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The Sun-Sentinel from Charleston, Mississippi • 4

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The Sun-Sentineli
Location:
Charleston, Mississippi
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4
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THE MISSISSIPPI SUN. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1925 Vo1- N' 1 TP 111 BBHo3l. A IP1' f(j) J1 JQ rp oinf to Give Away Absolutely FREE to some one of our friends a Five Passenger Ford Automobile, fully equipped with starter. This car is to be given away on "the last day of our Annual Harvest Sale, which will be sometime in November-the exact date to be announced later. Be sure to come in our Big Store and let us explain the plan.

PUp timber that our stocks are complete in every department of our Big Store and 'our prices are as low as the lowest. OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI CO OAKLAND WRCM 9 with an egg hunt, after which cake THE OPENING WEDGE for this section, believing that such power will open the way for TWO EASTER FROLICS SCOBEY, ROUTE ONE, April 7 A FLAG STATION'S LONG WAVE LENGTH and eggs will be served to the Mrs. Mitchell is an admirable Sip ffitsBtsgfopf uu the coming of industrial enter hostess, and she knows just what chil prises, such as Grenada is now Many here are planning to attend an Easter entertainment which is to be (Entered as Second-Class Matter at the postoffice, Charleston, Miss.) Commenting upon the sale of Grenada's municipally owned light and water plant to the Mississippi Light and Power Company, a cor confidently expecting. Hon. William C.

Bryant, of Cof-feeville and its noted suburb Bryant, who was a guest of the dren are really fond of. 0 When farms are selling cheaply is a good time for the young man to buy. given In the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hall, of near Cascilla.

Several guests from distant points are ex Charleston Publishing Company Walter Scott Merkcether, Editor poration which is preparing to VANISHING TRADE furnish hydro-electric power pected. Chamber of Commerce at its meeting last Monday, is a strong "believer in advertising. In an address which held the rapt atten Official Newspaper, Tallahatchie County throughout this entire section, our Paint not only preserves; it also. Mrs. Ben Mitchell will entertain the Calling attention to the fact lh.it.

the abundant trade of its once brightens. children in her home Sunday afternoon neighbor, the Grenada Sentinel, says: prosperous community, was stead Published Every Thursday Subscription a Year TELEPHONE S3 'The action of the council is ily seeping away to centers wnose merchants appreciate the truth meeting with the approval of the tion of the chamber, he told one of the reasons why. "I am" he said, "a firm advocate of advertising. I have advertised Bryant, in a modest way, to be sure, but it has been persistent. Now note the result.

neonle of Grenada, as the city sees 8 8 that in order to hold trade you through the connection with the THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1S25 We Extend high tension lines of the Missis must diligently cultivate it; a contemporary observes that mass effort alone can check such outflow sippi Power and Light an industrial opportunity for this city "I was in Chicago some time and bring its disappearing trade ago, and when making ready for Testimonials, tributes, memorials, cards of thanks, will be published in this paper at a rate of one cent a word, payable in advance. In sending In such notices count each word as one cent for each time you wish the notice published. Rates for display, and other classes of advertisement, furnished and section unparalleled. "Grenada expects to profit greatly through this new relation, as industrial power in adequate quan my return I applied at the full-man ticket office for a reserva Easte? tion to Water Valley, where I in back into its old channels. Along the same lines the Appeal, published in Paris, quotes a local merchant as saying, "I would like to advertise, but it takes too much of my profits." "That merchant," adds the Ap tended to stop over.

Atter a upon application. tities will be available soon for cotton and textile mills of every. character, pulp and paper mills, foundries, furniture factories, and with excellent railroad if peal, "voiced the sentiments of the "We are asking all our friends who favor us with communications to always sign their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but that we nray know from whom the communications come. Many unsigned communications reach us, but as no resuonsible newspaper pays any at search through his rate book, the agent, who was a very genial and likeable fellow, finally grinned and said he didn't know where Water Valley was. I told him that the Illinois Central, by whose line I was returning, had important machine shops there.

But still he couldn't find the place. average small town business man. The trouble with them, however, is their view-point. They see 7m; Greetings To Our Friends and Patrons tention to anonymous communications, these have to go into the waste facilities, living conditions, a wealth of raw materials at the door, and immediately adjacent an almost inexhaustible supply of native labor, Grenada is sitting "atop of the and almost the entire citizenship is enthusiastic over the nrospects and is be basket. We are glad to hear Irom our friends at all times, but must request that they sign their writings.

Memphis Cotton Market "Then in a joking way I asked him if he could find Bryant. "Bryant," he exclaimed, "sure I know where that is." And finding Brvant. a flar station with only nothing but the sum they pay for space, losing sight of the sums always come in from a per-' sistent, well-planned advertising i campaign, and ignore the testimony of concerns that have become ion-wide institutions by the liberal use of printer's ink. "Most any local firm could attract several thousand dollars' 'worth of new business with an hind the Couch interests in their desire to develop this section in (Highest and Lowest Quotations) Good Ordinary 21.30 Strict Good Middling one store, the agent easily found Water Valley, and I got my res ervation." dustrially. "The Mississippi Power and; Light are pioneers in the bringing of high tension lines into 1 Mississippi, and the fact that their executives are all Southern men and thoroughly familiar with the EASTER investment of one hundred dollars HANDICAPPED in a newspaper which has a o-ood circ ulation in its territory.

1 Blinded bv the appalling spectacle Assuring you 01 our appreciation and best wishes and asking for your continued good will and business. Bv reason of the fact that our From every sacred edifice of Christianity paeans of praise will swell next Sunday for Him who on that day, consecrated these thousands of years, gave final and of $100 passing from his till, not needs of this section, was a strong influence in determining the ac-i tion of the council. I linotype operator left us in the lurch this week, suddenly deciding one small town merchant in a I hundred will make an effort to to return to his home in Lexing "It is promised by the Couch in- terests to have their high tension attract new trade. ton and leaving Sunday, we have been much handicapped with this lines in operation within twelve "Worse, still, for' himself, he will store away thousands of dol lars' worth of left-over goods, in convincing proof of His divinity when he came forth from the tomb. Had He rested in the tomb it would have been said of Him that He had exerted measureless influence upon humanity, that He was a sublime leader who had voicing them to himself once a issue.

We had the usual volume of country correspondence, but because of the inability to get it set, we could not use very much year and goosing hemself into the notion that they represent real months in this section, and Grenada plans to be ready for the industrial expansion certain to follow their coming." The Sentinel adds that the plant was sold at a price far above its inventory value. The Sun has been a consistent advocate of hydro-electric power Lambert Smith value, although he knows very of it well that as a capital proposition We have advertised for another operator and hope to have one next week. rctntfflftnittutflntintttttttttH't'tttr brought a new. message of brotherly love and hope. His coming from the tomb proved His divine mission and His divine inspiration.

That is the meaning of the day whose glorious light irridates the world. they become deader all the time. "L'ecause of that trait of character, the small town merchant never outgrows the little room in which he begins business. Firms which set aside a certain per cent of their gross sales for advertising are the ones that make the biggest deposits at local banks and need i larger quarters at frequent jAtwater Kant Radio MONDAY, 8 YEARS AGO I 3 i intervals." Sold on Easy Last Monday was the eighth anniversary of America's entrance EASTER EGG HUNT into the World War. PINE HILL, April 7 With the On April 6, 1917, a joint resolution of the Senate and House of Terms.

Representatives set forth "that the state of war between the United States 'and the 'Imperial closing of Fairview school next Friday, the pupils will have an egg hunt. Two prizes, one of $2 and one of $1 are being offered. Both time and place of the B. Y. P.

U. entertainment have been changed. The German Government which has Will demon- been thrust on the United States is herebv formally declared new date is the night of April 16, the place the home of Mr. Isaac On that dav President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed "to all whom See Improvement on the New Perfection Oil Stove OUR PRICES ARE AS P0LL0WS: strate to you may concern that a state of war exists between the United States and the Imperial German Govern Drew Bus Company's SCHEDULE On Julv 2. 1921, President Hard and your family Free ing signed the joint resolution of Congress declaring peace with 3 Burner 4 Ovens $22.50 28.00 $5.00 to $6.50 Germany and Austria.

10 A. M. to Tutwiler Drew Ruleville Moorhead 3:45 P. M. io Tippo Swan Lake Webb Sumner Tutwiler Drew KAHN JEWELRY COMPANY Charleston Hdwe.

Furniture Co. When reflecting on how young folks act nowadays, think how other generations of parents were sure the world was going to th tot. I.

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