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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
3
The report notes rain the next day and below freezing temperatures as March brings the coldest spell of the winter. It mentions T. B. Cox, a Brandon visitor by Jackson, and recalls illness and recovery within local families. The board of supervisors adjourned after a three days session with full proceedings to appear in today’s News.
The column reports many local updates including elderly citizen recovery hopes, ongoing rains hindering farming and scarce garden sass, Eloise Thomas and sister’s trip to Manila via Oklahoma City and California, Prof. K M Broom recovering from surgery, Rev S P Morris taking a Baptist pastorate at Port Gibson, Henry E Carr’s death at 72 after a typhoid bout, a Sunday accident injuring a child near Baughs Well, a Brandon election set for April 8 1920 to issue 6000 in bonds for road graveling to the depot, and other community notes.
Officials announced a bond issue plan at February session but a required petition by property owners was not filed in time. The situation now requires a city vote. Etta May, Ford drug store worker in Jackson, spent Sunday with family. Mrs. W D Thomas travels to Harperville to visit kin. Mr. and Mrs Ed Stubblefield mourn the death of their infant child after a telegram from Arkansas.
Advertisement offers Prickly Ash Bitters to cleanse bowels and restore energy. Claims to remove impurities and improve health. Sold by A G Thornton Special Agent at 1.25 dollars per bottle. May mention blood impurities and dizziness as health risks.
G L Collier of Brandon Mississippi Route 2 states his land is posted with a clear no hunting fishing or trapping rule for all trespassers, asserting property rights and warning of enforcement.
Brandon Mississippi March 2 1920 reader letter argues saw mill operators pay road tax and haul most timber supplies. questions road upkeep and impact of removing saw mills on local employment.
A letter argues against halting lumber hauling on public roads while urging a law requiring wagons to use tires at least 2 1/2 inches wide, preferably 3 inches. It notes most saw mills support road work, with opposition mainly from small farms linked mills. Also includes a promoting note for Prickly Ash Bitters as a kidney remedy.
An advertisement lists Silver Lace Wyandotte eggs for sale at 1.50 per 15. The note includes the seller initials 7 MRS and A. D. Dickinson.
By order of the Mayor and Board of Alderman of Brandon Mississippi an election will be held Saturday April 3 1920 to decide whether the town may issue six thousand dollar street improvement bonds bearing six percent interest payable semi annually and maturing serially one twentieth each year all qualified electors may vote ballots read Official Ballot Street Improvement Bond Election Town of Brandon Mississippi April 3 1920 For Bonds or Against Bonds Bonds issued only if a majority vote is in favor. Pat Henry Mayor and A M Shields Clerk.
An ordinance orders a municipal election in Brandon on April 8 1920 to decide if bonds totaling 6000 shall be issued for street improvements. Bonds would be 300 each, numbered 1 to 20, bearing 6 percent interest from May 11 1920, with maturities starting May 1 1921. If the majority vote against issuance, bonds will not be issued.
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Atlanta reports H. G. Hastings president of Fair Association states that Southern farmers earned real money in 1919 despite boll weevil and poor seasons. He credits farm prosperity to owning cotton when made rather than buying food on credit, and promotes “Safe Farming” by growing more food for family and livestock, using surplus land for cash crops only after securing food needs. He warns against gambling on cotton on exchanges and urges prudent, safe farming from 1930 onward.
D T Bilbro warns that all parties with stock on his pasture in 1920 must remove the animals by March first, as postings will be made after that date.
The Rankin County Mississippi Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids until 12 noon on the first Monday in April 1920 for county home supplies, road district feed and goods, and concrete bridge work across Richland Creek on Dixie Highway and Mt Creek on Will Steen place, plus one mule sale and two mule purchases. Roofing for the courthouse and gravelo furnishing for East and West Highway No. 4 are also requested with bidding terms and bidding locations specified.
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