Beat Four Fair set for Pelahatchie on October 18 1922
Crowds from Pelahatchie and surrounding areas will gather for the Beat Four Fair featuring school and farm exhibits. Prizes total over one hundred dollars with contests in agriculture live stock poultry embroidery and more. Winners advance to the State Fair in Jackson October 16 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelahatchie
Cross Roads
Shiloh
Gulde
Clarksburg
Simmons
Beat
Jackson
Rankin County Teachers Meet Opens 1922 Session
The Rankin County Teachers Association met September 23, 1922 at Brandon High School to elect officers for 1922 25 and set plans for Field Day. Officers chosen included President F M Lowther Vice President Hubert Flurry and Secretary Treasurer Miss Mary Ryburn Hutton. The group approved programs, publicity, beat chairmen and field day arrangements and adjourned to meet October 28 at Brandon High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County Teachers’ Association
Brandon High School
America
T. BR. Phillips
Knox M. Broom
F. M. Lowther
Winn
Brandon News
Taylor
Mississippi State Educational Association
W. H. Watson
O. L. Simmons
Hubert Flurry
Treas
Mary Ryburn Hutton
Lowther
Provine
State Educational Association
H. P. Barksdale
R. B. Steen
Sam Davis
Miss Hutton
K. M. Broom
T. R. Phillips
G. H. Sherrill
A. Lowe
Association
R. E. Steen
Lucille Fox
Broom
Brandon
Barksdale
Jerusalem to Have English Language Daily Newspaper
Mrs Gatling of New York to own and edit a new Jerusalem daily in English. She has paid 250000 dollars for a building and presses and equipment are en route from the United States after studying local conditions. The venture marks a major press development in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Rankin Co Boy Wins High Honor at University
W H Davis connected with J W Conger earns top mark in American Law Book Co training course. He achieved 88 percent, the highest at the University of Mississippi, earning a Corpus Juris Cy volume for display in the school library. Davis, son of BE G Davis of Pelahatchie, has many Rankin County friends pleased by his success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Davis
J. W. Conger
American Law Book Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
University, Miss
Mr. Davis
University of Mississippi
The
American Book Company
Arry
BE. G. Davis
Pelahatchie
Rankin County
Reorganized P T A Elects New Officers
The P T A held its first meeting of the year on Friday September 22 at 3 30 pm to reorganize. New officers elected are Mrs G L Simmons President Mrs W H Surhiee President Mrs DD M Mxecutive Chairman Mrs H P Barksdale Secretary and Miss Berta Pope Treasurer. Committees will be announced next week. The next meeting is set for Friday October 6 with dues required for membership. Members urged to attend or send in dues if absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent ‘Teachers’ Association
G. L. Simmons
W. H. Surhiee
DD. M
H. P. Barksdale
Berta Pope
Four Mill Tax or Bridge Bond Issue Voted in County
The Board of Supervisors of Kil county asks voters to choose between issuing 60000 in bridge bonds to fund concrete and steel bridges, shared 12000 per beat, or a four mill tax to cover urgent bridge needs. If bonds pass, a one mill tax will pay interest and retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors of
Kilt
Kin County
W. L. Martin
S. L. M'Laurin
Sisler Father Taught in Brandon Long Ago
Article recalls George H Sisler’s father teaching in Brandon about twenty five years prior with Inez Cole and W H Barnes as colleagues. It notes Sisler as top 1922 player and first baseman for the St Louis Americans, plus a $100000 memorial fund in Washington DC by the American League to honor great players. The fund’s aim includes buying a school piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Sisler
Brandon
George Sisler
W. H. Barnes
Inez Cole
Sisler
St. Louis Americans
Washington
D. C
Mondinett
Rankin County Enters Era of Prosperity Amid Harvest Good Times
A northern Rankin County tour with County Superintendent Barksdale and County Agent Simmons reports rising prosperity. Farmers and merchants busy in Langford and Fannin. Sand Hill hosts a noon dinner with Will Barksdale. Holly Bush builds a new schoolhouse as 75 pupils await a debut in October. Continued on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County
Barksdale
Simmons
Langford
Thhrough Fannin
Pisgah
Sandhill
Rehobeth
Holly Bush
Pelahatchie
Fannin
Sand Hill
Will Barksdale
Woogee
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Tor
Fors
Pelatitchie
Rankin County Teachers’ Ass'n
Rankin County Bank
L .Mclaurin
H. Barnes
Roy L. Fox
Constantinople
Turkey
Smyrna
London
Britain
Europe
O. K
N. G
Neponset
Jackson, Miss
Axminster
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