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Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1921

Page

5

Financial Condition Statement of Bank of Oxford 1921

Bank of Oxford Lafayette County Mississippi reports balance sheet data as of June 30 1921 including assets such as loans and discounts overdrafts securities reserves and real estate and liabilities and capital accounts with Geo M Knight as cashier and L E Oldham J C Culley as directors. Notary F M Heard witnessed the oath July 11 1921.

Geo. M. Knight Bank of Oxford Oxford Lafayette Mississippi

Curranty Bank and Trust Co Financial Statement 1921

Sworn statement gives assets and liabilities for Guaranty Bank and Trust Co Oxford Lafayette County Mississippi as of June 30 1921. Totals list resources including United States Bonds War Savings Stamps and cash with liabilities and deposits totaling 174 383 94 dollars. Official swore to by I C H Roach before F M Heard July 11 1922.

Bank OF Oxford Oxford Lafayette Mississippi Board of Bank Examiners. Resources Bank Examiners United States Eee H. Roach Guaranty Bank and Trust. Co Mississipp Siate F. M. Heard Piad Ipso Ee Evar E Cde Ta Aul US Gna Hing Blac Ae Smarteae United State Betept Oe Beges Ee U. S Federal Reserve Bank

Black Rot Threat to Sweet Potatoes Warned

A writer urges farmers to combat Black Rot in sweet potatoes by cutting vines and planting on land never used for sweet potatoes in three years, digging with fresh tools, and storing seed potatoes separately. Planting can continue until the first week in August, with seed-size potatoes expected.

Dairy prices fall but farmers urged to plan feed crops

The piece argues low prices for cream and cotton pressure farmers while butter fat remains relatively profitable. It urges timely planting of dairy feeds such as beans peas sorghum and sweet potatoes, notes shortages of cotton seed, and advises watching hogs chickens and milk cows as prices shift.

Farm Bureau to Start Member Fee Policy August First

Notice states Farm Bureau will distinguish between members and non members starting August 1. It cites improved finances with a reported 20201.55 savings for patrons and 2052.23 in the operating fund after five months, and notes membership notes available at the Farm Bureau office for ten dollars.

Farm Bureau Lafayette Bureau

Sunday School Convention at College Till July 20

The Lafayette County Sunday School Convention will meet at College Till on July 20 at 10 o'clock a.m. All county schools are invited to send delegates. The program includes the President's Address, committee appointments, S S and law enforcement with Hon. H. M. Bryan, conservation of S S literature by Miss Mary E. Doney, dinner, devotional by Rev. L. M. Lipscomb, Union S S as a Missionary Agency by Rev. J. E. Hobson, teen age and adult enlistment talks, round table discussion opened by Mrs. E. F. Galloway, and school reports.

Lafayette County College Till S. S H. M. Bryan Song S. S. Literture Mary E. Doney L. M. Lipscomb Union J. E. Hobson E. T. Leavell J. M. Saunders E. F. Galloway

Feed Your Pigs For Fall Market Demand

Pigs at the St. Louis market bring 10.25, a strong price compared with other farm products. An abundance of corn, peas, peanuts, and soybeans supports hog feeding, with wheat shorts at 1.50 per hundred pounds. Keep pigs healthy and growing thriftily to capitalize on fall demand.

St. Louis

Hog Shipment Planned for First Friday in August

County Agent F Turner notes a planned hog shipment for the first Friday in August and encourages producers with hogs over 100 pounds to ship. He adds August and early September typically see higher prices and asks to contact the office or send details of what to ship.

F. Turner

Local Society Roundup and Household Listings

Miss Mae McGuire entertained the Book Club Monday afternoon. Miss Maude Mabry visits relatives in Houston Mississippi. Miss Anna Elizabeth Harkins returned from Memphis to visit relatives. Dr. David Farley returned to Philadelphia after weeks in Oxford with his parents. FOR SALE Refrigerator 3-burner oil stove and oven kitchen safe House for Rent Inquire Mrs Newell opposite Baptist Church.

Mae McGuire Maude Mabry Houston Miss Anna Elizabeth Harkins Memphis David Farley Philadelphia Penn Oxford

Oxford Friends and Visitors Report Local News

Lafayette Springs misses Thelma and Sarah Webster return from Oxford after staying with Miss Velba Sneed. Quay Allen returns from Nashville. Carie Mai Kelley attends Summer Normal at New Albany. Etoye Collins visits grandmother Mrs. D Patton. E S Samuels and family vacation near Oxford. Vera Patton and Stella Sneed attend Summer Normal at College Hill. E K Faust trips to Pontotoc. Brooks Patton and family visit Oxford. Amber Lockwell visits Oxford. Wiley Hudson and family guests of Mrs E M Faust. James H Walde suffers a broken arm. Community health noted as very good.

Thelma Sarah Webster Oxford Velba Sneed Quay Allen Nashville College Hill E. K. Faust Pontotoc Brooks’ Patton M. F. Patton Amber Lockwell Wiley Hudson Etta E. M. Faust Jas. H. Walde

Rogers Attends Insurance Training in Birmingham

S. W. Rogers, a colored trainee, studies at a Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Company school in Birmingham. Dean L. B. Moore leads the program teaching insurance principles and salesmanship to a diverse group of professors and veterans from Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi Texas Maryland Maine Indiana.

S. W. Rogers Birmingham Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Company Ala L. B. Moore Howard University Washington, D. C J. F. Stallings J. R. Burns R. B. J. Campbell Florida H. F. Coleman L. C. Fisher W. A. Dixon Georgia

Immigration quotas released for entering the United States

American consular officers abroad have received state department reports showing the exact number of immigrants allowed from each European country under the immigration restriction law. The quotas, published by the state department, were previously announced by the labor department.

U. S. Washington State Department Department of Labor United States

Wheat acreage grows in Kansas this year

Topeka Kansas. Approximately 10,000,000 acres of wheat will be harvested in Kansas this year, said J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture. The figure is 900,000 acres more than the board’s May 20 estimate based on March first assessor returns.

Topeka Kas Kansas J. C. Mohler State Board of Agriculture

Head of Vladivostok State Proclaimed

Officers of General Semenoff proclaimed him supreme ruler of the new state established at Vladivostok by anti Bolshevik forces. The move marks a consolidation of anti Bolshevik leadership in the Far East.

Vladivostok Semenoff

St. Louis raid uncovers 400 barrels of mash in private home

County officials report a raid on a private residence yielded a vat containing 400 barrels of mash. The find is described as the largest vat located in private home raids in the area.

St. Louis St. Louis County

Paris recruits die after antityphoid serum injection

Paris reports several dozen recruits from the 1921 class died after receiving antityphoid serum injections. The Paris weekly Les On-Dits raises the accusation, alleging a causal link between the injections and deaths.

Paris Les On-Dits

Lafayette County Drainage Board reorganized at July meeting

At the July 11 regular meeting of the Lafayette County Drainage Board a personnel shake up occurred with E A Roberts replaced by S S Johnson as commissioner. J R Shinault resigning the presidency, B T Markette was elected president. Taxpayers are invited to attend monthly meetings the second Monday to participate in drainage affairs and advise the board.

Drainage Board Lafayette County E. A. Roberts S. S. Johnson J. R. Shinault B. T. Markette Lafayette

Sunday Afternoon Singing at Primitive Baptist Church

Community Singing invites all to meet Sunday at 2 30 at Primitive Baptist Church for a song service. Come out and enjoy a good old time singing.

Primetive Baptist Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ghptodcy Dees Annas L. E. Oldham, J. C. Culley State of Corton C. H. Roach T. H. Yates, D. G. Neilson T. H. Somerville W. N. Lawrance Fulton Bell Ese Ee Ae Lafayette Springs Rogers First National Bank Bae Seiar Aia Hee J. E. Avent H. Friedman D. B. Short W. W. East Ruby McCoy Lafayette County Farm Bureau
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