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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
Under the head of announcements will be found the names of Judge J. D. Carr of Newton and Hon. J. E. Parker of Meridian. Carr seeks re election to the circuit court bench of this district while Parker runs for Chancellor. Editorial comment on their candidacies will appear next week.
On Memorial Day locals gathered at the cemetery mound of Confederate dead to honor memories and adorn graves. Major Pat Henry delivered an uplifting address praised for loyalty to the Lost Cause and revived memories of the 6th Mississippi Infantry.
Crystal Springs Meteor reports a 1880 veteran gathering invited by Mrs. Bessie Rhymes. About 110 veterans were asked. four attended a six course feast lit by wax candles. The evening featured lively discussion, songs, toasts, and departure by auto, leaving memories described as an epicurean epoch.
The United States government catalogs its assets and liabilities, finding 300000 children under five die yearly from preventable causes. Through the Woman's Committee of the Council of Defense, it seeks to save babies by distributing care literature and promoting weighing and measuring of children as a wartime effort. County officials urge local communities in Mississippi to organize this work and save 2442 babies this year.
The Child Welfare Department of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense sent instructions for a weighing and measuring test of American children under five. State and local child welfare chairmen will oversee the test in their communities as record cards follow with the required numbers. This marks the test as the first feature of national defense child welfare efforts.
The Children's Bureau urges mass screening and growth charts to detect malnutrition and defects. Parents receive a card showing birth to 16 years growth data, with a second half for the national test. Local chairs coordinate intake via State and county defense councils and village lists. The program promotes public health nursing, milk safety, and early intervention to boost child health and wartime readiness.
Miss Mary Wilson closed her Tenn piano and voice school and returned home. Miss Florence Gay hosted Miss May Evers of Belzoni. Little Sam Fields is ill this week. A Baptist service featured the Service Flag and readings by Mrs. R. L. Brown, with Roberta Brown singing Keep The Home Fires Burning. Services named local veterans, and Mrs. P. B. Summer sprained her knee but is recovering at home.
Classified notice offering a 12 disc harrow a 12 disc breaking plow a 16 shovel riding cultivator. Used lightly priced at 50 dollars. Contact R V Shields or T P Becks in Pelahatchie Mississippi.
Lost between R. D. McRae and John Buchanan homes four Red and White yearling cattle branded with an O or circle. Cattle are branded on the left side. Will pay for information leading to their recovery.
Be a ae oO Corn, $3.50 per bushel or $1 per peck. This corn follows potatoes or oats, yields large ears, plant as late as July 1, and makes good corn. E. M. Odom Star Miss. Jer sey Sons and 1 E. T. Henry Brandon.
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