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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle lists subscription options and pricing including six months three months and annual rates. It notes advertising rates for display and classified ads with per word and per line charges and states obituary notices are charged by word with advance payment required.
The Eagle announces a price increase to 1.50 per year starting June 1 1918 paid in advance. Subscribers may prepay up to five years but no longer terms. Oxford and Lafayette county readers are urged to continue patronage to sustain the paper’s circulation.
The passage attacks George Creel head of public information over censorship and news access. It cites Creel’s pressure on publishers including Colliers and others and quotes Representative Kitchen criticizing Creel for suppressing information while displaying support for the underdog. The text then presents a legal notices section with Mississippi court citations and non resident notices dated 1918 detailing defiant suits and chancellery actions.
A newspaper column argues for expanded oversight by Congress and the Dept of Justice on air industry mobilization. It proposes a special committee to review sections and notes the urgency as the war continues and the next election nears.
A fragment notes public uproar over alleged corruption in the capital city. Details remain unclear but references to an inquest and officials suggest a political scandal with citizens demanding accountability and reforms. Further reporting is awaited for concrete names and dates.
The Ripley Sentinel editor faces political critique as deserters and public figures gage Tippah County turmoil. Critics accuse outsiders and papers of scoring political points while civil officials reportedly handle the matter with routine law enforcement in Mississippi.
Trustee H B Johnson announces the sale of 145 acres of land in Lafayette County Mississippi to satisfy secured indebtedness. Described parcels include sections 25 township 10 range 3 west with a half acre on the north side of a public road and 15 acres in the northwest quarter. Sale held May 1918 with title conveyed only to the trustee’s vested interest.
Government bids invited for two road segments in The South Yocona Separate Road District to repair Lower Oxford and Paris Road in Lafayette County with a June 3 1918 deadline at the Chancery Clerk's Office and bond conditions. Additional bids for Sand Clay road construction in Lafayete Mississippi judged by local officials with a June 11 1918 deadline and five percent certified check. A bridge project over Yocuna River at Prophet Crossing in Beat 4 with bid opening on June 4 1918 and right to reject bids.
By virtue of a trust deed dated April 3 1917 and recorded in Mississippi, a default on the secured indebtedness leads to a sale. The trustee will auction the land description starting at the section line between 25 and 26 in township 10, range 3 West, at the Lafayette County courthouse in Oxford, to the highest bidder. The property follows a detailed metes and bounds path along roads, creeks, and sections ending at the division line between E and W halves of NW section 36.
Authority vested trustee in L. J. Sims deed offers property at public sale on June 21 1918 in Bland Mississippi for cash to highest bidder. Property described in section 25 township 10 range 1 West Lafayette County Mississippi. Witness May 13 1918 by W T Hudson trustee. May 14 23 30 notices. Also notice to creditors for Hardy Deshazo estate probate within one year. Executor signs May 16 23 30. Also a lost Jersey calf reward notice from Lester Stacy Route 1 Abbeville Mississippi. E May 16 23 30 pd.
Cottage on College Hill street near school and churches with concrete walk facing East and a large lot. Includes servants house barn and garden with immediate possession. contact First National Hank. Regular ad for BOROZONE antiseptic healing agent with price options.
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