Tragedy after basketball game in Mize kills two
Two men die and a 15 year old boy and two adults are wounded after a postgame gunfight in Mize Mississippi. Town Marshal Albert Lack wounds and Ashley and Sullivan are fatally shot. The incident follows an on court dispute between Smith County Agricultural High School of Mize and Magee High School.
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Jackson
Miss
Mize
Smith County
Warren Ashley
Walter Sullivan
Albert Lack
Dolphus Yelverton
Laurel
Ashley
Marshal Lack
Lack
Ponery
Smith County Agricultural High School
Magee High School
Magee
Hughes
Taylorville School
Sallie E
Bernice Yelverton
Dolphus
S. H. McDonnell
G. C. Hamilton
Simpson County
Sullivan’s Hollow
Sullivan
Benson
Shivers
An Oxford Man's Experience
An Oxford citizen R E Harkins posts a testimonial about kidney trouble and back pain after illness. He says Kendel's Deere supply relieved his symptoms quickly and that he felt fine afterward, noting the product is sold by seven dealers and manufactured by Mince Co in Buffalo.
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R. E. Harkins
Grist Mill
South St
Oxford
Kendel’s Deere
Expected Arrest In Basketball Killing In Mississippi
In a gun fight at a basketball game in Mize Mississippi Warren Ashley and Bollis Sullivan were killed instantly. Marshal Albert Lack was wounded in the leg and Dolphus Yelverton was shot in the shoulder. The incident began over a player’s use of foul language toward Mrs Ashley and escalated after the match was forfeited.
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Jackson
Miss
Ore
Mize
Magee
Warren Ashley
Bollis Sullivan
Albert Lack
Dolphus Yelverton
Laurel
Ashley
Sullivan
Gudes Pepto Mangan Promises Vigor And Health
An advertisement extols Gudes Pepto Mangan as a natural way to enrich blood and restore vigor. It says bright eyes and good flesh depend on rich blood, and cites lifestyle factors like late hours and poor diet. The copy notes the product comes in liquid or tablets at your drugstore.
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Gude
666 Remedy for Colds and La Grippe Ad
An advertisement touts 666 as a speedy prescription for colds fever and la grippe. The terse copy urges readers to try the remedy as a quick relief option.
Ramey Siblings Called to Oxford for Brother's Burial
Mr Jack Ramey and sister Neta of Hendrix College Ark were summoned to Oxford last week for the burial of Vaughn Ramey killed in a recent auto accident.
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Jack Ramey
Neta
Hendrix, College, Ark
Oxford
Vaughn Ramey
Senate tightens 20 percent cut to state university funds
Jackson Feb 25 The finance committee's substitute bill trims the University of Mississippi appropriation by 20 percent for the biennial period with a 25 vote requirement for passage. Senator Love Zeller and Bee King led opposition, while Cohn shifted to aid reconsideration to secure the majority. King urged maintaining state education funding amid claims of underpaid teachers and inadequate university facilities.
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Jackson
Finance Committee
University of Mississippi
Senate
University
Oxford School
Love
Senator Zeller
Committee On University and Colleges
Bee King
Simpson County
Zeller
Law
King
Cohn
Mendenhall
State University
Billy
Yazoo County
Mississippi
Roberts
Isissippi
Home Demonstration Council selects officers at February meeting
On Feb 25 the Home Demonstration Council held its regular meeting in the rest room with 24 members present. Officers elected for the year were Mrs. T B Reynolds as Vice President and Mrs. Emmette Harris as Secretary. Members discussed March topics including gardening and house cleaning and several will attend a three day poultry school in May. Meetings will be held on the last Saturday of each month.
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Home Demonstration Council
T. B. Reynolds
Emmette Harris
Water Valley Visitor Praises Tanlac at Rowland Drug Co
Mr J B Walker of Water Valley visits relatives in the city during the week and endorses Tanlac as a comfort to millions across the continent, urging readers to try it via Rowland Drug Co.
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J. B. Walker
Water Valley
Tanlac
Rowland Drug Co
In Memoriam William J Beard
A memorial notice honors William J Beard who died Nov 30 1921 after a tragic end. He was born Jan 28 1858 in Lafayette County and lived as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent. Survived by seven children, six daughters and one son, described as high tone citizens.
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William J. Beard
Beard
Mr. Beard
Lafayette County
Tanlac Production Promoted by Major Lab Facility
Rowland Drug Co. announces Tanlac is produced in one of the nation’s largest and most modern laboratories, highlighting its advanced equipment and capacity.
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Rowland_Drug Co
Cold Fever Grippe Remedy Claims Quick Breakthrough
An advertisement promotes a product promising rapid relief from cold, fever, and grippe symptoms, claiming faster recovery than other remedies and urging readers to try it for immediate comfort.
Modern Dance Is Evil to Education, Says Chancellor Powers
Chancellor J N Powers of the University of Mississippi declared at the American Association of Junior Colleges meeting that modern dances taught to young university students pose the principal educational evil of the day. He argued junior colleges could keep youth at home longer, reducing temptation and benefiting economy, while outlining standards and endowment goals affecting about 200 junior colleges nationwide.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Association of Junior Colleges
Hotel Chiseca
J. N. Powers
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
New Departure Adds Dry Goods and Shoes to Stock
Messrs Lewis and Sam Friedman expand offerings at Oxford Furniture Co adding dry goods and shoes. The firm is receiving new goods daily and offers bargains, with an ad in this issue of the Eagle.
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Messrs. Lewis
Sam Friedman
Fome News
Oxford Furniture Co
The
Eagle
Rub My Tism Ad Advertisement Note
Rub My Tism antiseptic and pain killer sold for infected sores tetter sprains neuralgia rheumatism advertised in a concise note.
Ripley Man Sam Hathorn Visits Here
Mr. Sam Hathorn of Ripley Tennessee spent a few days here recently.
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Sam Hathorn
Ripley, Teyn
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Buffalo
Saunders
Swan Lake
State League of Women Voters
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Calvin Wells
Lamar Life Insurance Company
Major Wells
Ball
the Home Demonstration Council
Committee On Standards
Hotel Chisco
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Rey
LLY
Ossie Dy AG Flour
Carter’s Drug Store
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