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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1921

Page

5

Child Killed In Winona Accident on Highway

Eight year old Katherine Simpson, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs H T Howard, was struck by a car while crossing a highway near Winona. The vehicle, driven at about ten miles per hour, carried Percy King Clyde Dotson and Velma Calhoun. She died shortly after being taken to Winona Infirmary. No blame on the driver, the child misread signals and ran into the path of the car.

Winona Katherine Simpson H. T. Howard Percy King King Clyde Dotson Velma Calhoun Mr. King

Local Social Notes From Harmontown Area

Mitch Bethel Smith returns from a 10 day course in Hattiesburg and visits Miss Mary Doney. Numerous visits and guests mark the week with relatives in Free Spring, New Hope, Como, Water Valley, and Love. Five were baptized at Harmontown. W A Fulmer ill. Mrs D F Smith visiting her parents in Como. several Misses and Mrs Metts guests of Massie family. Silent reader.

Mitch Bethel Smith Hattiesburg Mary Doney Kathleen Doney Birdie Smith Martha Smith Free Spring New Hope Mary Lucy Fulmer Robert T. J. Smith W. A. Fulmer Harmontown J. B. Smith Water Valley Houston Smith D. F. Smith Mrs. Broom Como Mary Elmore Autrey Bedenbaugh Jake Metts Oklahoma B. Massie J. M. Smith Mr. B. Massie Elizabeth Branham Nashville P. D. Patton Memphis Hoffman New Orleans Floyd Britton Montreal Canada Willie Sloss Ramey Newport Ark Lena Agnes Scott Grenada Rosa Hargis Dickson Vaughn Dunn Joyce Yazoo City P. T. Gamble Cooper Halthorne New Albany Minnie Cole Sylvester Bay St. Louis D. T. Carter Kaitleen Sultan Amy Vunnson Novelty Club Barton P. W. Rowland Coffeeville T. W. Rowland Ed Beanland Ernest Jarrett Mem Marine Wendel Aberdeen Warner Holt G. R. Smith Indianola R. F. Keeton M. E. Armsted Huet Hale Clarksdale G. K. Smith Clyde Lynch J. C. Eskridge

Lafayette Springs News Roundup Recaps Local Visits and Illness

Local notes report visitors from Pontotoc and Oxford including Miss Beatrice Faust of Orford and Dr. F C Sneed. Mrs Roxie Coleman is gravely ill at her daughter J E Allens home. Social visits feature Patton family relatives in Pontotoc and Memphis.

F. C. Sneed Beatrice Faust Orford Lewis Pontotoc M. E Roxie Coleman J. E. Allen John Hattox Alice Patton B. P. Welch Dank Wilson Carie Mai Kelley Dudley Memphis Curtis Mize Oxford C. L. Whitehead Marian Walker Tocopola K. K. Faust Walter Gean Water Valley Clyde Waldrip Haskell Texas C. L. Waldrip Bobby George Keys Eugene Farley Farley Dick Wallace Yazoo City Ella Sallie Dick McGuire Welsh Sallie Belle Duncan Northfield Miss Carl Buford Holly Springs Elizabeth Branham Nashville Tenn

Local social notes highlight Oxford visitors and guests

Mr. W. E. Morris takes a bookkeeper and assistant cashier post at Guaranty Bank. Dozens of Oxford residents welcome relatives and friends from Tunica to Memphis, New Orleans and beyond, with visits, dinners, and social events. The issue lists trips, hostesses, and confirmations of guests across numerous Mississippi towns.

W. E. Morris Guaranty Bank and Trust Company S .B. White Toccopola J. S. Farr S. W. Morrison C. R. Frierson Diboll Texas R. F. Dunlap Oxford Mr. Frierson College Hill W. A. Thompson Grenada H. R. Cobb Lamar Hall New Albany I. E. Brown Clifford Russell Ellis Kan Hoffman New Orleans Christeen Sutton Memphis D. I. Sultan Kathleen Sultan J. D. Morris Merchants’ Association W. R. Gilbert Tyre S. S. Adams Ollie Webster Webster Booneville Ark Mesdames Wade and Bailey Lex Ramey Little Rock Chicago G. G. Wilson Janet James Kimmons Lambert Miss Martin Mr. Hannon Egbert Smith Holly Springs C. C. Longest Susette Harris Louise Lipscomb Winona George Thompson C. H. Aldridge Hill Cleveland Hicks Nat Cassidy Miss Haney Burnsville Myrtle Ramey J. C. Moore Brownville Tenn R. R. Eades Nerf Harkins Harkins Cornish Barry Clark Union City Steinbeck Jessie Smith J. C Smith Lafayette Ala Spot Petty E. B. Sloss Petty Jap George Itrauma Margaret Moodey Katherine Lovett White Amory Hupp W. B. McMahon, Jr Walter Lennie Beanland Lennie Greenville Greenwood Holden Gathright

Two Local Child Deaths Mark Oxford Area

Thavis Mills aged 8 of Oxford died August 16 from tuberculosis of the liver after three weeks in a local hospital. He was the couple’s eldest child and burial was at Clear Creek cemetery with Rev. W. S. Hargis officiating. A second child, a 2 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs H O Foust near Burgess, died unexpectedly from brain congestion and was buried at Clear Creek cemetery with Rev. W I Harris presiding.

Thavis Edgar Mills Oxford Famly Clear Creek W. S. Hargis H. O. Foust Burgess Rev. W. I. Harris

Union Picnic Of Four Young People Societies

The B Y P U Epworth League and three Christian Endeavor groups held a union picnic at the camp ground on Tuesday afternoon. Groups traveled from the Presbyterian church, enjoyed quiet viewing, a two hole golf game, and a late ball game with captains Andrews and Bryan versus Car nathan and Hillard Elliott. Brown Falkner sprained an ankle. races followed with Rev Leavell and Miss Lovett among winners. tug of war and a picnic lunch concluded as the crowd returned at twilight.

B. Y. P. U. Epworth League Christian Endeavor Societies Camp Ground Presbyterian Church Andrews Bryan Dean Falkner Phil Carnathan Hillard Elliott Brown Falkner Claude Roach R. Q. Leavell Leavell Misses Lovett M. Elmore W. W Dunlop

Card of Thanks for Thomas W. Turpin

We express our sincere thanks to friends who were kind, thoughtful and helpful during the last illness of our husband and father Thomas W. Turpin. We trust you may find noble friends in troubles as you were to us. God bless you. Mrs. T. W. Turpin and children.

Thomas W. Turpin T. W. Turpin

Liquid Boro offers swift flesh healing and repair

Purity and healing power describe Liquid Boro zone which mends torn cut burned or scalded flesh with promptness. Price eight cents and one dollar twenty cents. Sold by A H Kendel.

A. H. Kendel

Doctors Avoid Their Own Medicine Over Payment Gaps

A saying suggests physicians may neglect personal medical care when there is no one to cover the costs. The remark touches on healthcare access and financial burdens in medical communities.

Fashion notes on updating women’s apparel and care

The article remarks that women’s wearing apparel changes are expected and likens fashion refreshes to a facial wash. It comments that when feeling lazy, out of sorts, and yawning, a tonic called Herbine is suggested to stimulate the system and restore youth, attributed to A. Kendel.

Selb A. A. Kendel T. Z

Comptroller laments wave of new banks starting up

The comptroller of the currency notes a surge in new bank formations and voices concern that many small lenders begin operations. He says depositors feel more distressed when a bank fails, compared with the broader worry over rapid institution growth.

The Woman Who Seeks To Change Minds

A perceptive remark on female autonomy and influence. It suggests that a woman determined to alter her own views seeks to extend that agency to others, implying tension between personal independence and social pressure.

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