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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle outlines publication details including editor George W. Price, weekly Thursday issues, and consolidation with Lafayette County Press on August 24, 1915. It lists advertising rates, obituary pricing, sample copies, and subscription prices with payment in advance and no credit.
For a year intertype metal vanished in small totals, then a major loss occurred. A reward of ten dollars is offered for information leading to arrest. Junk dealers and merchants urged to report any offer of type metal and the railroads to report unusual scrap metal offers to assist investigations.
The Lafayette county editor argues the College Hill levee road between Oxford and College Hill is too narrow for any vehicle. He calls for at least six feet added width and immediate improvement as it connects Oxford to the county's agricultural school. The road carries heavy traffic and is a key feeder to Oxford. he notes drifting and ruts where drainage work has occurred.
Rk E Thompson of Toomsuba Mississippi writes to the editor describing a letter filled with humor and home life as well as opinions on political figures Lee Russell Oscar Johnson Ros Ed Mason and Marion. He recalls personal hardships and reflections on public figures while teasing a forthcoming series of personal history pieces in The Issue. He mentions subscription plans and urges readers to join.
Senator Vardaman delivers remarks on S.5322 to grant six months of extra pay to honorably discharged soldiers and officers who served 60 days or more abroad or in the United States during 1917–1919. He argues for justice, warns against Bolshevism, and urges using the fund as productive aid to workers and the economy.
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