Brandon News looks at county politics and a July picnic
The Brandon News notes the start of campaign activity for state and county offices, roundly praising local exchanges and inviting candidates to a July 14 public picnic in THOMASVILLE. It mentions the Jackson Pelahatchie road delay, local marriages, and residents visiting from Charlotte, N C, with cheerful remarks on weather and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson-Pelahatchie
Thomasville
T. W. Bullock
Carthage
Pleas Berry
Irma Beard
Estella Harper
Lucile
Bull
Boston
Political Announcements for August Primary
The Brandon News prints candidate announcements subject to voter will for the August Primary. State Revenue Agent candidates include Stokes V Robertson. District Attorney D M Anderson seeks re election. Sheriff candidates are John E Ross O Buchanan Leslie M Stingily R C Taylor Scott D Donnell. Supervisors Beat Two Cc H Bethune Cc C Rouse B Stubblefield W M Corley Beat Three J B Worley J L Watts Mnd A Mckay G W Denson.
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Brandon Ne
State Revenue
Stokes V. Robertson
John E. Ross
Buchanan Leslie M. Stingily
R. C. Taylor Scott D. Donnell
Cc. H. Bethune
C. Rouse
B. Stubblefield
W. M. Corley
J. B. Worley
J. L. Watts
Mnd
A. McKay
G. W. Denson
Magnolias and roads unite for Gulf Coast line toward Chicago
The Magnolia Highway project gains strong support across Illinois Indiana and Mississippi. Plans call for a mixed surface route linking existing roads to shorten the north south distance to gulf winter resorts. A Gulf Coast scout will map connections from Clarksville Tennessee to Corinth Mississippi while communities along the coast endorse the plan. Local notices mention visitors, gatherings, and weather impacts delaying farm work amid heavy rain.
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Chicago
Gulf Coast
Mexico
Illinois
Indiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi Development Board
Clarksville
Tenn
Corinth
Miss
Quips and Code of Good Sport in Local Wisecracks
A collage of jokes and observations on love cars and sportsmanship. Victor Martin jokes about licenses for marriage and car jacks. Ollie Holmes warns of wedding gifts loss. Jokes on robbers medicines and gullible young women. The Code of Good Sport lists ten maxims for fair play. A street car conductor versus a column conductor rings the bell. The tale ends with a brides tale of happily ever after and a question about the car bought. Billie Darnall on choosing a husband or career ends with the man escaping.
Advertising traps and quirks in modern ads
A humorous critique of advertising’s reach into daily life. The piece jokes about poison ads in magazines and etiquette ads, noting how readers scrutinize every detail yet often learn little. It ends with a reflection on reading hometown paper ads and exchanges.
Langford News Briefs Highlight Social Visits And Local Happenings
Local notes report Miss Louise Williams hosting Ruth Liles and Elizabeth Liles, Philadelphia visitors the Peebles family staying with the Rouse family, and multiple residents visiting relatives in Jackson Memphis McComb and Prentiss. The B Y P U hosts a moonlight picnic, Oscar Wall welcomes a son, and two red steers branded Rodgers Brandon are missing since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Mavis Holden
Jackson
Hillery Swilley
Wesley Quimby
Fannin
Willie Graham
Morton
J. M. Williams, Jr
Louise
Capital
Jim McRae
Andrew Chapel
Christine Bardwell
McComb City
Jessie Walker
Yazoo
C. W. Rouse
Prentiss
C. C. Rouse
Mala Bethune
Lucknow
Ward Baker
Memphis
C. R. Baker
Tennie Whitley
George Howell
J. C. Rankin
Sadie Steverson
Oscar Wall
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Brandon
Mississippi State Chamber of Commerce
Hattiesburg
D. M. Anderson
R. C. Garnett
W. H. Boone George
Ward
S. R. Myers
Rk. F. Brown
R. H. Watts Edgar Misterfeldt
D. B. Ward
C. E. McKay
J. A. Robinson
Chancery
Burl F. Purvis
G. A. Harrison Samuel ©. Tanner
J. E. Kersh
Dave P. Gayden
Jos. Wynn
H. H. Bullock H. P. Barksdale
R. G. Berry
W. L. Martin
W. D. Owen
R. E. Knight
W. H. Till
E. G. Davis
G. B. Harris
H. M. Purvis
J. A. Jackson
N. H. Nash, H. Walters
J. W. Pach
Magnolia
Gulf
Goshen Springs
Mary Halbert and Sons
Canton
A. F. Lovelace
VY. R. Bates
C. J. Lawrence
Willie McCrary
Ina Claire Speer
J. T. Hosea
Eula Anderson
W. F. Anderson
OWL
Victor Martin
Ollie Holmes
Holly Bush
J. H. Richardson
Bess
Mary
Billie Darnall
Sennet Conner
Brandfom Rodgers
Tom Rodgers
Sornado
Barnes & Fox
H .H. Fox
Pelahatchie
State Senate
Homer H. Casteel
Sovereign Ae
Tutt’s
McCormick, Deering Machines
Brandon Machinery & Lumber CO
Brandon, Miss
Ford’s Drug Store
Jackson, Miss
Rankin County
Sackson Lumber Co
West Capitol St
Peoples Bank - Pelahatchie S. L. McLaurin
E. N. Ross
H. H. Fox
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