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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1922
Page
4
A collage of remarks features Tom Lindie critiquing lax workers as a poor choice of couch. Pomp Black muses that the phrase the sky is the limit began on a snowy rainy day. The Keiser seeks consent to relocate to Finland amid a fleeting finish remark.
Office of W M Woodward Chancery Clerk announces Jas Stone and Son as solicitors for petitioner with dates April 6 13 and 20. Public notice lists filing sequence and official capacity.
The Eagle announces A. C. Anderson of Ripley as the Democratic primary candidate for the Second Congressional District of Mississippi subject to primary action.
Announcement declares B. G. Lowrey as candidate for re election to Congress from Mississippi's Second District subject to Democratic primary action.
Notarized declaration by publisher G. W. Price of Oxford Eagle detailing ownership editor and business manager names, list of owners and major stockholders, and known security holders as of April 1922. Includes sworn affirmation before M. Heard, with commission dates.
The article argues for a summer primary to nominate a mayor and four aldermen from each ward. It supports hiring a marshal by the board, removable by the mayor and board, and sets salaries: mayor and aldermen at 25 dollars annually, marshal and city clerk at up to 80 dollars monthly. It calls for tax cuts and nonpartisan local government.
A fragment from Wayside Tales recalls a bachelor who questions why a friend was not at a morning wedding. The piece reflects on memory and the social gaps between friendship and life events.
Citizens from Holly Springs Water Valley Oxford Coffeeville and Bryant urged to attend the Jeff Davis Highway Commission in Jackson to protest any shift from the current route between Memphis and Grenada. They warned that changing the location would be a great loss to the cities and urged a strong delegation to defend the present path.
The Eagle announces Hon. B G Lowrey as a candidate for re election from Mississippi's second district. It highlights his attendance record, diligence, and speeches in Congress. It notes his honesty and conscientious convictions and urges voters to consider his past two years' record before supporting another term.
A public notice explains the Oxford city intention to issue bonds not exceeding 60000 dollars at rates to six percent for school construction and improvements. An April 27, 1922 election is proposed to approve or reject the bond issue, with publication of the resolution and official actions by the city council and mayor.
Notice from Oxford Election Commissioners sets a special election for April 27, 1922 in Lafayette county court house Oxford Mississippi to approve bonds up to 60000 dollars. Official signatures A Tankersley W Ivy A Hall issued April 6 1922. Also a notice to non residents mentions court defendants in Mississippi case Miss Georgina et al versus W J Hill et al.
To Leonidas Wilson of Chicago Illinois you must appear in Lafayette County Chancery Court on the fourth Monday of May 1922 to defend the suit brought by Margaret Wilson. This notice dated April 3 1922 signed by Clerk W M Woodward and attorney T H Somerville.
Legal notices announce a May 4 1922 court appearance for E L Petty and Minnie Petty to contest a land conveyance in Lafayette County Mississippi. Non resident notices list further parties including Bratton heirs and City of Oxford Building and Loan Association with corporate details and acknowledgments.
Fragmentary legal notice lists E E Temple and W J Paisley with Mrs Irene Paisley residents of Giles Mississippi. Court demurs to the bill of complaint in a Lafayette lands matter. Attorneys Wood, Jones, and Stone noted for the defendant.
Fragments from a 1922 newspaper page mix humor and notices. A flapper coin cartoon draws mock critique while obituaries and legal notices mention Nick Mac Murray, Leona Hill suit in Lafayette Mississippi, and guardianship lines for Mary Hill and George Washington Hill, with a Chancery Court appearance set for May.
A playful verse notes seasonal imagery with autumn harvest motifs. The lines humorously describe common household scenes and objects in a rhythmic, rustic tone.
An advertisement touts 666 as a fast acting prescription for colds fever and la grippe claiming it is the speediest remedy available. The snippet stresses rapid results and urges readers to take the product.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Lafayette County Mississippi invites sealed bids for road links 123 1 2 and 134 1 2 Beat 4 per plans on file in the Chancery Clerk office. Bids due May 2 1922 at noon. Bond required. Board may reject bids and set by public outcry. April 6 1922 signed W. M. Woodward Clerk. Also docket notice regarding Della Samantha Ghist and Florence Ghist minors and Jerre Upshaw administrator.
State of Mississippi to Roberta Brinkley Ragland of St Louis defendant in a suit. The notice is dated March 30 1922 and requires appearance on the fourth Monday of May in the matter of the charter incorporation. Clerk or solicitor R X Williams for the complainant.
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