13 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
1
County agent advocates farmers banding together to buy fertilizer and feed, planning by community orders, and using best Red Rust proof oat varieties. Reports limited oats due to heavy rains and stresses fall sowing for higher yields based on Alabama and Arkansas station data. Also covers fruit tree care, hog market caution, and local social notes.
The Mississippi Tuberculosis Association runs a Christmas Seal Sale December 1-11 to fund reaching every tubercular sufferer in the state and boost activities. Mississippians are expected to buy $208,000 worth of seals at one cent each. The seal features a Santa unloading his sack with holly and mistletoe and the caption Merry Christmas, Health and a Happy New Year.
Fannin J. N. Slaughter was in Jackson on business Saturday. J W Whittington was in Bran.
C E Martin Jr offers a roadster Ford in good condition at a bargain price. The seller is identified as C E Martin Jr and the ad notes the vehicle is for sale.
The Centenary Commission of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will care for Belgian and Serbian children. Homes have been purchased in Uccle near Brussels, Belgrade, and Faversham England. Staff from Scotland will lead medical care for Serbian orphans. relief stations will be set up in Brussels Ypres St Quentin Montdidier and Belgrade. The church seeks medical staff nurses social workers and superintendents to join the effort funded by a 5 million dollar grant within a 53 million Centenary Drive total.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South becomes the first Christian denomination to send workers to Palestine since Allenby's occupancy. Five colporteurs have been dispatched by the Centenary European Commission under Bishop James Atkins and Dr. W. B. Beauchamp, with five more to follow. They will itinerate distributing Bibles and literature printed in native dialects via Nile Press in Egypt. Under Turk rule such movement was forbidden. under Allenby there is religious freedom. This marks the start of a large missionary program in the Holy Land.
HOLLY BUSH reports rain all Monday stopping schooling. a large Sunday crowd heard Bro ther Blackman at Rehoboth with a hopeful call for more attendance next fourth Sunday. Mrs. Georgia Fitzhugh visits her sister as do Mrs. I. M. Murray and Alma and Mona Wilson visit Pearl Murray. Readers note Red Oak and Pisgah write in. molasses making rushes, cane patches abound.
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