Bank solvency statements for Pelahatchie and Florence banks
Bank exam records dated February 28, 1920 from Pelahatchie and Florence Rankin County Mississippi. Pelahatchie Bank shows total assets 847,795.19 with deposits 347,795.19 and liabilities 347,795.19, cashier and director sworn affidavits in 1926. Florence bank reports assets 136,339.29 with deposits 133,635.17, cashiers and certified checks, and sworn statements dated March 1920.
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Pelahatchie
Rankin
Mississippi
Board of
Bank Examiners
United States
Board of Supervisors
I. R. V. Shields
Pelahatchie Bank
State of Mississippi
R. V. Shields
A. G. Purvis
C. K. Jones
C. S. Sanders
Florence
W. A. Rogers
Citizens Bank
P. H. Hale
R. M. Laird
State of
R. G. Berry
N. P
Strayed or Stolen Dun Horse Mule Missing Near Pelahatchie
A two week missing report for a dun horse mule around 750 pounds and about twelve years old. Reward offered by CODE MYERS of Pelahatchie Mississippi for information leading to recovery.
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Code Myers
Pelahatchie
Miss
Farm Income and Land Sale Tax Rules for 1919
A 1919 tax guide explains computing farm net income, allowable deductions for farm expenses, wear and tear, and losses. It notes that farm and land sales create taxable income and urges complete returns to be filed by March 15 with the collector of Internal Revenue.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue issues new forms for farmers
Copies of Form 1040 series may be secured from Internal Revenue Collectors. The bureau has issued an improved Form 1040 for farmers. The form with Form 1040A or 1040 guides farmers to compute net income for 1919. Two methods exist: cash basis using receipts and allowable farm expenses, or accrual basis accounting receipts and expenses for the taxable year.
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Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Agricultural notes urge watch on Farm Loan Banks fight
County Agent S. V. Burks reports on national efforts to dismantle Federal Farm Loan Banks and Farm Loan Associations, urging farmers to monitor the Supreme Court case and contact Congress if needed. He notes cattle worms treatment, hog shipments, cowpeas sales, seed purchases, and promoting Pig and Corn Club for youth. He lists market activity and offers to help with seed and listings.
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Wall Street
Federal Farm Loan Banks
Farm Loan Associations
Supreme Court of Mo
United States Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Rankin County
Wanamakers
Cleveland
Brandon
Pig and Corn Club
V. Burks
Saw Mills and Good Roads Letter from Brandon Editor
In Brandon Mississippi a letter to the editor questions motives behind a Good Roads stance. The piece suggests laborers prefer saw mill work to farm labor given current wage levels and rising prices. It questions who can live on the traditionally low wages.
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Brandon News
Brandon, Miss
The Looming Question of Saw Mills and Roads
H F Adams writes urging attention to road issues and the saw mill industry. He argues lumber needs, timber values, and allied businesses, warning neglect could harm farmers and workers. Adams stresses cooperation with local officials to pursue good roads and prudent economic planning for the county.
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H. F. Adams
Prickly Ash Bitters Promises Morning Benefit
An old advertisement claims irregular bowel movements cause constipation and urges taking Prickly Ash Bitters at bedtime. It asserts a stomach and bowel emptying effect that leaves a man fit for work, pricing at $1.25 per bottle and credit to A. G. Thornton, Special Agent.
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A. G. Thornton
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