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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
4
A scanned list shows candidates for district offices including district attorney sheriff circuit clerk and justice of the peace along with district numbers and several names such as H. Ellis J. Barksdale G. Long R. Knight and W. M. O B A Clark. The page presents a campaign slate or ballot slate for multiple precincts with supporting names and roles.
Under announcements this week the name I P Russell appears for surveyor. He is well known in the county, having served as assessor, and would creditably fill any county office. If elected he promises to serve honestly and faithfully with equal justice and no special privileges.
Dobson Miss May 25 Senator Price, well known to Rankin County residents, asks voters to consider his name for the flower house of the legislature. He notes civic duty and public service as the basis for seeking a seat, relying on the support of the Democratic Party.
Announcement from Geo G Hurst calls Rankin County residents to support the oratorical contests for boys and girls. Eligibility requires winter school attendance within Rankin and county residency. Beat committees must appoint judges, run separate contests, and send winning names and addresses to Walter Ward Jackson Miss, with a July 4 1908 county contest planned.
Beal County oratorical beat committees listed for five beats with a long roster of Misses and Messrs plus clergy and doctors. It calls for a meeting and June 15 deadline to set time and place for beat contests. Officials urge immediate action and completion of selections, sending winners to Walter Ward and Jack iota.
A letter urges encouragement for a county contest drawing bright boys and girls. It notes widespread interest, potential benefits to ambitious students, and the role of elders in fostering educational development across the county. Respectfully.
Miss Maggie Shaw returned from Yazoo county where she taught school for several months. Mrs Facett and the Colby boys of St Louis visit their aunt Mrs Dr Lee, with Mrs Howard and children of Tennessee. Miss Leone Alford came home from Madison. Miss Kate Ferguson returned from Jackson. Many plan to travel to Jackson on June 8. E G Lee and Miss Louise White spent Saturday in the capital. Tom Simmons joined us for Sunday. A large group of youths attended Tangford preaching Sunday night. Everyone is invited to Children’s Day at the Fannin Baptist Church this Sunday.
A public appeal urges county beat committees, teachers, and residents to organize and support the annual declamation contest with a new girls’ division. It calls for promptly naming times and places, publishing proceedings, and sending contestant names to Prof. George G. Hurst in Florence or Walter Ward in Jackson, Miss.
Advert says impurities in blood from digestive disorders must be expelled before hot weather. It claims Prickly Ash Bitters will remove impurities and restore the system to proper order, fitting for a strong body in warm times.
The following licenses were issued: White Sam Brown and Miss Anna Johnson. A. B. Franklin and Miss Justina Howell. Colored Eliza Smith and Martha Johnson. A. G. Thornton, special agent.
Jackson MS June 23 1908 dedication ceremonies and Confederate veterans reunion prompt reduced fares on June 1 and 2 for June 8 morning trains with June 4 cutoff. Special departures Meridian 6 am and Vicksburg 7 30 am June 8 to serve ceremonies in Jackson. G EO H Smith GPA New Orleans La.
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