Oxford High To Graduate Sixteen In May
Oxford High School prepares to graduate sixteen seniors with two thirds being boys. Wayne Short wins valedictorian honors, Myrl Smith is salutatorian, Barry Brown delivers the class oration. Seventeen candidates include Susan Baggett Clayton Boone Linwood Boschert Ben Gray Barrenger and others with senior exams coming next week. The commencement sermon will be May 16 at South Street Presbyterian Church and graduation takes place May 21 in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford High School
Myrl Smith
Wayne Short
Barry Brown
Susan Baggett
Clayton Boone
Linwood Boschert
Ben Gray Barrenger
Doyle Brummett
Moody Callaway
Myra Dunlap
William McDaniel
Gertrude Milden
Ben Ferrell Mitchell
Leroy Tunnell
Cena Walker
Hugh Worley
Oxford
University
Duncan
Marks
Abbeville
Springville
South Street Presbyterian Church
Mr. Mitchell
Pondering a Nation's Faith and the Census Alarm
A reader reflects on the 1919 religious census showing Protestant growth lag and wonders about the country's drift away from faith. The piece questions what may happen if a nation forgets God and urges contemplation of moral direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Favors Good Roads in County Bond Proposal
Mr Price argues for a county bond to fund hard surface roads linking north south and east west, claiming railroads pale beside road improvements. He asserts lower vehicle wear costs, boosted farm markets, and higher land values with state assistance, urging local citizens to support the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Price
Oxford Eagle
Washington
Waat
Judge Lee Crum Resigns to Campaign for Congress
Judge Charles Lee Crum resigns as Circuit Court Judge of the Third Judicial District of Mississippi to campaign for Congress in the Second District. The account traces Crum’s early life, education, rise from attorney to judge, his war service, and career highlights before entering the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Crum
Congress
New Albany
Mississippi
Charles Lee Crum
Lee M. Russell
Third Judicial District
H. D. Stephens
Judge Crum
Benton County
Miss
Hickory Flat
Ripley, Miss
R. O. Prewitt
M. H. Armor
Farmers’ Alliance
Tobany
Union County
House of Representatives
Gov. Vardaman
Mr. Crum
Noel, Brewer
Bilbo
Vardaman
U. S
Wilson
Germany
Crum
School Garden Exhibit Planned by Junior Highers
Pupils from the seventh and eighth grades under Miss Sallie Belle Duncan and Supt A P Hudson will hold a school fair in a downtown show window next Wednesday May 12. The class has chosen gardening or poultry as practical projects and will display representative vegetables flowers and poultry specimens for the town to view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Belle Duncan
A. P. Hudson
Miss Duncan
Miss Doney
Prickly Ash Bitters Advertised in Oxford Miss
A farmer notes a torpid liver weighs on work and vitality and endorses Prickly Ash Bitters as a liver stomach and bowel remedy. Price listed at $1.25 per bottle sold by R. R. Chilton & Co. Oxford Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Chilton & Co
Oxford
Miss
North Mississippi Presby Auxiliary Holds 18th Annual Meeting
The 18th Annual meeting of the North Mississippi Auxiliary occurred in Oxford on April 28–30 with forty officers delegates and visitors. Rev J A Christian and Rev Z D Berryhill spoke on church needs and the Progressive Program, while a Girls Circle pageant highlighted Home Missions. Luncheons were served and Grenada accepted to host the 1921 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Mississippi
Oxford
F. F. Fleming
Fred Graves
R. G. Perison
Starksville
C. S. Everts
J. A. Christian
Z. D. Berryhill
Holly Springs
Annie Boggs
Emma Katherine Faser
Grenada
White's Cream Vermifuge Advertises Worm Destroyer
Describes White's Cream Vermifuge as certain destruction of intestinal worms and safe for both children and adults. Priced at 8 be, sold by A. H. Kendel in Oxford Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Kendel
Oxford
Miss
Confederate Veterans Reunion Planned in Mississippi
The Confederate Veterans of Mississippi invite members to the Annual Reunion in Oxford June 16 to 18 with a mass meeting at the County Courthouse on May 11 at 3 PM to plan hospitality and ensure a successful state gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Veterans
State of
Mississippi
County Court House
Oxford
Miss
Mundane Convention Talk Praises William Jennings Bryan Support
The passage describes a convention scene praising William Bryan as a great commoner. Judge Crum is portrayed as modest and moral, aligned with the idea that people rule and public officers serve. The tone emphasizes sincerity and straightforward character over display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bryan
Judge Crum
Bond Commission forms plan to issue repairs bonds
The Bond Commission met to outline future work and agreed to issue immediately a sum for repairs at state institutions. The panel, led by Governor Russell, will study needs of all institutions before allocating bonds and hiring supervisors, with safeguards to ensure funds are used only for essential projects.
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Bond Commise Act
Rome
Hal Ge
Equipmet
Co Ion
Russell
Frank Roberson
T. M. Henry
Conner
Kyle and McCallum
Bailey and Stone
Building Commission
Iti
Theodore Link
St. Louis
Magee
Jesickast College Receives 7 Millimeter Field Piece
Jesickast College becomes first American educational institution to be awarded a seven millimeter field piece by the French government. This gift marks a notable military hardware transfer reflecting Franco American ties in defense cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesickast College
Lever Act Tested in Mississippi Federal Suits
Jackson Mississippi May 3 A suit filed in Federal court challenges the Lever Act and the Fair Price Commissions. R E Kennington owner of several department stores sues Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer and county and state Fair Price officials seeking to restrain the recent fair price list as too low. Judge Edwin Holmes decries enforcement style during grand jury remarks as the term opens with a docket heavy on moonshining cases andDeputies reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
United States
R. E. Kennington
A. Mitchell Palmer
T. J. Locke
Mississippi
S. J. Taylor
Hinds County
Department of Justice
Fair Price Commission
Edwin Holmes
A Reader Reflects on Nation’s Turmoil and Leaders
A reader decries greed and corruption in U S politics, laments lost statesmen, warns of war prevention with the League of Nations, notes wage and labor shortages, and condemns profiteering while calling for era figures like Washington and Jefferson as ideals. The piece ends amid disjointed musings on crime and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
Washington and
Jefferson
Senate
South
League of Nations
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Mississippi
L. Q. C. Lamar
John Sharp.Williams
America
Lafayette
Public Speaking Schedule Set by Congressional Candidates
In New Albany Mississippi the district candidates met and set a series of appointment dates across county seats from Sumner on May 24 to New Albany on June 8. Each venue will feature all candidates with speeches starting at 1 PM lasting about 30 to 40 minutes. A second itinerary with multiple county bookings will follow mid June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Miss
Congress
Mahon
Holly Springs
Sumner
Charleston
Batesville
Sardis
Senatobia
Hernando
Oxford
Ashland
Ripley
Prickly Ash Bitters Ad Promotes Health Claim
Biliousness is described as a stomach liver and bowels disorder and Prickly Ash Bitters is advertised as the remedy. It claims to drive out bile and impurities and make a man feel bright vigorous and cheerful. Price one dollar twenty five cents per bottle. Sold by R R Chilton Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Chilton & Co
Adv
Home Demonstration Notes Highlight County Efforts
Lafayette County Home Demonstration Council met in Oxford to discuss opening a Sales Room for women’s products. Mrs. Minnie Porter reported total canned products valued at 1 408 226.35 dollars, plus 348 581.30 dollars in products marketed by agents, and poultry products valued at 301 943.56 dollars. Members toured the Bank of Oxford and noted club activities across Hopewell Woodson Ridge Orrwood and Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County Home Demonstration Council
Oxford
Minnie Porter
Mississippi
Lafayette County
Bank of Oxford
County Home Demonstration Club
Hopewell
Taylor
Miss Doney
Thacker
Mesdames Walker
Tipton
Baxter -Massie
Svork
Tupelo men visit relatives in light hearted trip
Mr Edward Furr and Mr Needham Howard of Tupelo visited Furrs relatives last week in a cheerful visit noted for friendly conversation and smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Furr
Needham Howard
Tupelo
Mr. Furr
Local social notes acknowledge a wide circle of visitors
Miss Nina Herndon travels to Little Rock for a clerical post at Pulaski County Hospital. Numerous Mississippians and Ole Miss alumni visit Oxford for weekends, state meet, or family occasions, including Mrs. Kate Kincannon Tupelo, Dr. F B Linder at Mineral Wells, and gatherings with relatives in Water Valley, Grenada, Tupelo, and Cherokee counties.
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Nina Herndon
Little Rock
Pulaski County Hospital
Wytch Delbridge
Mattie
Julia McMahon
Frank
Fletchal A Ad
Frazier
Pars
Leo Callaway
F. B. Linder
Mineral Wells
Texas
Dewey Metts
Flora
Miss
Ellie Jeter
Belzoni
Gladys Bryan
Winona
D. A. McCall
Gunnison
Ole Miss
Oxford
Shirley Boggan
Tupelo
Neill
Martin
Hemphill and Children
Water Valley
R. M. Morgan
Chas. Christy
Anna McMahon
Auber Wilds
Grenada
Kate Kincannon
J. C. Kincannon
Spons -Organized
2 Union
Mack Webster
Olivia Long
Annie MacKincannon
Hensley
Robert Sultan
Thomas Yates
Gardner
Greenwood
Edwin Ross Butler
George Buffaloe
Blackmur
Chambers
Annie Claire Hargis
Lucille Horton
Holly Springs
Prof
A. P. Hudson
Teachers’ Association
Jackson
Mrs. Raymond
Ed. Beanland
Mary Miller
Sarah Hannon Tankersley
Waterford
Mildred Lake
Pearson
May Cresswell
Washington County
Miss Cresswell
Bem Price
Miss Hooper
Memphis
G. F. Heard, Jr
Sis
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Oxford High
J. L. Spence
New Albany High School
Presbyterial Auxiliary
FIRST
Ueacepr Improvement Bond Commission
J. 1. Shinault
U. C
Jackson Merchant
University of Chicago
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