Brandon High School Invites County Students to Prep for College
Brandon High School patrons invite county students with limited high school facilities to join a regional preparatory program. Under Prof. Knox M. Broom and soon Principal R. E. Steen, the goal is to raise standards so graduates enter college without further exams. The project includes a modern building, boarding arrangements, and affordable tuition with strong community business support. A boxing match outline mentions Firpo versus Wilard, with Tex Rickard arranging events and a potential Dempsey meeting.
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Brandon School
Brandon High School
Pranden High School
Sble
Knox M. Broom
Poltut
Broom
Brandon
R. EL. Steen
Rain slows movement of logs to mills state wide
Heavy rains across the southern territory last week slowed logging and lumber hauling. Operators forecast further cutbacks in production as mills risk running out of raw material while logs remain scarce. Hardwood workers show continued sluggishness though some companies report a modest uptick in new orders.
Fire destroys barn belonging to O. P. Cross
A Leesburg reader reports a barn and corn crib owned by O. P. Cross burned last Friday night. Fire arrived too late to save the structures or contents, including plows, tools, harness and corn. No insurance was carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uttle
Leesburg
O. P. Cross
Piney Woods School Installs Up-to-Date Power Plant
Piney Woods Country Life School near Braxton recently installed a modern power plant. The project, funded by donations from friends of the school, delighted teachers and students as buildings lit earlier than expected in twentieth century fashion.
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Piney Woods Country Life
Piney Woods
Farm Bureau to Launch Campaign for New Members
Beginning May 28 the State Farm Bureau Cotton Association office at Jackson will conduct an extensive Rankin County membership drive through June 6. Trained canvassers with cars will visit communities, aided by existing members, under County Agent Simmons. The slogan is Every member get a member, urging cotton growers and associated professions to support market driven growth for the South’s staple crop.
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State Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Jackson
Rankin County
Simmons
South
Impressive sermons by Dr. Hobson at Presbyterian Church
Dr. Hobson preached impressive sermons Sunday morning and night at the Presbyterian Church. Large crowds and fine music by choir and congregation. He is a popular preacher, with visits awaited by many denominations. He will deliver the Commencement Sermon at the Baptist Church the first Sunday in June.
Florences First Vegetable Shipment Signals Spring Truck Farm Growth
Florence producers shipped the season's first car of cabbage and carrots to a northern market with good prices. Local farmers, aided by civic leaders, have developed truck farming yielding thousands. Tomatoes are thriving but plant stands are weak, risking lower yields. Shipments begin around June 5. Participants include Alonzo Martin, John Berry, W. A. Rogers, and D. Taylor.
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Florence
Alonzo Martin
John Berry
W. A. Rogers
D. Taylor
Telephone Rates Back to Normal by Court Order
By an order of Circuit Court, Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. rates were suspended and old rates restored. Attorney General Clayton D. Potter secured a writ of certiorari, stopping the new charges since January 1 and restoring prior rates while the court reviews the case. The company had been collecting higher rates and funding state improvements, and paid state hearing expenses estimated between 000 and 30,000 dollars. The superseded rates take effect pending further court decision.
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Circuit Court
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co
Clayton D. Potter
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company
Rankin County Men to Attend Masonic Meet
Jackson hosts the Scottish Rite thirty fifth reunion in the Masonic Hall on Masonic Day. The Cornerstone Class leads the event with degree work by teams from Florence Mendenhall Yazoo City and Vicksburg. Cornerstone ceremony planned for May 29 to lay the new home jointly owned by Jackson Scottish Rite bodies and Wahabi Temple with Grand Master Marsh Hainer presiding.
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Jackson
Masonic Hall
Cornerstone
Florence
Mendenhall
Yazoo City
Vicksburg
Wahabi Temple
Marsh Hainer
Grand Lodge F
A. Masons
Boy Scout Meet Set For Thursday Evening Here
T Abernathy of Jackson Scout leader for Hinds and Rankin counties announces Brandon Scouts meet tonight at seven thirty in the school auditorium. All Scouts and committee chairmen invited. Mr. Abernathy aims to perfect the city’s organization so boys may enjoy summer camps. Troop committee includes O L Simmons, R L Fox, J A Lindsey, R K Steen, C W Winn, W H Dawson and J R Hast.
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T. Abernathy
Jackson
Hinds
Rankin Ciuilies
Brandon
Mr. Abernathy
O. L. Simmons
R. L. Fox
J. A. Lindsey
R .K. Steen
C. W. Winn
W. H. Dawson
J. R. Hast
Cotton futures surge in New Orleans market
Heavy New Orleans buying of July futures driven by spot demand and weather reports from western Texas and northern Oklahoma pushed July prices up 33 to 41 points in early trading and over the day. The market closed with July at 26.92 and spot middling at 27,000, up 75 points.
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New Orleans
Texas
Oklahoma
Mrs Hayes Indicted Over Endorsed Votes Here
Indictment follows appearance of Charles M Schwab as witness who testified that endorsements on 5000 personal votes were spurious. She is held under $10,000 bail for a hearing and is represented by George Gordon Battle.
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Charles M. Schwab
Hayes
George Gordon Battle
Piney Woods School Holds Seventh Commencement
More than a thousand gathered at Piney Woods School in Braxton for its seventh annual commencement. Students from eight Mississippi counties displayed skills in baking, sewing, brick making, gardening, and printing while addressing discipline, thrift, and self-help.
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Piney Woods School
Braxton
G. S. Harmon
Hattiesburg American
Lawrence C. Jones
R. J. Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Wade
Mississippi
Jones
Kylie Spence
Braxton Ato
Bula Clemons
Hinds County
Estelle Scott
Pickens
Committee of Educational Men to Speak Here
The Episcopal campaign for religious education in Mississippi ends in May with a $360000 endowment fund drive. Committees of educational forces will speak in churches statewide, including St. Luke's at 11 oclock May 27 in the city. Team 2, Brandon, includes J M Connelly J C Holmes W S Hamilton J M Moore and Dr J H Box.
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Educational Forces State
Episcopal Campaign For
Mississippi
Jackson
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Brandon
Messrs
J. M. Connelly
C. Holmes
W. S. Hamilton
J. M. Moore
J. H. Box
Consolidation Plans for Mountain Creek and Clear Branch Schools
Mountain Creek and Clear Branch patrons meet to discuss consolidating their two rural schools. County Agent Simmons praised local youth effort while Rural Schools Supervisor J T Calhoun urged education and shared consolidation information for the Rankin County trucking area. The aim is to provide schooling as good as elsewhere for the boys and girls of the communities.
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Agricultural Boys’ Club of
Mountain Creek
Clear Branch
Simmons
J. T. Calhoun
Rankin County
Calhoun
State teams and convicts return to Parchman
The road project teams and convicts moved from Rankin State Farm back to Parchman under P H Stubblefield. They will work on farm duties until harvest, then return to Rankin to finish the road. About half the road is graded. bridges remain and gravel is not yet laid due to rains. Bri Q White of Lucknow supervised the work and travels home.
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Parchman Farm
Rankin State Farm
P. H. Stubblefield
State Farm
Parchman
Rankin Farm
Bri. Q. White
Lucknow
Dr E K Means to Preach at M E Church Sunday
Dr E K Means, pastor of Galloway Memorial Church in Jackson, will fill the pulpit at the Methodist Church here Sunday morning at eleven o clock and at Greenfield Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Rev W J Dawson will depart Friday evening for Chichester Arkansas to preach the commencement sermon at the High School Sunday morning and conduct a revival in that town through the first Sunday in June. No preaching at the Royal Methodist Church Sunday night.
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W. J. Dawson
Chichester
Ark
E. K. Means
Galloway Memorial Church
Jackson
Methodist Church
Greenfield
Royal Methodist Church
Beloved Woman Crain Dies in Jackson After Operation
Mrs. Esele White Crain of Star died Sunday May 13 in a Jackson hospital after a serious operation. She was twenty, married four months to Jim Crain, and leaves a father a sister four brothers and many relatives. Burial was in Clear Branch Cemetery with flowers.
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Jim Crain
Jackson
Esele White Crain
Star
Clear Branch
Development Of Home And Community Life In Our Era
A reflective editorial urges strengthening home and community life to shape posterity. It links home training to schooling and church, highlights farm life as foundation for government, and notes Knights Templar activities with a photo caption. The piece ends mid-sentence with a continuation note for page two.
Pelahatchie School Closes Splendid Year
Pelahatchie School ends a successful year under Prof. R. EB Steen with high school and grammar grades led by staff including Miss Esther Latham and Mrs. Steen. The pageant on Mississippi history and the playlet Little Owl showcased student talent. Mary Shields won a Cooperative Marketing medal from Interstate Bank. Prof. Baxter Curry joins from Leake County to teach at Pelahatchie.
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Pelahatchie
R. EB. Steen
Esther Latham
Steen
Michel Parnell
Leora Hardee
Lacey Robinson
T. B. Spann
R. L. Brown
Mississippi
Interstate Bank and Trust Co
Mary Shields
Baxter Curry
Leake County
Ludlow
Scott County
County School Board Holds Meeting in Brandon Saturday
The County School Board met in Brandon Saturday with trustees Edgar Misterfeldt S R Myers J L Watts and A J Grantham present H A Patrick was absent The board handles locating school buildings changing districts and creating new ones A follow up meeting is planned for next Saturday at 1 pm at the courthouse Delegations from Shady Dell Clear Creek Rock Hill Eureka and Gallilee presented business at the meeting An old saying about asking questions closes the note.
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Brandon
Edgar Misterfeldt
S. R. Myers
J. L. Watts
A. J. Grantham
H. A. Patrick
Court House
Shady Dell
Clear Creek
Rock Hill
Eureka
Gallilee
Red Letter Days Program at Friday P T A Meeting
Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens arranges a Friday P T A program themed May red letter days with music interludes. May Day crown May Queen maypole dance and spring song led by Mrs Lewis Wilson. Flag Day and Star Spangled Banner with Mrs Mayes Cooper. Mother's Day and Mother McRee Memorial Day with Mrs O L Simmons. Piano and choral numbers led by several local ladies and gentlemen.
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Daisy McLaurin Stevens
Lewis Wilson
Mayes Cooper
R. L. Fox
O. L. Simmons
L. T. Suber
BE. A. Jackson
O. E. Martin
Messrs
J. A. Lindsey
J. R. East
W. B. Darnall
Honor conferred upon prominent Brandon woman
Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens was invited by Tupelo High School faculty and board to deliver the baccalaureate address to the senior class on Tuesday May 27 at the school auditorium in Tupelo. She could not accept due to a prior engagement, depriving the city of hearing this gifted speaker at the closing exercises.
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Daisy McLaurin Stevens
Tupelo High School
Stevens
State Reunion of U. C. V. at Natchez Dates Set
Natchez is chosen as the next meeting site for the State Confederate Veterans to convene June 12 to 14. Railroads offer a round trip fare at one fare. Tickets distributed by General John A. Webb of Jackson. Major Pat Henry and B. F. Mulhollan named delegates.
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Patrick Henry
B. F. Mulhollan
Natchez
John A. Webb
Jackson
Pat Henry
Rankin Camp 265
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Brandon Schl
Firpo
Jess Wilerd
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Luis Angel Firpo
Farm Bureau
Presbyterian Church
Florence and Mendenhall
Abernathy
Myrtle B. Hayes
Mountain Creek Club
E. Q. White
M.E
Dawson
Galloway Memorial Church of
Knights Templar
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
New York
Stewart H. Walker
County School Board
Daisy Stevens
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