Automobile Dealers Meet in Memphis First Southern Convention
Automobile dealers from Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee Alabama and Kentucky gathered in Memphis February 15 16 for the first southern convention of its kind. Chalmers Motor Co Detroit officials described the event as yielding vital industry learning and a shift to recognizing autos as commodities with value. The Agricultural Credit Co Chicago offered to lend up to 10 million this year at 6 percent to dealers and users, broadening finance options. The gathering included over sixty dealers from five states hosted by Chalmers with Paul Smith predicting gasoline at thirty cents per gallon soon due to export demand.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Memphis
South
W J Brinkley
Chalmers Motor Company
Detroit
Brinkley
Paul Smith
Chalmers Motor Co
Smith
Agricultural Credit Co
Chicago
Wall Street
Chalmers Motor Car Co
F H Smith
L A Patton
Advertising Council
Ben Bennard
Chuck
Terracing and Pruning Inoculating Hogs Meeting
At Iuka on Thursday February 24 and Burnsville on Friday February 25 at 10 a.m. Agricultural Agent L. D. Fuller and C. T. Ames will demonstrate soil conservation fruit tree care and hog cholera prevention to help farmers and business men improve county prosperity.
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Iuka
Burnsville
L. D. Fuller
Southern Railway
C. T. Ames
Holly Springs Experiment Station
Free Garden Seed Offer for Subscribers
A brief promo states that any view paid-in-advance subscriber and any subscriber paying for a year in advance will receive ten five cent packages of select garden seed from RB Buchanan of Memphis. The seed are claimed to be of the very best and offered for a short time.
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RB Buchanan
Memphis
Chalmers Engine Delivers Smooth Power and Efficiency
A car owner extols a 3400 rpm engine, combining restraint with force to provide instant acceleration, fuel savings of 150 to 200 dollars yearly, and 18 miles per gallon on varied terrain. The speaker claims lifelong reliability and urges readers to consider the model, noting a price of 1050 dollars in Detroit.
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Hills
Dales
Chalmers
Angel Calls Home in Lament of Loss Across the Community
A somber note opens with a farewell poem about a beloved woman taken suddenly by death. The piece laments her absence and the sorrow it brings to family and friends, then shifts to local notices and small town updates. Health, visiting relatives, school news, social events, and upcoming box supper plans fill the rest of the column.
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Jim Howell
Hillsboro
Ed Knight
Joe
Louless
Henry Tighel
A P Alsebrook
John Stanford
H A Stanford
Old Union
Alsobrook School
Clara Woodfin
R. L. Bell
Candler Oaks
Tishomingo
Willis
Dora
Fannie Turner
Nix
Addis Tucker
Eugenia Milford
Blanche
Irene Rutledge
Bertie Monroe
Carrie Turner
Lige Richardson
J. T. Blissit
Lora Glen
Brandon Chenault
Delbert Williams
Hinchams
Telephone Courtesy on the Phone
A brief note on polite telephone conduct praising face to face politeness in voice conversations. It urges readers to practice simple rules to make telephone use more efficient. The text references a box address in Tupelo Mississippi for further contact.
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Automobile Convention
Free Garden Seed
R. P. m. Chalmers
O. K
Atlanta
Alamo
Fort Worth
W. J. Brinkley
Miss
Vellar Smith Bullard
Bear Creek
E J Berryman
George Turner
Earnest Daniel
Frank
Earl Pace
W. Hindmans
Prospect
Cumberland
Telephone
Tupelo
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