USO Drive Planned for Holmes County
A city hall meeting set a Monday Tuesday USO drive for Holmes County on June 23 24 to raise 350 in Lexington Tchula and Cruger area chairmen Joe W Latham and J L Longinotti organize quota details with local chairs and secretaries. The drive supports service to Army Navy Marine and Nurses Corps personnel to boost morale.
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United Service
National Defense
Holmes County
Lexington
Tchula
Cruger
Joe W. Latham
J. L. Longinotti
Duran
Durant
West Goodman
Pickens
Eugene Cole
W. Carr
Necie Powall
Lela Selby
W. C. Perry
W. R. Huddleston
Guy Sharpe
J. E. Turner
Mr. Estes
M. W Estes
The Good Rains Lift Lexington Crops and Hopes
Lexington area residents praise weekend rainfall that revived parched crops. 1.90 inches fell Sunday into Monday, boosting plans to plant feed and garden crops while drouth damage recedes. Local farmers note ample time to farm under improved conditions.
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Lexington
Drouth
Jesse B. Walton
Doomed Negro Each Time Faces Execution Friday
Wilburn Sutton, a convicted Black man, will be executed Friday for the May 3 murder of Chai Pleas. The executioner Jimmy Thompson of D Lo will travel from Port Gibson, arriving around midnight, to carry out the sentence around 6 o’clock. Sutton shows no remorse and resists religious visits, hoping a gubernatorial pardon. He has been in solitary after an attempted jail escape last week. Also noted are visiting guests in Lexington and a bank vacation for Charles Spengler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn Sutton
Chai
Jimmy Thompson
D'Lo
Port Gibson
Sutton
Rev Ford’s 50th Pastorate Anniversary Observed
Rev E W Ford a Presbyterian minister of Goodman celebrates his fiftieth year as pastor on Sunday July 6 at 3 pm in the Goodman Presbyterian church. The Presbytery will host a fitting program honoring his long ministry with Holmes county friends and former charges. Ford now serves Goodman Pickens and West churches.
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E. W. Ford
Goodman
Holmes County
Rev. Ford
Goodman, Pickens and
West
Knight Returns to Run Jitney Jungle Market in Lexington
Todd Knight returns to Lexington to lease and operate the Jitney Jungle Market after a few months in Hattiesburg. He invites friends to visit his new location and is noted as an expert in his line with many local patrons supporting him.
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Lexington
Todd Knight
Hattiesburg
Knight
Jitney Jungle
College Students To Lead Presbyterian Church Service
College students from the church and prospective college entrants will conduct a regular evening service at the Presbyterian church next Sunday at 8:00 pm. Each group member will participate, sharing on the spiritual life of higher education and religious life in various colleges. Participants include Frances Brady, Virginia Moore, Pauline Holder, Martee Gulledge, Claire Melton, Julia Gibson, John Kimbrough, and Les Gilliland Jr. Myra Gunter oversees the music.
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Presbyterian Church
Frances Brady
Virginia Moore
Pauline Holder
Martee Gulledge
Claire Melton
Julia Gibson
John Kimbrough
Les Gilliland
Myra Gunter
Thornton Church Fish Fry July 4 Fundraiser
The Thornton Methodist Church sponsors a fish fry in Thornton on July 4. Boat races run from 10 to 11 30 a.m. and 4 30 to 6 p.m. Meals served 11 30 to 7 80 o'clock. Public urged to attend and support the ladies in raising church funds.
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Thornton
Thornton Methodist Church
Local Residents Visit Lexington From Richland Area
Mr and Mrs J E Chisolm Mrs Sallie Doty and Miss Santa Tackett drove up from Richland last Friday afternoon on a visit to Lexington Wallacee Johnson of Weathersby Chevrolet Co enjoys vacation this week The confidence of the trade Mr and Mrs Knight have rooms at the home Hunter Cade.
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J. E. Chisolm
Sallie Doty
Mrs. Knight
Hunter Cade
Stream Lining Still Holds The Spotlight
The Holmes County Bank and Trust Co installed a ventilator fan this week via N P Drennan and Mack Ellington. W R Ellis, bank president, said the fan improved air and cooled the area during a season of rain. Piggly Wiggly added interior conveniences and fluorescent lighting. Lexington Coca Cola Bottling Co repainted the plant and updated the bottling machine’s paint for cleansing. Jitney Jungle refreshed its red and green exterior. Thurmond Moore and Co repainted their sales barn and adjoining rental properties. The upgrades enhance the business district’s neat appearance.
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Holmes County Bank & Trust ‘Co
N. P. Drennan
Mack Ellington
W. R. Ellis
Piggly Wiggly
Lexington
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Thurmond, Moore and Co
Local Board No 2 in Lexington appoints new clerks
Mrs Alice Ginn Gibson is named clerk of Local Board No 2 at Lexington, succeeding J Monroe Roach who resigned due to ill health. Mrs Necie Powall named assistant clerk and to begin duties immediately in what readers may find of pleasing interest.
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Alice Ginn Gibson
Lexington
J. Monroe Roach
Necie Powall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Snanala
Cvies Ma Bay
Barr-Gwin Co
Lexington, Miss
Plymouth
USO
United Service Organization
R. L. Spann
Memphis
R. G. Brock
Ham Hocks
Iman
Boiting
Cory Coffee
Cory
Strong Boy
the Fincher Co
Mississippi
S. Lesher
Port Arthur
Texas
Georgia Stephenson
Cairo
W. A. Frita
Charles Spengler
First National Bank
Fostoria
Peoples Drug Store
Williams & Johnson
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