Back in Harness Edgar S Wilson Buys The Hinds County Gazette
Edgar S Wilson former Mississippian editor and federal official has purchased The Hinds County Gazette in Raymond. The sale from Manship Williams comes after health concerns and Williams’ two years of leadership. Wilson aims to keep the Gazette’s high standard and grow its usefulness to the state per the Greenville Democrat Times.
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Edgar S. Wilson
Jackson
Mississippian
L. Q. C. Lamar
Cheyenne
Wyo
Col. Lamar
Mr. Cleveland
John M. Stone
Mississippi
New Orleans Picayune
United States
Southern
Wilson
Hinds County
South
Gazette
Greenville Democrat Times
Mississippi nurseries urged to advertise widely
State Nursery Inspector D. W. Grimes urged Mississippi nurseries to advertise their products in county papers and farm journals to attract buyers. Lists of certified Mississippi nurseries are available on request from the State Plant Board at the Agricultural College Miss. Also includes unrelated quips about flattery and gender.
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Agricultural College
Mis
Mississippi
D. W. Grimes
Grimes
Grime
State Plant Board
Miss
Bankhead Highway Issues Official Map for Transcontinental Route
The Bankhead National Highway Association releases the first authorized map of the Bankhead Highway from Washington, D. C. to San Diego. It details divisions rivers and streams and reflects six years of effort to locate and build the road. The War Department hails the route as safest for military use and the map is distributed to map makers nationwide.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bankhead National Highway Association
Washington, D. C
San Diego
California
Association
United States War Department
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
Bankheld
J. A. Rountree
Pathfinding Commission
Miss Ramey Leads Four Times Institute at Durant
Miss Lynda Ramey elementary superintendent for the Sunday school board Mississippi Conference Methodist Episcopal South spent a day with Durant workers. She attended a Four Times a Year Institute for the Sallie circuit at Mc Adams, with Miss Lillian Lyon on the program. Rev. W. R. Liming led devotional exercises and lunch was served. Prof. H. A. Pollard was elected president and J. M. Shirer a rotary member. The next institute will be in Sallis before the fifth Sunday in April.
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Durant
Lynda Ramey
Sunday School Board
North Mississippi
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Ramey
Sallie
McAdams
Lillian Lyon
Sallis
Prophetic claim on China's future world reach
A columnist cites a prophet predicting China with 400 million people overrunning the world in a century and notes the foreseeability of future events. The remark raises a speculative note on global balance and time.
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China
One national rate regulator urged for railroads
The piece argues for a single national body to regulate railroad rates while preserving state commissions for police powers. It cites the Interstate Commerce Commission's expertise and access, notes lower informal costs, and highlights recent war tax removals lowering freight and passenger rates. It invites public suggestions.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
United States
Thy
What Becomes of the Two Dollars in Tax Tags
A letter questions the two dollar charge for automobile tax tags paid at the sheriff's office and sent to Jackson. It argues tags cost about 18 cents each and asks how the remaining money is used. The piece then shifts to social commentary on marriage and spending, noting current times curb matrimony as young men must show lavish hospitality to be popular.
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Sheriff’s Office
Jackson
Man Without Vices Shown Pitiable and Brainless
A short fragment notes the man is pitied for lacking vices and brains, presenting a bleak, judgmental view without further context or details.
Average man goes to a circus show or ball game
A fragment notes that the average man will attend a circus or a show or a ball game reflecting common leisure choices in public life. The line emphasizes ordinary entertainment options without specifying dates or places.
Roads Will Shape Nation If Built Properly
The statement emphasizes that the nation’s future depends on constructing roads first, outlining a belief in infrastructure as a foundation for growth and progress.
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John
Ford
Oxford Motor Company
Wilfred Day
Bankhead Wicway
Miss Ramey
Methodist
S. S. Worker
Castor
Illinois
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