Oxford Eagle and Lafayette County Press details
Post office entry lists GEORGE W. PRICE as editor and publisher for the Oxford Eagle and Lafayette County Press merged in 1915 and 1918. Rates are given for obituaries and bank notices, advertising at 33 1/3 cents per inch, 1 cent per word for classifieds, and 10 cents per line for readers. Subscriptions shown with terms and payment rules, no free copies or credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miss
George W. Price
Ayette County Press
Oxford Eagle Consolidated
Independent
Lafayette County
City of
Oxford Eagle
U. S
Candidates Named for Congress in Second Mississippi District
The Eagle announces A. C. Anderson of Ripley as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the Second District. It also announces B. G. Lowrey as candidate for re election to Congress in the Second Mississippi District, subject to Democratic primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
A. C. Anderson
Ripley
Mississippi
B. G. Lowrey
Congress
Religion and Reform in Uncertain Times
An address argues religion’s diverse forms and Christian faith as a moral power, criticizing political reformers who push religious laws. It warns against legislating faith, urges education for salvation, and notes local hopes for a canning factory and regional power debates shaping the South’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Mass meeting urged to nominate city leaders in Oxford
Citizens urged to call a mass meeting to appoint election commissioners for a primary that would nominate a mayor aldermen city clerk and marshal in Oxford. An unrelated note praises Tanlac with a Lexington Kentucky resident citing its claimed effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Our Position Politically and the Eagle Policy
The Oxford Eagle asserts editorial independence and nonpartisan business operations. It explains space is sold for advertising, invites county correspondence with signed letters, and warns against free space or political faction influence while stressing the paper’s role to serve readers and pay its expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Oxford Eagle
Eagle
Political clash over Judge Stephens 1874 record in Mississippi
A critical open letter questions Judge Z. M. Stephens about his 1874 political actions and later roles, arguing his record and alignment with Mississippi’s post Civil Rights era. It asserts historical ties to Vardaman, recalls legislative actions, and cites a campaign dynamic involving Stephens' son Hubert D. Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ames
Bruce
Vardaman
Mississippi
Hubert D. Stephens
Congress
Vardaman warns judge over Reconstruction era record
In a June 15 issue Vardaman's Weekly accuses a judge of misrepresenting his Reconstruction era actions. The paper threatens to challenge every detail in the judge's letter and reveal the true facts to Mississippi readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Vardaman’s Weekly
Mississippi Senate Triangle Prompts 1922 Political Theatre
A Mississippi editorial weighs a possible Senate bid among Gov. Lee Russell former Gov. Theodora Bilbo and Pat Harrison. It predicts Russell will run and win, Bilbo’s feud with Russell looming, and Harrison’s prospects as an incumbent. The piece also notes assorted local filings including the Holley and Golladay incorporation in Oxford and a pardon petition for Guy Pierce plus voter registration notices across Lafayette County with dates in June and July 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee M. Russell
Theodora G. Bilbo
Pat Harrison
Bilbo
Russell
Mississippi
Washington
Pat ™ Harrison
Pat
United States Senate
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Vardaman
Notice of road and bridge contracts in Oxford Mississippi
The Board of Supervisors will on July 3, 1922 at 2 PM in the County Courthouse Oxford Mississippi open bids for road links 112 and 123 in Beat 4, two 100 ft bridges at Tubby Crossing on the Tallahatchie River, and two spans at Morrison slough. Bids per plans on file. bond required. right to reject bids reserved. Dated June 7, 1922. W M Woodward Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Oxford
Mississippi
Tallahatchie
Tubby Tubby
Iron Bridge
Morrison Slough
Chancery Clerk
W. M. Woodward
Notice to Creditors in Orr Estate Admx Letter
Letters testamentary granted on June 14 1922 in the Chancery Court of Lafayette County Mississippi for I B Orr deceased. Creditors must present claims to the court clerk for probate within six months or be barred. Admx Sallie Fernandez Orr C T A H M Bryan Sol for Admx. Quote about being right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Lafayette County
Mississippi
I. B. Orr
Sallie Fernandez Orr
Admx
Notice of Sale in Leona Hill Land Case 1922
Special commissioner I. W. M. Woodward will offer for sale on June 26 1922 between legal hours at the south door of the Oxford courthouse Lafayette county Mississippi the described fractional lands in sections 31 80 and 30 township 8 range 2 west to satisfy decree in Leona Hill et al vs Mrs George Hutchinson et al Cause No 65338. Sale proceeds to be divided among coowners. Confirmation set for July 5 1922 at Water Valley office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. S. Webster
Lafayette County
Mass
Paris
Mullins
Dallas
Tula
Delay
Deamolk
Lafayette Springs
Sanders
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Abbeville
College Hill
Free Springs
Slate
Burgess
Taylor
Orrwood
Shackelford
Higginbotham
I. W. M. Woodward
Leona Hill
George Hutchinson
Chancery Court
Mississippi
Havingeen
A. D
Court House
Oxford
Lafayette
State of
City of
Water Valley
666 Quick relief tonic and tire alignment warning
The ad touts 666 as a remedy for colds constipation biliousness and headaches and warns drivers to check wheel alignment when tire wear begins with center tread wear and possible loose bearings indicating a wobbly wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates
United States
Notice to non-resident defendants in Calloway suit
Grady Jarrett Byron Jarrett and Charlie Buie are commanded to appear in La Fayette County Chancery Court water Valley Mississippi at 11 am July 22 1922 to defend the suit of A F Calloway guardian vs Susan Buie non compos mentis Ward No 5090. This notice is dated May 81 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Mississippi
Grady Jarrett
Blair Ave
St Louis
Byron Jarrett
Charlie Buie
Chancery Court
A. F. Calloway
Guardian
Susan Buie
W. M. Woodward
Dentists in Oxford to Close Thursdays 1 P M Summer
Oxford dentists announce weekly office closures every Thursday at 1 P M from June 1 to September 15 to gain an afternoon for rest during hot summer months. Signed by Dr. A. E. Russell Dr. J. E. Hargis and Dr. W. B. McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
A. E. Russell
J. E. Hargis
W. B. McMahon
University of Mississippi seeks bids for laboratory apparatus
Bids will be received up to June 15 for compound microscopes microtomes drying ovens centrifuges evaporating dishes and related items for the School of Pharmacy. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the order by addressing a letter to H. M. Faser University P O Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Pharmacy
University of Mississippi
H. M. Faser
University
P. O. Mississippi
Executor's Notice to Creditors in Leavell Estate
Chancery Court Lafayette County Mississippi granted on May 3 1922 the executor notifies all creditors to present claims to the court clerk for probate within six months or be barred. This June 6 1922. William Harry M Bryan solicitor for executor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
South
J. F Holly
Lexington
Rowland
Z. M. Stephens
Pontotoc
Union
Tippah
George
House Journal
United States Congress
H. M. Street
Randolph
Alcorn
M. B. Sullivan
Chicago
Bolivar County
Horace Greely
New York Tribune
Triangle
Articles OF Incorporation
Holley and Golladay, Inc
R. L. Holley
Clara A. Holley
W. F. Galladay
Wilfred F. Golladay
Sai Comte
W. H. Gravlee
Chancery
Guy Pierce
State Board of Pardons
Jackson
Circuit
Pierce
Baxter Starnes
R. C. Sanders
L. L. Pearce
Gib Starnes
S. S. Webster
H. M. Bryan
Manly B. Leavell
William
Harry M. Bryan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!