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Laurel Daily Argus

Location

Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1912

Page

4

May Day Queen leads Laurel kindergarten pageant

The Laurel May Day festival featured a rose garden room with a pink and blue Maypole and a flower bedecked throne chair for the May Queen Margaret Anderson Williams. Fairy wings, seven little girls representing the days of the week, and songs delighted the audience. Teachers Miss Harris and Mulloy directed the exercises with a large turnout from local schools and guests including Mrs B. G. Wisner and Mrs Boo Howse.

Ube Gardiner” School Wats Kindeb Margaret Anderson Willams Harris Mulloy Minnie Lee Wilson

Gileher and guests gather amid New Orleans era chatter

In this fragmentary notice, various names appear including Obie, Mr. and Mrs. McCullough, Davis, Huger, Clarke and Buckwa Thomasan. The piece references travel and visits among New Orleans residents, with mentions of Demopolis and Brunswick as places. The text is highly garbled and lacks a clear single event.

Halsell plans a grand new home in Laure City

Halsell considers building one of the finest residences this summer between Maple and Pine streets. He has not finalized plans and may vacate the currently occupied house after completion. The grounds are praised as among the city's prettiest. The vice mayor Tess is noted for promoting suburban living away from crowded business districts.

RE. Halsell Laure Halsell Tess Miny

Telephone Exchange Expansion Plans In Cumberland City

Mr A M Dean division plant superintendent of the Cumberland Telephone Company visits the city to aid Gol Ament and Mr Gowden in enlarging the rebuilding plans for the local exchange. No start date is set. work and lines will be revised and new equipment installed as needed.

A. M. Dean Cumberland Telephone Company

Weather notes and community update from inglon and Millar family

Generally fair weather forecast for tonight and Friday in Mississippi. In city, J A Millar of West Point visits due to brother J E Miller’s serious illness in Pettibone addition. Miller has diabetes and critical condition. Also mentions meat eaters and vegetarian activity and local soda fountain notices.

Inglon Mississippi J. A. Millar West Point J. E. Miller Pettibone

Miss Estelle Jamison Elected Primary Teacher In Ellis County

Local notes report Miss Estelle Jamison elected as primaries teacher at the Ellis Seminary. Other items mention Miss Nora Hilburd visiting from Hear ch, Parker family visits, and church events at the Baptist Church with special services and hymns led by Prof. Kenna. Mississippi River rising prompts flood concerns near Memphis as Congress funds repair efforts.

Bo Foster Mina Hilis Guilesville Mag Bea Bey Ellis Estelle Jamison Peut Primany Leacher Ibe Arad Od Sohook Ab Seminary Tisdale of Lumberidy Is Farents Mar Apso Dd The Baptist Sunday School Moorning Kenna Knight Gladys Welborn Grace Ulmer J.D. Jameson Uas

Smith County Reports Bumper Fruit Crop Prospects

Dr. W. Crawford returns from Smith County noting late planting and discouraged farmers but fruit crops look promising with a bumper yield likely. Trees bear heavy, immature fruit causing branches to bend and require propping to support the load.

Smith County W.8.crawford

Private John Allen Returns to the City

A terse item notes Private John Allen returns to the city. The fragmentary text includes garbled phrases but centers on the return of a soldier named John Allen to the urban area.

John Allen

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