Military Registration Notice Set for June 5 1918
A government act requires all men who turned 21 since June 5 1917 to register on June 5 1918. President Wilson will declare the date soon and registrants should gather personal data now to answer registration questions promptly. One registration site per county at local board headquarters. Mississippi newspapers urged wide publicity and officials asked ministers to announce. Adjutant General.
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Congress
Wilson
Mississippi
Letters From Our Soldier Bos in France 1918
letters from Brandon Miss soldiers describe wartime duty joining the colors leaving college for the government course in Mississippi A and M College and expressing duty to democracy hope for final victory while urging prayers and support from readers in Kin County and the nation
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Brandon
Miss
Mississippi A. &M. College
Rankin County
Sava Ne It
Rankin County AR C minutes report April activity and bids
Rankin County Chapter AR C Executive Committee met May 9 with Mrs Shields presiding. Reports show 316 new April members, literature and buttons distributed, finances sound, field secretary pending. Surgical dressings 720 pieces. lunches for four soldiers en route to camp. sympathy resolutions for Mr Tanner’s family. Publicity notes include Brandon and Pelahatchie events raising funds. drive begins May 20 with car lending and speaker participation urged. Election day logistics and a public meeting set for May 138th at Johnson's Hall.
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Rankin County
Shields
Cooper
Fox
Headquat
McLaurin
Annie Henry
Military Relief
Iss Annie Robinson
Grover Tanner
Tanner
France
Red Cross
Ira Shields
Brandon
Jackson
Glenn Adams
Pelahatchie
Star
Bullock
McIntyre
Brandon Electric Company
Johnson’s Hall
Trene Hobson Cooper
Johns Home Demonstration Club Meeting
Johns Home Demonstration Club met at the Agricultural High School dormitory. A business session elected L Williams president and discussed child welfare campaigns and early welfare rally day, with demonstrations on cottage cheese and a push for home economy. Members received bulletins, and next meeting notices will be sent. Goshen Springs reports a similar home economics gathering with talks on flowers, teeth health, ventilation, canning, Red Cross eye donations, and a meal served by Mrs. Fortenberry.
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The
Johns Home
Agricultural High School
Ham
Burn
L. Williams
Earlgram
Goshen Springs
Miss
Sam Fortenberry
J. B Williamson
K. W. Barksdale
H. P. Barksdale
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Adjutant-General
Bos
Charles C. Stingley
656 Aero Squadron
A.E. F
J. A. Robinson, Jr
Rankin County Chapter
United States
William & Mary Dining
Florence
Batte Furnitue Co
Jackson, Miss
Edison
Philp Fits
Philp Fabrics
Capitol St
Old Capitol
Cumberland
Cars of Quality
Mercer
Haynes
Vaughn & Teague Jackson
Democratic Executive Committee
Pat. Henry
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