Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Barlow, Frank D.--Family. ; Legislators--Mississippi.;farm life--Mississippi.
Frank D. Barlow family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1675 acres on highway 51 three miles south of Crystal Springs in Copiah Co. Frank Barlow is MSU alumnus. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle and Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Genevieve Harris assisted...
Lawrence Co. (Miss.) ; Bozeman, Percy--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Percy Bozeman family farm; multiple views. Farm of 276 acres three miles east of Jayess and about 20 miles south of Monticello. Lawrence Co. agent Bill Smith and Farmers Home Administrator James Carr assisted with selection of farm family.
Holmes Co. (Miss.) ; Brock, H. V.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
H. V. Brock family farm; multiple views. Farm of 936 acres owned and 800 acres leased in the Hebron Community four miles southwest of Lexington, MS. Holmes Co. agent W. R. Sullivan assisted with selection of farm family.
Business; Feemster family; Gaston family; Sewing; Fabric; Clothing and dress; Poetry; Civil war; United States; Oaths; Race relations; African-Americans; Tennessee; Courtship; Lowndes County (Miss.); Stainback, George Tucker, 1829-1902; Feemster,...
Letter, Loulie Feemster, Bigbee Bottom, Mississippi, to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama, opening with news of church and business. She lists the fabrics she bought for clothes and includes a humorous limerick about wives spending...
Feemster family; Religion; Freemasons; Revivals; Infants; Breastfeeding; Slavery; African-Americans; Traditional medicine; Civil war; United States; Draft; Stainback, George Tucker, 1829-1902; Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield,...
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She writes about a revival taking place among the Masons and tells him about some acquaintances who have joined. She also names people who have made professions at the...
Feemster family; Slavery; African-Americans; Opium abuse; Infants; Clothing and dress; Civil war; United States; Friendship Cemetery (Columbus, Miss.); Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She tells him about friends and relatives, then mentions that her father is thinking of selling his place and his slaves. She doesn't think very highly of the Dunnings:...
Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America; Draft; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lee, W. H. (William Hollinshed), 1841-1910; Edgefield District (S.C.); Religion; God
Letter, William States Lee, a minister in Edgefield District, South Carolina, to his grandson, William Hollinshed Lee, of Blythe's Regiment, Company A, Corinth, Mississippi. He mentions the evacuation of Columbus and doesn't know if the letter...
Civil war; United States; Shuqualak (Miss.); Columbus (Miss.); Marriage; Weddings; Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908; Lee, W. H. (William Hollinshed), 1841-1910
Letter, Samuel H. Pope in Shuqualak, Mississippi, to William Hollinshed Lee, at the Officer's Hospital in Uniontown, Alabama, expressing his desire for Lee to visit him at his boarding house. Sims was wounded and captured. Pope sympathizes with...
Sharkey Co. (Miss.) ; Carter, J. R. (Jimmy Dick), Sr.--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
J. R. (Jimmy Dick) Carter, Sr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1088 acres 640 of which are rented. J. R. Carter is MSU alumnus. Sharkey Co. agent Lewis Garrison and County assistant George Berry assisted with selection of farm family.
Unfunded Mandates. Balanced Budget Amendment. National Security Committee.
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1- The House is considering legislation to curb the practice of imposing federal rules and regulations on the states and cities without giving them funding to pay for them. These so-called un-funded mandates have increased over...
Clinton, Bill. Iraq. Hussein, Saddam. Montgomery GI Bill.
1- Gov. Bill Clinton was inaugurated as President of the United States on Wednesday. What were you impressions of this historic ceremony on the ground of the U.S. Capitol?; 2- The U.S. and its allies have launched air and missile attacks against...
1- President Bush and Secretary Baker have been able to get the Israelis and Arabs to sit down at the conference table in Spain? What do you think will come from the talks?; 2-Secretary of Defense dick Cheney will be coming to Meridian in two...
Term Limits. Veterans Affairs Committee. Montgomery GI Education Bill. G. I. Bill.
1- There has been some talk recently about term limits for members of Congress. How would an action such as this affect Mississippi?; 2- This has been a very busy year in the Veterans Affairs Committee. You have massed a number of bills, several...
1- Congressman, I understand that the State VA Home in Collins recently opened. Is this true?; 2- What do you think will be the big issues faced in Congress in the next year?; 3- The President will be able to use the line item veto for the first...
National Security Committee. Challenge Program. Montgomery GI Bill. Columbus Air Force Base.
1- Congressman, the National Security Committee recently held hearings on the Challenge program. What was the outcome of these hearings?; 2- Speaking of helping our youth succeed, how do you think the Montgomery GI Bill has done in this area?; 3-...
102nd Congress. Bush, George H.W. Homeless Veterans. Veterans Legislation. National Guard. Campaign Finance Reform. Line Item Veto.
1- One of the last bills for the 102nd Congress President Bush signed into law was one to improve benefits for the nation’s homeless veterans. How would you characterize this year in Congress with relation to veterans legislation?; 2- Another...
Inheritance Tax. Health Care Reform. Clinton, Bill. Veterans Nursing Homes.
1- A plan was introduced in this past Congress to lower the tax-exemption on inheritance taxes from the current $600,000 to $200,000 as a way to pay for Health Care Reform. No Action was taken, but it may be brought back in the new Congress in...
Alabama Sturgeon. Endangered Species Act. 104th Congress. Persian Gulf Syndrome.
1- The Secretary of the Interior recently withdrew a proposal to put the Alabama Sturgeon on the Endangered Species List. That was the right decision, but many people have criticized the Endangered Species Act, saying it has gone too far in recent...
Inman, Bobby. CIA. Aspin, Les. National Guard. Prayer in Schools.
1-Retired Admiral and Deputy CIA Director Bobby Inman has been named Defense Secretary to replace Leas Aspin. What should be his top priority after confirmation?; 2- Just prior to Aspin’s resignation, a restructuring plan for the National Guard...
