean Springs Biloxi and Gulfport, prompting a public hearing at 10 30 a m February 1 1925 at the Gulfport hall.
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State Poant Board
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Plant Board
Pascagoula
Ocean Springs
Biloxi
Gulfport
Perpon
State Plant Board
A. & M. College
Miss
Town of Puckett has remarkable record for shows
The fifth town of Puckett Mississippi has produced many traveling shows. A Texas visitor noted a show from Puckett recently and it is claimed twenty three shows have originated there in recent years. The town earns praise for its show business reach nationwide.
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Puckett
United States
Texas
Miss
Mass of candidates announces for state and county offices
The report notes a historic surge of candidates across many localities as residents prepare to announce bids for the legislature county offices and beat offices. Rumors point to Rankin County as a leading area with numerous hopefuls already declaring. The race is expected to be a busy and notable political event this year.
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Dixie Highway
Rankin
Laymen's Conference in Mississippi closes with strong turnout
The Laymen's Conference held in Jackson January 17 to 19 drew delegates from every county. Ministers bishops and laymen delivered addresses while junior pilots from Hazlehurst wowed attendees. People from Brandon Rankin County reported good work from a large Christian group aiming to win Mississippi for Christ.
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Jackson
Hazlehurst
Brandon
Rankin County
Mississippi
State Supreme Court blocks ouster of T. M. Henry
The State Supreme Court halted Governor Russell’s ouster bid against Insurance Commissioner T. M. Henry, reversing Judge Potter and dismissing the circuit court decision. The ruling holds Henry is not a tax collector under constitutional power and directs matters proceed through regular courts. The case labeled Henry v Excell Coody clarifies the governor’s limited authority.
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T. M. Henry
State Supreme Court
Russell
Potter
Circuit Court
Insurance Commissioner
Excell Coody
Tleary
High Court
Etheridge
State Insurance Commissioner
Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi Holds 96th Annual Council
The Episcopal Church convened its 96th Annual Council in Jackson at St. Andrews Episcopal Church with about 500 clergy and laity present. Bishop Coadjutor William Mercer Green and Bishop Theodore Dubose Bratton delivered addresses as delegates attended corporate communion and were hosted by St. Andrews Parish. The session ended Thursday afternoon.
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Episcopal Church
Jackson
Diocese of
Mississippi
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
William Mercer Green
Theodore Dubose Bratton
St. Andrews
Witness Falls From Court House Back Steps
Dr. B Courtney, Rankin County teacher, was called as a witness in the Steen Murray case at Brandon. On the court house back steps, slick from rain, his foot slipped and he fell, dislocating an arm. A physician treated him and he felt comfortable.
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B. Courtney
Rankin County
Brandon
Steen-Murray
Courtney
Court House
Rankin County Marriages Reach 177 in 1922
A report from the Public Health Service committee of the United States Treasury shows Rankin County recorded 177 marriages in 1922, including 60 white and 117 colored. Mississippi state total licenses issued in 1922 reached 26,180.
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Public Health Service Committee of
United States Treasury
Rankin
Rankin County
Public Health Service Committee of the
Uniited States Treasury
Cartoonist Congressman Baer to draw weekly for Brandon News
The Brandon News announces J. M. Baer will illustrate a weekly cartoon and comic strip. Baer, famed for his national political cartoons, is praised as the first cartoonist elected to Congress and known as the Cartoonist Congressman. He lives in Washington and is expected to add value to farmer and merchant readers.
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J. M. Baer
Brandon News
Baer
Congress
Washington
National Capitol
Buer
Hogs Shipped by Pelahatchie Agent Auction Totaling $2090.91
On Saturday January 20 Pelahatchie County Agent Simmons supervised a large hog sale attracting farmers and buyers. A mixed lot of 226 hogs was auctioned to the highest bidder, with L. M. Stingily of Pelahatchie winning. The growers earned $2090.91 in total.
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Pelahatchie
Simmons
Marl Hill Place Changes Hands Yet Again Near Greenfield
Marl Hill Plantation near Greenfield has new owners after a transfer sale finalized last Friday. The land moved from Hicks Northcott Title and Investment Co. of Macon to H. B. Lichty of Waterloo Town, connected with Construction Machinery Company. The property has changed hands several times in recent years following an auction purchase.
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H. B. Lichty
Construction Machinery Company
Marl Hill
Greenfield
Hicks, Northcott Title and Investment Co
Macon
Waterloo
Lichty
Cross Roads May Add Vocational Agriculture Department
Cross Roads Consolidated School in Rankin County plans to add a vocational agriculture department next year in cooperation with the State Board for Vocational Education. With state and federal aid, schools meeting criteria receive three-eighths of the teacher’s salary for twelve months. Eighty-four Mississippi schools meet these rules and receive aid.
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Cross Roads Consolidated School
Rankin County
Department of Vocational Agriculture
State Board For Vocational Education
Cross Roads
State Board
Mississippi
Fatal Hazardous Material Accident Near Langford
A road crew near Langford last Thursday used a hazardous material to remove rock. Sparks from a coal of fire ignited spilled powder, triggering a sudden blast that fatally harmed a Black worker instantly. He died and was buried on Friday at Jerusalem.
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Albert Melvin
Langford
Albert Melgin
Jerusalem
Fire destroys seven buildings and three horses
W. H. Patrick of Johns lost his barn and seven outbuildings to a fire around 11 o clock last Saturday night. Three horses perished in the barn, along with corn and hay. The family was away and wind prevented the blaze from reaching the house. Cause unknown.
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W. HL. Patrick
W. H. Patrick
Johns
Fine specimen of strawberries brought to town
J. C. White, a Brandon citizen, brought a fine specimen of strawberries grown at his home to the News office. The berries were large and perfectly formed, ripening unusually early with April as the typical time for ripe fruit in this region. Opportunity keeps moving along, but a hustler can always overtake it.
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J. C. White
Brandon
Jury verdict in circuit court case and farming notes
The court returns a guilty verdict in a case of assault and battery. A large section urges farmers to use government and state seed bulletins and to request free agricultural literature. The report covers a weeklong circuit court session with multiple cases continued or dismissed and notes a basketball incident tied to a school quarrel in Pelahatchie.
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Tonkin County
United States
Agricultural Colege
Washington
Oliver Murray
Pelahatchie
Prof
Steen
Mr. Steen
Roy Harrell
Harrell
Will King
Murray
Anderson and
McIntyre
Kingast
Edwards
Lena Jones
Reba Washington
George Jenkins
King Jones
Alex Overby
Farrar Jones
Mississippi Foundry & Machine Co
ALG. Purvis Tbr. Co
Pelahatehie Hdw. Co
A. G. Purvis Lir. Co
J. G. Bell
James (. Davis
Ethel Loree Dow
R. R
Fla Thornton
Lula Brock
Dry Creek Soon to Have Modern School Building
Dry Creek neighborhood will get a new frame school building ready for occupancy in about three weeks. Principal L A Lewis reports forty pupils enrolled and an upcoming P T A to be formed within two weeks. His wife assists in the school.
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Dry Creek
L. A. Lewis
Lewis
Influenza Epidemic Spreads Through Rankin County
Influenza is spreading across Rankin County with many new cases daily. Holly Bush school suspended this week, and Leesburg reports numerous infections in homes. Star reports flu in Star town, with whole families affected. Brandon has few cases.
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Holly Bush
Leesburg
Brandon
Poll Tax Deadline Looms for Voters and Teachers
A brief notes an urgent rush to pay poll tax by February 1 to qualify for voting. It states seniors over 60 are exempt and explains the tax funds the common school system. Reports claim some counties may deduct unpaid poll tax from teachers' pay, risking their future employment.
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Straé
Common School Fund
Four Hundred Pound Hog Killed At Rankin County Home
KE. A. Gray, superintendent of Rankin County Home, killed a hog weighing about four hundred pounds. He rendered ten gallons of lard from its fat and praises the result. Gray, formerly a city blacksmith, was appointed before January by the Board of Supervisors to run the Home. The item urges farmers to raise cotton and mentions boll weevil control methods with calcium arsenate and a Mississippi Plant Board information note. A proverb closes the piece.
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Brandon
KE. A. Gray
Rankin County
Tie
Mr. Gray
Board of Supervisors
Florida
Mississippi
Plant Board
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Coquimbo
Chile
Chilean
Henry
Episcopals
Bishops Green
Bratton
D. B. Courtney
Steen- Murray
Marl Hill Place
Department OF Agriculture
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