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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
7
A state wide survey in New York finds rural children lag in reading due to scarce materials. Other states report similar backwardness. Boards buy supplementary readers, patrons raise funds for books, and associations subscribe to magazines to aid reading.
The Shiloh farmers enjoyed sunny weather last week though Saturday night and Sunday rain will slow plowing for a few days. Local visits include Stanmore Roberts at Abbie Franklin's, Mary and Mindred Johnson’s trip to Morton, and Ruth Ragsdale with Vera Rhodes in Crystal Springs.
The town reports ongoing heavy rain and farmer disappointment. Social news notes illnesses, family visits, church services, and local events. The New Mill Company buys out C. Q. Sheely and begins work this week. Cabbage fields show yellowing from a disease called tyellows. farmers advised to save seeds from healthy plants.
The piece mentions the birth of a baby girl named Margarette. T. S. Shivers was seen in town Saturday. Mr. ik. Prestige and Miss Bessie Fortune wed at Pelahatchie Saturday, with wishes for a long, happy life. Other locals Jessie Smith, Francis Garver, Ben Comfort, A. B. Hobbs, and Jack B. Donnahue are noted as visiting or at home. The column closes with reflections on hunger, gratitude, and the passage of years.
The Brandon Rankin County note praises Henry L. Whitfield for his campaign focusing on his record as youth instructor and administrator. Supporters claim he has grown stronger since the race opened, with steady correspondence and broad backing. He travels through Jackson Amite Wilkinson counties and plans more stops in Copiah.
Thousands of country schools with short terms close in March or May while seven and eight month terms are rare. Teachers offer continuation work during vacation linking arithmetic, farm accounting, land measurement, farm product weights, and household tasks to pupils needs. Virginia teachers run elementary agriculture clubs for Boys Corn and Girls Poultry to compete and reveal results at fall meetings and county fairs.
Weather slows farm work as Lafayette Anderson recovers at home. Chatsworth visitors include Mrs Joe Anderson Jr and baby, J W Brown and family with relatives in Brandon, and Miss Mary Myers from Finkbine. Community events cover school board meeting, church programs, plus numerous family visits and local trips to Jackson and Brandon.
Mr and Mrs Marler visited relatives while Andrew Chapel reports. Nolan made a business trip to Pelahatchie on Tuesday. Mrs McDonald is on the sick list this week. Virginia May has been ill for a week. Mrs Graham visited her daughter Annie Noland. Minnie Baker and children spent the weekend with sister J W Shivers. Sarah Graham visiting sister Annie Noland. Malkom Meadows spent Saturday night with J W Shivers. Mr and Mrs Johnie Noland are
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