Local notes from Brandon area thrive with visits and changes
Miss Myrtle May spends week in Jackson with sister. Mrs. R. C. Fortune of Brandon Route 2 visits town. Albert Shields Jr. of Greenville visits home folks. Miss Maggie Belle McRae returns from Bassfield La. Joe Foulks of Roseland La. visits relatives. T. H. Collier installs Delco Lighting on College street. W. H. Barnes to Gulfport for bankers convention. Brandon Light & Water Co. pays a $100 license under new tax law. Annie Robinson returns from Kosciusko. Mrs. S. V. Burks to Arkansas relatives. A. M. Edwards of Mendenhall sells a truck at public auction. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Taylor buy Darnall cottage. Martha Starrett of Tallulah visits Mrs. R. L. Fox. Robert Burns Jr. recovering. T. N. McMullan of Hickory visits daughter. J. C. Maxey Jr. welcomed by parents and friends. Kathleen Thornton home from North Carolina. Mrs. Knox McNair improving at Jackson Sanitarium. Mississippi Editors meet at Gulfport. Agricultural High School buys Delco Lighting. T. B. Dickson resigns from W. T. Pate Auto Co. to start own shop on East State. Automovile buyers visit with Ned Farish and others. Josephine Cocke, JS College graduate, to Cincinnati for music study. Death of Prof. S. C. Brown of Tuscaloosa mourned. former Brandon High principal.
Democratic voters meet to select county delegates in 1920
Voters in Ran kin county are urged to gather at their precincts at 10 A M on Thursday June 8 1920 to choose delegates for the County Convention at Brandon starting 11 A M June 5 1920. Delegates are apportioned by precincts and will send representatives to the State Convention in Jackson Mississippi on June 16 1920. Pat Henry chairman Fannin Pisgah Red Oak areas listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County
Brandon
Jackson
Mississippi
Pat Henry
State Democratic meeting sets convention dates in Mississippi
The State Democratic Executive Committee in Jackson named June 16 for the State Convention, June 5 for county conventions, and June 3 for beat conventions. Frederick Sullens became secretary. W. J. Bryan invitation rejected. women voters noted with regret. A resolution endorsing President Wilson passed after debate, with speakers split on supporting all acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Jackson
Frederick Sullens
J. E. Norwood
W. Mullens
Tupelo
A. S. Coody
W. J. Bryan
L. McLaurin
Mississippi League of Women Voters
Calvin Wells
Wilson
T. W. Boggan
W. A. Williamson
Willson
Albert Shields Promises Personal Service and Fresh Goods
Albert Shields pledges to please every customer and treat concerns as favors. He aims to make every shopper a friend and fix any store mistakes. He reports a week of relief from shortages with new stock today, claiming his stock is broader and more complete than ever and includes many items not found elsewhere in town.
Owensboro Wagons and wartime remarks in Miss part
The passage notes Owensboro Wagons, W G Barnes and constructive legislation for relief of the toiling masses since coming to power in the Federal government. It mentions a resolution to forward copies to President Wilson and describes Mike Christopher entertaining crowds with a tent show east of the courthouse. Also includes items about Charter Oak Cook Stores, sale of milk cows and calves, and land ownership with hunting and trespassing bans in Brandon, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Pelahatchie Bank financial statement May 4 1920
Bank in Pelahatchie Rankin County Mississippi shows capital stock 11000 surplus 20000 undivided profits 176022 18 cash 2893 98 time certificates 19286 19 collections on bonds 117 50 total 288993 98 sworn by cashier I R V Shields with attestation by directors A G Purvis J P Summer and notarization by C S Sanders May 11 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. V. Shields
Sol
Pelahatchie Bank
Pelahatchie
Rankin
Mississippi
R. V. Shields
A. G. Purvis
J. P. Summer
Barns W G announces two daily deliveries in town
A coastal note from W G Barnes to customers and friends requests morning delivery orders by 9 30 AM. Late orders go to afternoon delivery. The note promises two daily runs, one morning and one evening, and signs off with Yours For Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Barnes
Wanted White Woman For General House Work In Jackson
Wanted white girl or woman to do general house work for a family of three. Good home and salary for the right person. Dr W C Dennis Century Building Jackson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Dennis
Jackson, Miss
Century Building
Hambone Meditations Fragment Highlights Pahson Dialect
A fragmented dialect snippet presents Hambone meditations with phrases such as Pahson Bin Tryin’t and expressions about a woman. The text hints at a colloquial mode, likely cultural or street vernacular, in a rough, unedited form.
Estray mares offered reward in Mississippi notice
W. M. Thompson of Mississippi offers a liberal reward for two mares that left his place recently. One is walnut color with a star on the face and about 1,000 pounds. The other is bay about 800 pounds. Notify Thompson if found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Thompson
Rupture Expert Seeley Claimed for Jackson Visit
Famed truss expert F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia will be at the Edwards Hotel in Jackson this Wednesday the 26th. He promotes the Spermatic Shield claiming it can retain rupture and contract openings in about ten days without surgery or drugs, backed by documents from the U.S. Government for inspection. Charity cases are invited to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Edwards Hotel
Jackson
Seeley
England
Spain
United States
Washington, D C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Optical Service
W. CapItol SR
Ional
Harry Watson
Pythian Castle Building
Myrtle May
R. C. Fortune
Town
Albert Shields, Jr
Greenville
Maggie Belle McRae
Bassfield, la
Joe Foulks
Roseland, la
T. H. Collier
Delco
College Street
W. H. Barnes
Gulfport
State Bankers’ Convention
Brandon Light & Water Co
Annie Robinson
Miss Lowenberg
Kosciusko
S. V. Burks
Arkansas
A. M. Edwards
Mendenhall
R. C. Taylor
Darnall Cottage
Darnall Hotel
Martha Starrett
Tallulah, la
R. L. Fox
Robert Burns, Jr
T. N. McMullan
Hickory
R L. Fox
J. C. Maxey Jr
Jackson Sanitorium
Kathleen Thornton
North Carolina
Knox McNair
Jackson Sanitarium
the Agricultural High School
T.B. Dickson
W. T. Pate Auto Co
East State Street
Ned Farish
Hines Auto Co
Mr. Shields
White Truck Co
Earl Fike
Josephine Cocke
Mississippi Synodical College
Holly Springs
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory
S. C. Brown
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Whites
Mt. Creek Cleary Plain
Florence
Brandon Pearson
Oakdale Holbrook
Shiloh
Antioch A
Wren Senna
Clear Creek
Fannin Pisgah Red Oak
Theo
and Suede
Buckley
Huckley
Sam
Robert Powell
S. L. McLaurin
State of
House
Senate
Albert Shields
Him
Mike Chistopher
Mike
Court House
Owensboro
Charter Oak Cook Stores
J. S. Roberts
Brandon, Miss
T. J. Rodgers, JR
Resources
State of Mississippi
C. S. Sanders
Sanders
N. P
Hambone
Pahson
Oman
Estray
First National Bank
J. B. Stirling
R. F. Young
O. J. Waite
MF. J. Julienne
Assiat
Gates Farm
DUROC
Plymouth Rocks
Prince Dale
Orion
Spn
J. V. Gates
Miss
FURNI
Ture
R. R. Busick
Frankinson
Bon Ton
Frankinsons
Pantaze Cafe
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