Church Notes and Comments by F Calloway
The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church hosts an open meeting at 2 30 PM Thursday Nov 17 in the annex on Home Missions All church societies are invited The Baptist Church meeting grows in interest under Dr Martins messages and Dr Estes leads song The town awaits Gods blessing and a great meeting Dr Van der Meulen spoke on Life Service to the young at the First Presbyterian Church under Woman's Auxiliary The Junior Endeavorers enjoyed a Hallowe en party Monday afternoon from 430 to 7 with Mrs Christian and Mrs Farquar assisting
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First Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Martin
Estes
Christian
Farquar
University
World War Records of La Parson County Saliuers
A county committee thanks ex service men for questionnaire work and urges all service members to return blanks promptly and help locate those not yet reached. The list names many local servicemen including Anderson, Brooks, Avent, Edison, Crow, Hall, Hale, Jackson, Kimbrough, Leavell, Metts, McElroy, Neal, Pegues, Reeves, Sisk, Swan, Smith, Tankersley, Walker, Webster, and others.
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Sul Ui
Murry C. Falkner
William C. Cyril Gideon
Fudge
Earl
Hall
George
Oscar
Lewis Franklin
Hale
Thos. Jackson
Hipps
Alvin
Hathorn
J. C. Hale
W. N. Huston
Kyle
Harris
Edward
Johnson
Gale
Kimbrough
D. M
Judge
Keel
W. A. King
Carl
Leavell
Leonard
R. Q. Metts
Dewey
McElroy
Taylor
Hubert
Moore
Erle
Miller
Willie
McFadden
John
Moncrief
Jesse A. Mitchell
Ben Ferrell
Morgan
Carl Luther
McElvaney
Roy
Neal
Liburn
Orr
James
Pegues
Joseph Evans
Powers
Neely
Reeves
Joseph A. Sisk
Harry. Sisk
J. Paul
Scott
Robert
Swan
Thomas
William
Smith
Wilburn
Simmons
Hugh Lee
George E. Tate
Joseph Madden
Tankersley
Goodloe
Woodward
George. White
Clint E. Walker
Ete Webster
Parks
Kirby
Local society notes from Oxford and nearby towns
Mrs. Robert Wallace of Altus and daughter Mrs. Oscar Mackey with Ralph Edward of Water Valley visit Emmett Harris. Ike Patterson welcomes a daughter born Oct 25. Ray Ramey visits Batesville Ark. Lavest Sharpe of Tula visits Loyd Cole. Thos L Price to Muskogee for new job. Bomer Ragland of Duck Hill visits son Duff Ragland. Georgia Sinclair of Como visits Oxford. Spencer of Texarkana guests of L. Fudge. Lynda Ramey visits uncle in Clarksdale. David Carter welcomes son James Hamilton born Oct 27. Dr and Mrs McMahon return from Chattanooga Reunion. Julia McMahon to Asheville NC then home via Prof Young. Mary Fields of Memphis visits Susan Baggett. Katherine Lovette in Greenwood. Mary Howard visits Grenada. U D C meeting at Mrs W W Phillips with autumn decor. next host Miss Lou Neilson. Mrs Holden of Tupelo and Mrs Taylor of Verona visit J C Kincannon. Frank Buchanan tours to Memphis. Joe Parks family at New Albany. Mattie Nelle Parks accepts teaching at Dustin Okla. Bodenheimer of Mountain Home Ark visits Lex Ramey. Loyd Cole visits Tula with J B Cole. Oxford residents attend Yellow Leaf Church service. Hargis, Johnson, Warner speak. dinner on grounds and singing. Will Porter to occupy rooms at Mrs Garner Owens after selling North Street home. Hubert McElroy of Fayette spends Sunday with parents.
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Bomer Ragland
Duck Hill
Duff Ragland
Georgia Sinclair
Como
Oxford
Spencer
Texarkana
Texas
L. Fudge
Lynda Ramey
Clarksdale
David Carter
James Hamilton
W. B. McMahon
Chattanooga
Julia McMahon
Asheville
N. C
Young
Mary Fields
Memphis
Susan Baggett
Katherine Lovette
Greenwood
Lennie Beanland
Mary Howard
Grenada
W. W. Phillips
Lou Neilson
Holden
Tupelo
Taylor
Verona
J. B. Cole
Yellow Leaf
W. S. Hargis
Johnson
Warner
Will Porter
North Street
Ben Murry
Garner Owens
Hubert McElroy
Fayette
State Fair Holds First Poultry Judging Contest
Eight Mississippi counties entered contestants for honors in the first poultry judging contest at the State Fair. Wilma Gunn won the $25 sweepstakes with Annie Sue Coates a close second. Coates led in white Leghorns while Gunn led in barred Rocks and Pauline Harris judged Rhode Island Reds. The event drew strong public interest as the blue ribbon girls of Mississippi.
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Mississippi
Wilma Gunn
Newton County
Annie Sue Coates
Lauderdale County
Lottie Magee
Panola
Willie Stribbling
Hinds
Willie Mae Perritt
Copiah
Pauline Harris
Lafayette
Mildred Duke
Tallahatchie
Margaret McInnis
Forrest
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Newton
Lauderdale
Miss Coates
Blue Ribbon Girls
Bread Contest Winners at State Fair
The bread contest at the fair drew wide participation with 13 counties represented by girls and 8 by women. Winners include Yeast Bread first Sarah Alford and Virginia Miller second. Biscuits first Helen Powers and Virginia Miller. Muffins first Eleanor Minchner. Sweepstakes Eleanor Minchner. Women’s winners include Mrs. D. M. Miller and Mrs. S. A. Tillman in Yeast Bread and Biscuits, plus Mrs. P. Armstrong and others in Muffins and Sweepstakes.
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Lee Rice
Sarah Alford
Hinds
Virginia Miller
Copiah
Helen Powers
Sharkey
Copiah County
Eleanor Minchner
Harrison
Pauline Harris
Lafayette County
Harrison County
D. M. Miller
S. A. Tillman
Tillman
E. W. Crouch
Lafayette
P. Armstrong
Carroll County
Canned Goods Judging Honors Awarded to Four Girls
Miss Lula Tunison reports nineteen girls competed in the canned goods judging contest. Winners included Wilma Gunn Newton first year, Lucy Tillman Copiah second year, Vera Mae Harris Copiah third year, and Inieta Laughlin Tallahatchie fourth year. Inieta won the sweepstakes prize of 25 dollars.
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Lula Tunison
Honos
Wilma Gunn
Newton
Lucy Tillman
Copiah
Vera Mae Harris
Inieta Laughlin
Tallahatchie
Inieta
Teaching the Movie Kids
Director Lascelle discusses filming Rip Van Winkle with many child actors and mandatory schooling of four hours daily. Young performers Francis Carpenter and Gertrude Messinger are highlighted as gifted and eager to learn while sharing moments on set.
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Lascelle
W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Rip van Winkle
Gude's Pepto-Mangan Ad Claims Blood Boost
An old advertisement urges readers that feeble blood weakens the body and warns of illness from low red blood cells. It touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy to improve blood quality, appetite, and complexion, available in liquid and tablet forms with the genuine name on the package.
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Gude
Bell Experiments With Human Ear Pave Telephonic Path
A Salem room forty seven years ago housed Bell's unusual setup of wood brass smoked glass a straw and a cadaver ear. He spoke into the ear to produce visible sound waves and linked the ear to a magnet to drive early telephonic transmission shaping the birth of a national telephone system.
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Salem
Mass
Alexander Graham Bell
Charles Blake
Boston
Blake
Bell
United States
Extension workers meet discusses beef cattle and hog markets
Mississippi extension workers met in Jackson during State Fair week October 18 1921 with Director R B Wilson presiding. J L McCabe of Memphis outlined the Memphis Packing Corporation and its hog and beef slaughter capacity and urged closer Mississippi cooperation and study of New Orleans markets for hogs to improve prices for growers.
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Legislative Committee On Ways and Means
State Capitol
Wilson
Willis
J. L. McCabe
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Packing Corporation
Mississippi
McCabe
Mid-Western
St. Louis
Mary Johnston
Newell
Patterson
E. Barnett
Veterinary Department of Agricultural College
Powell
New Orleans
St.Louis
Man Returns to Work After Year of Ill Health
George B. Lowe of 451 McGowan St Akron Ohio credits Tanlac with restoring his health after twelve months of stomach trouble. He says it made him well and added 19 pounds, urging friends in other cities to hear the news and try the remedy sold by leading druggists.
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Taniac
George B. Lowe
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
McGowan St
Akron
Ohio
Dairying Booms In Gloster Mississippi Area
The dairy industry expands in Gloster and surrounding area with three car loads of Jersey cows sold locally. J C Roberts of West Mississippi delivered another car, finding strong demand. Barney Realty sold 3000 acres of the W L Robinson plantation to C S James of Chicago for 185000, shifting from cotton to cattle and dairying.
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Gloster
Miss
Jersey
J. C. Roberts
West
W. L. Robinson
Barney Realty Company
C. S. James
Chicago
Senate approves bridge projects in Mississippi
The House passed a Senate bill authorizing a Pearl River bridge between Meeks Ferry and Grisby Ferry, Mississippi, and sent another bill authorizing a Tombigbee River bridge in Itawamba County, Mississippi, to the Senate.
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Washington
Pearl River
Meeks Ferry
Grisby Ferry
Miss
Senate
House
Tombigbee River
Ittawamba County
East Tate Wedding Seals Union At Ox ford Mississippi
Miss Katie Belle East and Henry L Tate Jr were married at the bride’s parents home in Oxford Mississippi with Rev R Q Leavell officiating. The ceremony featured ferns chrysanthemums and candlelight with violin and piano music and a depart for New Orleans after the vows. Out of town guests included Miss Gladys East Grenada College Miss Grace Latham Pontotoc and Mrs J Whiteside Holly Springs.
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Katie Belle East
W. W. East
Oxford
Henry L. Tate
R. Q. Leavell
First Baptist Church
Susie Hiler
Susan Baggett
Nona East
Russell
New Orleans
Gladys East
Grenada College
Grenada
Grace Latham
Pontotoc
Mary Fields
Memphis
J. Whiteside
Holly Springs
Coming Navy 12 Big Special The Old West
The Navy railroad promotion highlights a 12 page feature titled The Old West. The special presents Western frontier themes and related historical notes.
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Navy
Boost Your Home Pa per The Eagle
Announcement for The Eagle’s big home improvement special running November 12 after a November 7 to 12 period. Highlights a major sale event with DIY products and tools featured for shoppers. Limited time offer emphasized.
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the Eagle
Lyric Theatre Hosts Charmingly Farcical Marriage Plot
A light hearted notice recalls a playful romance between Gertrude and a nine year old Francis. The piece notes their strong attachment and sun lit future, calling it a lovely love affair. Show runs at Lyric Theatre on Saturday November 5.
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Gertrude
Francis
Lyric Theatre
New Albany Auto Crash Victim Dies
C F Elder aged 34 died Tuesday evening at Baptist Memorial Hospital after sustaining a fractured skull in a Sunday automobile crash near New Albany Mississippi. Elder was a merchant riding as a passenger when the car struck a cemetery tombstone. Three others in the party, W C Wilson Charles Dunn and Charles Stages, were injured. a fourth escaped. Elder was rushed to Memphis by Frisco train then to a New Albany hospital by J T Hinton & Son ambulance.
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C. F. Elder
New Albany
Miss
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Lapayed County
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Avidson
Earnest
Igrins
Buster
cEwen
Stanley Boore
Haywood
Itchell
Ren
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Bishop H.oone
Richard
Robert Wallace
Altus
Oscar Mackey
Ralph Edward
Water Valley
Emmett Harris
Ike Patterson
Ray Ramey
Batesville
Ark
Lavest Sharpe
Tula
Loyd Cole
Thos. L. Price
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Eagle
Castoria
Johnnie
Little Mary
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Gertrude Messinger
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