Local notes and social items from Iuka and nearby
Local notices list visitors and residents, births, travels, church events, and small ads. Highlights include May 18 birth of a boy to Mr and Mrs Sam Wiley, visits by Mrs Belle Blount to Cherokee, deliveries and routes through Iuka, and community activities like an all day singing and matting sale. Several residents and towns such as Corinth, Winona, Riverton, and Sheffield are mentioned with various movements and engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RL Smith
Turnsville
Sam Wiley
Belle Blount
Wis Lake Dam and Resort Plans Announced
Wis Lake progress notes show completion plans for the dam and ornaments at Sika Lake. uM Whitaker holds the contract for dam work and will start soon. A Barter from Memphis will oversee the resort this summer and a photo car and gasoline boats are planned. Sheriff Foote reports convicts near the courthouse and repairs to the old building. Annie Jourdan assisted at a Tishomingo musical, while Mrs P Gray and her husband traveled to Corinth to shop. Mr W H Smith visited from Town Creek Ala. Mrs BL Bishop’s relatives report a $7000 inheritance. Mr J H Drake’s paralysis remains unchanged and he stays bedridden.
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Sika-Lake
Um Whitaker
Memphis
Sheriff Foote
Court House
Annie Jourdan
Tishomingo
Archer on a Boom at Archer Miss Gravel Pit
Myr Gon W Neal of Memphis plans opening a new gravel pit on land purchased from J L Archer at Archer Mississippi. He will erect buildings including a storehouse and build a spur railroad crossing Cleary Creek to the base of a gravel hill near the Southern main line. Neal, an experienced track man, will supervise construction and expects to hire about 40 workers immediately with fair wages. Iuka Gravel Company begins work at once.
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Myr
W Neal
Gesore Willawer
Toke Gravel Company
Memphis
Archer, Miss
J L Archer
Archer Croagine
Trettle
Cleary Creek
Autiel Yurintinge
Neal
Iuka Gravel Company
Program for B Y P U South America Leaders and Scripture
Roll call names a missionary in South America. Bible readings cover 2 Chronicles 33 1 12 Romans 12 1 12 Acts 4 12 with geography and resources of South America. Speakers include Mrs Myrtle Dudley Ruby Franc Whit Massey John Akers Miss Pearl Reid Miss Vera Bennett Mr A M Tidwell.
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South America
Moor
Myrtle Dudley
Ruby
Whit Massey
John Akers
S. A
Miss Pearl Reid
Vera Bennett
S A
A M Tidwell
Notice To The Pig Club Boys
The following rules govern the pig club contest. A boy must be under 19 when the contest closes. Pigs may be of any breed. A pine hill Footer prize may be awarded. Pigs weighed July 1 by disinterested parties with gross weight recorded. Feed consumption costs to be submitted. Pigs slaughtered around December 1 with net weight and costs reported to a three-man committee. Watch awarded on their report. Pig must be under one year old at killing. Respectfully submitted, NL Phillips.
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NL Phillips
Our 25 Year Sale Still On at Brown & Co
Our 25 year sale continues with about 50 pairs of ladies sample shoes, plain toe, kid and cloth top, leather soles. Stock is $5,000 with minimal complaints. Men’s summer shirts priced 35c to $1 and over 5,000 yards of laces and embroideries. Lace sets and near silk dress goods featured.
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TL Brown & Co
Sunday church appointments and services noted
Rev H M Jenkins filled his Presbyterian appointment at the church and at Salet nine miles south at 3 30 p m Rev Z T Hubbard preached at the Christian church at 11 a m No service at the Methodist church as the pastor was in Belzoni Miss A children's day service occurred in the morning A brochure of peanuts and related items appears in the text
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H M Jenkins
Presbyterian Church
Salet
Z 'T Hubbard
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Belzoni
Misa
Weather, crops and local notes from Vishomingo county
Dear readers of the Vidette, the weather is mild and crops look favorable though some cotton is replanted. Bob Whitfield sold his team and bought oxen. Many attended the May meeting at Lita Hock church. An all day Sacred Harp singing is planned at Palestine church on the first Sunday in June. Petitions to erect vats to eradicate ticks were discussed but cost concerns favor not building. The piece closes with opinions on local politics and tick control.
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Iiadérs
Ivka di Biderte
Bob Whitfiel
Lita Hock Church
Palestine Church
Paden
Board of Supervisors
Tiskomingo County
Burnsville notes on wells, crops, visits and local happenings
Phare work advances toward planting with prospects for a better crop. Lybugh Strickleng sold his crop to JE Ti and will rest awhile. A 129 foot deep well at ange is finished and water will be analyzed later. Mr J D Brommen joined a Masonic order. Mrs M A Smith convalesces from a fall. Henry Smith of Town Creek visits family. Priddy the deep well man visits from Kossuth. Mrs O P Davis ill but improving. Many attend church at Little Flock. Luiley plans a gas well at Holt's Spur. Mrs Bertie Jones sells strawberries at 15 cents a quart. Tom Skelton brings game fish. Clarence Gallaway visiting mother and drinking deep well water for health. Doc Haynie and brother travel from Barnville.
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Phare
Lybugh Strickleng
J*d Brommen
Corinth
M A Smith
Henry Smith
Town Creek
Ala
Burnsville
Joe Lambert
Priddy
Kossuth
O P Davis
Little Flock
Nixon
Lse
Luiley
Holt's
Bxrtie Jones
Tom Skelton
H Nixon
Weiter
Dr McDougal
Hiss Pleasent
Clarence Gallaway
Dean
Doc Haynie
Barnaville
St Iigna
Misses 5 and Barnett The Beas Set Club Event
Misses 5 and Barnett The Beas Set Club hosted a social evening at Mrs. home. Bessie Davis and Dora Carmack read poetry, Louise Barnett presided, Lizzie Wile Pappla accompanied on violin, and a flower-drawing activity followed a buffet with galad course cream and cake. Guests included Irene Day Vidson and Clara Rutledge. Next meeting set for June 20 at Miss Rutledge's home.
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Bessie Davis
Barnett
Aimgetdela
Louise Barnett
Dora Carmack
Miss Burns
Ute Oh
Lizzie Wile Pappla
Ein Williams
Maégenite Barnett
Irene Day Vidson
Clara Rutledge
House Shot Up In Golden Village Details Unknown
A telegram from Red Bay Alabama to Sheriff Foote reports a house in Golden owned by Mrs Armstrong severely shot Monday night by an unknown assailant. Bullets struck the home but no injuries were recorded. The note also mentions farms and property sales or exchanges by Geo L Me Masters.
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Red Bay
Ala
Foote
Golden
Armstrong
Syren Postion
Patterson Seeks New Fruit Tree Clients in Rome Ga
Towa Mississippi letter from PW Patterson states 26 years ago he sold fruit trees in Tisherminge county and that he is now in the fruit tree business of one of the South's largest and best fruit trees located at Rome Georgia. He offers a strict guarantee carried out by himself and promises to visit customers soon for a fair deal.
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Tisherminge
Rome
Tstre
PW Patterson
Quality motto guides Columbus Marble products in Mississippi
In Columbus Mississippi the Columbus Marble firm emphasizes customer satisfaction under the motto Quality Mom Represented by Mrs R Lew and invites patrons to compare designs and prices before choosing. The ad highlights home industry appeal and local craft offerings aimed at promoting patronage.
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Columbus
R. Lew
Lee Fes Phone JoB Wallining Rice
A fragmentary note hints at a telephone exchange or hiring matter involving individuals named Lee and Rice, with an unclear deadline or time constraint linked to a “Rupp spree” and a request for a nine hour window. The text is garbled and cannot confirm concrete facts.
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Fes
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