Vardaman Rally Planned at Jackson Fair Grounds
A September 29 rally in Jackson will feature Senator Vardaman and a host of state leaders including Governor Russell Congressman Collins and Ex Governor Bilbo. Organizers expect at least ten thousand attendees with a large barbecue in the Agricultural building and grand stand speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson and Hinds County
Vardaman
Dinnne
Swep J. Taylor
Jas. K. Vardaman
Lee M. Russell
Ross A. Collins
D. W. Houston
Aberdeen
Pat Henry
Vicksburg
W. V. Voller
A. Cohn
Brookhaven
Hugh V. Wall
S. W
H. V. Watkins
Dabney Parish
Willis Walley
C. O. Jaap
George Butler
R. R. Hardy
Clayton Potter
Fair Grounds
Jackson
Mississippi
Resolution honors J W Buzbee for county institute service
The Lafayette county colored teachers express sincere gratitude to Prof J W Buzbee of Taylor Mississippi for two weeks of scholarly instruction at their institute. They regret his impending departure but hope to secure his services again next year. Also note P E Williams of Jackson, former Durant News editor, visiting to promote a fire insurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Buzbee
Taylor
Lafayette County
A. Smith
Emma Avant
Louvinia Webb
Glennie Thomas
A. D. Wiley
Israel J. Ellis
Coim
P. E. Williams
Jackson, Miss
Durant News
Oxford Eagle
Lafayette at Tri-State Fair promotes Lafayette county produce
Lafayette county showcases farm produce at the Tri-State Fair in Memphis. A big truck carries a diverse exhibit for county promotion. The write up urges business leaders in Oxford to produce printed materials highlighting county advantages for truckers livestock raisers and farmers.
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Lafayette
Memphis
Oxford
George
Phillips Holcomb wedding in Orrwood links Oxford families
Miss Lessie Phillips of Orrwood wed Mr. Porter Holcomb of Floresville Texas Monday morning at Orrwood with Rev M L Phillips officiating. The bride is noted for school and religious work. the groom is a prosperous businessman known in Orrwood Burgess areas. Wishing them happiness and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Orrwood
Lessie Phillips
Porter Holcomb
Floresville
Texas
M. L. Phillips
Social notes from Oxford area visitors and locals
Lafayette Springs professor J S Dobbs and Pete Welch visit Oxford. Walter Lee Hall and sister Gladys, with Miss Viola Galloway of Denmark, stay with relatives, guests of Miss Clara Sneed of Ecru. Mr and Mrs B Wilson of Pontotoc visited relatives. Miss Vera Patton spent time in New Albany. A Billingsly and family pass through Oxford to Ecru. Local singing at Bay Springs draws crowds. Gafford and Faust households visit relatives. Mrs W A Faust and son William Upson Jr visit from Memphis. Clara Johnson visits Oxford area. Weston Mize returns home near Tula. Effie Hattox of Thaxton visits High School. Bobby Kilgore Jr and wife return to Etta after visiting parents J E Bounds. Mrs J B Anderson of Caswell visits J E Bounds.
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J. S. Dobbs
Pete” Welch
Oxford
Walter Lee Hall
Gladys
Viola Galloway
Denmark
Clara Sneed
Ecru
B. Wilson
Pontotoc
Vera Patton
New Albany
A. Billingsly
Bay Springs
Talmadge Gafford
L. Faust
W. A. Faust
William Upson, Jr
Welch
Memphis
Clara Johnson
Weston Mize
Tula
Effie Hattox
Thaxton
Bobby
Grand jury returns fifteen true bills for Lafayette County
The September 1921 term report notes eight days of session, 160 witnesses examined, and fifteen true bills entered in open court. It commends the County Clerk and pension records, urges jail repairs, and praises court officers while affirming law enforcement in Lafayette County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Roane
Third Judicial District of
Mississippi
Lafayette County
Lafayette
J. O. Ramey
Byron Shipp Sentenced to Five Years in State Penitentiary
Byron Shipp was tried Monday on charges tied to the July 2 burglary of Davis Mize and Co. store and sentenced today to five years in the state penitentiary. An appeal or new hearing is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Shipp
Davis, Mize & Co
Supreme Court
Abbeville High elects 1921 22 officers and welcomes staff
Abbeville High School senior class met September 16 to elect officers for 1921 22. Elected: Eunice Roy secretary Henry Mansel president Mattie Collins vice president Lyda Roy historian Roy Hussey artist Mary Tidwell prophet. Class color black and gold flower marshal rose and motto Onward is Our Aim. New faculty member Miss Callie Brown arrives to teach grades four through six. Also notes community singing at Bay Springs and students visiting Calage Hill. Walter Forehand has been discharged from the navy and is at home with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville High School
Eunice Roy
Henry Mansel
Mattie Collins
Lyda Roy
Roy Hussey
Mary Tidwell
Neil Rose
Callie Brown
Toccopla
Bay Springs
Igia Lewis
Water Valley
Harold Gregory
Dan Roy
Thomas Lewis
Pattye Gallogly
Calage Hill
Ome
Walter Forehand
Navy
Fragmented note on misaligned actions at roccnry
A terse line notes failure of coordination between sides at a place called roccnry. It emphasizes that each side assumes the other acts, highlighting communication gaps. The text shows unclear wording and possible typographical errors.
Town Pests Borrower Repeats Odd-Tashion Trade Plots
A confused item lists a borrower who tugs eggs at eighty cents a dozen and returns them when priced at twenty five cents. It mentions lawn mower borrowing in summer and returning in winter and taking today’s newspaper and the hive, with no clear narrative.
Co operative still unearthed in Senatobia arrest 11
Discovery of a claimed weekly dividend co operative with a massive hidden still led to the arrest of 11 white men and several Black workers in Senatobia Mississippi. Frank Frazier, termed the enterprise brain, is jailed on whisky making and store burglary charges connected to Oxford. Confessions tied shares to high yield product and the raid involved local and federal officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senatobia
Miss
Frank Frazier
Frazier
Oxford
R. D. Williams
Marshall
Lafayette
United States
Zeek Temple
Ek and Hales
Harmontown
Postmasters to Work Eight Hours Daily
Washington reports Postmaster General Hayes issues an order mandating eight hour days for first second and third class postmasters. They must devote the daily business hours to duties and provide personal attention to office business, with limited absences requiring written authorization.
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Washington
Hayes
Postoffice Department
Rates cut on all water freight New Orleans to Pensacola
The Mississippi Warrior service Iowa government barge line in cooperation with Pensacola St Andrews and Gulf Steamship company announced reduced through all water freight rates for shipments from New Orleans to Pensacola Florida.
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New Orleans
Pensacola
Fla
Mississippi Warrior Service
Government Barge Line
Pensacola, St Andrews and Gulf Steamship Company
Eugenics Bill Fails Again in Georgia House
In Atlanta the Georgia House again rejects a bill requiring physicians to examine and certify before issuing a license. The measure failed for the second time this session, delaying eugenics policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Gov Neff Warns Legislature On Secret Punishment Groups
Governor Neff reports to the Texas Legislature about secret organizations formed to inflict punishment. The message outlines concerns over masked bands and their potential violations of state laws and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Neff
Austin
Texas
Gov
Neff
Lafayette county grand jury ends eight day term with 16 true bills
The Lafayette county circuit court term closes after eight days with about 160 witnesses examined and 16 true bills. The sugar theft case involving Oxford youths dominated proceedings, with Byron Shipp convicted and Fletcher Eddington still awaiting verdict. Several cases were disposed of or postponed, and juries faced multiple trials and pleas through Sept. 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County
Oxford
Byron Shipp
Fletcher Eddington
van East
Dorris Johnson
Bernard Shipp
van Hiler, Jr
Walter Granberry
R. W. Smith
Elbert Perry
Jim Lockett
Fred Huddleston
M. C. Jenkins
Claude Poland
Floyd Carr
Billie Frierson
Walter Joiner
Tate
Henry Loggin
Peace. Wortham
J. S. Miller
Will McLarty
Brown Anderson
Jim Miller
City of Oxford
Mayor
Tommie Price
State
Will Cooper
Guy Pierce
N. J
Lucy Price
R. F. Harris
Board of Supervisors
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
H. G. Robuck
Teddy Henderson
W. A. Simson
Plain- Co
Dewey
Will Thweatt
Jesse Starnes
Will Daniel
Chas. Carr
Will Christman
Benton Fowler
Wattie Frazier
Farmers Gather at School House in Lafayette County
About 500 farmers from Lafayette County met at the school house to review actions by the Board of Supervisors. A five member committee, one from each beat, was chosen to investigate and steer further measures. They signaled displeasure with the board's recent decision and planned additional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County
Board of Supervisors
Excursion to Memphis Monday by oxford cars
To accommodate visitors for the Tri-State Fair in Memphis, two cars will run from Oxford Monday morning at 4 30 arriving Memphis about 9 00 returning at 6 00 p m arriving Oxford about 10 30 p m The trip costs 6 00 round trip Five passengers per car only no baggage Tickets via Ed Price at telephone 108 arrangements must be made by Saturday 6 o'clock Monday pickup from home early.
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Memphis
Oxford
Ed. Price
Local Social Roundup Skims Winona and Nearby Towns
Miss Billingsly of Winona visits sister Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Avent and children visited Mrs. Purr in Bapeteer. Mr. Sneed of Lafayette Springs guests his brother. Mrs. Norwood of Burgess spends days with Mrs. Barry. Whitehead family visits Tosecopola friends. Tyre residents depart for college work at All Saints. Lynda Ramey rests at home during church extension duties. Dr. Gathright and family relocate to Orford from Tocopa la. Mrs. Killebrew and Katherine return home to Moorhead. Hemingway and wife from Jackson Miss arrive in Oxford for Dr Farley’s University post. Dr. Swan returns from vacation after a minor St. Louis car mishap.
Talesmen at Byron Shipp Case Jury Drawn
Jury for Byron Shipp case listed members including T. D. Wilburn W. R. Knight M. A. Wilson Ed Childress J. C. Cain E. M. Foust S. E. Leslie J. H. Foust Len Jones and W. E. Ivy with others named in the panel for forthcoming proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. E. Wiley
W. J. Ey
Ez Ivy
J. Hollowell
O. H. Gant
Lem Sones
Dave Pritchard
E.D. White
E. Lesley
J. Cain
C. de Cook
BR. L. Mathis
Child Claude Harvey
Hunter Foust
Mt Mamkay
the Tabor
Talesmen
T. D. Wilburn
W. R. Knight BE
M. Foust
G. W. Robuck
Byron Shipp
Co. E. Eepearene
M.A. Wilson
Ed Childress
J. C. Cain
E. M. Foust
S. E. Leslie
J. H. Foust
W. R. Knight
Len Jones
W. E. Ivy
Mistrial Declared in Fletcher Eddington Case
Jury unable to reach a verdict after long deliberations with nine voting for acquittal and three for conviction. Mistrial ordered in the Fletcher Eddington case.
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Fletcher Eddington
Two Cases Continued By Court To Next Term
The cases of Bernard Shipp and Dorris Johnson were continued to the next term of court. Van Hiler's case was also continued to a later term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van East
van Hiler
Barnard Shipp
Dorris Johnson
Eddington
Bernard Shipp
van Hiler Waston
Apta East Reels in Vein of Pe Renance
Fragmentary text hints at a regional event involving a figure or place named Apta East and renance. Readable fragments suggest a local focus with names and places but lack clear actions or outcomes to confirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afta
Renance
Ane Sey
Public Marketing Critique Faces County Board
A letter to the editor condemns the Board of Supervisors for funding a public marketing agent via the Farm Bureau stock company. The writer argues the joint stock operation drains county funds and stifles competition, urging the supervisors to hire a County Demonstrator of their own choosing and to limit Farm Bureau influence. The piece cites wasteful expenditures, calls for independent marketing control, and promotes local agricultural competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Eagle
Board of Supervisors
Bureazu
Porter Hardware Co
Davis» Mize Co
General Publicanc
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Lafayette
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Phillips—Holcomb
Lafayette Springs
James Kilgore, Jr
Martha Virginia
Etta
J. E. Bounds
J. B. Anderson
Caswell
J. E. Bounds Monay
Cafier
Oxford, Mississippi
Abbeville
Misgus
King Borrey
BSCS
TV Alaa
Toopes
Co-Operative
Snatobia Enterprise
Miss Billingsly
Winona
Mrs. Shaw
J. E. Avent
Wiliam Purr
Bapeteer
B. A. Sneed
Stanley Sneed
W. E. Norwood
Burgess
E. H. Barry
Mr. Whitehead
Tosecopola
Emma Grace Johnson
Evelyn Frost
Wilma Smith
Parkie Childress
Tyre
Velba Sneed
U Springs
M. 5S. C
Faye Means
All Saints Colege
Lynda Ramey
S. S
Methodist Church
Dr. Gathright
J. R. Killebrew
Katherine
Baxter Wiley
Moorhead
Hemingway
Jackson, Mis
Dr. Farley
J. N. Swan
St. Louis
Peoples Forum
T. Payer
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