Oxford meeting tackles city tax deficit and school funding
Citizens of Oxford gather at the Court House to address a looming two mill tax raise and a $315,000 deficit in the school fund. They approve appointing a committee to audit past city finances and seek advance tax payments to cover ten years of shortfall.
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Court House
Roosevelt
Tsang
Zews
Sotme
E.O. David Con
Col. J. W. T. Falkner
Oxford town seeks investigation into finances and officials
Citizens demand an independent audit of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and town finances, citing bond and tax receipts and unreported disbursements. The resolution calls for ten years of records, contracts, and personnel tied to the Light and Water system, with publication by newspapers and a court house meeting.
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Oxford
Miss
Los
Mississippi
Hightower
Alermen
Court House
Dr. Hume
Messrs
D. J. Sultan
C. A. McCharen
Lee M. Russell
County Board payrolls and road works payments list
The November term records show numerous allowances for paupers prisoners and public printing plus payments to builders and laborers for road and bridge projects. Officials including election commissioners and clerks are noted with salaries and duties in the county’s public works and infrastructure programs.
New York Dots and Community Notes Hazy Health Report
A fragmentary community column from New York describes mild spring weather and social visits. It notes Miss Maude Anderton starting school, mentions local residents visiting relatives, and includes testimonials about various health products and remedies sold locally.
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New York
Ervin Brown
Walter Sullivan
G. W Crawford
Erwin Brown
Maude Anderton
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Local Medicine Ad
An old newspaper fragment promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for tiredness, back pain, and uric acid issues. It includes a testimonial from B R Crow of Oxford Mississippi and mentions general drug store availability with Foster Milburne as Buffalo agents. The piece also references Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup and Chamberlain's remedies, plus local community notes from Woodson Ridge.
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Oxford
BR. Crow
South Street
Foster-Milburne
Buffalos
United
Dean
Union Hill and Bluff Springs News Roundup
Local notes from Union Hill, Bluff Springs and area include church services, visits by friends and relatives, and school updates. Mentions of Rev. Pilkington, Miss Nona Prater opening Altus school, and various family visits appear alongside advertisements for remedies and medical products.
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Myri Frazier
Faterday
Empuis
Union Hills
Nash
Kate Hussey
Abebeville
B. P. Fullilove
Union Hill
Andry Rushing
Margret Good
Beatrice Fullilove
Union Ill
Union Hil
Cora Lee Mansell
Maggie Tanner
Clare Cruse
Virge Tidwell
Abbeville
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Faily
Elize Bennett
C. W. Cruse
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Bertie Hickey
Tobe Sealy
Gus Cruse Sanday
Eagle
Violet
Lucy Wallace
Burgese
W.J. Beard
Grover Hooker
Thaxton
Bethellas
Pilkington
Frank Hyde
Bluff Springs
Altus
Nona Prater
Claude Morgan
Fanny
Bay Springs
Loonie Quick
Bethel
Frank Wooten
Woodson’s Ridge
Dixie
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