Brandon News Briefs Highlight Local Life and Events
Local notes cover visits, health, travel, and social scenes in Brandon Mississippi. Mentions include Mrs. C C Shotts visiting from Poteet Texas, Miss Kathleen Thornton heading to Cincinnati Conservatory, Bishop Bratton returning from France, and the Shields Wonderful Electric Shows arriving for first night. Also notes a fatal runaway accident involving Tom Proctor, and a range of court and civic items such as candidate meetings and a new school principal selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields
Brandon
Brandon Consolidated School
Knox Broome
Oome
France
Ellisville High School
Broome
Prickly Ash Bitters Digestive Tonic Ad
Prickly Ash Bitters. It is fine digestive tonic. Besides, it rids the stomach and bowels of the impurities which bring on sickness. Price, $1.25 per bottle. A. G. Thornton, special agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Thornton
Notice to Road Contractors in Rankin County Mississippi
Sealed bids for Federal Aid Project No 5 on State Trunk Road between Jackson and Meridian will be opened at Bran don Court House at noon July 7 1919. Road work includes clearing 12 acres grading 39000 cubic yards gravel 69000 cubic yards concrete 27 cubic yards culvert pipe 220 feet plans on file in Jackson and Brandon offices. State Highway Engineer can provide more information.
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Highway Commission of
Pelahatchie Precinct
Rankin County
Mississippi
Court House
Brandon
Jackson
Meridian
State Highway Department
Bid Bond Notice For Rankin County Highway Contract
In Jackson Mississippi bids may be rejected in whole or in part. Each bid must be accompanied by cash or certified check for five hundred dollars payable to Highway Commission Pela District Rankin County as good faith evidence and bond guarantee if awarded. Xavier A Kramer signs for the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Highway Commission
Pelahatchie Precinct
Rankin County
Xavier A. Kramer
Auto tire and repair shop advert in Brandon Mississippi
T. B. Dickson Auto Repair Shop offers Goodrich fabric and cord tires with 6000 and 8000 mile guarantees. Ford tire sizes listed with prices, repair services by Ford method, monthly shop inspections, and upfront repair cost estimates. All work guaranteed, customers asked to report satisfaction or request adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Ford
Jackson
Brandon
Vicinity
T. B.dickson
Miss
Rankin County High School invites bids for dormitory remodel
Notice to contractors. Bids must be received by the Board of Trustees until noon July 10 1919 to remodel the Johns consolidated building for a dormitory per plans and specifications on file with the county superintendent H H Bullock and G H Sherrill secretary of the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County Agricultural High School
Johns Consolidated
H. H. Bullock
Brandon
Miss
G. H. Sherrill
Pisgah Consolidated School trustees seek bids on building
The board of trustees of Pisgah Consolidated School invites sealed bids until noon June 26 1919 to construct a school house per plans and specifications on file with Secretary of Board Sand Hill Mississippi C W Schultz designed to meet required standards and locality needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Pisgah Consolidated School
Sand Hill
Miss. C. W. Schultz
Sec
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson, Mississippi
Harry Watson
Pythian Castle Building
Jackson, Miss
J. R. East
Brandon, Miss
T. B. Doxey Merchant Tailor
C. C. Shotts
Poteet, Texas
Brandon Friends
Meddie Robinson
Alabama
Sidney McLaurin, Jr
Hot Springs
A. G. Thornton and
W. H. Barnes
Blue Lake
Albert Thornton
Blue Mountain
R. R. Busick
Vicksburg
Mrs. Cole Burns
Master Cole, Jr
Mrs. R. Burns
L. McLaurin
Sylvester McLaurin
New Orleans
Margaret Foulks
Roseland, la
J. C. White
C. E. Gayden
Howard
Des Armonds
Kathleen Thornton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
J. C. Maxey
Little Mary Attwood
Newton
Mrs. Maxey
Mrs
J. H. Crain
Wilson, Ark
Mr. Crain
Fannie Enochs
John Crain
J. M. Dees
Mt. Olive
C. R
Willie Fox Range
W. B. Collier
Ark
Katie Belle Simmons
E. L. Ferguson
Mise Ora—Rebinesen
Clarksdale
Lieut
Virgil] Watson
Watson
Georgia
Bishop Bratton
St. Luke’s Church
Anna Buchanan
Hattiesburg
State Normal
Evie Irby
Tom Proctor
Mansfield Proctor
W. V. Loveless
Silas A. Harris
Mr. Harris
Minnie Upton
Delhi
Leonard
Texas
Howie
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Dan Webb
Monterey
Louis
Majestic Theatre
Price
Palm Beach
Madras
Oxfords
Panamas
Tyles
S. P. McRae Department Store
Lavarlieres
A. J. Oakin
Owensboro
Yours Truly
W. G. Barnes
Ward -Gayden Drug CO
Pearl
State Sts
Rankin
Rankin County Bank
S. L. McLaurin
Roy L. Fox
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