Chancery court to Convene in Brandon Next Week
Chancery court meets in Brandon next Monday. A 9 pound girl was born to Mr and Mrs J T Berry Tuesday morning. W W McDowell and son Eugene of Refuge visited this week. John Faulkenberry, a Brandon visitor yesterday, is a northern county citizen. Moon the rains forecast predicts fair weather after Saturday. R A Pierce of Star, a Brandon visitor yesterday, greeted friends. Assessor D B Ward was here seeking a deputy for the beat. Mr J M Evans started work but quit, likely due to bad roads and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Faulkenberry
Brandon
R. A. Pierce
Star
D. B. Ward
J. M. Evans
Will McDowell
Eugene
S. W. Tinnin
Recovered Maj Pat Henry resumes office work
Maj Pat Henry has fully recovered from illness and now works daily at his office for promptly handling all entrusted business. The News invites signed letters. unsigned road-question submissions from Florence may be published under a pseudonym but require a real author name. The Flying Parson flew over Brandoh en route to Jackson and landed at Pelahatchie for fuel. A Prickly Ash Bitters ad claims rapid heart relief if stomach issues are the cause, priced at 1.25 per bottle.
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Pat Henry
Florence
Brandoh
Jackson
DeHaviland
Birmingham
Pelahatchie
A. G. Thornton Special Agent
Judge McLain Seeks Road Reform In Beat 5 Letter
Puckett Mississippi March 15 1920 deputy assessor urges overdue road system change. He condemns dirt filling under bad weather, criticizes current funding, and suggests abandoning the overseer system in favor of a bond issue supervised by responsible men to fix bad spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puckett
Miss
Brandon News
Waterways and roads improve with year-round travel plan
Letter discusses draining water from roads and graveling worst spots to allow wagon and buggy travel all year. Mentions Prickly Ash Bitters advertisement. Reports on local church events, school influenza closure, graduations, and residents visiting relatives.
Road Notes From Florence In Rankin County Progress
A Community column cites roads as a measure of progress. Beat 1 residents discuss funding forty to fifty miles of passable roads, finishing gravel road ends, widening, filling low spots, and installing culverts with gravel or sand-clay to improve infrastructure and quality of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone County Enterprise
Rankin County
U. S
Tom Grey Ellis
Monterey
Ellis
Beat 1
Nash's Salve credited with saving pneumonia patient
Mrs L K Williams of Denver Colorado reports Nash's Croup and Pneumonia Salve saved her little girl's life during a high altitude pneumonia case. She praises the remedy's external internal action and quick relief for cold catarrh asthma and bronchitis. Available at Thornton's Bran don and King's Pelahatchie 80 cents a bottle, 60 cent bottle with 2 1 2 times more. Nash Bros Drug Co Jonesboro Ark offers free sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton’s
Brandon
King’s
Pelahatchie
Nash Bros. Drug Co
Jonesboro
Ark
Springtime notes from Langford items
The Langford column reports Mr Brown slowly recovering while Miss Kelley goes on sick leave and Miss Boteler substitutes with Ola Allen in charge. Rev Dr Morse preaches at the Methodist Church with officials from Fannin Liberty and Andrew Chapel visiting. Parishioner Walter Alliston visits Monterey and Mrs Lynda Smith visits from Jackson. Mr A F Miller trips to Memphis, Mrs Eula Marshall returns after a successful term at Andrew Chapel. Misses Jesse and Beatrice Bardwell teach in Yazoo county and plan Easter at home. Rev O A Sullivan to hold services at the Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Marshall
Andrew Chapel
Jesse
Beatrice Bardwell
Yazoo County
Mississippi School Teachers urged to attend May convention
An appeal to all Mississippi teachers to join the State Association and attend the Jackson convention May 5 6 7 8. Urges dues of 1.00 to Prof H L McCleskey Hattiesburg and stresses stronger support for better salaries and living conditions for the teaching profession. Jackson promises warm welcome and entertainment as the state gathers for the prominent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
H. L. McCleskey
Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
Hollie Cook dies quietly after March 5 1920
Hollie Cook longtime community member and Baptist Church member dies Friday afternoon March 5 1920 after a steady life of service. The county mourns a respected citizen described as one of its best and most useful men who had lived in the same community for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollie Cook
Hollie
Baptist Church
In ill health he bore his suffering cheerfully to the end
The obituary honors a man praised for Christlike ministry and loving nature. It notes his large capacity to love, his sympathetic spirit, and his Christian faith. Survived by a mother, four brothers, and two sisters, all deeply loving him. Doctors and loved ones could do no more. prayers for comfort and reunion in God's Kingdom follow. Mrs. Shellie McNair Stringer, Webb, Miss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ the Savior
God
Shellie McNair Stringer
Webb
Miss
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Chancery Court
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W. W. McDowell
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A. G. Thornton
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Capital City
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I. O. Grown
Rev
M. A.massey
Langford
J. J
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I. O
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Union
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Hawkins
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Inez
Tom Watts
Rubye Kight
Whitworth College
Nash’s Croup
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Memphis
J. M. Williams Jr
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RR. Vine
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