Brandon News Entry From Brandon Mississippi
The Brandon News enters Brandon Mississippi as a local post office matter with editor W S May noted in the masthead and classification as a second class matter.
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
4
The Brandon News enters Brandon Mississippi as a local post office matter with editor W S May noted in the masthead and classification as a second class matter.
The Rankin County Short Course held at Johns Mississippi June 19 to 22 under director D L Williams and matron Lula Burnham featured talks by H P Cannon R H Pate and G G Hurst on food production soil fertility and education. Dr W H Watson Dr Boswell and Dr Curry spoke on public health and malaria eyesight and the group lauded Simpson County for cooperative buying and progress in club work.
Program schedule for the Rankin County Short Course in Johns Mississippi from June 19 to 22. Includes music addresses demonstrations in cookery cottage cheese making canning and sewing sessions, club songs and talks by H P Cannon R H Pate D L Williams G G Hurst Dr Roswell and others with a focus on food production soil fertility and health topics.
S H Murphy a Wellsburg New York druggist declares Chamberlains Tablets the most satisfactory remedy for stomach troubles and constipation he has sold in thirty four years of service. Obtainable everywhere.
Items from Florence note the Baptist Sunday School Educational Day held on time with youth performers. Rev. E. F. Courtney preached an interesting sermon at the 11 o’clock service. The community expects the annual pro tracted meeting to begin on the fourth Sunday in agee 4 a.
A Mississippi county embarks on Red Cross work with a call for every man woman and child to contribute. A local chairman reports the drive to fund relief for the brave soldiers overseas, highlighting that ninety five cents of every dollar reaches the field. Names of volunteers from Brandon are listed as organizers and supporters for the county wide effort.
The Rankin County Bank of Brandon submits a 1917 financial statement listing loans, bonds, deposits, reserves and capital. It notes resources totaling about 341 thousand dollars and liabilities including deposits and notes payable. A sworn certification by Cashier R L Fox accompanies the document.
Missionary recounts Indian interior journey where Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy helped him recover. He says the remedy works for cholera and milder bowel complaints in this country. Red Cross class to meet at court house Friday after mass meeting to plan lessons supervised by Dr. W. H. Watson. Annie Robinson is Class President.
A compilation of financial figures for Citizens' Bank of Florence Rankin County Mississippi dated June 20 1917 including loans and discounts 40177 83 cash balances 60429 38 and related items. Also notices for bids on concrete sidewalks in Brandon Miss executors notices for W P Kelly estate and court summons for non resident defendants plus employment ads and catarrh remedy ads.
A compact roster of individuals including Kersh Geo W and Allie, Kersh Sam B, McIntyre Willie and H Proctor James, Palmer Jne Proctor Luther Quinn Oscar, Quinn Ezzie Rouse Cris C, Rankin Earl T, Sanderson H R, Stevenson D W, Smith Dorsey, Steverson Robi, Sullivan Erby V Wade Bishop, Webb Whitfield, Washington Joe, Williams OC, Ward Hunter.
Trust deed by Harriet Hill and Rufus Hill to Solomon Dreyfus secures debt dated 1911. Trustee H V Watkins will sell July 2 1917 at Brandon courthouse 11am to 4pm for cash to satisfy debt and costs. Property includes Dan Butler Estate parts in Rankin County Mississippi.
Sealed bids requested by Rankin County Board of Supervisors until 12 noon on the first Monday of July 1917 for July supplies including oats corn mixed feed and all feed for teams for districts with delivery at Brandon Florence and Pelahatchie and for the County Home at Brandon Depot. Also two mules weighing at least 700 pounds. Board may reject all bids. J A Robinson Clerk.
The undersigned clerk of 1917 issues a public notice to contractors noting a second bid requirement and procedural steps for submission, including qualification details and timeline, as recorded in the archival notice.
A collection of notices from Rankin County Mississippi detailing sealed bids for building a bridge over Pela hatchie creek in Pelahatchie and for constructing Ludlow Consolidated School District projects. Also notices on a land sale under a deed of trust, a ferryman job bid, and a timber and land purchase application in Jackson.
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