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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1922

Page

5

Mississippi Farm Bureau Opens Jackson Headquarters

The state headquarters of the Mississippi Farm Bureau opened in Jackson with C L Niell, president, directing from Ellisville until the new office is fully staffed. The federation plans formal director elections and lists counties with appointed directors, while several counties have yet to forward names to the central office. An executive committee of nine directors and Niell will handle routine business.

Jackson Miss Mississippi Farm Bureau C. L. Niell Farmers’ Organization Farm Bureau Federation Niell Ellisville State Farm Bureau Jackson Chamber of Commerce Hinds County Farm Bureau Neill Farm Bureau Newton G. W. Griffin Union Jeff Davis T. W. Carroway Hinds J. D. Dudley Utica Walthal Alton Bridges Tylertown Jefferson G. B. Harper Fayette Glarke J. 5. Fardee Fu Tert G. T. Smith Hattiesburg Lauderdale T. L. Johnson Lauderable Jones Ellis‘Ville Choctaw G. B. Dotson Ackerman Perry C. H Stevers Richten Madison J.i. Graves Canton Wynne R. P. Jones Waynesboro George J. W. Daffin Lucedale Marshall T. L. Harris Red Banks Panola Eugene Arnold Sardis Farra Marion Yazoo Tallahatchie Winston Holmes Pike Lincoln Pontotoc Yalabusha Niel

Mistakes for Bandit Kill Him In Mississippi Farmhouse

Buford Tompson of Darbun Mississippi mistook his four year old son for a burglar and shot him with a shotgun as the child lay asleep beside the bed. The fatal shot exited the head after the boy’s head wedged between bed rails. The incident occurred Wednesday night near Tylertown.

Tylertown Miss Buford Tompson Darbun

Stevens Attacks Vardaman Over Patriotism Record

The Coast Beacon scolds Hubert Stevens and his lieutenants for questioning James K. Vardaman’s patriotism. It contrasts Vardaman’s service as a Spanish-American War soldier who left a wife and five children with Stevens who did not serve in either war, calling Vardaman’s record for genuine patriotism strong and accusing Stevens of political opportunism.

Cuba Stevens Huert Stevens Coast Beacon

World champion Hereford bull Point Comfort XIV shot

Point Comfort XIV the famous champion Hereford bull of the world was shot and buried at Lavernet stock farm near Jackson Mississippi. The bull died at thirteen after a long curable ailment. In 1913 he won the world championship in Chicago defeating a large entry field. He had been owned by W J Davis of Jackson and stood at Lavernet farm for years. His victory marked a southern world champion.

Jackson, Miss Point Comfort XIV Lavernet Stock Farm Point Comfort Chicago W. J. Davis Jackson Lavernet Farm

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