A. and V. R. R. Timetable Branson Passenger Trains
East bound schedule listed for the A. V. R. R. line with Brandon timetable details for passenger trains.
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary timetable note from westbound service
Readable fragments show two times 6:50 p m and 9:29 p m for westbound travel. The text is incomplete but indicates a schedule snippet with no clear event or identifiers.
Local and Personal News From Brandon May 12 1917
Assessor J L Bass was in town on official business. Mrs J A Roell plans to move to the cottage at Darnall Hotel. Toxie Stapleton in Ardmore Okla is visiting homefolks. Dr and Mrs N R Currie visited from Jackson. Mrs Julia Jayne Walker and daughter Julia visited Brandon friends. A G Thornton and B C Washburn are in north Rankin waters. Miss Myrtle May returns home after helping Success Publishing Co. Miss Margie Maxey back for summer from Rosedale. Children Day at Methodist church next Sunday morning with program. School meeting on May 26 for proposed Pisgah consolidated school. W F Bond and J T Calhoun spoke. Brandon Consolidated School teachers elected. R R Busick visiting Foote. fisherman reported nice strings. Miss Susie Blue Buchanan returns from Gulfport. Seaplanes sighted over city causing panic of Zeppelins. Prof A G Mayers returned from Little Rock with training course. examiner notes rigidity. Miss Viola Burns invited to Industrial Institute commencement. 144 graduates this year. Wiley Davenport, longtime Brandon resident, dies after long illness. funeral at 5 Sunday led by Rev Columbus Thompson. Sidney Stapleton’s war service letter urges staying at post. he will remain at work after General Squier letter. W G Barnes offers groceries. May 12 1917 Brandon. Sipney L McLaurin sells Brandon Water Company stake. Local ads for low-priced clothing at W Cherry, Georgia New, Caiphas Holmes, Melle Martin, W G Martin, Eva Jones, Gabriel Sexton, Ermie Collins, John Harper, Lena Terrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bass
J. A. Roell
Darnall Hotel
Toxie Stapleton
Ardmore
Okla
N. R. Currie
Little Jim
Nolan Ray
Jackson
Julia Jayne Walker
Julia
Brandon Friends
A. G. Thornton
B. C. Washburn
Rankin Waters
A. G. Mayers
Little Rock
Ark
Viola Burns
Industrial Institute and College
Columbus
Burns
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised for Whooping Cough
A letter from S. W. McClinton of Brand on Springs Alabama touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as highly effective for severe whooping cough in a baby. The ad notes the product is obtainable everywhere and lauds rapid improvement for the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. W. McClinton
Brandon Springs
Ala
Two Fishermen Killed in Pearl River Swamp Murder
George Rhienheimer, 23, Rankin County resident near Jackson, is jailed on murder charges for the killings of Walter Nixon Jr. and Pearl Coker, both fishermen from Jackson. The bodies were found Monday. one was buried in woods and the other sunk in the river.
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George Rhienheimer
Rankin County
Jackson
Pearl River
Walter Nixon J
Pearl Coker
Coker
Nixon
Repair My Watch For First Class Condition
If your watch isn’t dependable bring it in for repair. Expert service aims to restore accuracy and reliable performance, returning your timepiece to first class condition.
Two Men Die in River Corner Shootings Near Rankin
In a dawn river incident Nixon and Coker were killed by gunfire. Rhineheimer was arrested in Rankin County as investigators link both deaths to the same pistol across the river. Inquests were held by Justice Fisher in Pearson and Hinds County authorities pursued the other victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Rankin County
Coker
Rankin
Justice Fisher
Pearson
Hinds County
Rhineheimer
H. C. Washburn
Rankins County
Donnell
Rheumatism relief and livestock notice in Brandon ad
An advertisement urges Chamberlain's Liniment for chronic or muscular rheumatism and promises pain relief worth many times its cost. Also promotes ARROW ghisto and collars, and offers a Thoroughbred Jersey Bull, 11 months old, large for age, for sale or trade by Wm. B. Mayers of Brandon, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wm. B. Mayers
Brandon
Miss
Parent Teachers Association Meeting Announced for May 18
The Parent Teachers Association will meet Friday afternoon May 18 at 8 30. This is the last meeting of the session and all members should attend. Members still owing April and May dues should pay to Mrs Irene Cooper temporary treasurer. Each member not on refreshments commit tee should pay 25 cents. After adjournment the Red Cross Class will be organized. Mrs J C White publicity committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Irene Cooper
Treasury
Red Cross
J. C. White
Chamberlains Fablets Reported to Help Reader
A reader quotes relief from longstanding distress, praising Chamberlains Fablets for remarkable benefits and expressing gratitude for the product. The fragment notes personal suffering and suggests strong positive effects.
Chamberlain's Tablets Earn Lasting Relief Claims
Mrs Anna Radin of Spencerport New York reports a long struggle with stomach troubles and says Chamberlain's Tablets gave her positive lasting relief after trying many remedies. She adds the medicine is obtainable everywhere and she values it highly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Anna Radin
Spencerport
N. Y
Memorial tribute and medical association plan notes
Memorial notices honor Henry Houston Norrell, a Forest Miss. native who served in the 6th Mississippi Regiment and died after seventy years. Rev. Luther Turner led his Rehoboth service. burial followed with many friends attending. Also, State Medical Association adopts wartime fee-sharing plan for physicians serving in the colors, urging one third to the absent doctor, one third to the Red Cross, and one third retained, with Red Cross chapter expansion noted in New Orleans and Gulf Division director Leppert.
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Henry Houston Norrell
Norrell
Sumpter County
Ala
Scott County
Miss
6Th
Mississippi Regiment
Hassie Virginia Nobles
Rankin County
Forest
Paul
Christ
Rehoboth
Luther Turner
State Medical Association
Army
Navy
American Red Cross Association
American Red Cross
Red Croes
Leppert
Gulf Division
American Red New
American Red New Orleans, la. ‘the State Committee On
Med- Preparedness
Money to Lend on Improved Farm Lands in Rankin County
Money to lend on improved farm lands in Rankin County with low interest rates. Aims to place one million dollars in the immediate territory centered on Mendenhall Mississippi. Local lenders seek project funding and offer favorable terms to farmers seeking long term loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County
Mendenhall, Miss
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Mississippi
Rankin County Bank
G. W. White
W.th. Bari
V-Pre
Aart
Idney L. McLaurin
Beasts
Nes
Fox
Depositors’ Guarantee Fund OF
Pelahatchie Bank
Z. D. Davis
A. G. Purvis
Brandon Machinery & Lumber Co
Guaranty
Barnes & Fox
No. Nt
Myrtle May
Simpson County
Success Publishing Co
Margie Maxey
Rosedale
Methodist Church
Pisgah
W. F. Bond
J. T. Calhoun
Brandon Consolidated School
Meddie Robinson
Beard
Simmons
Trix Maxey
Emma_Buchanan
Mary Kate Butler
Carey Bruce
R. R. Busick
Mrs. Lee
Foote
Susie Blue Buchanan
Gulfport
Pensacola
Mobile
Wiley Davenport
Columbus Thompson
Sidney Stapleton
Geo. O. Squier
Stapleton
W. G. Barnes
Brandon, Miss
Brandon Water Company
Sipney L. McLaurin
W. Cherry
Georgia New
Caiphas Holmes
Melle Martin
W. G. Martin
Eva Jones
Gabriel Sexton
Ermie Colins
John Harper
Lena Terrell
Geo. Rhineheimer
Wm. McIntyre
ARROW
Parent-Teachers’ Meeting
AST
Barnes
M. L. Virden
Tom W. Havis
Mgr
Havis-Virenumber Company
Chivrolet
S. B. Crook
Black Squirrel
E. E. Jackson
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