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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
3
An advertorial fragment promotes eye care with Dr Harry Watson optometrist and graduate optician at Pythian Castle Building in Jackson Mississippi. It also touts land loans with quick completion, low interest, easy payments and mentions J R East of Brandon Mississippi and T B Doxey, a Jackson tailor.
Local notes report visits and departures among Brandon residents. Mrs J M Rees of Pineville La visits daughter Mrs W S May. Mr and Mrs Burks rent rooms to begin housekeeping in July. Mr and Mrs Crain of Dry Creek visit Brandon. Miss Corinne Eaton of Taylorsville visits Eloise Thomas. W H Barnes and Roy L Fox purchase Darnall Hotel building for repairs. Cotton blooms first brought by J L Ferguson. Lieut Cole Burns arrives at Norfolk and will return home soon. Roy L Fox and Miss Lucile McMullan wed at bride’s home in Hickory. Mares and horses carload to arrive Monday. Dobson C Cox and Meddie L Robinson quietly wed at Methodist church. Mr and Mrs Rupert Cox visit Brandon. Cox prospering in Beaumont. Shield’s Wonderland Show draws crowd. Chas H Ince presents William S Hart in Monroe Shark. Fatty Arbuckle closes with In a Rough House. Shields pictures praised for Brandon's size.
For sale red Ford Speedster 1918 motor and tires. Announcement of The First Colored Baptist Church of Brandon Mississippi reports a rally surpassing prior histories with $210.07 raised in 730 days work. Church funds show $177.75 on deposit in Brandon Bank, all expenses paid to date. Treasurer Edd Bell and Pastor E R Franklin note progress.
Legislative candidates met in Brandon to arrange a series of speaking dates across county precincts to discuss issues and let voters assess candidates. The schedule covers July 4 to July 31 with picnics and dinners planned in multiple communities and a note urging unlisted voters to attend the nearest picnic.
Pelahatchie residents and visitors are listed with extended visits and short trips. Names include J L Ross and sons Thomas and Ceaser, E F Mullen and Levy McKay family, Mary Wilson heading to New Orleans for treatment, Ora Baker return from Hermanville and Jackson, and others visiting Jackson, Laurel, Forest, Gunnison, and Savannah relations. A moving picture show by Ira Shields is noted as well as local farm sale of Hereford cattle from Greenfield Farm.
An old advertisement promises fast relief from nasal congestion and catarrh. It claims Avery com in nostrils opens air passages, easing hawking, mucous discharge, headaches, and nighttime breathing struggles. It urges purchasing a small bottle of Cream Balm from a druggist for immediate application.
A 1919 Rankin County notice commends Representative R. H. Watts for loyal honest and conscientious service in the Mississippi House. Endorsed by sixty five legislators including J S Howerton N M Everett and C A Lindsey. Also notices bid solicitations for remodeling Johns Consolidated buildings and Pisgah Consolidated School and a summary ad for Sand Hill school and a Mississippi Normal opening.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of Johns Consolidated School until noon July 17 1919 to construct a school house per plans and specifications on file with Secretary of Board C O Donnell Johns Miss bidding official notice specifies location and requirements for contractors seeking the project.
Notice to hunters trappers fishers and trespassers to stay off the Grimes-Wil son property. Keep out and avoid the area as posted by the claimant, warning against entry and citing private property rights.
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