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Library of Congress1916

Image 7 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), September 13, 1916, (WEEKLY EDITION)

APPRECIATED fraternal mention OF THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH Greenwood Comes in For a Deserved Lions Share of Good Advertising as a Result of Its New Daily Newspaper The Register is pleased to welcome j j j ts exchange table The Daily Com j realth the rcw daily started at I d last Friday Sept 1st by non Greenwu j l Gillespie who formerly edited Commonwealth For a tie a jear or more the business men of Greenwood have clamored for a daily realizing that so far as a weekly pa ncerned the town had out it and The Commonwealth is was ci per grown tje result of this clamor The Com ith is a very neat paper typo inonwc graphical Utest net be in competent hands afternoon out under r speaking contains the of the world and seems to It uses the Associated Press and starts very auspicious circuits We wish for the paper stances ahundant patronage and much success The editor of the Register knew years ago that tlie weekly in a large town voidd started The Daily Register in Clarks daie in 1D0S Wiseacres said at that that tlie paper would not pay and within three months would suspend

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Library of Congress1913

Image 4 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), February 7, 1913

WHO IS WHO Here the 1 cret I11I cv 1 are the re hustling I line tiell Mglil CORIC a I liS d AllVI l TISI RS Mv Gr i Slate It t ri r IMenu d Fled ply c Hi A M it Mark 1 in While Slai fill I Brad k Ini A Si 1 M 12 a I Wot 1 Id S I I I I 1 I it I N Cliandl 16 17 Brent 1 1 N Shop Realty Co IS Hoffmans A 19 I II Wilkinson Bum 20 Words Smoke Ihm 21 2 Spates Collfertlol 1 Wllsc visions Tony Saunders Tailor 26 27 McIntyre Irug Stores 28 Woodworth linn nr Henderson A BiirJ IIini 2 ware Co We the iimlersignei selected lo award the prizes in the Who is Who foulest hen lv certify thiil the first if ptlr wins wni hv Miss Muv I 1000 llcnlcy 500 George Street the second prize of r 00 by Rich ard Limgnn Clarke LOO lumiir streetand that the mo been paid to the winners A J SCATKS urn MOV Inis F WHITMAN A R HEW Feby 5 1913 Judges I Abstract of Title Blanks for sah at

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Library of Congress1909

Image 6 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), July 2, 1909

IB Como Horse and Mule Feed is the original and best Alfalfa Filled Grain Feed and the moment a dealer tells you some other Feed is just as good your common sense ought to tell you the superiority of Como that he himself is acknowledging When men make comparisons they never select an inferior standard for measurement There is no sack thing as the same Every producer has his individual ideas and his well guarded system of production a in a manufactured Feed Staff 9t Ask for Como and insist on having it a proven success not an experiment Mad by The Como Mills Company St Louis The Ci Standard of Feed Excellence SOLD BY THE GREENWOOD GROCERY CO GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI t 4 H I ll l l I l l l H l I I l I l I l l l i M l 1 M l l l t rt4W I 1 1 1M 1 THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS MONEY IN THEtfP BANK T T i 4 î 1 JopL Mil iRJ fife 5 R s XJ JH V Ü V III i ASK ANY MAN VHO IS SUCCESSFUL HELL TELL YOU 2ft OPPORTUNITIES come every

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Library of Congress1909

Image 13 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), December 17, 1909, (HOLIDAY EDITION, SECTION FOUR)

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH Being handicapped by the seemingly impossible improbability of having oth era bring as into print we deem it not inappropriate and not an unpardonable imposition to exercise oar high pre rogative and relieve oar systems of a little history and dope that may per haps be of little interest to those inter ested in The Commonwealth and its management The Commonwealth is now enjoying its fourteenth year of newspaper life After having been established and con ducted by former Governor Jas K Vardaman for a number of years Hon F R Birdsall of Yazoo City pur chased the office and successfully ed ited same for three years Nearly five years ago the present management came into possession of the paper The Commonwealth now owns its home on Market street and is here to stay The Commonwealth greets its readers today with as comprehensive an edition of a newspaper as ever issued from a Green wood press and in that affirms Its primacy corresponding to the primacy of the city that it represents and re flects Iu rejecting this special edi tion we called it our Holiday Edition which title has been abundantly jus tified

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Library of Congress1916

Image 2 of The daily commonwealth (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.), September 23, 1916

THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH J L GILLESPIE Editor and Publisher AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE Commonwealth Building UNION ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE TELEPHONE NO 33 Entered at Greenwood postoffice as secondclass matter Office 207 Market Street c v t Cit Editor aul Solicitor 1 y 1 office Foreman n Pressman SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail or Carrier 15 Cents a Week 50 Cents a Month 8800 a Year Mrs J L Gillespie J B Hainan Michael Busam B B Barnes Shelby 0 Tanner Single Copy 5 Cents ADVERTISING RATES ON REQUEST GREENWOOD MISS SEPTEMBER 23 1916 TO OUR DAILY SUBSCRIBERS We are trying to get our carriers lists system atized in a manner to prevent subscribers missing their papers Our carrier boys should become familiar with their routes in a few days and de liver the papers promptly and accurately to each of you Therefore be patient with them Among the Big Dailies who believe in the old established customs of exchanging and are stick ing to their friends we are glad to note the old reliable Commercial Appeal the Daily NewsScim itar the Vicksburg Herald Laurel Ledger Green ville Daily Democrat the Clarksdale Register the Greenwood Commonwealth and the Two Dollar a Year

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Library of Congress1928

Image 2 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), May 10, 1928

PAGE TWO COMING Optometrist Lexington City Drag Store Monday Tuesday Wednesday May 7th 8th 9th Hare Your Eyes Examined lilawn Fitted Lenee Chang CONSULTATION FREE Aom Office Greenwood Miaaleaipi Three Days Only JTreeLgisg TWO MONTHS NONSKID AG E PAYMENT PLAN Use the easy par eh a ae plan to boy General while prices are lowest and yea get the benefit of DualGrip Nonskid when you need it most friii on the General tet now means two months perfect nonskid mileage practically frtel At this season good rob ber shows nest to no wear When summer comes your tires will still be almost new all paid for and ready to roll for a year or two Under the fanaons GTAC payment plan Generals top qaality tire is as easy to buy as ordigargmimp No More Dowd Less In The End Igenehai j TtE I goes atom way to mabtfriundt SUPERIOR SERVICE STATION Lexington Mississippi The only store in Lexington with this famous payment plan Odorless Dry Cleaners clean clothes with no odor Phone 125 HOME BREVITIES t 4 Mr and Mrs Jessie Stigler and li I tie daughter Elisabeth made the mot trip from Greenwood Sunday with M and Mrs R

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Library of Congress1963

Image 5 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 23, 1963

gSLSHE More than 2000 seniors of high schools and Junior Col leges visited the Mississippi Vocational College campus March 15 1968 The students were welcomed by Miss Freshman Lonnie Lockett Greenville Miss Juni or Clarice Dumas Calhoun City President Charles Rained Civil Rights Continued From Page One accused Leflore County officers of violating his civil rights when they forced him from the Negro waiting room of a bus depot in Greenwood Releya commission investigator made the report when he returned to Washington Cothron in a statement said that at the time of the bus station incident Relyaa actually was registered at a Greenwood hotel and was certainly not an inter state bra passenger Tt appears that Relyaa went to Clsrfcsaale from Greenwood tor the express purpose erf returning to Greenwood on a Greyhound bus and creating an incident Cothron said a deputy had been instructed to be on the alert for persons who might cause trouble and strife between the races He said Relyea was removed from the bus station to prevent possible trouble and to obtain his identity When his identity was estab lished the sheriff said Relyaa wm ewHttied not to caw any racial trouble and was released

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Library of Congress1938

Image 12 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), January 20, 1938

r TCHULA 5 4 4 Continued from page 8 Mrs R G Williams and son Bobby of Jackson and Miss Elmarie Lacy of Goodman spent the week end with Tchula relatives Rev and Mrs A R Beasley visited home folks in Hickory Flat and Blue Mountain last week Mrs Boyd Sheppard and Mrs Byrd Jones spent Friday in Greenwood Ann and Carl Fincher came home with them for a few days visit Mr and Mrs J C McNeit of Jack son spent Friday and Friday night with Mr and Mrs Roy Walt and family Mr and Mrs J N Bedwell have re cently had several most interesting let ters and pictures from their son James D Bedwell who is stationed in China with the U S Marines He stated that he would be moved to Peking China at an early date to be one of the guards at tho American Embassy The ninth grade of the T H S had a picture show party in Belzoni Thurs day night Mr Dave Longinotti Mr John Camp bell and Mr Wm Beachman retired rail road men of Durant accompanied Louis Longinotti to Tchula Monday to visit friends Mrs Evelyn Sweet was accompanied

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Library of Congress1930

Image 4 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), May 1, 1930

PAGE FOUR Lexington Advertiser The Advertiser Pub Co Publishers Entered at the Postoffice at Lexington Miss as Mail Matter of the Second Class SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year___200 Six Months___ Three Months_ 6 Single Copies each 0 B A POVALLManaging Editor TOM SHEPHERD Editor MRS MINNIE LEE REED Local Editor Circulotion Manager M ANNOUNCEMENTS k For Congress Third District WILL M WHITTINGTON of Greenwood For Highway Commissioner First District JOE E FRAZER of Madison County For Marshal W ALLAN RAMSEY WALTER H MOORE OUR GREATEST DUTY Most people speak almost reverently of Our Country We all swig My Country Tis of Thee with great en thousiams What do we mean by such expressions of our supposed patriot ism Are we thinking of the service which we owe our country of the love we have for it r are we thinking only of the protection which our country can afford us only of the personal benefits we may derive from it Are we think ing of what we may do for our country or for what our contry may do for us Our duty to ourselves as well as our country demands positive as well as negative action We must be construct

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Library of Congress1921

Image 5 of The North Mississippi herald (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.), May 13, 1921

CHARLESTON GETS BANKERS NEXT TIME D D Davis of Brookhaven President Geo B Power Jackson Secretary VICKSBURG Miss May 11 Charleston will get the 34th annual convention ofMhe Mississippi Bsyik ers Association in 1922 provided the members of the executive com mitte are satisfied the hotel accom modations there will be sufficient for the needs of the members who will at tend TTie officers elected today and in stalled who will serve throughout the yea are as follows W D Davis Brookhaven presi dent E P Peacock Clarksdale vice president George B Power Jackson secretary A L Jagoe Okolona treasurer H C Herring Moss Point chairman executive committee Members executive committee whose terms expire in 1924 R A Ball Greenwood R B Clark Tupe lo A B Furloy Brookhaven Other members are T W McCoy Vicksburg exofficio A D Simpson Meridian George R Rea Bay St Louis John P Bennet Yazoo City W A Boone Pontotoc A L Rogers New Albany the president vice president treasurer texofficio mem bers Group vicepresidents Group 1 C B Farrish Charleston group 2 Lee Cox Ripley group 3 W A Montgomery Edwards group 4 E G Bond Collins The convention adopted a resolu tion

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