More Men Now Than Work Across the Nation in 1930
Washington reports from the Department of Agriculture show a plentiful labor supply for farm work this year, contrasting with shortages last year. Wages are generally lower, with Illinois Michigan and Indiana noting plentiful hands, Georgia facing hiring cash constraints, and Nebraska New England Wisconsin Kansas and Maryland all reporting wage adjustments and ample labor availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aim
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Georgia
Arkansas
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Nebraska
New England
Wisconsin
Kansas
Maryland
Gainey Chosen as Executive Secretary of State Education Board
The Mississippi State Board of Education created an executive secretary position and named A. G. Gainey of Senatobia to fill it. Gainey will oversee distribution of about 1.25 million dollars in equalization funds to 82 counties with the new post effective around June first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education Board
A. G. Gainey
Senatobia
State Board of Education
State Capitol
A. G Gainey
North Mississippi
Gainey
Tate County
W. F. Bond
Frank Roberson
Joseph W. Power
State Board
Department of Education
Mississippi
Bond
Tate County Agricultural High School
Scott County
Subscribers added to Eagle as yearlong prepaid list grows
Last Saturday the Eagle welcomed many new subscribers who paid a year in advance. The list includes C. G. Sipvey of Decatur Mississippi and numerous residents from Lafayette Springs Denamville University and Paris among others. The paper notes a growing subscriber base with readers across multiple towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle List
The
Eagle
C. G. Sipvey
Decatur
Miss
R. D. Blaylock
Tocopola
I. L. McCain
Lee Baggett
W. G. Boyett
J. T. Smith
C. H. Roach
Genera Pickens
Tococopola
Della Seaton
Henderson
Tenn
G. M. Keys
Hub F. Baker
Lafayette Springs
J. L. Gardner
O. T. Whitehead
L. C. Buford
Quay S. Fernandy
Memphis
M. E. Simmons
Gloster
Thos. Davis
Tula
D. M. Wait
T. W. Avent
J. K. Avent
New Orleans
R. L. Kirkwood
Alfred Hume
University
Jones Harvey
T. A. Hutchinson
C. Longest
J. B. Brown
City
G. W. Farman
Robin Torrey
M. F. Compton
Stanton
B. M. Pettis
W. F. Hickey
B. S. Woodward
C. C. York
A. V. Hiler
C. W. Shipp
Water Valley
W. V. Willians
Abbeville
C. E. Sisk
Holly Springs
Lydia
Como
B. Johnson
Lafayette
Eades
A. McLarty
M. D. Martin
Toccopola
J. W. Keel
C. C. Stephens
C. D. Hodge
W. S. Lantaster
Spgs
Hattie Fudge
Cliff Jones
E. M. Ray
Paris
Walter Hollowell
W. T. Goolsby
J. B. Wilhite
B. S. W. Woolverton
Walter Black
Dolph Dearley
C. E. Slough
J. S. Creee
Ely
Eddie McLarty
John Rushing
E. L
Tonnie Johnson
J. S. Hudson
L. A. Warner
Ve A. Keel
Ones Parkham
Eit
J. W. Shearer
D. H. Frazier
W. L. Kimmons
Church Notes and Comments Highlights From Local Societies
The Missionary Society at the Baptist Church raised over fifty dollars after a program arranged by Mesdames Rainwater and Harris. Mrs Dumas Black hosted an Easter Egg hunt for her Sunday School class. A M E Missionary Society meeting is set for Monday at three. A Presbyterian Church song service drew a large crowd. Rev Roland Leavell delivered a lecture at Toeocopola Tuesday evening. An Easter program for children and youth replaced the preaching service with songs recitations and a pantomime. Prof Bishop was absent so Easter took his place with a brief talk. Remarks praised Mrs Murphy Mrs Hunter Nina Herndon and Mrs Robert Farr among others for the program’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Mesdames Rainwater
Harris
Methodist Church
Bishop
Eastor
Murphy
Hunter
Nina Herndon
Robert Farr
Parents and Teachers Association
W. J. Roby
A. P. Hudson
Kosciusko
Kate Skipworth
Womans Book Club
Kate McGuire
Rock
W. T. Robinson
Rosciusco
Mesdames H
Joe Friedman
Janet
Memphis
T. H. Somerville
Fount Leavelle Place
Ruth Scott
Grenada College
Lena Webb Cato
Earl Moore
William Henry Hutchinson
Robert Cain
Canton
Bill Ivy
Earl White
Scarborough
Will Webster
Holly Springs
Fielder Webster
Social Notes From Oxford City and Nearby
Miss Irina Harris returns from Dallas to visit aunt Mrs Webster. Death of W B Johnson former Colonial Hotel owner in Minneapolis March 10 1921. Numerous visits illnesses marriages and social events reported including UDC meeting new officers and school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irina Harris
Dallas
Texas
Mrs
Webster
W. B. Johnson
Minneapolis
Minn
Little Inéz Greer
Lacey Carlton Wiles
Snookums” Ramey
Kate Payne Owens
Grenada
Ralph White
Paul Cannon
Ole Miss
Chicago University
B. S. Guyto
Cannon
Paul
Desmoines
Iowa
Chicago
Mesdames
John Logan
Pric
Memphis
Alsebrook
Guyton
20Th Century Book Club
Messrs
J. P. Denton
Delay
Davis Langston
Tupelo
Armeal Haynes
New Orleans
Nellie Haynes
Eagle patron list and Prickly Ash Bitters ad
FE M Matthews and W E Robertson city names appear in a patron list with a request to correct spellings and add missing names. An advertisement promotes Prickly Ash Bitters at 1.25 dollars per bottle, claimed to cleanse bowels and restore energy, sold by R R Chilton & Co. Special Agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. M. Matthews
City
Eagle
R. R. Chilton & Co
Death of Archbishop Gibbons in Baltimore
James Cardinal Gibbons archbishop of Baltimore and senior U S prelate died at 11 33 morning in his residence near the Cathedral of the Assumption. The death was quiet and barely noticed by a watching nurse before the city learned of it. The report notes his long service to the church and his residence in Baltimore. The text also includes an advertisement for Prickley Ash Bitters with kidney trouble remedies and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James Cardinal Gibbons
United States
Bon Secours
Open PTA meeting set for Tuesday April fifth
An open meeting of the Parents and Teachers Association is scheduled for Tuesday evening April fifth. The group urges cooperation to improve the town and school and hopes for a full auditorium.
Liquid Bronze promises rapid healing for flesh and wounds
An advertisement touts Liquid Bronze as a fast healing remedy for flesh cuts burns or sores with no work time lost. It lists prices of 30c 60c and 1.20 and notes sale by A H Kendel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Kendel
Organ Recital at First Presbyterian Church
Mr P W McClintock, noted organist, will present an Organ Recital at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday evening April 2 at 8 pm. He will be assisted by Ruth Mayes, mezzo soprano. Tickets are on sale at Rowlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. McClintock
First Presbyterian Church
McClintock
Ruth Mayes
Rowlands
Mexico Trembles When Fall Comes
New York March 24 The committee of forty eight a third party fusion warns the public of ominous conditions near in Europe tensions and looming labor and political actions. J A Hopkins executive chairman notes Denby advocates a large navy and Fall pushes intervention rumors rise about war with Mexico and state police to curb labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Committee of Forty-Eight
Europe
J. A. Hopkins
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Denby
Fall
Mexico
Frierson
Chcago Packers
New Jersey
Hopkins
Remedy Claim for Rapid Heartbeat at Oxford Pharmacy
An advertisement asserts rapid heart throbbing stems from a disordered stomach and promotes Rickly Ash Bitters as a cure. It claims heart symptoms disappear if the stomach is at fault and lists a price of $1.25 per bottle sold by R. R. Chilton & Co. in Oxford, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Chilton, & Co
R. R. Chilton & Co
Oxford
Miss
The Pricilla Club Receives Warm Welcome At March Meeting
The Pricilla Club met with Mrs. T L Johnston on Thursday March 10 with strong attendance after a business session. Members discussed topics including starting basketry at the next meeting and praised the hostess for an ice course and unique Scottish imported plates from over a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Johnston
Johnston
Scotland
A Week at the Lyric Program and Auction
Friday April 1 shows First National Special with an all star cast Clothes and Silent Avenger serial. Saturday April 2 Annete Kellerman in What Women Love and Jenet in the Corus with Norman Talmadge. Monday April 4 Margarite Clark in Lets Elope plus one reel comedy. Some highly bred Dyrocks will be sold at auction at 1 PM. Friday April 8 Pig Club and Field Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silent Avenger
Annette Kellerman
Norman Talmadge
Jenet
the Corus
Margarite Clark Me
Pridy Ash Bitters Marketed as Liver and Bowel Remedy
An old advertisement claims dizziness and blackouts signal torpid liver and clogged bowels. It promotes Pridy Ash Bitters as a man’s remedy to correct these disorders, priced at $1.25 per bottle and sold by R. R. Chilton & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Chilton& Co
Open Meeting of Oxford PTA Planned in Court House
Open Meeting of the Parents Teachers Association to be held in the Court House on Tuesday night April 5. The notice invites all to attend a large gathering with speeches and programs, encouraging public school support and community turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents Teachers Association
Court House
Oxford
Farm Youth Finds Money Through Steady Labor
A young man who remains on the family farm tends to prosper financially. The piece argues diligence and continuity on rural work yield earnings that endure, contrasting with other paths.
Reform Tomorrow: The Idea of a Never Ending Today
A reflective aphorism notes that today is not for the reformer, as action is always aimed at a future when change will happen. The saying implies perpetual striving without a definitive present achievement.
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Zee Pre
Oe al
F. Calloway
M. E. Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
Reo
Roland Leavell
Toeocopola
Sallie Bell Duncan
North Street
M. R. Wilson
Annie Leslie Beard
W. S. Hargis
California
Wilson
Lynda Ramey
Nashville
Gideon
Paragould
Ark
Alexander Pegues
Columbus
J. W. E. Pegues
FE. T. Carter
Charles Sisk
W. W. Phillips
Ivy Hicks
Jackson
J. C. Hicks
Kimsy
J. C. Eskridge
Joe Pegues
St. Louis
Ben Vick
Bramletts Hospital
Vick
Hor
Bay Springs
Lillie Hudson
Mrs. A. Christian
Miss Brick
Norforlk, Va
Hale & Russell
David Carter
James Gibbons
J. N. Harris
John Falkner
Browning Club
Harvey
University Street
Lowe
John Burrough
Farley
Irving
Abraham Lincoln
Browning
Mary Paine Wendel
Lipscomb
Taylor Keys
Potts Camp High School
Mrs. L. Bowen
R. I
Wiley Bros
Sen
Pricilla Club
Candy News
Wiley. Bros
Oxford, Miss
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