Letter urging women to seek county superintendent posts in Lafayette
Miss Myrtle Leggett writes from Papaikou Hawaii in 1915 praising western rural schools for strong county supervision. She recalls Mrs Ben Ferrall in Lafayette and urges Mrs Lalla Mitchell to advocate a woman as county superintendent to raise school standards and equity with well kept, well equipped buildings and county funded materials.
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Mss. Mitchell
Lafayette County
West
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Mississippi
Lafayette
Ben Ferrall
Mississippi Bankers Association announces 1919 meetings
Executive Committee and Group Vice Presidents fixed dates for the Annual Group Meetings and Thirty First Annual Convention in Greenwood Tupelo Meridian New Orleans and Clarksdale Mississippi and Louisiana with the Flying Squadron to tour groups by special Pullmans. Secretary Geo B Power Chicago? Wait.
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Greenwood
Mississippi
Tupelo
Meridian
New Oriecans
Clarksdale
Association
Geo. B. Power
Mississippi Bankers Association
Jackson
Oxford Boys Back From France
Two Ole Miss veterans Rowland and Leonard Leaver spoke at the Chapel January 15 recalling their WWI service. The brothers praised America and its fighters while sharing memories of France and the Crusade era, reflecting Ole Miss patriotism and community support for veterans.
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Ole Miss
Rowland
Leonard Leaver
America
Lees
France
Facalty
Bondurant
Dijon
Bell
Europe
Jet Ham
Baltfield
Peeples
Leonard Leave
Mississippi
Notice to Farmers on Hog Embargo and March Shipments
The embargo on hogs to St. Louis delays potential profits but is expected to lift around March 1 or sooner. Farmers are advised to feed hogs, get them in good shape for Spring shipment, and expect weight limits to rise if shipments are delayed.
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St. Louis
L. A. Olson
Bettie Tubbs Dies After Illness at Taylor Home
Mrs Bettie Tubbs died at her Taylor household on a Wednesday night January 22 after a prolonged illness. She was about 30 years old and left a husband and several children. The death was reported as being serious.
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Bettie Tubbs
Taylor
My Tubbs
Sam Livingston Dies at 30 a Farmer Near Oxford
Me Sam Livingston, a respected farmer about miles southeast of Oxford, died Friday January 17. He leaves a wife and one child. Interment was held at Kingdom Saturday.
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Sam Livingston
Oxford
Kingdom
Mrs Luke Varner Dies at Home Near Taylor
News of the death of Mrs Luke Varner reached the city this morning. She died at her home five miles out Taylor Wednesday night January 22. She was about 35 years of age. She is survived by a husband and several children.
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Luke Varner
Tours
Taylor
Packolet Fernandez Obituary in Oxford Area
Friends and relatives mourn Packolet Fernandez, grandson of Mrs. Mollie Fernandez and Mr. Genie Anderson, who died of influenza at Presbyterian Hospital in Memphis Tennessee at age twenty two. He served as a nurse for wounded soldiers during furlough from a camp in North Carolina and leaves a father two brothers and two sisters. His remains were brought home to College Hill on Sunday.
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Genie” Anderson
Mollie Fernandez
Oxford
College Hill
Packolet Fernandez
Presbyterian Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Fernandes
N. C
Quay Fernandes
Orfort
Cellege
Local Social Roundup From Oxford and Nearby Towns
Personal notices report guests visiting in Oxford Grenada Water Valley and Memphis including Miss Olivia Fernandez and family at a burial in College Hill cemetery. Multiple trips and visits are noted along with births and illnesses. The Ole Miss and Central High girls basketball games in Memphis are announced.
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Ole Miss
Central High
Memphis, Tenn
New Year Promises Prosperity and Unity for Mississippi
An optimistic 1919 message from H. Ef. Blakesleaf of Gulfport Mississippi celebrates the end of World War I and urges residents to pursue progressive, conservative development. It highlights soil versatility, climate advantages, transportation, markets, and social infrastructure as keys to a prosperous postwar era. The author calls for prompt, aggressive action to seize forthcoming opportunities.
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United States
Mississippi
Old Commonwealth
Prentice
Davis
Lamar
George
Valle
Local Society Notes Share Visits and Recoveries
Mrs. D R Johnson improves after a severe flu attack. Residents travel between Memphis Indianola Coffeeville and Oxford while others visit relatives and resume work. Reed-basketry class starts. dressmaking shop reopens. several families host guests and attend services. Continued on page six.
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Yazoo City
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Covington
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