Local Classifieds and Sales in Lafayette County Ledger
A collage of small ads lists buyers, sellers, and services including Roberts Marble Co offerings in Lafayette County, a residence for sale, hosiery order takers, 6 percent loans, fruit trees and ornamentals sales, steam pleating services, posted land, carbon paper, mules for sale, an Edison phonograph, bred gifts for sale, and a lost gold-rim eyeglasses notice with location clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts Marble CO
Lafayette County
M. W. Roberts
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Bankers Reserve System
Bankers Reserve Deposit Company
California St
Denver
Colorado
South Liberal Commission
Austin
Texas
J. M. Meloan
Murray
Kentucky
South
Herring Bros
Mississippi
Paul Jones
Burgess
Miss
Edison Phonograph
W. B. McMahon
E. C. Cobb
Farm Bureau
Linder Place
Oxford
Lyric Theatre
Oxford Hotel
Personal and Local Social Notes From Muscogee and Nearby
Mr. Otto Cook of Muscogee Oklahoma visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Cook. Miss Alpha Roy of Jackson Tennessee stays with sister Mrs. John McFadden. Master Ralph Friedman and Mrs. Henry Moore were operated on at a Townt hospital. Will Brown of Moon Lake visits Oxford with Mr. I E Brown. Miss Angels of California to spend Christmas with grandmother Mrs. Gates. Miss Ella Butler of Memphis to spend Christmas at home. Mr. Watson Campbell attending a dental college in Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Cook
Muscogee, Okia
Jeff Cook
Alpha Roy
Jackson, Tenn
John McFadden
Ralph Friedman
Henry Moore
Hosnital
Muadpiveal
Will Brown
Moon Lake
Oxford
I. E. Brown
Christmas visits across towns listed for Oxford guests
A long list notes arrivals and holiday visits by families and faculty from New York Memphis Grenada Grenada Grenada Grenada across Oxford Mississippi including Mrs Lucile Campell Miss Annie Brown Miss Margarete Pegues Miss Myra Hume Kate McGuire Dudley Grimes W H Carruthers Charlie McCharen Dr Whitman Rowland Mrs Wheeler Dunn Madden Grimes Emma Grace Johnson and others spending Christmas with relatives or at the homes of family in Oxford and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Weaver
New York
Lucile Campell
Annie Brown
Birmingham
Ala
Oxford
Margarete Pégues
Memphis
Joe Pegues
White
Dan Wiley
W. M. Harper
Monroe
Holly Springs
Kate McGuire
Grenada
Dudley Grimes
Tula
Loyd Cole
W. H. Carruthers
Clarksdale
Kirkwood
Charlie McCharen
Whitman Rowland
Sanatorium
Miss
P. W. Rowland
Wheeler Dunn
Jackson
T. A. Dunn
Madden Grimes
Miss Gieseck
Parkin
Ark
R. R. Hughes
Emma Grace Johnson
Amy Johnson
Yalobusha and Lafayette Counties Club at A M College
Boys from Yalobusha and Lafayette counties organized a county club at A M College for 1922 23 with 14 members. Officers elected are President M D Adams Vice President F A Pitman and Secretary Treasurer Jack J Dillard. Members listed include Adams Pitman Dillard Johnson Martendale Martendale Dillard Brewer Jones Brown and McLanee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalobusha
Lafayette
M. D. Adams
F. A. Pitman
Jack J. Dillard
H. S. Johnson
M. M. Beatenbough
P. G. Beatenbough
J. J. Dillard
W. B. Johnson
F. L. Martendale
E. D. Martendale
L. T. Dillard
FP. Cc. Doneleson
A. A. Adams
H. L
County Officials List by County Names
A roster lists foremen and officials by county including Lafayette Lewis Calhoun Yalobusha DeSoto Marshall Union Carroll Grenada Tate and others. Names include G R Bowles F F Abernathy R E Aldrich R F Coward Jno L Hanison A M Hall H H Hunt J W Haynes D L Hardin G W Johnston A P Meriwether Lonnie Parks W D Rosak and J C Yewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Bowles
Foreman
Lafayette County
F. F. Abernathy
Webster County
R. E. Aldrich
Benton County
R. F. Coward
DeSoto County
R. A. Callahan
Marshall County
L. M. Brummett
D. C. Cooner
Calhoun
Jno
L. Hanison
Yalobusha
A. M. Hall
Lafayette
H. H. Hunt
J. W. Haynes
Union County
D. L. Hardin
Calhoun County
G. W. Johnston
Carroll County
A. P. Meriwether
Lonnie Parks
Tate County
W. D. Rosak
Grenada County
J. C. Yewell
Christmas Box For The Mail Carrier Sparks Generous Fare
A weary mail carrier recalls year after year service to families who once forgot his humanity. A cranberry, sardine, and bean shop owners along with Sheriff Dobson gift a jumping jack and gold dust nest egg to help fund a boy’s Christmas and stock his stocking. The community forgives the bar’s sorrow and sends a heartfelt Merry Christmas.
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Dobson
Great Savers in Modern Laundry Innovations
The piece praises modern electrical washers and ironers as highly efficient appliances. It argues proper selection saves money time and backaches while benefiting fabrics and clothing care.
New Year Celebrations Through the Ages and Its Mystique
The article reflects on why societies mark January 1 with festivity tracing back to ancient times. It notes many civilizations honored the day, from Jews to Romans, and explains Janus symbolism, while Christianity kept a solemn opening yet varied in practice. It ends by comparing modern merriment to ancient rites and the lingering mystique of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cloquet
Rome
Numa
Janus
Chrysosom
Ambrose
Augustine
Peter
City School Perfect Fire Drill Impresses Eagle Office
City School completed a flawless fire drill with 475 pupils evacuating in exactly one minute five seconds. Prof Rainwater praised the orderly performance, noting students of all ages lined up and moved to the campus in calm, practiced fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainwater
Eagle Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. W. Wardlaw
Moler Barber College
N. 2Nd
St. Memphis
Leeck Dorrough
University
Yalobusha and
Lafayette Counties
A. & M. College
AVA
Broadway
Buick
G. W. Price
City School
Jacob
Uncle Sam
Castoria
Chas
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