Lafayette County Fair Price Commission Sets 5 Percent Profit
The Lafayette County Fair Price Commission met Tuesday at the courthouse with local merchants discussing profit limits. Merchants urged to keep profits within a 5 percent scale, aiming to undercut Memphis Delta and other cities. Violations will be reported to the Department of Justice. The panel will hear reports from commissioners on April 6.
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Lafayette Count Fair Price Commission
Court House
Lafayette County
Commissioner Lock
Fayette County
Lathan
Delta
Commission
Oxford
Memphis
Chicago
Department of Justice
Lafayette County Price List Adopted by Fair Commission
The Lafayette County Fair Commission publishes the Oxford price list dated March 23 as the maximum charge for commodities as listed by T. J. Lock State Fair Price Commissioner with local revision. Merchants and public may inspect copies from G. W. Price Chairman and a later local paper will publish the prices for public information.
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Oxford
Lafayette County
T. J. Lock
R. H. McElroy
B. T. Markette
Changes to fair price margins in Mississippi circular 21
The Office of Fair Price Commissioner in Columbus Mississippi issues amendments to circulars 17 and 21 effective immediately. It details margins for fall credit hats suits shoes and meats with eliminations for items exceeding certain merchant costs and sets a 40 percent margin on various dry goods as applicable.
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Columbus
Miss
Mrs L A Hamilton Passes In City At 71
Mrs L A Hamilton 71 died Sunday night at her daughter Mrs C J Lawhorns home in the city. Her remains were interred at St Peters cemetery Monday afternoon. She is survived by several children. An advertisement promotes Herbine tonic for stomach and liver purification priced 60 cents, sold by A H Kendel.
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L. A. Hamilton
C. J. Lawhorn
St. Peter’s
A. H. Kendel
Cards and commencement invitations at the Eagle club
A brief notice highlights cards and commencement invitations at the Eagle club, signaling social events and ceremonial plans. It notes available arrangements and contact points for attendees and guests.
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The
Eagle O
Newberry Found Guilty of Criminal Conspiracy
Senator Truman H. Newberry and 16 of 84 co defendants were found guilty in the 1918 senatorial election conspiracy case in Grand Rapids Michigan. Jurors convicted several associates. sentences ranged from one year to two years and fines up to ten thousand dollars.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman H. Newberry
United States District Court
John S. Newberry
Paul King
Frederick Cody
New York
Chas Floyd
Allen A. Templeton
Detroit Board of Commerce
Hannibal Hopkins
Frank Emery
Harry O. Turner
Detroit
E. V. Chilson
National Republican
Roger Andrews
Menominee
Milton Oakman
William J. Mickel
Oshkosh
Wis
Richard Fletcher
Jas. F. McGregor
Fred Henry
Flint
George S. Ladd
Sturbridge
Mass
Senator Newberry
Leavenworth
Charles A. Floyd
Allan A. Templeton
Roger M. Andrews
Richard H. Fletcher
James F. McGregor
E. V. Chilgon
B. Frank Emery
Judge Sessions
R Langdon Orr Dead In Orrwood
R Langdon Orr age 34 died Saturday at the home of H A Brown in Orrwood while walking in a field. Heart failure is suspected. His remains were buried Sunday. Survived by wife three children two sisters W W Elliott Ira B Orr and father I B Orr all of this city. He was a Presbyterian church member.
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H. A. Brown
Orrwood
Langdon Orr
W. W. Elliott
Ira B. Orr
I. B. Orr
The
Presbyterian Church
To Our Friends in Our Great Sorrow
The Ore family thanks friends for kindness and comfort after a great loss. May Heaven's richest bine devours.
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Ech
Erate Ore
Prickly Ash Bitters Sold by Chilton & Company
An herbal remedy claim promotes Prickly Ash Bitters to treat stomach disorders and associated heart symptoms. The ad states the product, priced at $1.25 per bottle, is sold by Chilton & Company.
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Chilton & Company
B G Lowrey for Congress
B G Lowrey profiles his background from Mississippi roots to Blue Mountain College leadership. He highlights service as educator, college administrator, and organizer, plus wartime speeches and civic work. He claims a reputation for leadership and public speaking as a candidate for Congress.
Rubbish Pile Babies in Bengal
A fragment discusses infant girls found on rubbish piles in Bengal called rubbish pile babies. Investigators from the Interchurch report that the practice stems from necessity, not cruelty, reflecting Indian parental pressures, caste, and superstition.
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Bengal
India
Interchurch
Local Social Notes and Obituaries Reflect Oxford Area
Personal items list births in March at Mrs S M Sneed’s family in Oxford. mentions of Earl Porter visiting Memhis. Buck Hill’s death in Holly Springs from pneumonia and funeral details. numerous travels and visits by local residents including Miss Nan Hooper, Dr Alfred Hume, and Rev N B Metts. Also notes Presbyterian service by Dr McMullen and addresses social events at Fairview and with friends from Greenwood Water Valley and Memphis.
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S-M_ Sneed
Earl
Porter
Buck Hill
Holly Springs
Hill
I. C
John Buffaloe
Lowrey Hill
Clarence Eskridge
Water Valley
Council Simmons
A. F. Calloway
Fairview
Lipscomb
Mattie Louise
Oxford
J. F. Tubb
Malesus
Tenn
F. Calloway
Ester
Mount View
Nan Hooper
Memphis
Alfred Hume
New Orleans
Harry Bryan
Jackson
McMullen
China
Winona
Presbyterian Church
Albert Marx
Claire Blount
Greenwood
J. W. Bell
N. B. Metts
New Hope
Riles
Mineral Wells
Nannie Farley
Farley
Moorhead
Metcalf
Paul Ramey
Leathers
Lottye Morgan
Russell
Holloway’ Riddell
Gren
Mattie Louise Lipscomb
Milson Bedenbaugh
L. A Olson
Carrollton
Local residents hosts and visiting relatives noted
Miss Mary Louise Neilson returns from Greenville as guest of her sister Mrs. Dala vror and Mrs Hemphill and children of Water Valley spend weekend with Mr and Mrs vu Hinton. Remains of Mrs Bishop brought home for burial beside late husband in Abbeville cemetery after funeral led by Rev Hopper.
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Mary Louise Neilson
Greenville
Dala. Vror
Dan Almond
Taylor
Mattie Collins
Varden
Bishop
Abbeville
Oxford
Mr. Bishop
Civic Pride criticizes city leadership over streets and recalls
A letter signed by Civic Pride questions the City Mayor and Commission over street conditions and nuisances. It defends the Mayor as a friend while urging constructive criticism from accredited sources and suggesting recall or replacement if repairs are not made.
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Buster Eagle
Rewarding Honesty in a New York Case
A New York boy found an order for 1 200 000 dollars worth of bonds in the street and returned it. He received only two dollars as a reward, prompting commentary that honesty can be its own reward and that generous gratuity might better reward virtue. The piece argues such acts prove honesty pays and that the world values plain dealing.
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New York
Mass meeting called on Oxford good road movement
The Eagle announces a mass meeting at the County Court House at 3 o clock Tuesday afternoon March 30. Mayor E E Temple calls for all interested citizens to attend. The gathering ties to the Highway Association chaired by B T Markette in a bid to save the Jefferson Davis Highway for Oxford.
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County Court House
E. E. Temple
B. T. Markette
Highway Association
Oxford
Jefferson Davis Highway
Vermifuge ad urges worm prevention for children
An advertisement promotes White's Cream Vermifuge to watch children for worm symptoms and restore health. It claims the product expels worms and increases vigor and lists a price of 35 cents sold by A. H. Kendel.
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A. H. Kendel
Dreamed of Love and Co-Ed Rights in a Fragmented Verse
A mixed set of poems and shouted lines mix romantic reminiscence with campus protest. The speaker laments a lost beloved while a second fragment mocks coeds demanding rights and hair cutting as a campus social joke. The text blends lyric tenderness with satirical verse and garbled lines.
Governor Russell Vetoes Stone Bill Abolishing Pardons Board
Jackson Mississippi March 20 Governor Russell vetoes the Stone bill to end the state board of pardons and move duties to the prison board of trustees. The veto tests administration strength as lawmakers plan to try overturning it. Speaker Conner expected to oppose. message to be read in the house Monday. The house also orders a rate inquiry into telephone service and calls for lower charges before July 15.
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Blue Mountain College
Pani
Mississippi Heights Academy For
J. E. Brown
Blue Mountain
Mississippi
Memphis
Southern Baptist
Jackson
Miss
Russell
Stone
State Board of Pardons
prison board _of of trustees
Conner
Railroad Commission
Miller-Namey Nuptials in Earl Arkansas
Miss Katie Miller and Mr. Charlie Namey of Earl Arkansas wed Wednesday at the brides parents home. Rev Lipscomb officiated in a simple ceremony with family and friends in attendance.
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Katie Mille
Charlie Namey
Earl, Ark
Mrs. Miller
Lipscomb
Oxford Graduate WEDS Robert Watson in Memphis Home
Miss Ruby Claire Sparks of Oxford wed Mr. Robert Watson of Mount Pleasant Mississippi in a Thursday ceremony at the Sparks home in Memphis. Sparks, a popular Oxford High School graduate of 1919, had lived in Oxford until her parents moved to Memphis last year.
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Oxford
Ruby Claire Sparks
Robert Watson
Mount Pleasant
E. K. Sparks
Memphis
Miss Sparks
Oxford High
Charles Lee Crum for Congress
The Panolian notes Judge Charles Lee Crum as a learned jurist and eminent lawyer, nominated two years ago without opposition for the Third Judicial District. He plans a thorough district canvass and urges friends to weigh his claims for the national office.
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Sonthe
Crum
Third
Congress
Panolian
Batesville
Piera Locals Report Spring Weather and School News
The text notes fine spring weather and mentions Mr. Green visiting. It reports Piera boys and girls won basketball games against Tyro Friday afternoon, boys 11 to 0 and girls 9 to 3. It lists local visits and upcoming school activities including a close of term event on April 1.
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PIERA
Mr. Green
Tyro
Huldric Waldrip
E. J. Waldrip
Glenville
Lucy Dean
Lucius Waldrip
Memphis
Sallie Riales
Harmontown
Knox Morgan
Ark
William Byrd
Clare Waldrip
Como
Conner
Morgan
Monroe County Farm Bureau warns against unapproved securities
Blue Sky operations are being tested in Monroe County Iowa with a new stock checking method. The Farm Bureau urges the public not to buy securities not recommended by the bureau and advises financial salesmen to obtain its approval before circulating to the public. This seems a hopeful approach to curb speculative and worthless securities.
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Monroe County
Iowa
Farm Bureau
U. K
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R. Langdon Orr
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Army of Tennessee
Pat Cleburne
Gen. Hardee
Tulane University
Vention
Aisa Stasion| Baptist Convention
Bishop Galloway
Jhom
Iuka
Corinth
Gulfport
Biloxi
Leas
Bheing
Survey of
People's Forum
Apollo
Fellows
Coop
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Tur Peters Dgehart
Yool
Gov
State Board of First
Miller
Namey
Watson
Sparks
Charles Lee Crum
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