Local social notes and visiting relatives in Oxford region
Prof and Mrs J W Bell host their daughter Mrs Nolan Dixon and her son Dick Jr of Tulane. Numerous visitors, club meetings, and travel notes across Oxford and surrounding towns include Miss Lyda Boyd Blount of Water Valley, Mrs J F Brown in Portland, and Dr. Alfred Hume’s family. Several entries detail guests, illnesses, and commemoration events with local families and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bell
Nolan Dixon
Dick, Jr
Tulane
Neta Webster
Lamar
Miss
Hunter
Louise
Tishomingo
Allen Coffan
Oxford
Jacksonville
Fila
Southern Baptist Convention
Texas
R. L. Kimmons
J. E
Robbins Lancaster
Lyda Boyd Blount
Water Valley
Noland Dixon
A. & M. College
Lipscomb
Dr. Murphy
Hot Springs
Edgar Moss
Oortland
J. F. Brown
Cecile Ferguson
McMahon House
Gertrude Gideon
Helen Unger
Monroe
Miss Rowland
Margaret
Nan Hooper
Herron
P. W. Rowland
Coffeeville
Will Eades
R. R. Eades
West Virginia
Earnest Hooker
Hooker
Culley’s Hospital
Boyett
Worley Kirkwood
Georgia Duncan
Hubert Lipscomb
Indianola
Marjorie Tankersley
Neille Dunlap
Gulfport
Celia Cook
Sumner
Vivian Cook
Katheryne Lovett
Barbour
Vicksburg
Ed. Beanland
University
Gregory
Charline
Ruth
Verona
Roy Gregory
W. E. Crow
Evern Jones
Delta
Ewing Jones
Little Son
Holly Springs
Cowan
T. E. Rutledge
Houston
Lucy Campbell
Ralph Wilson
Ralph, Jr
Manship
Jackson
John Latham
Pontotoc
C. C. Lauderdale
Bramlett’s Hospital
Gee Whiteway
Memphis
Ann Whiteway
Shaw Robinson
Dorothy Wilson
Batesville
J. A. Christian
First Presbyterian Church
Edison Avent
Abbeville
John Finger
Ripley
Lillie Hudson
Pat Stevens
Triggs
Joseph Noyes
Dallas
Valliant, Oklo
W. N. McKuhan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rain Delays Farm Work and Community Singing in Sarepta
Heavy rains slow farmers as villagers prepare to travel to Sarepta for a singing gathering. A cloudburst caused disappointment for the big truck plans. The community enjoyed singing at J A Coleman's, with Dr Lyles and family as guests. Several social visits occurred, and Prentice Tindall left for Abbeville to join his father’s work. Many girls head to the summer normal at College Hill. Pollyanna
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Sarepta
J. A. Coleman
Dudley Grimes
Dr. Lyles
J. B. Cole
Prentice Tindall
Abbeville
Miss
College Hill
Birthday Party Honors Helen Morgan On Gates Lawn
A May 20 birthday party for Helen Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morgan, drew about 380 children to the Gates residence lawn. Games, amusements, and refreshments filled the event until six o clock, when guests departed pleased with the celebration and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gates
Helen Morgan
Jack Morgan
Helen
Priscilla Club Hosts Kitchen Shower for Mrs Newell Douglas
Miss Mary Doney’s home hosted a Priscilla club kitchen shower in her honor. The scene featured rose decorations and a surprise gift from nephew Master Billy Cox and Miss Pauline Harris, a basket of useful articles. Several guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Doney
Priscilla Club
Newell Douglas
Billy Cox
Pauline Harris
Whispering Leaves Poem by Lemuella Almond
A lyrical poem in praise of beech and poplar trees. The speaker sees a spiritual harmony in their green gowns and rustling leaves, describing a soothing, peaceful refrain that quiets turmoil and offers lasting calm. The poet is Lemuella Almond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuella Almond
Church Notes Restore the Brethren and Daily Verses
A devotional page lists scripture themes for each day of the week. Tuesday centers on freedom from want with Psalm 23 and 28 verses cited, while Wednesday to Friday present exhortations from Isaiah Deuteronomy and John. The entry closes with Galatians 6:9 and a benediction note.
Sunbeam Band Set For Summer Mondays At Church
In pastor absent Sunday morning, L P Leavell summarized the 1922 Southern Baptist Convention in Jacksonville Florida. Notable gains include 812 new churches 701 new Sunday schools 1825 new B Y P U s and 505 missionaries now serving abroad.
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L. P. Leavell
Southern Baptist Convention
Jacksonville
Fla
The
Baptists
Junior B Y P U Meets Tuesday Afternoon
Junior B Y P U led by Mrs. A J Wilds will meet Tuesday afternoon instead of Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam Band
Duma Black
A. J. Wilds
Sunday School and Chapel Commencement Sermon
Sunday School will begin at the usual hour and end in time for attendees to reach the chapel for the commencement sermon.
Sawdust to cattle feed process developed at Madison lab
A chemical process at the Forest Products laboratory in Madison Wisconsin converts soft wood sawdust into a carbohydrate cattle feed for dairy cows. Early manufacturing and feeding tests show promising results, suggesting waste wood could become a profitable feed resource.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Madison, Wis
Popular Mechanics
Annual Oxford Eagle sale offer urges neighbor to subscribe
A notice asks residents to tell a neighbor about a one dollar yearlong Oxford Eagle subscription. The appeal stresses urgency, saying the deal won’t last many days and implies the saver benefits by avoiding future loaning of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Sennett Conner Emerges as Governor Candidate Push
The Yazoo County News notes Hon. Sennett Conner, eight-year Speaker of the House, seeks the gubernatorial nomination. It questions his record including a farm bureau bill trimmed by the Senate and his earlier constitutional pro posal to defeat age constraints, while praising veterans who served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sennett Conner
House of Representatives
Conner
Senate
House
Mr. Conner
Bornin
Oscar Johnston
Johnston
Tank Corps
Yazoa County
England built double drive locomotive for South Africa
An article in Popular Mechanics describes an unusual English locomotive designed for South Africa with the boiler centered between two driving systems and a tender at each end to achieve even weight distribution and efficient power for the given weight allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
South Africa
Popular Mechanics
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Uncle Joe
Joe Cannon
Vincent M. Brennan
Michigan
Matilda Parks
Etta
T.W. Avent
Mary Glenn
26Th Century Book Club
I. B. Orr
Clyde Tindsey
Charleston
Will Bryn
Coffeevills
Ellen Bailey
Sallie Pegues
Rubye Mitchell
Birmngham
Ala
Mrs. Slough
Miss Hannah
Pulaski, Tenn
Miss Crane
French Camp
Miss Williams
Poplarville
Tanlac
American
New York
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Rowland Drug Company
Tula
Vonnie Grimes
W. Grimes
Dorothy Grimes
Lutie Peeples
Velma Cole
Mrs. Douglas
Solis
Redpath
Redpath Chautauqua
Israel
Infants &C Tea
Ita
Castoria
Baptist Church Notes
Town Paper
Church
Farm and Home
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