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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
6
Announcement by Edsel B. Ford of Ford Motor Company states new list prices F O B Detroit are today $296 $325 $855 $445 $595 $660 with reductions of$50 $45 and other amounts, marking the lowest selling prices ever for Ford cars and trucks.
Ackerman reports Hon. John H. Johnson leaves for Boston on business and eastern travel. Yazoo City notes a property owners meeting on August 13 regarding the Atchafalaya drainage district extension. Blue Mountain reports tax protest notices issued by Tipah board. Mississippi local items include a large melon from William Handy, a fish fry at State Normal Yasoo, and cattle tick investigation in Leake County.
Fragmentary text notes a demand or offer for a car hire in unclear context with unclear names or dates. The fragment provides no verifiable entities or circumstances to form a full news item.
The piece extols steadfast church involvement and youth engagement. It notes 75 young men attended the Baraca class at the Methodist Sunday School last Sunday, praising the class as valuable to the community and highlighting church groups like the B Y P A and Christian Endeavorers for adding members weekly.
The Baptist Church will start a two week evangelistic campaign on Sunday October 30. Dr. Harry Leland Martin of Indianola Mississippi a leading Mississippi Baptist evangelist will preach. Rev C P Estes of Lyon Mississippi handles the singing.
The Brownings will meet with Mrs. Dr. Cannon on Tuesday the 27th for the club's first gathering of the new year. Many members are urged to attend. Local health notes report Mrs. R. V. Black underwent tonsil surgery at a nearby hospital.
A columnist laments the loss of national moral standards during and after war. He argues parenting, home training, and discipline at home prevent lawlessness and reduce reliance on courts. He urges both parents and all citizens to uphold example and responsibility to restore decency and proper conduct. I. HARGIS.
The body of Howard Brown son of Mr Irwin Brown is expected to arrive in Oxford today. He was killed in France during the World War and will be buried Friday at 10 o clock in Hopewell with Rev R Q Leavell conducting the services.
Dr. and Mrs. C. Y. Shipp will arrive in Oxford this week to stay with Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Bell. Dr. Shipp will be engaged in health work during the visit.
Miss Mary George Kincannon of Memphis has entered the University and is lodging with Mrs J W Bell during the construction of the new dormitories.
Mrs Will Hawkins travels to Algoma this week to visit her daughter Mrs Winters. Miss Effie Ray of Paris spent the week with her sister Mrs E A and.
Mrs. J. N. Swan returns from New York and other places of interest. City churches host Friday socials with good attendance. S. C. Cully of Durant visits daughter Mrs. Walter Boyette. Effie Bramlett due home from Philadelphia. Taylor Buntyn of Belzoni visits Oxford. Kid Hickey and family attend Bay Springs singing.
Physicians report many cases of malarial fever in and around Itta Bena with limited pellagra noted. Calhoun County Agricultural High School superintendent B W Howell announces the twelfth session opening for the 1931-32 school year with an annual revival meeting of the Ripley Baptist church in progress here.
A jape in Wayside Tales imagines a juror planning to knit during service and being teased that they will unravel instead, highlighting a light pun on courtroom duty and craft.
Two taxi drivers discuss why fewer people are killed now. One notes fewer deaths as car ownership rises and people stop walking or riding public transit. The other agrees that most people own cars and fewer pedestrians appear on streets.
A concise note observes that four maps form a joke as the creator supplies their own applause, suggesting a playful mechanical gag where recognition comes from the work itself.
Classified snippet lists a lost auto crank reward, sale ads for land in Taylor Mississippi and a seven room house in Hernando Pontotoc street. Also ad for U S Battery Station recharging services in Holly Springs and rental notice with contact in Oxford Mississippi. includes dates Nov 18 11 and 9-8-tf.
Ruleville reports the first bale of cotton from the delta shipped by express by Green Planting Co to Spears Gin Memphis Tenn. Crystal Springs sends invitations for a Truck Growers meeting with Blake W Godfrey stressing youth work. Carthage notes Dr H H Chadwick visited county cattle tick cases. Tillsville welcomes Dr W S Crawford and announces two year term renewal. West Point hosts Joe Stacey and Frank White on civic visit. Starkville Sheriff Hastings and deputies seize operation in Beat Five. police report ten gallons mash and a ton of whisky found.
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