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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
2
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Odd clipping notes removing hats before time clock at New York Insurance Company. Will Hays to inspect Hollywood films with his wife likely accompanying. Two brief quips about stenographers and jealousy. A joke about a hog and a Jewess in a short exchange near a concert ticket line.
A columnist argues non real estate residents in Oxford pay taxes on town real estate indirectly through higher rents. Using an example of Mr A, where a tax rise from 45 to 56.12 mills increases annual rent from 600 to 1000 dollars, the piece insists renters bear the burden and transients are assets, not liabilities, to the city.
Rev Shipman of Senatobia visited Oxford and stayed with Rev Lee Lipscomb. Local entertaining included Mrs H M Faser hosting a bridge party and a dinner for Mrs Paul Ramey of Memphis, with about 24 guests attending. Other visits featured Mrs Robert Farr hosting guests including Mrs Grissom of Tocopola, and many outings across Oxford and nearby communities.
A 1922 letter from Oxford Mississippi lists subscribers to the Tula Consolidated School District fund totaling 469.08 dollars with about 12.50 unpaid. Notable contributors include Bank of Oxford, Jas. Stone, L. E. Oldham, S. W. Wardlaw, J. A. Park, Jno. Woodward, Davidson Variety Store, Golden Rule Store, Knight & Linker, and other local individuals and businesses.
The article cites Gwin Metts on character and notes that Thomas A. Edison recently surpassed the 75 watt threshold, highlighting a claim about energy output and a remark on what makes the man.
An ad from Battery Service Station in Holly Springs Mississippi promotes quick battery charging and service with a trial offer. Also mentions Frost Pine Cabbage Plants now ready and hosiery sales with earnings potential. Other items include a horse and buggy exchange for a milch cow and employment ads for selling hosiery.
A Maryland style compilation shows multiple notices in Lafayette County Mississippi from 1922. It includes a chancery court appearance for Callie C Cook in a suit by Mrs Bertha Cook, trustee sales by Phil Stone substituted trustee for A M Bickerstaff and Lula Bickerstaff, and several foreclosure bids by Frontis L Linker as trustee for various lenders. Also lists a special election and an administrator notice for Noah Graves Burt estate with six month claim deadline.
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