Mississippi State Notes and Local Happenings
Laurel plans a repeat fourth of July celebration from last year as Hazlehurst youths form a social and musical club. Miss Carolyn Lee Roberts wed Mr Albert Ashford at Pocahontas. Mayors, fines and court actions surface as Green woods mayor, a governor’s brother, imposes penalties totaling 1500 dollars. The Magnolia Gazette notes cultural events and community gatherings across counties, including a public picnic planned for July 4 and local social entertainments amid weather and crop improvements.
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Laurel
Hazlehurst
Carolyn Lee Roberts
Albert Ashford
Pocahontas
Liberty Male Academy
Carnegie
State University
W. T. Ratliff
Raymond
Mississippi
Copish County
Maud
Springs
Emile Aby
Rupert Howell
W.S. Vardaman
Greenwood
W. M. Russell
Richey Brother
Circuit Court in Pike County Hears Assault Case
Grand jury at a special Pike county Circuit Court term examined fourteen witnesses, brought three true bills, and sentencings included Wesley for murder and Wall for manslaughter. A. C. Wall and H. C. Wall faced shooting charges, Ina Y. Vannerson held for criminal assault, with trials set for 8 am. Mississippi public highway bonds authorized a $100,000 issue to build an iron bridge at Sunflower River, Clarkedale, and widen rural roads.
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Magnolia
Pike County
M. H. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Third District
Seasion
H.C. Wall
A. C. Wall
Sea
Goahoma
Brookhaven Ideal Inland City Site and Local News
Brookhaven offers a topography ideal for growth with even slopes and strong drainage reducing building needs. The piece praises healthful climate and natural advantages while noting local concerns about a beer joint and community action. It also mentions New Bedford workers, portrait painting in Jackson, and various regional updates in brief notices.
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Brookhaven
Yellow Pine
Mississippi
West Point
Caught In The Act At A Local Carbonated Foam Joint
A loud raid tale unfolds around Magee’s alleged carbonated foam operation in town. Constable Blue arrests Floyd Calhoun after a night of covert setup and a suspected blind tiger scene with gambling rooms. The sting leads to a pursuit and pursuit of liquor in a rowdy moonlit Monticello road setting.
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Leader
Magee
Floyd Calhoun
Mayas ‘Lanier
Cit
Marshal Horst
Calhoun
Monticello
Applewhite
Blue Seta
Horst
Hobbs
Rose Hill Cemetery
O. H
Reynold
C. H
Rookhavven
Buill
Brookhaven
Pearlhaven
Blue
June Center Counter Sale Continues With New Items
Crowds gather daily as the June Center sale offers bargains. Last Saturday brought high business, and the event remains active this week with additions to the stock.
Summer Silks and Dress Goods Bargains
A sale listing many fabrics: White Voile Batiste Silk Voile Foulard and Figured linens, with bargains on figured lawns 64c yard. reduced linens and towels, including 12 AC hemmed Huck towels and Turkish bath towels at lower prices, inviting customers to view the reduced stock.
India Linen sale promotes white goods season
The ad highlights India Linen in a white goods season with a white dress model. It promotes India Linen at 6c per yard for good quality, compares to other sellers at 10c, and lists various lawns and whites such as 44 or 45 inch white French lawn with special values and old prices. The tone targets bargain shoppers and emphasizes low prices.
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India
Special Items from Domestic Textile Sale Listing
Special Items. 7c 36 in. bleached domestic at Tc. 5c 36 in. brown domestic in 2 to 10 yard pieces per yard 16c for 9 qr best brown sheet ing. 14c for 45m bleached pillow tubing for d feather tick 12 4c ing. Will hold feathers. $1 15 for heavy white crotchet quilts worth $1.50 each. Ic Ladies' vests our regular 10c seller tape neck and sleeve 7c.
Law and order clash over a moonshining case
The report details a contraband seizure where a constable and local figures investigated a house tied to illegal traffic. Evidence surfaced as goods were stolen or hidden, with the case set for trial before Justice Daughtry. Names and places anchor the narrative in a Mississippi locale amid policing tensions.
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Goder Bond
Daughtry
Engstrom
Sarah
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Cherokee
A. C. Seavey & Sons
Col
Lafayette Montgomery
Madison County
A. B. Patterson
Inka
Forny
Aberdeen
Edgar
G. W. Brister
George Brister
Southern Farm and Orchard Company
Wellman
Bro. Jeems
Mare Lettie Maxon
Columbuy
Athend
Simaier Mormel
Circuit Court
Pike
Ykhaven
Carrie Nations
Wesson
New Bedford
Mass
Mississippi Mills
New Orleans
Bridewell
Evo Oting Fellows
Edwin Ricketts
Jackson
Birmingham
R. 8. Ricketts
Millsaps
Jackson News
Edwin
Cornelius Hawkins
Nashville
Varda‘man
Troly
Lowry
Rowland
Hall of Fame
Hooker Washington
Clarion Ledger
Nan Patterson
Galloway
Vanderblt Litetary
Hardgrovs
Constable Blue
McGrath
Brookhaven, Miss
Avamites Military Acuduroyoat Oy
Ava
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