Victory Liberty Loan Speaking Dates Set Across Lafayette County
Victory Liberty Loan meetings are scheduled for next Sunday April 27 with speakers assigned to towns including Taylor Burgess Lee Springs Abbeville Caswell Altus Dallas Cornish Pine Flat Pleasant Ridge Union Dillard College Hill Burt Philadelphia Denmark Spring Hill Tula Paris Orwood Bay Springs Windham Lafayette Springs Dog Town Webb Delay Live Oak and more. The purpose is to inform residents about the bond issue and urge public support and prompt attendance at the listed times according to the new local time. The campaign urges finishing the job and notes Lafayette County has already gone over the top in contributions.
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France
Ng Victory Liberty
Lafayette County
Heechee
United States
Lafayette
Farmers Warehouse Co corn crushing and grinding notice
Public notice from Farmers Warehouse Co announcing corn crushing on shuck corn for stock feed and grinding shelled corn into country meal for farmers. Offers services for farm supplies and corn processing.
Fields Day Glory Across Lafayette County
Fields Day drew thousands of visitors and school children from Lafayette County. Pigs shown to county Pig Club members and numerous contests crowned Oxford and A H S students in athletics, spelling, and crafts with many prizes announced for high school and junior participants.
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Pig Club
Lafayette County
Oxford
A. H
Gladys Hall
Alpha Roy
Pearl Wilson
Alvu
Myrtle Hughes
Lillian Jones
Lennie Ragland
Yellow Leaf
Kerad
Ruth Goolsby
Wilma Smith
Corinne Sisk
Daisy May Wolfe
Moody Swain
Delay
Leonard Wolfe
Eugene Me
Lieut Gov Russell Delivers Speech at Pontotoc Court House
Lieut Governor Lee M Russell tea candidate for governor spoke for two hours before a full Pontotoc court house crowd. He promised joint debates and defended his platform while noting past days with his father and Pontotoc connections. Ex Governor Longino offered a feeble defense elsewhere.
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Lee M. Russell
Pontotoc
Big Court House
Pontotoc County
Russell
Bill Spegail
Cnair
Longino
Court House
Center Hill Cain Yellow Leaf Best Bird Box
Moody Swain Delay Best axe handle John Harmon Piera dominate a terse listing of items and names in a local page segment.
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Center Hill
Cain
Yellow Leaf
Best
Moody Swain
Delay
Axe Handle
John Harmon
Piera
Tank DRAWS Large Crowds In Oxford Victory Loan Day
The tank arrived in Oxford on schedule and was moved to the courthouse north door where speeches supported the Victory Loan. About $75,000 was subscribed as Lafayette residents showed strong support and optimism for meeting the quota in the days ahead.
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Oxford
Court House
Lafayette
Fine Alfalfa Patch Near Ready for Cut
Mr. Henry Faser shows a sample patch of alfalfa described as the finest ever grown. The field is nearly ready to cut with an estimated yield of one to one and a half tons of hay per acre.
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Henry Faser
Announced Rowing Named Sostiemen for August 1919
We are authorized to announce the rowing named Sostiemen for the of August 1919, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
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Democratic Party
List of local and state election candidates
A compiled slate lists candidates for governor state revenue agent state senator and representatives along with chancery clerk treasurer county superintendent tax assessor and various supervisor beats and circuit clerk. Names include LEE M. RUSSELL STOKES V. ROBERTSON H. L. DAVIS J. M. SAUNDERS D F HOYLE GLENN W. WHITEHEAD W M WOODWARD LONZO F PATTON G H EVANS I A PURVIS J H ANDERSON T D RAGLAND OSCAR ALLEN F A MCCLELLEN H T SMITH CHESTER A MCLARTY J E ALLEN EMUEL P MOONEY H F SIMPSON W BRUSHING H P STEPHENS B A BRYANT J HENRY TIDWELL R F SAUNDERS IM TATUM THAD W PATTON J OREN BROWN S S WEBSTER.
Open Forum Over City Finance Prompted By Citizens Meeting
Taxpayers show considerable interest in the city's financial condition. A recent citizens meeting discussed remedies from changing the power station fireman to abolishing the current government form. Committees were named to inspect city affairs and report soon.
Citizens urge businessmen to run city government as directors
A letter argues for replacing elected officials with a three-man commission of business directors. It claims salaries corrupt politics and suggests a 12 month term, with the commission handling police, justice, and other departments as in private firms. The writer calls for public nomination and swift resignations of current officials.
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Justice Court
Business Inc
Notice on space limits drops personals for next week
Short notice explains lack of space and columns, including Personal ads, but vows to publish the missing items in the next issue with the same content.
Awards For Exceptional Red Cross Service
Certificates recognize loyal Red Cross service of at least six months with about 800 hours, or eight months at three days weekly, or eighteen months. includes paid workers and time for courses and certain outside tasks. Rural and junior members may receive badges. apply to Mrs. W. W. Wendel in Oxford, Mississippi. COMMITTEE ON AWARDS.
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Red Cross
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Victory Liberty Loan
Didate
Aps
Okolona
Oscar Johnson
A. E. Russell
John Falkner Jr
Fox Simpson
G. W. Price
J. R. Crow
G. H. Evans
O. B. Booe
R. H. McElroy
Oxford Furniture
Fine Alfalfa
State Revenue
Stokes V. Robertson
H. L. Davis
J. M. Saunders
D. F. Hoyle
Chancery
Glenn W. Whitehead W. M. Woodward
Lonzo F. Patton
I. A. Purvis
J. H. Anderson
T. D. Ragland
Oscar Allen
F. A. McClellen
H. T. Smith
Chester A. McLarty
J. E. Allen
Emuel P. Mooney
H. F. Simpson
W. Brushing
H. P. Stephens
B. A. Bryant
J. Henry Tidwell
R. F. Saunders
Tatum
Thad W. Patton
J. Oren Brown
S. S. Webster
Open Forum
The
W. W. Wendel
Ford, Miss
Committee ON Awards
Beautiful
Carter
Miss
W. B. McMahon
Drs. Bramlett’s Drug Store
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