26 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
1
A one day Sacred Harp singing event will be held at Mt Gilead church on the fifth Sunday in February. Committee members listed include J T Robinson W A Rhodes J F Yow and Dave Bonds.
The championship basketball series opens with Iuka facing Corinth in Corinth. Rally the hometown fans to boost the team and restore old time spirit as "rooters" support the players. Friday February 27, 1920.
To Members of County School Board you are summoned to my office on Saturday March 6 at 2:00 p.m. to appoint a trustee for the Tishomingo County Agricultural High School J C Eppe County Superintendent
Mrs Phelps moved to Oklahoma to make her future home and will be missed in Burnsville. John Coker buys the Phelps place. Fred Floyd buys G H Davis residence. J E Clement visited Barnsville. Town election results for unexpired terms list J C Finger 26, Will Faust 16, D S King 13, Dewey Blakney 30. A Unitarian minister appointee to District of Columbus faces Senate confirmation amid opposition for being a theorist rather than practical.
Interchurch World Movement organizes conferences for Mississippi pastors in Grenada on March 10 12 and in Hattiesburg on March 10 12. Dr J O Field secretary and Rev 8 Harden coordinate with churches paying expenses. First time Baptists Presbyterians Methodists Episcopalians and other denominations gather to urge aggressive missionary benevolent work across the state.
G L Donald, collector of internal revenue, orders examination of chancery clerk records of 1919 real estate sales to capture profits above market value or cost. Cash or notes secured by deed of trust count as income. penalties loom if returns omit profits from 1919 deals. Deputy collectors hunting so-called dodgers to March 15 filing deadline.
An Internal Revenue official urges gamblers and bettors to report winnings from poker and election bets as taxable income. Losses aren’t deductible, and individuals must file by March 15. Also noted is a Denver newspaper prize offering $25,000 for an influenza cure vetted by Rockefeller Institute and Johns Hopkins University.
Read This announces available goods at lower than wholesale prices including sweet potatoes at 106, flour bought before the rise, and other shelf items such as coffee and lard. T. M. McDonald promotes the Farmers Warehouse with present prices for farmers and buyers.
Miss Mae Dell Moor hosted a February 14 1920 gathering at the C C Moor home in Tishomingo Miss with Bethoven Music Club members and many guests. Attendees listed include Mae Dell Moor Grady Plyle Maxye Jones and Troy Stennett. Contest prizes went to Maxie Jones and Troy Stennett. One Who Was There notes Washington census says one doctor per five hundred residents.
Hastings' Seeds announces a free 1920 seed catalog with five hundred thousand mail customers. The ad promotes mail orders only, South-focused varieties, and low prices, inviting readers to request a postal card for a copy. It emphasizes quality, standard of excellence, and easy access through direct mail.
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