Brandon Gossip and Election News Highlights
Robt. McRae returns from Mentorum. Hon. J. B. Watts to speak at Brandon. Farmers report heavy rains reducing cotton acreage. Local visits and hospitalities noted for many residents. School closure and commence plans, lightning shocks at Mrs. Martin home. Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens elected state Daughters of the Confederacy president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Graded School
J. H. Currie
Meridian
MclIntosh
Stella Ernest
Leverett
Ora Robinson
Mary K. Dunbar
Daughter of the Confederacy
Jackson
Daisy McLaurin- Stevens
Stevens
T. B. Franklin
Columbus
A. E. Dent
Yazoo City
Te Jen
Elbaeinite Wahsener
Oratorical Contest and Field Day Held at Rankin County
The Rankin County Teachers association held the annual oratorical contest and field day at John son hall last Saturday with a large county crowd. Morning declamation and elocution winners earned medals. Wayne Alliston of Florence won best declaimer and Aura Bott of Puckett best elocution. Field day prizes went to Robt Basket Jeff Taylor Pat Summer and others in events such as dash broad jump egg races sack race and potato races. The day ended as a great success with a noon dinner for all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Hall
Rankin County Teachers Association
A. EB. Inslee
J. C. Cole
J. E. Noble
Wayne Alliston
Florence
Misa Aura Bott
Puckett
Robt
Jeff Taylor
Pat Summer
Joe Foulks
Clarence Smith
Grace White
Margaret Buchanan
Bennie Wynn
Henry Girdlestone
Rainy Days and the Singing of Hope
A lyric field note describes rain as dreary to some yet a solace to the singer who finds joy in song during wet days. The narrator cherishes rainy days, hopes for relief, and rails against weather’s gloom while turning sadness into melody.
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