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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1918

Page

1

County school meet draws large Lafayette crowd

A Lafayette county school meet drew about a thousand at Oxford with boys and girls competing in races jumps and field events. Paris High dominated several events leading to overall county championship as Free Springs and Oxford also performed strongly.

Ribbie McMahon Oxford Paris E. S. Samuels Lafayette County Abbeville Altus Burgess Caswell Hopewell New Hope Woodleigh Begin Messrs. Donaldson, McLarty Nobles Albert Freeman Orlena Kelley Free Springs Morris, Babb Hugh Kressler Young Freeman Hardy Morehead Frazier Wesley Elmore Fof Paris High School

Thanks for support after illness and death of their boy

The undersigned thank friends and neighbors for service and assistance during the illness and death of their little boy, Mrs. and Mrs. Walter G. Boyett. FOR SALE Dodd's Early Prolific Cotton Seed at $2.00 per bushel J. M. Tatum Splinter Miss Mar28-Ap4p.

Walter G. Boyett Dodd J. M. Tatum

New threshing enterprise opens near Oxford square

In Lafayette county a new threshing enterprise debuts near Oxford square featuring a full outfit with velvet beans sorghum seed soy beans oats wheat rye and a pennt picker. Parts of the machinery have been bought. Lafayette county ginned 1905 bales of cotton in 1917 18 down from 4914 bales in 1916 17.

Lafayette County Oxford

Clocks to Move Forward One Hour Sunday

The Ministers Association of Oxford announces government time change. Clocks set forward one hour at 2 a m Sunday. Sabbath Schools meet at 9 30 a m and church services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m but on new time. Members urged to adjust Saturday evening to avoid lateness.

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