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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1912
Page
2
Publication details list annual and short-term subscriptions for The Laurel Argus and The Argus Chronicle. Rates include carrier and in advance options with rural and city distinctions. Telephones and office locations noted for newspaper and job services.
The Daily Argus announces staff shifts with Ri Greehannan moving to lead the advertising department and Buchannan and Huff and Gantt taking charge of job printing at 404 Oak Street. Laurel, a rapidly growing city of about 11 000, boasts a strong public school system with expanding facilities and a forward plan for 1912 funding and new buildings amid rising enrollment.
A January 20 meeting at Laurel courthouse aims to form a permanent Jones County Fair Association. Promoters seek stock at 104 to fund premiums and improvements, while paving plans for street rail, city debt, and municipal growth are discussed by a forward looking council and business leaders.
The Consolidated Printing Company owns The Laurel Daily Argus the only daily in Jones County The Argus Chronicle the largest weekly in Laurel and Jones County News the oldest weekly in Ellisville Advertising rates available by addressing Laurel Mississippi.
Authorized notice lists FRANK H. BUSH FRANK M. MEEK and J.C. CLARK as mayoral candidates to succeed Albert W. Noble, who resigned. For Clerk, J. H. CRAWFORD and A. SCARBROUGE are named to succeed Andrew Flanagan, who resigned.
A policy shift urges forgetting past losses and fully committing to present tasks while promising to live within income. The Cotton States baseball league continues to press for Lau-Tel’s involvement, signaling ongoing expansion efforts and potential negotiations.
Ex, Mr. H. R. Court of Meridian urges a fresh start and rejection of hard time talk. He says the town and county can advance despite scarce money after four lean years of the Lost weevil invasion, calling every resident to welcome and push forward the coming prosperity.
Readable fragments reference a budget exhibit and library volumes but contain garbled phrases. The visible items mention a New York trace and a count of volumes, with figures such as 1 554 362 and 80 027, suggesting a fiscal note or catalog data amid unclear context.
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