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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
Opinion piece urges citizens to actively support Washington lawmakers who reflect district needs. It argues leaders tilt influence, urging districts to insist on fair share of benefits and to back representatives who defend local rights. Also notes women clubs, religious giving, and civic reminders amid political notices and bids.
A session in the Od Capitol building approved expenditures for several road projects with the Jackson to Pelahatchie route receiving the largest sum. An initial Jackson daily figure of 125000 is incorrect. a larger appropriation will be published in The Brandon News next week. Actual work should begin within days.
At a Jackson stockholders meeting two Mississippi directors were elected R E Kennington of Jackson and A S Bozeman of Meridian. The board size rises from five to seven. four new locomotives will arrive in thirty days for Jackson to Vicksburg service along with thirty air drum cars. Track improvements and better track betters were also announced.
Sealed bids for general concrete work and materials per plans will be received until noon Monday August 7 1922. Right to reject all bids reserved. D Donnell Clerk Board of Supervisors Brandon Mississippi July 13 1922. Impatience leads to nagging and trouble. The courts grant divorces. Don’t nag. A still tongue does not always make a wise head. Dead people can’t talk.
Photo shows B M Jewel head of railroad employees' depart ment of the American Federation of Labor sending word to Chicago to speed up the printing and distribution of strike ballots. He criticizes the new wages as below a minimum living wage and opposed to the saving wage backed by Labor Secretary Davis and President Harding. Jewel is seen as an important figure in the strike.
A reflective column promises political shifts as Congress revisits tariffs and voters prepare for next fall. The piece cautions against interfering with friends and notes irony that the government advances individuals rather than seeking them, while criticizing the heavy burdens of public service.
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