Brandon Brings New Sidewalks and Local Notices
Local Brandon column reports officers and residents: Miss Verna Owen and Mrs. Genie Leverett visit Jackson. Doppie Stevens recovers from malaria. church services scheduled. Dr. L. E. Carter dies near Pelahatchie. Rich Robinson returns from oil fields. F. J. Ort buys a sawmill. Carl Stingily plans Sumner move. J. H. Howie comments on congress race. obituaries for Dr. S. Carr and Andrew J. Gammill. community ads for stoves, wagons, and farming goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Nicholson
Jackson
Brandon
Doppie Stevens
Presbyterian Church
S. L. McLaurin
W. B. Collier
Harriet Shields
S. May
W. G. Burns
Florence
Wayne Sut
Johnson’s Hall
K. Burns
J. C. White
Red Cross
L. E. Carter
Pelahatchie
Rich Robinson
Rankin County
Naborton
Casper
Wyoming
F. J. Ort
Austin Holmes Place
Carl Stingily
J. M. Williams
Sumner
Miss
Stingily
Board summons men for Camp Pike examination quota
Local board issues call for Rankin county residents to appear for medical examination at 9 a m November 19 to fill Camp Pike quota. list includes James Everett Robert Sanderson Reed Gammill Lee Slade Willie McIntyre Sam McGowen Willie Perkins Samuel Murray and many others across Pelahatchie Brandon Mendenhall Puckett Goshen Springs and surrounding areas. W Shields chairs the Red Cross Executive Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County
Camp Pike
James Franklin Everett
Puckatt
Peers Robert Sanderson
Langard
Reed Gammill
Pelahatchie
Lee Wesley Slade
Sandhill
Willie McIntyre
Jackson
Sam McGowen
Willie Perkins
Fannin
Samuel Benjamin Murray
Florence News Notes and Community Updates
Florence notes report subscription receipts and rate changes for Brandon News, cemetery care by a volunteer committee, and recent moves among residents. It urges Christmas gift plans for soldiers abroad, calls for timely orphan donations, and reports on street improvements, sidewalks, and graveling delays. It also highlights local aid to soldiers via Y M C A and Red Cross during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Lorence
Brandon
Notice to Citizens of Brandon Urges Protecting New Concrete Walks
Mayor Patrick Henry asks Brandon residents to help protect fresh concrete sidewalks and keep premises clean to prevent fire hazards during a dry season. Citizens urged to report abuses, remove debris, and maintain sanitation. Also includes a Mississippi Red Cross note from State Director W. H. Fitz-Hugh about Rankin county chapters and Brandon Pelahatchie organizational naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Red Cross
Rankin County
W. H. Fitz-Hugh
I. W. Shields
Brandon
Pelahatchie
Rankin
Florence
Tam
H. Fitz-Hugh
Mississippi
Rankin County Teachers Association Program 1917
Rankin County Teachers Association meeting on December 8 1917 at 10 A.M. features devotional exercises led by Rev. J eean Brandon reports of last meeting committee reports and multiple readings and discussions including Kennedy s Rural Life and Rural School and various chapter discussions led by teachers from Brandon Florence Johns Pelahatchie Star Brandon and other towns. Luncheon provided free by Brandon Home Science Department followed by social hour and departmental meetings with time allotted for meals ground at Meadows Mill and Velvet Beans for cash by Canners Supply Co Jackson Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Eean
Brandon
Kennedy
Allbritton
Johns
Knight
Fannin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bankin County Bank
Brandon, Miss
Ent
Wii
Sidney L. McLaurin
G.W
Roylent
United States
Depositors’ Guarantee Fund OF
Pelahatchie Bank
Z. D. Davis
A. G. Purvis
Ford
Goodyear
Brandon Machinery & Lumber Co
Guaranty
Barnes & Fox
Verna Owen
Homeolks
Genie Leverett
Ira Shields
E. R. Schuman
Rockport
Mrs. Schuman
R. R. Busick
St. Louis
Meddie Robinson
Meridian
State Confederation of Clubs
J. H. Howie
Congress
Collier
S. F. Carr
Chancery Court
Coahoma County
Gartley & Ramsey Hospital
Memphis
Forest
Jackson News
Andrew J. Gammill
Madison County
Gammill
Millville
Ark
Charter Oak
Ana Spare
W. G. Barnes
W. D. Thomas
Rhodes Place
W.T. Stevens
Owensboro
New Home and
Southern Sewing Machines
Gillster
Appler
G. Barnes
E. J. McRae
Attech Red Cross
I Fittee
W. Shields
R. A. Whitfield, Ednar
Times
Brandon News
Estas Barlow
Friends of the Sacred Burying Ground
Star
James Dear
South
W. C. Ellis
Sam Dear
D’lo
Dr. White
Mr. Averitt
Capt. P. B. Coe
D. Taylor
Berry
Mr. Cooper
Copiah County
Clover Deli
Five Points
France
Red Cross’ Societies
Ww. Barnes
M. L. Virden
Tom W. Havis
Mgr
Havis-Irden
Umber Company
Ghest, Blue Owest
Jackson, Miss
Rankin County Teachers’ Association
Miss Bush
New Meadows
Brandon Feed & Milling Co
Canners Supply CO
Kentucky
Luther Brown
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