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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
2
The Brandon Mews announces advertising rates for display, legal notices, and classified items. Rates: 22 cents per inch for display. legal notices 2 cents per word for first insertion and 1 cent for each subsequent. notices 2 cents per word first and 1 cent subsequent. obituaries and cards of thanks 1 cent per word. Foreign representation by The American Press Association.
The document records the incorporation of Peoples Bank with 15000 dollars capital stock at par 100 dollars, domicile in Pelahatchie Rankin County, Mississippi. Incorporators S L McLaurin W H Barnes and E N Ross hold eighty thirty and forty shares respectively. The bank may elect officers and a board of directors and adopt by laws. The charter cites Mississippi Code provisions and 1914 amendments. Acknowledgment dated October 20 1920 before Notary R L Fox.
GULDE residents attended the Brandon fair Friday. Ethel Patrick and Ruth Burgess spent the week end at home. Mrs. W. L. Patton and grandson Fred Patton Ware of Trenton are guests of Mrs. H. L. Robbins. Cab McKay welcomed a baby girl. Mrs. R. G. Hawkins visited her daughter Mrs. R. Robbins. Annie Hayden of Pelahat chie and several others spent Monday with Mrs. H. L. Robbins. A picture show was held at the school house Wednesday. Beatrice Payne attended the Shiloh fair Wednesday. Mrs. H. L. Robbins and Mrs. W. L. Patton visited Lizzie Baker of Pelahat chie Tuesday. B Y P meeting moved from Friday to Sunday night.
Concurrent resolutions propose changes to sections 170 and 231 and related sections. Election set for November 2 1920. Text outlines board of supervisors districts and levee commissioner elections. The document lists passage steps through House and Senate readings and notes jurisdictions over roads ferries and bridges.
In Altoona Alabama Mr R L McIntyre touts Dr LeGear's Antiseptic Healing Powder for fast healing of horse wire cuts with no scarring. The ad claims the powder provides an antiseptic barrier and promotes healing, backed by 28 years of veterinary practice and a satisfaction guarantee.
In 1916 the Company's investment used by the public in Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky and Tennessee stood at 33,039,817.75 with gross operating revenue 8,799,458.20 and net operating revenue 1,211,019.72. By 1919 the investment rose to 39,493,780.95 with gross revenue 12,547,844.01 and net revenue 1,332,663.46, showing increases in gross and net revenue alongside higher investment.
The text outlines proposed constitutional amendments in Mississippi to extend universal suffrage to all state residents aged 21 and over, provide for equal voting rights regardless of sex, and impose a uniform poll tax of two dollars for adults 21 to 60, with exemptions for certain disabilities. It details legislative readings and sections 241 243 and related amendments, plus railroad commissioner elections and appointment nuances.
R H Henry recounts being urged to run for State Highway Commissioner, declines candidacy, yet agrees to allow his name on the ticket after consideration by the Attorney General. He vows to serve sincerely if elected, avoid campaigning, and insists the role carries responsibility without pay. Ad appears as a public notice.
H V Watkins of Jackson, a Jackson bar member, is a candidate for State Highway Commissioner from the Eighth District comprising Yazoo, Madison, Rankin, Warren and Hinds counties. A current State Highway Commission member replacing the resigning W T Pate, he has long been active in public matters and would bring executive ability and district service, despite the role carrying no salary and heavy duties.
A terse note references poll proceedings and enforcement issues regarding collection of taxes. The fragment mentions opposition to criminal enforcement and implies limits on tax collection actions. The text lacks clear participants or locations but indicates a legal or governmental context around polls and levies.
The document records passage steps for a 1920 Mississippi measure amending section 272 to provide pensions to Confederate soldiers and widows, with conditions and marriage cessation rules. It notes readings in House and Senate between January and March 1920, dates of approval, submission for ratification, and is signed by Secretary of State Joseph W. Power on October 14, 1920.
Public sale of seized property for unpaid 1920 taxes owed by T. E. Overby. The notice, dated October 11, 1920, states 1:00 PM on November 15, 1920 at the Post Office in Puckett Mississippi, with description of land parcels and deductions, to satisfy a total due of 1268.76 to the United States. Witness GEO. L. Donald, Collector. By C. C. Buckley, D. C.
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