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Newspaper

Brandon News

Location

Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1917

Page

4

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.

Rankin County Short Course at Johns ends in progress talk

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.

G. G. Hurst Normal College Hattiesburg Hurst W. H. Watson Brandon State Board of Health Boswell Prentiss County Mississippi Curry The Blind Institute Jackson Boswel Boykin J. T. Calhoun Hinds County Simpson Smith Williamson

Rankin County Short Course Program at Johns Miss

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.

Rankin County Johns, Miss Emma Chapman Trella Mae Burnham Lee Rachel Mar Ruth McIntyre R. H. Pate A. & M. College H. P. Cannon Washington, D. C Neal Burnham Strait Methodist Church Johns Mr. Cannon Miss Webb D. L. Williams G. G. Hurst Mississippi Normal College Hattiesburg Mr. Strait

Stomach Troubles and Constipation Remedy Praised

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.

S. H. Murphy Wellsburg N. Y

Florence Educational Day and Sunday Sermon Report

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.

Baptist Sunday School The Baptist Church F. Courtney

Red Cross Drive Urges County Aid For War Relief

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.

National League For Woman’s Service Rankin County Red Cross France Washington American Red Cross Rankins County Carvass Brandon

Financial Statement of Rankin County Bank 1917

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.

Bowel Remedy Talk At Des Moines Church Lecture

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.

Court House Annie Robinson National League For Woman’s Service Rankin County Des Moins Iowa India Chamberlain Red Cross America Bessie McCaskill M. O. Patterson Daisy McLaurin Stevens Col Sidney McLaurin Sadie Gober W. H. Watson

Bank Condition and Local Notices From Florence Miss 1917

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.

Brandon Rankin Mississippi Board of Bank Examiners Florence J. D. Martin Citizens’ Bank Southern Engine & Boiler Works Jackson, Tenn Chancery Court Rankin County Misc W. D. Owen Eidaa Lama J. A. Robinson

Notable Names List From Historic Census Draft

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.

Kersh Geo W Allie Sam B . McIntyre Willie McIntyre 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 Wade Bishop Webb Whitfield Washington Joe Williams OC Ward Hunter

Trustee's Sale Notice for Harriet Hill Property 1917

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.

Harriet Hill Rufus Hill Solomon Dreyfus Rankin Mississippi Said County Brandon Rankin County State of Dan Butler Anderson Butler Jim Abram Chancery Clerk Daniel Butler A. D H. V. Watkins J.T. Murrah Anna W. H. Thompson Berane James Murrah J. D. McNeill Said McNeill Ida Dunn Howard Mass

Notice to Bidders Rankin County Miss 1917

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.

Brandon Miss A. M. Shields Board of Supervisors Rankin County Rankin Towit Said Florence Pelahatchie Brandon Depot County Farm Mure J. A. Robinson Ludlow Consolidated Mississippi State of Johnson's Ferry

Notice to Contractors regarding 1917 clerk ruling second

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.

Public notices on bids for bridges and school work in Rankin

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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the Brandon News Brandon, Miss W.S. May Johns Miss A. H.S. Johns Webb Fayette Webb Lula Burnham Commonwealth Southland Nation Mr. Pate Roswell Jesus Beat One J.L. Lewis Laird Ben Therrell Mr. Lewis E. W. Archer Cald Well Ohio Appeal For the Red Cross Sadie McLaurin CI Aldridge Daisy McLaurin Steve Ira Shields Florence Schoolen Walter Collier H H Bullock Emma Buch Carey Brace Isodee Rankin County Bank Resources Hl Barnes L Fox H J Burnham Busick R Busick M Mayers Tom Cox Nell Roberts Anna Buchanan R P Fikes Ed Busick Carradine Washburn Clifton Taylor A J McLaurin Ragland Irene Cooper JC Atkins G C Sprague Wm Thornton J C.myers Margaret Foulks Jv’ G Runge E E Jackson GC Sprague Sidney Stapleton J H Glass Liberty Loan R. L. Fox W. S. May Great Bend Eas Red Cross Committee Post Office W.G. Barnes Clitzens’ Bank Postoffice Singletary W. N. Traylor W. P. Kelly E. M. Kelley Eqecutrix Tallahatchie Lumber Co Philipp A. B. Stubblefield, Jr Mgr Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Props Toledo Mo Era R. E. Willingham Dist Eridian A.D Parish Slough Jackson-Brandon Pelahatchie Creek Theer A. Ropinson Cato Consolidated School H. N. Echols Braxton Department of the Interior U.S. Land Office Roy L. Hogue Choctaw Meridian Iter U. S. Land Office J . W. F. Mmins Register
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