Abbeville News Briefs Include Local Birth and Visits
J W Baird recovering after Culley's Hospital operation. A son born to Mr and Mrs Sultan Quick on March 30 1918. Tommie Baird of Santa Anna Texas visits Woodson Ridge relatives and returns home April 6. Irene Walker returns after teaching near Abbeville this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Baird
Culley’s Hos al
Mrs. Sultan
Tomnie Baird
Santa Anna
Texas
Woodson Ridge
Irene Walker
Abbeville
Oxford Visitors Among Local Citizens
Local notes list visitors from Taylor and Water Valley including Leo Horan and J P Jones stopping in Oxford. Engineers, merchants, and business travelers such as W D Henderson Jr and Robt X Williams were seen in town, with Williams purchasing the Tool Theatre building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Rankin
Oxford
Lyric Theatre
Leo Horan
Water Valley
Our City
W. D. Hederson, Jr
Taylor Good Road
J. W. Howell
Taylors Progressive
J. P. Jones
Taylor
Argus
Robt. X. Williams
Tool Theatre
E. W. Sneed
Lafayette Springs
Warner
Town
A. F. Taylor
Route Six
Demand for Removal of Chairman Creel
Republican leaders in both House and Senate demanded the removal of George Creel, head of the Committee on Public Information, after his speech claiming the country was not adequately prepared when entering the conflict. Senator Penrose called Creel smeared with treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
House
Senate
Creel
Penrose
Russia May Declare War on Japan
Premier Lennine stated Russia might declare war on Japan due to Japan's landing at Vladivostok, after citing alleged traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
London
Lennine
Vladidostock
Oxford Celebrates First Anniversary of War Entry
A large crowd gathered in Oxford and Lafayette County for a patriotic rally marking the first anniversary of the United States entering World War I. The program featured prayers, speeches by Dr. Somerville and Dr. Hosford, a Lafayette County choir, and a Liberty Bond drive as residents pledged support and sacrifice for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County
United States
Oxford
Opera
Capt. Houston
University
Gray's
Germany
Dixie
H. C. Hosford
Memphis
Liberty Loan Drive Volunteers Listed in Lafayette County
The General Committee third Liberty Loan Drive team lists volunteers from Oxford Abbeville and University of Mississippi groups including Jas Stone Sr J W T Falkner L J Farley L E Oldham W W Elliott D L Ross J N Powers J W Belle Robert Torrey R W Rogers A L Bondurant Jee Hume c Longest R J McElroy Dr S Bramlette De Poee Culley Tate E Davidson J L Bates H T Smith J H Lawshee Tom Gallegley and Dorian Gallegley with route and locality notes from Oxford and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Stone, Sr
Oxford
J. W. T. Falkner
W. L. Goodwin
L. J. Farley
L. E. Oldham
W. W. Elliott
D. L. Ross
J. N. Powers
J. W. Belle
Robert Torrey
R. W. Rogers
University
J. H. Lawshee
Tom Gallegley
Three Die When Train Hits Car Near Clarksdale
Three persons were killed near Clarksdale Mississippi when a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley passenger train struck a car. Mrs McCeller and her five year old child died. Beatrice McCeller and Pearl Stevens were severely injured. Stevens was from Tillatobia and the injured were taken to a Memphis hospital. The McCellers were a local planter family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
Here
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
McCeller
Beatrice McCeller
Miss Pearl Stevens
Miss Stevens
Tillatobia
Memphis
McCellers
Coahoma County
Taft and Walsh Named Heads of War Labor Council
Former president Taft and Frank T Walsh were appointed tonight by presidential proclamation to head the new War Labor Council to arbitrate disputes between employers and employees in war industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Frank T. Walsh
New War Labor Council
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.M. Houston
J. E. Avent
THE
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Mississippi
U. S
L. A. Olson
Somerville
Mr. Woolard
General Pershing
Lafayette
J. W. Slate
M. Price
D. N. Tankersley
R. G
R. C. Carter
C F. Cain
G. W. Galloway
Wallace Shaw
J. B. Reeves
R. J. R. Reeves
W. M. Houston
Tyre
P. N. Shipp
Burgess
M. L. Waller
E. S. Samuels
M. McElroy
S. O. Price
L. E. Walker
J. W. Hollowell
D. T. Mitchell
M. D. Ragland
H. J. Gardner
J. M. Tatum
Splinter
I. B. Orr
W. W. Mathis
R . L. F. Patton
Tula
L. F. Patton
W. B. Coleman
John Cole
E. L. Houston
Cornish
Cliff Price
H. G. Arnold
C. T. Mize
W. D. Porter
A. D. Moreland
Toccopola
Billie Chilleoate
E. P. Sneed
Cliff Hodge
L. M. Brummette
Denmark
J. A. Starnes
J. W. Starnes
R. L. Nicholson
Etta
J. A. Parks
W. C. Waits
A. Leggette
Lonnie Parks
Ftta
Ee Spence
Burt
John Duncan
C. N. Baird
N. N. Cobb
John Goolsby
H. P. Stephens
J. M. Sanders
J. S. Purvis
H. H. Purvis
W. T. Reynolds
T. P. Reynolds
Few Woods
A M. Mitchell
T. L. Tidwell
W. M. Mullens
Daniel Davis
Mies
J.C Treloar
Tavior
White
Abb Jones
Wies
Young Water Valley
Wiss
Carothers
General Committee
Dorian Gallegley
Chas. Goodwin
Will Goodwin
Joe Anderson
Claude Anderson
Sera Harper Mathis
Taft and
Walsh
Labor Council
Castoria
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