Good Roads Day Sparks Lafayette County Meeting
A mass meeting in Oxford on April 1 organized the Lafayette County Good Roads Association. Leaders including D. L. Ross, J. F. Flounoy Jr., and W. Robins outlined road building as an investment, noting property values rise with better roads. Plans create a county road map and designate highways such as the Jefferson Davis, Lamar, and Falkner routes.
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Lafayette County
Oxford
D. L. Ross
J. L. Coffee
J. F. Flounoy, Jr
Canton
W. Robins
Tupelo
Lee County
Madison County
Flounoy
C. E. Sisk
C. Hughes
S. H
Lafayette Tytool Roads Association
Lamar Way
Jefferson Davis
Lamar
Memphis
Birmingham
Pontotoc
Ince
L. Q. C. Lamar
Man of Nations
W._ C. Falkner
Corinth
Ripley
Biie Mountain
New Albany
Batesville
Clarksdale
W. C. Falkner
Mississippi
Unclear 1900s Patent Medicine Claim Prompts Caution
Fragmentary OCR notes tout pills as best for liver and digestion. Mentions Dr King’s New Life Pills with ingredients claimed to cleanse the liver and “free it from” faults. Details are garbled but reflect early patent medicine advertising language.
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Drazsets
Fire destroys ten story residence near University bridge
A fast spreading blaze at the ten story home of Mrs. G. K. Hamilton near the University bridge gutted the structure. Mr. G. W. Russell and Mrs. Hamilton lost most possessions with limited insurance. Firefighters faced distance from a plug and a dry frame building as a hundred to one cart damaged en route. The event marks Oxford's first major fire in over two years.
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Greim
Volantere Fire Company
G. K. Hamilton
University Bridge
University Street
Russell
Hamilton
Ama
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Relief From Soreness
An advertiser touts Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for bruises strains and neuralgia. The copy promises ease from pain with a single application and encourages keeping a bottle on hand for general soreness.
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Sloan
Aly
Community aims to rebuild church road after heavy rain
Local residents note the heaviest rainfall in years and report a recent meeting where volunteers planned to construct a better church road. The goal is ongoing maintenance so the community does not face future deprivation due to road issues.
Sunday School and Local News From Grenada Area
Miss Lena Mae Calloway returned home to Grenada after teaching near Black Water and visiting relatives. Bessie and Nettie Ray Sims head to Memphis for nursing positions while Mrs J S Calloway returns from Memphis. Irene Walker finished school and is at home. Mrs Fountain Calloway Jr visited Fair View. Clean up Week proceeded with soap, grease removal, and whitewash. Rev James will preach next Sunday at month’s end. B J Wiley and Guy Cook bought out A R B girl, taking over Bogard store, a long standing Lafayette County firm. Wiley is a cotton merchant and local figure. Cook, Oxford native, long tied to Falkner Hardware.
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Lena Mae Calloway
Black Water
Wit
Grenada
Bessie
Nettie Ray |Sims
Memphis
J. S. Calloway
J. Harris
Irene Walker
Joer
Fountain Calloway, Jr
Fair View
Spain
James
B.J. Wiley
Guyook
Frm
Bogard
Wiley
Lafayette County
Guy Cook
Oxford
Falkner Hardware Company
State Democratic Committee Sets May 18 National Delegates
The State Democratic Executive Committee met in Jackson and ordered a state convention on May 18 to select twenty delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Four delegates from the state at large and two from each of the eight congressional districts will be chosen. County meetings will occur on May 13 to pick district delegates.
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State
Democratic Executive Committee
Jackson
Water Valley
Clarion-Ledger
Mississi
Plans Perfected for Lafayette County Fair
The Oxford Business Men's Club met Tuesday night with many members present. The group discussed good roads, starting a creamery, and a feed mill for Oxford. A county fair for next October was planned with committees named and a general manager approach, aiming to boost town welfare and attract exhibitors from surrounding areas.
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Flouney
Oxford Business Men's Club
Gibrab Cheterd
Oxford
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Lamar Highway
Toovopola
Jefferson Davis Highway
Business Men's Club of
Lafayett County
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Eagle
Bank of Oxford
First National Bank
Victor
Tna
Jewelers
Boone & Bivent
Dogan
Anialet
It of
Eear
Anday
New Mercantile Firm
State Convention
L. Amcursato
H. Losan
EO. Davineos
General Committee of Arrangement
Chas. Sisk
H. J. Gardner
H. T. Smith
B. T. Markett
G. W. Yates
W. W. Elliots
G. A. Hopson
E E Temple
M. Price
Stanley Bart
Derry
C. W. Speer
C. N. Baird
Lee Baggett
James Stone Jr
CN. Spawr
John Goolsby
G. B. Taylor
Bob Harkins
Chas. Leggett
G.L. Farr
A. F. Calloway
B. M. Fazer
Coptin
Oxford Hospital
H. Roach
G. M. Lundie
Undertaker
Lund
P. S. Will
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