Local News Highlights From Lafayette Springs
Showers aid farmers as families host gatherings and visit relatives. Dora Mai Faust's birthday party entertains friends. Vera Patton and Alta Faust attend a Hurricane singing convention. Town plans a singing class and a summer singing school with Prof. L D Morris. Families visit from Oxford and Pontotoc. Normal begins May 29. Waunita Faust on sick list.
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E. K. Faust
Dora Mai
J. E. Allen
Little Daughhters
Enola
Geneva
Oxford
Vera Patton
E. W. Sneed
Ecrn
J. A. Stewart
Lelia Smith
Shiloh Baptist Church
Alta Faust
Audley Patton
Dock Patton
K. M. Faust
Wiley Hudson
College Hill
Waunita Faust
L. D. Morris
Salisbury
Tenn
John Hatton
Pontotoc
Allie Patton
Floyd Lockwell
Woodson Ridge
Guy Lancaster
Couple Returns Home After Wedding Near New Albany
A man surprised friends by returning home with his bride near New Albany, planning to stay in Lafayette Springs for a period. The couple’s wedding joy is noted as a hopeful, long life together. Mrs. Carrie Hickey was laid to rest in Shiloh cemetery after a prolonged illness, with heartfelt sympathy extended to the bereaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Lafayette Springs
Carrie Hickey
Shiloh
Dillard News Reports Weekend Rain and Community News
Rain brightened gardens and crops as farmers report good progress after the showers. Social notes mention visits by Mr. and Mrs. Hayley to Mrs. Dulin, Hulbert Mills visiting relatives, and Mr. Alexandria Pegues with sister Ella Pegues. Jacks Dillard’s health is cited as a concern while the Sunday school grows. Bro. Vinson is expected to preach and prayer and song service begin at 10 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hayley
Roxie Dulin
Hulbert Mills
Alexandria Pegues
Ella Pegues
Jack Dillard
Bro. Vinson
Pine Grove News Indicates Delayed Sunday School Resumption
Rainy weather halted Sunday school but organizers plan to resume soon and make up lost time. H Friedman and L Friedman visited Elmer Reaves. John Reaves shows improvement after months of rheumatism. Mary Reaves hosted Corrne Reaves, and Mary, Pearle Galloway, and Hugh Reaves will teach in Tennessee after May 29 at College Hill Normal closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. H. Friedman
Louie Friedman
Elmer Reaves
John Reaves
Mary Reaves
Corrne Reaves
College Hill
Pearle Galloway
Hugh Reaves
Tennessee
Summer school and a hopeful return for Sunday lessons
The note recalls a winter program at summer school and expresses hope that Mr. Allen and his family will return to Sunday school as classes resume to make up lost time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Allen
No Net Income for Railroads in 1921 Says Editorial
An Illinois Central official explains the difference between net railway operating income and net income. He notes railroads had no net income in 1921 after interest and rentals, though some lines fared better. The editorial from Jackson daily News, May 12, 1922, discusses the need for investment to grow transportation properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Bankers Association
Senate
United States
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central
Markham
Jackson
Miss
Daily News
Post Office Savings as a Thrift Instrument
Postmaster H A Moore promotes Treasury Savings Certificates and Postal Savings as accessible tools for wage earners and small savers. The piece explains opening a savings account with ten cents, exchanging stamps for certificates, and notes certificates range 25, 100, and 1000 dollars with 4 1/2 percent interest, exempt from local taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Moore
Lafayette County
Treasury Savings
U. S
Moore
Post Office
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