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Rankin County Call for Local Food Production
To the people of Rankin County a warning that food and feed costs will rise next year due to reduced acreage and labor shortages. The World is likely to need more food than will be produced, igniting tight supplies and fierce competition. It urges Mississippians to grow corn, cowpeas, soybeans, and peanuts locally.
Community Meeting Calls for Action Plan
A note urges every community to hold a meeting, discuss the situation, and formulate an action plan. The message emphasizes local involvement and coordinated response to address the issue.
Their Good Night Message at a Prominent Home
A local citizen recalls an evening scene at a well known house. In a parlor the mother hushes for silence as children prepare to deliver their good night message. The child Willie above reports finding another bedbug, ending the moment.
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Willie
Elmore
Eye
Cow down to the calf: boarding house humor
A playful clerk at a boarding house uses smart talk to fetch milk. The landlady, sitting at the head of the table, instructs the maid to lead the cow toward the calf, turning a simple request into a comic scene.
Woolen Mills Close for Lack of Orders
A long editorial tirade covers economic woes from high ice and rising clothing costs to war material sales and political infighting. It notes a potential bumper wheat crop in France with 12,350,000 acres sown and a 26,000,000 bushel yield, while U.S. banks tighten and farmers face flood damage.
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France
County Board of Supervisors disburses numerous bridge and vat expenses
A continuation list details payments by the county board for bridge work, vat rebuilding, lumber, nails, cement, oil, and salaries. Items include invoices to Brandon Electric Co, W. G. Barnes, J. P. Russell, Ed Anderson, and others, with amounts ranging from a few dollars to several hundred, covering materials, labor, and repairs across county infrastructure projects.
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W. G. Barnes
Brandon Electric Co
Cook
D.P. Gayden
R. H. Braxefield
T. J. Morris
Anse McDonald
G. B. Clark
L. L. Kirkpatrick
Don Morrison
G. E. Bates
John Gill
Leonard McLaurin
W. L. Barnett
Gammill Labitee
J. E. Martin
Brandon Water Co
W. H. Barnes
W. B. Bynum
R. L. Steen
H. A. Laird
A.G. Thornton
Joe Neal
J. I. Griffin
T. J. Rogers
J. P. Russell
W. E. Cofer
F. H. Boteler
R. L. Chapman
T. M. Harrell
B. O. Worley
Roland McDonald
Lach Bennett
Mack Whitley
Ed Anderson
Lee Dickson
W. BA. Walters
Local Road and Bridge Expenditures List
W H Walters charged four days investigating roads and bridges totaling 28.00 dollars. F L Beard furnished 160 feet of chamber at 6.60. W P Sharborough worked on building a bridge. J W Patrick Jr charged for dynamite caps and fuses totaling 40.25. Continued next week.
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W. H. Walters
F. L. Beard
W. P. Sharborough
J. W. Patrick, Jr
Sparks from Sparks letter on farming and fair chance
Albert E. Sparks argues for farming improvements and fairer economic conditions in Clarksburg Mississippi. He critiques high prices, scarce farm produce, and speculators, calling for equal opportunity, better marketing, and a square deal for all in a free country. He asks why young people leave the farm and condemns profiteering in wartime.
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Clarksburg
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Brandon News
Albert E. Sparks
Editor notes balance of labor capital and theft
The Halifax Gazette quotes an editor who says publishers work daily to produce weekly issues, subscribers paying in advance show capital, while a debtor who skips payment after taking years of papers represents anarchy. The remark contrasts dedication with delinquency in a sharp, moral-toned reflection.
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Halifax
June Weather Alarms From Forecaster De Voe
Weather forecaster De Voe predicts a varied June with storms forming along the Middle Atlantic coast on the 1st, heavy rains from the 2nd to 8th, warm spells midmonth, and hot sultry stretches. Storms shift from the Mississippi valley to the Gulf states and Missouri valley, bringing cold spells, heavy thunderstorms, and periods of pleasant or cloudy conditions through the month.
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de Voe
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Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Missouri Valley
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