County School Trustees Meet for Pay Raise Discussion
Lafayette County educators and trustees gathered last Saturday led by Prof J W Bell to discuss raising teachers salaries. County School Board support for more funding was read, and communities including Lafayette Springs Hopewell New Hope Kingdom Paris Dillard Burgess Taylor College Hill spoke as taxpayers and officials backed advancing pay raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bell
North Mississippi
Lafayette County
C. A. McClarty
M. D. Ragland
Lafayette Springs
Hopewell
New Hope
Kingdom
Paris
Dillard
Burgess
Taylor
College Hill
Mie
All Day Singing At Pine Flat Draws Large Crowd
The All Day Singing at Pine Flat drew a large crowd as Song Services grow in popularity. Notables and locals visiting Oxford include Miss Gladys McMinn from Water Valley and Miss Easter Walters of Laurel. Local officials and residents, including Lieut-Col. Kuhl Cowan and Hon. Stokes Robertson, were noted in attendance or visits. Executive committee members and leaders for a community drive were named, with a motion to adjourn until the next call meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Flat
Gladys McMinn
Water Valley
Oxford
T. L. Price
Lucas
Easter Walters
Laurel
Mabel Juneau
Floyd Calloway
Hopewell
Ada
Annie Pettis
College Hill
Clinton
Kane
Swanson Niles
Charles Coleman
Kosciusko
Amma Kane
Kuhl Cowan
Nashville Tenn
France
Alpha Kendel
Oklo
Elizabeth Hinds
Memphis
Eva May Crouch
Earl, Ark
Ira Purvis
John Hutchinson
Abile
Mary Louise Neilson
Stokes Robertson
Jackson
Stokes
Louise Roach
Myrtle
Lynda Ramey
Chicago University
M. D. Ragland
M. L. Childress
J.W. Buzbee
E. S. Samuels
M. P. Bush
A. McLarty
H. H. Johnson
Dr. Sneed
J. W. Buzbee
W. W. Metts
Mississippi Memorial drive to choose site among cities
Jackson report June 18 outlines a race to locate the Mississippi Memorial for World War II veterans with Jackson Vicksburg Clarksdale and Gulf Coast competing for funds and a site. City leaders organize committees while state officials plan a meeting after fund drive to select the building site as a memorial and museum. Mr. and Mrs. Salmon of Pontotoc attended university commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Memorial Association
Ized
Clarksdale
Ed Brewer
Gulf Coast
H. E Blakeslee
Mrs. Salmon
Pontotoc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fletcher
Lways
County School
Miss Ella Wright
Lafayette
Supt. McLarty
County School Board
Westie
Remington Umc
Remington Arms U.m.c.co. Inc
Wort Biot
State Health Board
the Sanitary Grocery
B. B. Russell
Oxford, Mississippi
Davis, Mize & Co
Oxford, Miss
Valier
Valter
Vicksburg
Fitzhugh
Harris Dickson
Warren County
West of Square
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