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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
3
Local notices list visitors for commencement at colleges and churches. Families such as the Mills, Kings, Buffaloe, Frady, and Kirkwood arrive for ceremonies. sermons, parades, and receptions are noted along with machine sales and hardware ads.
The text notes A M College commencement on June 25 with Rev J B Gambell of Dallas delivering the sermon and no Baptist Church services due to university events. It lists Knight Templar visitors in Jackson, medical inspectors touring towns, and a campus wedding invitation for Frankine Kinencannon to William Lewis Perdue on June 1 at the University of Mississippi chancellor's residence.
Following a successful first Trades Day the LaFayette County Livestock Association invites farmers and business men to a Saturday market at the court house. A large sale list includes colts mules horses cattle and hogs with many prospective buyers. Hon R S Wilson of Columbus and the agriculture commissioner of the Ohio Central Railroad will speak. talks expected to be worth many trips.
Oxford citizens express pride in the transformed hotel building. Maj. Lem Oldham owns the property and has spent money to fit up the establishment, meeting a long standing need for a well furnished, comfortable inn for travelers. The town gives thanks.
The Boy Scouts plan an annual camping trip in Waterford from June 7 for ten days under University YMCA management. The program includes nature study hiking fishing boating swimming Bible study archery baseball and other sports. Boys aged 12 to 15 from the community are invited to attend.
Record for Ure Public School District of Oxford 1911 1912 shows months taught teachers employed average salaries 60 dollars per month per pupil costs 1.05 and 1.91, pupil counts 305 from separate district 30 county pupils 25 in 10 11 grades, county below 8th grade 65, tuition totals 1 022 00, county pupil tuition due 11 dollars for grades 4 9 10 11.
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