Abbeville High School appoints new principal
A Mississippi article notes Prof H. g. Donahoo of Tate county elected principal of Abbeville High School to replace Prof C. A. McLarty who resigned for a Marshal county post. It also lists local appointments, visits, and movements among Oxford residents and educators, including school officials, teachers, and civic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Donahoo
Tate County
Abbeville High School
C. A. McLarty
Marshal County
W. Rr. Bond
College Hill
William Temple
E .E. Temple
Frantis Linker
Bank of Oxford
Birmingham
Alabama
Orr
Fulton Bell
Leland
Oxford Friends
Charlie Cristy
Water Valley
Commercial Hotel
Simpson
Ashville
Edward T. Beck
Oxford
Warren, Penn
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Warren
Beck
Abner Hill
Holly Springs
Harvey Kimmons
H. M. Faser
D. J. Sultan
Canada
Mammoth Cave
John Eddins
Buhalia
I. B. Orr
Cuiley’s Hospital
Martha Buffalo
Greenwood
Mesdames Butler
Raines
Geraldine McCall
Louise Smith
Weather Delays Clear Creek Sermon and Local Notes
Rain stops the regular preaching service at Clear Creek on Sunday afternoon. An electrical storm injures Mrs. Ida Jones and burns an old gin house, destroying hay and machinery. Burgess businessmen go fox hunting Tuesday night with no chase. Local residents and visitors are listed with recent trips and gatherings including alumni events and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
Ida Jones
Burgess
Percy Waller
Leslie Jones
Orwood
Sara Frank Jones
W. W. Lucas
Grenada
Vera Grace
Lorene Jones
T. D. Isom
P. N. Shipps
Abbeville
Roy Jones
Third Quarterly Conference at Methodist Church Friday
The notice states the Third Quarterly Conference will be held at the Methodist Church on Friday afternoon, June 23, and all officials are requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Edge
Shumate
Roberson
Edison Ambrosa
Methodist Church
All-Day Church Service Promised at Pine Flat
Yellow Leaf News notes an all-day church service Sunday with singing and a visiting minister from Clinton. Sunday school was omitted due to singing, junior and children's classes were absent from the Mrs. Ida Wolfe entertainment because of sickness, and Grandma McCain departs Friday for Texas to visit her son Ben McCain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Pine Flat
Ida Wolfe
Grandma MccCain
Texas
Ben McCain
Camp Ground Picnic Preparations Invited at Oxford
Citizens of Oxford and nearby areas are urged to meet at the camp ground Friday morning June 30 to work the road and clean the grounds for the big picnic on Tuesday July 4. Workers should bring tools and help lay plans for the picnic and the upcoming camp meeting to be bigger and better this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
A. F. Calloway
First Cotton Bloom Sent From Hopewell Community
Mr J F Carwile of route 1 in Hopewell sent to this office on Tuesday morning June 20 a fine well developed cotton bloom, the first received this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F.carwile
Hopewell
Calm Atmosphere Key In Calcium Arsenate Cotton Dusting
USDA specialists at Delta Laboratory Talullah La say calm air is essential when applying calcium arsenate to cotton to control boll weevil. Success requires all plant surfaces coated with dust and windless conditions to prevent drift to other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Delta Laboratory
Tallulah
Hazlehurst Shipments Exceed Expectations Across Week
Hazlehurst shipments of vegetables ran heavy all week with 280 cars of mostly tomatoes, and county totals surpass 3 700 cars bringing in over 3 million dollars. Prices held steady with four basket crates at 75 cents to 1 and six basket crates at 2 dollars and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazlehurst
Copiah
Democratic state committee names district members
Grenada secretary O F Lawrence lists the eight district members for the Democratic state executive committee. The call invites each district secretary to send the names and addresses of their congressional committee secretaries. A meeting is set for Jackson on July 1 at 10 o clock a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenada
O. F. Lawrence
Democratic State Executive Committee
First Congressional District
John F. Frierson
Columbus
W. A. Blair
Tupelo
A. J. McIntyre
Booneville
Howe Hays
Sumner
C. E. Sisk
Oxford
T. T.bryant
Batesville
J. L. Gillespie
Greenwood
W. K. Herrin
Clarksdale
Walton Shields
Greenville
E. G. Whitehead
Winona
J. W. Buchanan
Eupora
G. E. Wilson
Philadelphia
C. W. Thigpen
Bay Springs
EF. M. Lane
Taylorsville
Frank Lewis
Pascagoula
M. A. Mounger
Collins
G. Woog Magee
Monticello
E. G. Williams
McComb City
B. D. Avery
Crystal Springs
W. D. Mounger
Natchez
Robert Powell
Jackson
S. L. McLaurin
Brandon
L. J. Wise
Jubilee Parade in Vicksburgh Draws Regional Delegations
In near ninety degree heat the Jubilee parade formed as part of the Bulgin Taber nnacle party union evangelistic services. It showcased Protestant men women and children from Vicksburg and Warren county, with large contingents from Jackson Clinton Bovina Edwards Port Gibson Rolling Fork and attendees from Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburgh
Jackson
Clinton
Bovina
Edwards
Port Gibson
Rolling Fork
Warren County
Louisiana
Catch Up With Crops Brookhaven
The county reports unprecedented activity in cotton fields as farmers mobilize all available hands to weed grass during a brief dry spell in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Crops Far Advance In Montrose County Field Report
Montrose county crop conditions show corn beans and hay about 15 days ahead of last year with fields in advance for this period. The report notes substantial progress compared with the prior season and highlights favorable growing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose
Hernando
July 4 Celebration Planned by Grenada American Legion Post
The Jim Trimble Post No. 35 of the American Legion plans a large Independence Day barbecue at the Central Fair and Live Stock Association fairgrounds in Grenada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenada
Jim Trimble
American Legion
Central Fair and Live Stock Association
Mississippi Happenings Reveals Odd Irish Potato Weed
In Marks, J M Carruthers displays a bizarre Irish potato graft idea on coco grass, claiming a profitable method to use the weed with the potato. Mississippi notes cover cotton forecasts, veteran visits to the White House, registration counts, a bear killed in Tate county, and various local developments statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Carruthers
Marks
Caswell Community News Highlights Local Incidents
A sad accident occurred last Saturday when a bridge on Cypress Creek levee failed while a truck carried Mr. Billingsley, Mr. Pete Nunnally and family, injuring several but with no serious harm. Various local visits and travels are noted, including Frank Anderson’s guests, road foreman James Park in Red Banks Mississippi, Wallace Sparks visiting relatives, and recreational boat riding at Double H Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billingsley
Pete Nunnally
Cypress Crgek Levee
Nunnally
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Relief to Oxford Taxi Call
An Oxford resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills eased nightly awakenings and back pain after riding rough roads. He found relief after two boxes bought at Rowland Drug Co, with no return symptoms. Foster Milford Co. Buffalo NY manufactures the remedy for 60 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
G. T. Irby
Doan
Shane
Rowland Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Tanlac Addresses Rheumatism by Removing Cause
Rowland Drug Co. notes Tanlac as a remedy claimed to relieve rheumatism by removing its underlying cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Rowland Drug Co
Blue Laws Attack Sparks Pulpit Debate in Memphis
Unitarian pastor Rev. Wm. E. Clark denounces old Sunday blue laws as anti Christian and warns they would alienate the masses rather than grant a Sabbath. He spoke at the Majestic Theatre on Shall We As Christian People Make the Masses Hate the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Wm. E. Clark
Majestic Theatre
Dr. Clark
Protestant Pastors’ Association
Moving Pictures
Alumni elects officers at Lafayette County AG High School
The Lafayette County Agricultural High School Alumni Association met on June 7, 1922, to elect officers for another year. J. B. Howell was chosen 1st Vice President, Mrs. Bessie Moss 2nd Vice President, O. L. Snipes 3rd Vice President, Audrey Bedenbough Secretary and Treasurer Mae Johnson, with Grace Jones serving as Corresponding Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County Agricultural High School
J. B. Howell
Bessie Moss
O. L. Snipes
Audrey Bedenbough
Mae Johnson
Grace Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Porter Hardware Co
Oxford, Mississippi
Jno. Falkner
Board of Trustees
State Colleges
Albert Anderson
Panola County
Slayden
Miss Jones
State Normal of
Mrs. Taylor Dunn
Son
Mrs. Dunn
Earle Word
Tom. Word
Agnes Taylor
Indianola
Wm. Goodwin
Laura Richmond
Stella Smith
Mrs. James Chambers
Mrs. Blackmur
C. O. Hinton
Perkinston
Kate McGuire
Twentieth Century Club
J. O. Crider
Annie Lee Duncan
Mesdames FE
O. Davidson
George Buffaloe, Jr
Mary Payne Windel
Jessie Wardlaw Ware
New York
Mamie Wendel
Lee Lesser
Lucy Campbell
West
Alaska
Hugh Lee Simmons
The
Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Foster Ware
Yellow Leaf News
Mississippi
W. A. Shelton
Washington
Hudson Chadwick
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Jones County
Taftt
President Harding
Jeff Davis
White House
Richmond
Beauvoir
Henderson
Leake County
Dock Lee
Arkabutla
Lee
Tishomingo
Hanna
Carthage
Ealy Freeny
Freeny
Canton
Lincoln County
Brookhaven Baptist Church
R. D. Stringer
Rev. G. Sandifer
Clint Dickerson
Newhebron
DeWitt
Tartt
Children of the Confederacy
Moon Lake
Mingee
Shaw
T. P. Lamkin
Macel
C. Cohen
Coahoma
Coffeeville
T. W. Patton
Extension Department of
State
Caswell News
Frank Anderson
Mr. Gooch
Mrs. Jernigan
Byron Jernigan
Pantotoc
James Park
Red Banks
Miss
Wallace Sparks
Isola
Will Cannon
Frances Mays
Myrtle
Lillie Glen Parks
Mr. Ferrell Bonds
Double H Ranch
Delta McElvaney
N. E. Parks
Lalla Park
Sam Cannon
Broken Bridge
Peggy
Castoria
Lucas E. Moore Stave Company
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