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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
6
Enthusiasm runs across Canton Winona Clarksdale Grenada and Greenwood as voters turn out in sizable numbers, signaling broad local interest ahead of upcoming elections. Local officials report high participation and positive engagement from residents.
Tupelo won the track events led by A J Reese and A D Reese with Canton close behind. Grenada and Clarksdale showed strong showings. Grenada Baseball beat Batesville 4 to 3 in a tight clash as Winona girls claimed state basketball title 18 to 17 over Saltillo.
Ole Miss completed a road trip by defeating Normal College 6 to 0 at Kamper Park in Hattiesburg with Don Windy Holmes on the mound. In the Millsaps game Ole Miss built a 7 to 3 lead before finishing 7 to 3 as Bagwell started and Don Windy Helmes relieved.
On Tuesday afternoon at Kamper Park Cap tain Carney started for Ole Miss and Montgomery pitched for the Normal. A pitching duel produced only scattered hits through seven innings before a misplay allowed a run in a 1-0 final for the Normal, marking Ole Miss's first defeat of the season.
Ole Miss defeated Millsaps Majors 6 to 0 to claim victory number 20 on the season. Coach Sullivan’s team dominated with solid pitching by Carney and strong hitting as the two game series opened in the capital city.
The Ricks Hall Sophomores hosted the Senior party on Thursday afternoon from five to seven. A puzzle contest used the word Senior on a card for fastest completion, won by Miss Francis Giles and Miss Eva Phelps. Ruth Sisler won six of eight Hearts like games, receiving a large red balloon. Francis Giles got the dunce cap. Refreshments were served and favors shaped as small baseball bats and concealed fans were given with verses about the future.
poem questions about the afterlife appears beside a medicinal advertisement for Ballard's Snow Liniment and a notice about the Jimpson Leaf Club in Yazoo County. The club ships Jimpson weed leaves, priced at 25c per pound, with an member cultivating an acre.
Mr. H. D. Pickens was at his residence in Toccopola Monday, with no additional public events or details provided in the readable text.
Mareato and Guard Herring Francis combined with Harrison Means Barny Biowhaea Center and Allan Winona to secure a 18 to 17 win for Saltillo in a tense basketball clash. The readable lines show key players and positions amid a low-scoring finish.
A nine inch red block letter on a blue sweater and a seven inch red block letter on a ... The fragment notes athletic lettering on uniforms, indicating school team identifiers.
The item details two letter sizes and colors for LB B Track and team managers. A six inch red letter LB B Track marker and a five inch black letter with red wings are specified. Managers use the same letters with an added one and half inch red black M.
At Washington County Field meet on April 23 Sarah Todd from Wayside, an eleven year old club girl, won first prize in sponge cake making. The verse describes Betsy the cow lost and exposed among reeds and trees, with a playful but distant moral about girls and cooking.
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