Good Roads Convention Schedule Arks Arkansas Event
Hot Springs hosts the eighth annual United States Good Roads Association meeting with Bankhead and Albert Pike Highway groups. Officials including Gov. Charles H. Brough, J. A. Rountree, and Mississippis Lee M. Russell outline sessions, addresses, memorials, and exhibits through April 17 at Oaklawn Auditorium and Eastman hotel.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Rountree
United States Good Roads Association
Charles H. Brough
Business Men’s League
Bankhead National Highway Association
Albert Pike Highway Association
Eastman Hotel
United States Good Roads
Oaklawn Auditorium
Oaklawn
J. A. Rountree
C. E. Hickok
First Presbyterian Church of
Lee M. Russell
Mississippi
W. Kendrick
First Baptist Church
Association
J.A. Rountree
G. A. Nelson
R. M. Hubbard
States Highway Association of Texas
W. F. Kirby
United States
Arkansas
John W. Overton
Alabama
Good Roads Highway _ Commission
Thos. H. McDonald
Bureau of Public Goods
Washington, D. C
A. W. Osborn
Ohio
Oliver L. Shoup
Colorado
Ses_sion
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma
R. L. Owen
C. N. Avery
George A. Callahan
S. M. Johnson
Bankhead National Highway
A. Mitchell Palmer
Russell Brothers Show Comes to Oxford This Week
The Russell Brothers Show has entertained Oxford all week behind Hiler's garage. The acts draw a tidy crowd despite slim attendance so far, with forecast of clear weather boosting Friday and Saturday turnout. The troupe is praised as clean refined and entertaining and worth the admission.
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Russell Brothers
Oxford
Hiler
Russell
Oxford Motor Company Opens New Fireproof Building
The Oxford Motor Company moved into a new South Street building costing about $30,000. Finished interior work remains unfinished but the structure is described as one of the finest and most commodious fireproof automobile buildings in the city, erected specifically for the auto business with notable size and facilities.
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Oxford Motor Company
South Street
Oxford
Painting Front. Mr. L. Y. Cobb Works North
A short note reports Mr. L. Y. Cobb painting on the north side of a property. The fragment indicates ongoing exterior work but lacks full context or location.
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Mr. L. Y. Cobb
North
University Alumni Seek Jackson Move for Ole Miss
A Mississippi Alumni Association letter to lawmakers urges moving the University to Jackson and seeks funding for improvements. The letter notes state support already favors staying in Oxford but asks for a half million dollars from Jackson and Hinds County to prevent the university from being starved.
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Messrs
J.B. Sexton
Fred M. West
G. G. Lyell
Calvin Wells
University of Mississippi Alumni Association
Jackson
Rio
Oxford
City of
County of Hinds
University
Notice to Ex Service Men Meeting in Oxford Courthouse
Lafayette Post No 10 of the American Legion calls a special meeting at the Oxford courthouse on Thursday April 15 at 2 p.m. to complete post organization and discuss federal aid legislation. All post members and county ex service men urged to attend. Temporary Chairman Harry M Bryan and Temporary Secretary D R Johnson sign.
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Lafayette
American Legion
Oxford
Harry M. Bryan
D. R. Johnson
First Presbyterian Church Elects Officers for Coming Year
During the regular meeting the Session elected J. E. Neilson as Sabbath School Superintendent, Prof. J. N. Swan as Assistant Superintendent, Prof. Robert Torrey as Secretary, Miss Emma Hustace as Organist, and Miss Emma Grace Johnson as Assistant Organist. Prof. James W. Bell to attend the Stated Meeting of the Presbytery in Clarksdale. The church also voted a 50 percent salary increase for the pastor. Miss Helen Trigg returned from Pine Bluff where she visited relatives.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. E. Neilson
J. N. Swan
Robert Torrey
Emma Hustace
Emma Grace Johnson
James W. Bell
Clarksdale
Printer Wan A Combination Man Situation Permanent
G. W. Price of Oxford is described as a combination man who makes good in a brief notice.
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G. W. Price
Oxford
Mies
Local Notes From Oxford Social Roundup
Oxford gossip lists numerous visits and engagements across Mississippi towns. Readers note guests at homes in Holly Springs, Water Valley, Canton, Memphis, Grenada, and to see family in Canton and Oxford. The Bank of Oxford addition nears completion with new display cases for farm produce.
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Jetta-Mary
Loriie Parks
Etta
Patton
Amita Kelley
Mary Farr
Ward Johnson
Toccopola
C. O. Hinton
Water Valley
Prof. Hemphill
Shaw Robinson
Wright
Holly Springs
Ole Miss
Bluff City
Central High
Y. W
Rutledge
Francis Brown
Grenada
Gerald Eatman
James Holder
S. S. Webster
Edd Smith
Oxford
Marie Poole
Lamar
May
First Presbyterian Church
Ella
Nina Somerville
Mary Vie Rowland
Quicy
Memphis
Elizabeth Hinds
R. A. Crouch
Charles Lee Crum
New Albany
Congress
Bank of Oxford
Cemetery upkeep plea from Oxford store manager
Those who have not yet contributed to the cemetery upkeep are urged to contact manager Mr. C. H. Douglas. He is available at the Oxford Furniture Company’s store to receipt contributions of any amount.
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C. H. Douglas
Douglas
Oxford Furniture Company
Wilson Grocery Moves to New Oxford Road Location
Mr G G Wilson is moving his store to the building recently vacated by Oxford Motor Co. The site is a more desirable stand, but delays due to bad weather postponed completion of the Oxford Motor Co building and the move for both parties.
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G. G. Wilson
Oxford Motor Co
Oxford Motor Company
Internal Revenue Warning from Col G L Donald
Jackson Mississippi April 3 1920 warning citizens to file income tax returns to avoid heavy penalties. detailed drive by twenty deputy collectors to locate delinquents reviewing payrolls gin books cotton records and real estate sales. urges immediate filing before March 15 and promises penalty relief if an affidavit is filed with a good reason.
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Internal Revenue
Jackson
Miss
Bureau of Internal Revenue
G. L. Donald
Junior Methodists Celebrate Easter at Sunday Program
The Methodist Sunday School Junior Department held an Easter program at Mrs A F Calloway's home with transportation by church men. After songs and prayers led by Mrs Calloway, Mrs Robt Farr shared an Easter story and a Bible history contest awarded to Miss Trene Morris and Kyle Hickey. The group then enjoyed relay races on the lawn with candy eggs as prizes before returning by 4:30 p.m.
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Methodist Sunday School
A. F. Calloway
Electric washing machine eases farm washday burden
Farmers can cut washday labor with an electric motor driven washer powered by a farm plant. A quarter horsepower motor, fueled by kerosene generated electricity, costs about four to five cents per kilowatt hour and lets the machine wash, rinse, and wring while the housewife handles other chores. Electricity shortens washday and may banish Blue Monday.
Fair Price Commission holds meeting on sugar profiteering
The Lafayette County Fair Price Commission chaired by G. W. Price met at the county courthouse to review sugar pricing amid shortages. It found wholesale prices in Memphis at 16.50 and Oxford at 19.15, with local retailers charging 22.5 to 25 cents per pound. a notice urged merchants to keep profits within set bounds and cooperate to curb profiteering.
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Lafayette County Fair Price Commission
G. W. Price
County Court House
Cone A6
Win
Memphis
Oxford
Lafayette County
G. W.’ Price
Spanish Club Entertained by Professors Enger and Wilson
The Spanish Club enjoyed a delightful Friday evening hosted by Prof. and Mrs. Enger. Speakers Enoch Wilson and Prof. Enger discussed the value of the club, linking language interest to student engagement and achievement.
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Engerand
Enoch Wilson
Prof
Wilson
Track Spirit Needed to Build UMiss Contender
A conservative call for stronger support of Ole Miss track. The writer recalls Sewanee’s 200s student body behind its team that won the SIAA meet, arguing Ole Miss has talent but neglects it and risks wasting potential as seasons loom.
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Sewanee
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Good Roads
Bureau of Public Roads
Cliff Williams
Henry Wood
E. E. Sommers
John Craft
State Highway Commission
Duncan Buie
Louisiana
Bannehar Cameron
North Carolina
T. B. King
Tenn
Thos. R. Marshall
O. A. Larrazola
New Mexico
A. G. Bachelder
American Automobile Association
A. B. Rhine
Beth Israel Temple
Harry Haws
St. Louis
Missouri
Carl E. Milliken
Maine
Peter Norbeck
South Dakota
C. N. Carriway
Geo. R. Belding
J. W. McClendon
B. M. Allen
J. G. Thweatt
Senator Bankhead
Thos. Marshall
Col. T. S. Plowman
Bankhead Highway Association
E. P. Toney
Toney
W. B. Owens
E. A. Kingsley
France
Arkansas County Judges’ Association
Helen Trigg
Pine Bluff
Annie Mae Kincasigm
Belge
Dillard
Pelo
Brown
Sheffield
Evern Jones
Ter
Anna Elizabeth
Lucedale
Helen’ Triggha
Okla
Masia
Victoria Hill
Doney
J. M. Tipton
A. Q. Greer
Mo G. Morgan
Mesdames Reynolds
Rx Price
Morgen
Benson
William
Clitks
Sultan
I Irs Price
Mollie Gray
Bluff
I B. Orr
Minnie Lee Woda
Baxter
Elizabeth Blousist
Canton
J. C. Culley
Lillian Gamble
Susie Hiler
Annaletha Shafer
Cecil Hargis
Hannon
Shoemake
Guy Shafer
Lucy Eliott
W. W. Eliott
William van ‘Anter
A. L. Bondurant
Louise Marshall
Georgia Duncan
Lottie Inman
Loyce Pickens
Margaret Compton
Wilson Grocery Moving
Lyric Theatre
Col.g
Donald
Fair Price Commission
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