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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
4
Dr R N Whitfield urges Brandon News readers to back graveling main roads. He notes a decade of agitation in Rankin County and argues road graveling saves wear on teams and time, proposing immediate action and voter support for improved roads.
The Pelahatchie Baptist church dedicated its new building on January 25 with a large crowd despite bad weather. Former pastor Dr. P. S. Lipsey spoke on the church’s building history, and deacons burned the mortgage. Dr. Zeno of Clinton Baptist preached at 11, followed by J. P. Lipsey in the evening.
Our town was made sad Saturday when it was known that R. L. Myers, a longtime resident, has died. Funeral plans and memorials are pending as neighbors recall his service to community groups and local schools.
The son of Mr and Mrs Lee Myers of Pelahatchie died in his fifteenth year. R J was a pupil at Grad ed School and a Methodist. Funeral services were at the residence conducted by S P Morris with burial in Sochabar cemetery four miles away. The piece also praises local advertising in the Houston Times Post, urging merchants to advertise to reach Chickasaw county readers.
The text describes Rub My Tism as a powerful antiseptic that kills poison from infected cuts and cures old sores and tetter. It presents a general health claim about its effectiveness without specific evidence or context.
Rankin County chancery summons directs heirs of multiple Thomas lines and others across Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arizona and Mississippi to appear March 22 1920 before the Rankin County Chancery Court to answer why the final account of executor W L Martin should not be allowed and approved. The notice lists numerous heirs with residence towns and guardianships and includes extended lines of Mil Thomas Shults and Ponder heirs. This 21 January 1920 record names J H Thomas Jesse Thomas J F Thomas and many others as parties to the probate action.
Rankin county Mississippi board of supervisors schedules a public auction for February 2, 1920, at Brandon courthouse front door from 12 to 4 PM. Eight good items will be sold to the highest bidder under public sale terms.
By decree of the Chancery Court of Rankin County Mississippi dated September 24 1919 the Special Commissioner will auction on February 2 1920 in Brandon at the courthouse door the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter less 2 acres in the southeast corner section 12 township 7 range 8 east for cash to the highest bidder. The land is to be partitioned among owners under the decree and title conveyed only as vested in the Commissioner.
Sealed bids are invited by the Rankin County Mississippi board of supervisors for road district supplies county wide and for building four or more bridges between Pelahatchie and Scott county line and for a Dixie Highway bridge over Richland creek. Bids due 12 noon on the first Monday in February 1920. S. D. Donnell, Clerk, reserves right to reject any or all bids.
Sealed bids due noon first Monday February 1920 for arch frame six horse grader weight 2500 pounds six Western Double Bot tom scrapes Highhalls with 44 inch wheels fifteen No 2 Western Double Bot tom scrapes four 3 blade all steel adjustable road drags blades 8 feet one No 5 and one No 7 plow single and double trees for wheelers twenty first class mules about 1200 pounds vitrified tiling 24 and 18 inches. inspection before opening bids. board of supervisors reserves right to reject any bid.
Notice of Trustee Foreclosure under Deed of Trust. On March 15 1916 Joe Smith and Rosa Smith executed a deed to T B Spann to secure debt to Spann with I C K Jones named as trustee. Default and court proceedings set for March 1 1920 at Bindon Court House Rankin County Mississippi to sell the described land in Section 17 Township 6 North Range 4 East.
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