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Brandon News in Brandon, Mississippi

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Brandon News

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Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1918

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Rankin County Sends 47 White Men to Training Camps in May

Rankin County mobilizes 47 men for training camps in May 1918 amid patriotic fervor. The list details volunteers departing for Camp Pike on May 3 and for A. and M. College on May 16 and May 27, including named individuals such as Howard, Percy C. Stubblefield, James Lowry Knight, Julius Allen Robinson, Eugene Cab McKay, and many others.

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Rankin County Camp Pike Howard, Delive Percy C. Stubblefield Earl T. Rankin James Lowry Knight A. & M. College Julius Allen Robinson Eugene Cab McKay J.E. Kersh Ottis Noah Cooper Sam Epps Buchanan Nathan Floyd Gray Wollie Everett Sloan Carl Everett Ollie Jacob Kersh Clarence Hemphill Eulyce Harpe Hardy Clifton Franklin William Thomas Wammack Oscar Earnest Everett John George Wirtz Clarence Bullock Isaiah Smith Charles J Wiley Ross Charles Judson Winstead Jr Baron Columbus Watson Martin Luther Hudson Joseph Thomas Nash Nathan Vernon Barron Hugh D. Baker John Ernest Barron Samuel Eugene Williams Camp Shelby Davis Thomas Ponder Robert Lee Fortenberry W. W. Boteler Erasmus Earl Jones Oliver Singleton Murray Irvin Eugene Neely Luther Landifer Joe Mansel Byrd Oliver Diggs Robert Lee Thompson Charles Galloway Coxaire Murdie Smith Joe Purvis Louie Franklin Wilkins L. K. Taylor Silas Allen Harris Daniel Clifton Berry Charlie Martin McIntyre
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Board of Supervisors May 6 1918 Proceedings and Approvals

The Board of Supervisors met May 6 1918 with all members present. They reviewed teacher payments from 1918 and approved contracts for beat feeds and oats, granted funds for Drake’s school, ordered road inspections and report filings, approved township warrants, and awarded various county contracts and disbursements including bridge work, vat labor, and farm items. Numerous names, towns, and rough figures appear for salaries, repairs, and supplies.

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Bullock Cross Roads Sochabar Briar Hill Steen’s Creek Richland Drakes Taylor-Wills Grocery Co Eureka J. L. &.C. Buchanan W. G. Barnes Township 6 Neva Lindsey Drake Board of Supervisors Township 3 Allen Gravel Co Rankin County Turnpike Pearson Oes J. M. Walsh
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April road fund allowances and local expenses list

A detailed ledger of road maintenance and related expenses for Beat Nos. 1 to 5. Items include lumber, bridge work, gravel, wheel work, and wages for multiple contractors and shop staff. Notable entries reference Austern Western Co. Danan All Bi, J. M. Porch, J. H. Noblin, L. Wilson, and E. S. Barksdale among others, with payments for erroneous taxes, repairs to ridges, and tree cutting. Continued on the next page.

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H. S. Garrett G. H. Sherrill J. M. Stingily Clarksburg M. Stingily Schtert Lumber Co Murray & Brown J. H. Noblin Irvin Rhodes C. E. Harrell J. J. Myers L. Wilson B. L. Wiggins E. W. Cawthorn A. C. Hinton Ford’s Brandon Ome Will Swilley A . J. McDonnald Bridge - Davis Ludlow School Sea Vehicle Co W. C. Palmer A. G. Thornton Allen Gravel Co R. R. Busick John Baker E. Q. White Austern Western Co
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J. D. Jerkins Mack Crain Bob Williams Louisa Harper al E. L. Jones J.F. Jones Jr H. H. Bullock S. W. Burks Wat Rent S. D. Donnell Jenkins Donnell Charles Ellis Brandon Machinery & Lumber Co S. Laird Laird W. G. Cremoise Grantham Echors John Gill Lacy Berry J. RB. May J. Jones Purvis M. .C. McIntyre R. Brinson Vic Fana Fred Fisher C. Steverson J. A. Robinson William & Mary Florence Oi Stoves Batte Furnitue Co Jackson, Miss Edison Jackson Miss Philp Fits Philp Fabrics Mississippi Capitol St Old Capitol Cumberland Mercer Haynes Vaughn & Teague Jackson Austern-Western Co J. W. Taylor Garrett Mdse Taylor-Wills, Grocery Co Mcdonald McDona Wagei J. & B. Hart L. C. Cooper Thornton B. Collum E R. Busick E. S. Barksdale R. Cae J. M. Porch Laura O. Buchanan J. A. Jackson A Webb Welch Sam Pate Gee Shotts
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