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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
1
A notice states that items ordered in this paper and any charges incurred will remain payable until formally ordered otherwise. The policy implies continued publication and billing until an official removal or new instruction is issued.
County Superintendent J. O. Epps announces schedule for teachers examinations. White teachers will take first exams Aug 31 to Sept 2, second exams Sept 14-16. Colored teachers have first exams Sept 7-9 and second exams Sept 21-28. First grade applicants begin work 1 PM on day one. second grade applicants start morning on day two.
The Mississippi Highway Department reports rapid construction of the three great Mississippi National Highways Mississippi Valley Highway Jackson Highway and the Old Spanish Trail linking the state to the Mississippi Valley and the Middle West while urging a constitutional amendment to place seven percent of mileage under state control. The plan would shift maintenance from counties to a state system funded by automobile taxes and federal aid ensuring year round upkeep and preventing neglect that wastes federal investments.
Washington August 16. Director M Johnson of the Lee Highway Association says completion of the Lee Highway from Washington to the Pacific coast by Christmas 1928 is probable. A bond issue of 275000 will fund an 18 foot concrete road eight miles from Falls Church to Fairfax near Merrifield Virginia.
Delegates from across the nation gathered in Lawton Oklahoma to finalize plans for closing gaps on the Lee Highway from Washington D C to San Diego California Despite a strike nearly two thousand delegates organized a two day convention with brass bands and officials from state and county levels outlining a construction program Dr S M Johnson General Director of the Lee Highway Association traveled 409 miles sleeping in Vernon Texas and Roewell New Mexico en route and claimed the road is a reality ready for auto travel with only one gear shift on an unfinished hill Eastern travelers are expected to welcome the smoother route.
Cham ber of Commerce signs contract with J J Baugh to build and maintain a ferry across the river and to construct a connecting road off the main route near Bacon Springs. Work is to begin immediately. Riverfront trade is expected to bring money and new shoppers to Taka as residents on the opposite bank plan to buy here this winter.
Have you hogs for sale contact at once for a cooperative shipment on October 6. Start preparing now to fetch the top market price through cooperative selling. Also seek surplus butter to market, as the butter market has been strong this season and can bring cash quickly. County agent W. B. offers to visit communities or individuals to discuss butter selling methods and marketing assistance.
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