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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
3
Mrs Gusta Spann and her Texas visit companions bustling town gossip and fair notes fill the page. The Jackson state fair opens bigger and brighter, with Dr Dickson Gayden’s funeral and prominent local visits, while banking troubles loom at Pelahatchie and a proposed constitutional poll tax amendment stirs voters.
Albert Shields urges Brandon oil users to buy Supreme Oil for cash next week at 150 cents a pound of sugar and offers 50 gallon barrels at 60 cents and 30 gallon barrels at 63 cents. He cites a November contract with Supreme Oil and refinery price fluctuations as rationale.
Active vice president Purvis noted depositors protections under state guarantee law as bank liquidation proceeds. Rankin County Fair at Brandon drew wide representation from every district with top livestock and school displays praised. prize lists delayed due to Mr Burks’s absence at the state fair in Jackson.
Notice declares all land owned by Thompson L. Alliston and named individuals J. B. Lowther and Billie Harrison as posted. Unauthorized entry will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The landowner warns others not to trespass without permission.
FANNIN M B Latham visited Sandhill Sunday evening. I C Brown made a trip to Jackson Saturday. Miss Exie Cawthorn spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Miss Neal stayed with her parents over the weekend. Miss Boble visited her parents near Jackson. Mr and Mrs Joe Steverson and family were in Langford Sunday. Dr and Mrs O J Burnham were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs J B Williamson. Mr and Mrs H D Tinnin visited their children in Jackson Friday. Misses Leota Long and Clyde...
The column lists social visits and sermons across Brandon, Jackson, Goshen, and nearby towns. People attend church, fairs, and family gatherings, with updates on health, travel, and local happenings. A new baby, illnesses, and thanks are noted, along with a request for more writers to share county-wide news.
Lewis Scott was found four miles east of Brandon on Raleigh road at a place known as W. Ry. Local authorities confirm the marker location on the rural route. Further details were unavailable at press time.
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