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Brandon News

Location

Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1917

Page

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A. & V. R. R. Time Table Local and Personal

Local notes from Brandon include visits by Mrs. Marie Scruggs and Hon. J. C. Robinson, a county board meeting next Monday, and various relatives and teachers visiting town. Reports of measles illness, school closings, campaigning military service registration, deaths, and a Ford accident. Several notable residents and guests are listed with brief activities and travels.

Marie Scruggs Brandon Board of Supervisors L. S. May J. C. Robinson Pisgah

Florence Items Recap of Harvest Shortages and School Events

In Florence area news reflects concerns of drought and potential fam ine, notes Rev Wayne Alliston of Fort Worth visiting family, and reports Steen s Creek High School commencement with early contest for under 12s and a graduation ceremony. Highlights include Wade White and Annie Lowther winning prizes, musical performances by Lucile Averil and others, J D Thames delivering diplomas, and a medal contest. Also Me ss Mattie Therrell of Florence, a First Mississippi Regiment soldier, shot his foot while loading, now recovering in Columbus hospital with plans to return home soon.

Wayne Alliston Rankin Fort Worth Texas Theological Mr. Alliston Jackson J. H. South Clarksdale Steen Lucile Annie Alford Nell Therrell Lucile Averil Kentucky Grace Taylor Marie Alford Thames Ball Mayblue Wansley Mattie May Buyler Messrs Alvie Brassell Fred Laird J. D. Sistrunk Sam Dear Eal Laird Grove Bryan Courtney May Singletary Raymond Berry Mary Lowther Alvie Braswell Celeste Dear Dier Columbus Miss

Repair My Watch For First Class Condition

A reader offers to fix a faulty timepiece and return it to first class condition, inviting service to ensure reliable performance.

Long Hours in Train Service Slim Since 1913 Report

The Interstate Commerce Commission reports that average hours in train service rarely exceed legal limits. Only one employee in five on average last year worked more than sixteen hours in a day, with excess cases totaling 61 247 for the year ending June 30, 1915, down from prior years.

Interstate Commerce Commission Commission

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