Fair River Notes Highlight Social Scene And Local Deals
A social at Mrs. Susie Maxwell’s home featured young guests with Mrs. Wiley expected visiting later. Local notables Grover and Cliff Kees, Floyd Greer, and Claude Bennett visited. Miss Mary Carran resumed teaching. Fair River’s school closing is set for May 20 at 8:30 p.m. Capt. J White sold timber land to W F Tatum Co for 325000 and plans a sawmill at Okohola. noise of regional timber and railroad interests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Maxwell
Lumberton
Fair Maid
J. A
Muating
Mississippi College
Fair River
J. White
McComb
W. F. Tatum Co
Marion and
Perry
Okohola
Capt. White
Bia Isreesuve Mill
Sod Twber
Liberty Railroad
M. ‘Berg Vieacorpey
Grange Hall Notes on Community Activities and School Opening
Rain slows farm work as Grange Hall folks report at Brookhaven contest and Sunday School Institute. Rev J E Wills attends Southern Baptist Convention in Kansas City. Mr Byrd presents model school ideas. L K E Dickey represents Pleasant Grove at the Institute. William Henderson listed as sick. Mrs A B Middleton visits Sheriff Applewhite for weeks. McD Ferguson buys geese to save hoe hands. Grange Hall school commences next Sunday with Rev Hawkins of Whitworth delivering morning and afternoon addresses. Luther A Whittington to speak. scholarship plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
J. E. Wills
Southern Baptist Convention
Kansas City
Byrd
L. KE. Dickey
Pleasant Grove
Sunday School Institute
William Henderson
A.B. Middleton
R. C. Applewhite
McD
Ferguson
United States
Grange Hall School
Hawkins
Whitworth
Luther A. Whittington
Macday
Evelind's Concert At The Public School
Thursday evening performance by pupils of the Seer and music departments will sustain the school’s reputation for quality entertainment. Tickets are selling fast with limited seating. organizers expect a full house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelind
Pommencenseot Peardee
Thane
Mt Pleasant Notes Show School Closing Enthusiasm
Notes from Mt Pleasant describe ceased rains, farmers resuming work, visitors Dr J W Montgomery, Beulah Anding visiting Mrs Prestridge, and a birthday party for Dudley Reeves. Local youths attended Miss Hart and Miss Holloway with Mrs Reeves family hosted an evening event. Shreveport diploma earned. strong interest in school closing on the 19th. There is mention of legal proceedings in Lincoln with white caps rhetoric, court actions on indictments, and changes in local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Montgomery
Johnson
Beulah Anding
O. Prestridge
Simpson Reeves
Dudley
Ophelia
Florence Holloway
Williams
Wesson
Dells Hart
Walter Welch
The Wages of Sin and Nan Patterson Controversy
A harsh editorial admonishes Nan Patterson after a murder trial, arguing she cannot redeem herself despite returning home. It condemns her public image and warns readers that her past stains will endure, urging moral reckoning and caution to young readers about temptations and consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nah Patterson
Nan
Cain
Caesar Young
Y M A Final trip plans and meetings for boys
Final preparations are under way for a boys gypsy trip to Vicksburg on June 5. The aim is to foster nobility, purity, and benevolence in the youths, with the secretary urging quick signups as space is limited. Rev J A Hobbs will preach and Mrs Flood and Prof Hopkins will sing as part of Sunday meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
J. A. Hobbs
M. T. Flood
Prof
Hopkins
McComb
Louisiana
Alabama
Moorman
Perkins Building brick and stone plant linked to new Monticello Front project
The report notes work has begun on artificial stone from cand and cement for the new three story Perkins Building at Monticello and Front. Bricks will be manufactured at a nearby shed on the rear lot, with the plant serving the construction needs of the project.
Appeal to Young Men for Crop Reports in Miss Division
Walter Clark, president of the Mississippi division of the Southern Cotton Association, appeals to farmers to submit accurate acreage and crop condition reports by the 25th. The initiative aims to compile data for a New Orleans meeting and return county statistics by June 1. Blank forms will be provided to solicit detailed figures on cotton acreage, plantings, fertilizer use, and crop status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Walter Aan
So Cation Association
Davis, Barley Corn & Co
Southern Cotton Association
M. A. Fisher
Jackson
Miss
New Orleans
Walter Clark
Division
Institute plan and a later medical case in Mississippi
President J C Hardy of Starkville Agricultural and Mechanical College plans extensive farmers institutes this summer inviting petitions to start the program in each section. Distinct authorities on agriculture will attend along with a Department of Agriculture representative. A separate note reports Sheriff Applewhite finding Nicholas J Cady insane after his death near Mt Zion, with Catholic fears and imagined plots cited as contributing factors. Director Rowland of the Archives and Hinto indicates a southern state tour collecting historic Spanish records and relics, including 41 volumes and 5,000 documents from 1781 to 1798.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hardy
Starkville Agricultural and Mechanical College
Hardy
Department of Agriculture
Applewhite
Nicholas J. Cady
Mt. Zion
Cady
Rowland
Archives and Hintonot
Cation
Natchez
Mississip
Isians
Alabama
Atea
Spain
Lincoln county youth urged to choose better path over conscription
A heartfelt appeal from F. H. Hoffman praises Lincoln county young men for courage and generosity while warning of the dangers of war and urging them to pause, think, and select a wiser course before ruinous conflict overruns happiness and futures. He calls the community to resist the seductive pull of insidious foes and to act with wise courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Lincoln County
Petare
F. H. Hoffman
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Newport
A. C. Seavey & Sons
Cherokee
Brookhaven, Miss
Otal
MT. Pleasant Notes
Billy
White Caps
Lincoln
Rae Ae
Niles Han
DL. H. Meatuiyeh Tas Clurk
Federal Court
Biloxt
Te Stecead Ja- Hing-A. Bona
Holcombe
Ieee Conty
Howes
Y. M.A
Kaino
Farmers’ Institutes
R. L. Wadlington
Greenville
Board of Supervisors
Newton County
Harper
ST. Raiftond
Leboon
Ici
Ereaaars Co
Alforden Jagtarleg
Foe
McGrath
McGrath & Sons
Mississippi
C. B. Perkins Hardware Store
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