The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-02
Negro Family
Spent Happier
Christmas Here

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Holsey Smith, respected colored
citizen of Lexington, and his family
spent a much happier Christ
mas than he thought possible on
Thursday, December 5th, when two
OF has children and his home and all
his earthly belongings persisted in
a fire.
The good white and colored peo-
pie of Lexington have united to
build and furnish Holsey a new
home and around 5000. has already
been raised on the project insti-
gated by Mayor Norman Wathersby.
About $4,000 was raised by his
colored friends.
The lumber for his new home is
cut and ready and thief ram was
started Monday. The foundation was
laid last week and other materials
have been located and will be avail
able as soon as needed.
In addition to the money given
many donations of food and cloth
ing have been made for the stricken
family consisting of Holsey and his
wife, jennie T., and their three chill
dren.
Below is given a list of white peo-
pie VINO have contributed to date.
! Many other donations will be given
and listed later in The Advertiser.
A list of colored contributors will
also be listed later.
Petition Listed
Lexington, Miss.
Dec. 6, 1916.
We the white friends of Holsey
Smith (colored), realizing the re-
cent loss of his home by fire, and
realizing that he has recently lost
both legs and that this is an oppor-
tunity for his white friends to ex-
press their sorrow for the loss of
his two children and all of his
worldly good do donate as follows
toward the reconstruction of him a
new home and furnishing for that
home.
Weathersby Chevrolet Co., $780,;
Welcome Inn Cafe, $25; j. Howard
Beall, $40; j. P. Williams, S.; v. O.
Ingold, S.; Denton Rosamond, S.;
Terry Garage, S.; c. L. Lundy, Jr,,
ST.; T. G. Hutchinson, ST.; Western
Auto Store, S.; Joe E. Berman, S.;
Holmes County Bank & Trust Co.,
$25.; Sunshine Cleners, S.; Browns
Dept. Store, S.; o. L. Ellison Store,
$40; B. Schur, S.; IGA Store, So;
Texaco Service Station S.; T. J..
Evans, ST.; Henderson-Baird, Green
wood, ST.; Flowers Dept. Store, ST.
so; City Market, $40; Ben's Service
Station, ST.; Jitney Jungle, S.; Lib
erty Cash Store, S.; Cohen's, S.;
Miller's 5 & 10c Store, $40; Shad-
dock-Kimbrough, S.; Geo. Ezell, ST.;
Patterson's Variety Store, 81; Wat
sons Bargain Store, S.; Povall Hdw.
Co., S.; w. l.. Murtagh, Sheriff, ST.;
Herrin Barber Shop, ST.; Vol Bailey,
ST.; Lexington Imp. Co., ST.; R. r.
Truitt, ST.; H. c. True, ST.; Otto
Morris, ST.; R. o. Duke, ST.; T. M.
Williams & Sons, S.; j. F. Williams,
S.; T. M. Williams & Sons, So; w,
0. Thompson, ST.; A. Y. Brown, ST.;
E. w. Hooker, S.; B. w. Humphrey,
S.; Lexington Advertiser, S.; w. O.
Barrett, S.; DR.. Gordon Russell S.;
j. E. Maxwell, Pickens, ST.; C. v.
Maxwell, $3.50; Edwin White, 3d.;
Claude A. Moore, Jackson, $10.;
Monroe Roberts, ST.; Mills Heard,
ST.; Herbert Hyman, ST.; Alice r.
Alexander, ST.; Lee Funeral Home,
S.; Beall's Drug Store, 3d.; First
National Bank, So; Jordan Radio
Co., IS; Miss. Power g. Light Co.,
S.; Crown Service Station $3.50;
Super Service Station S.; Rubber
CHM, ST.; P. P. Lindholm, ST.; DR..
j. H. Leigh, So; Peoples Service
Station, S.; Peoples Drug Store, S.;
Fincher Co., S.; E. E. Wynn, S.;
Vernon Hathcock, S.; Mrs. j. w.
Moses, ST.; Miss Ruth Holloman, 81
so; Paul Koran, ST.; W. P. McElroy,
ST.; Billie Weeks, ST.; @. D. Mott,
l.; John K. Rhyme, ST.; Boyd Moss,
ST.; Floyd Holly, ST.; Doug Gilmore,
$3.50; H. T. Hathcock, $3.50; Arthur
Ames, ST.; Johnnie Grice, ST.; Sonny
Shelton ST.; R. G. Young, ST.; Rich
ard Roberts, ST.; w. D. Robinson,
So; G.. H. Holly, $3.50; j. B. Gran
than, ST.; L. Osborne, ST.; l. R. King,
: Jr., ST.; Marshall Bennett, So: Dale
Love, ST.; R. F. Boyd, $40; Mrs. D.
T. Ruff, ST.; H. P. Watson, $25.; Paul
Waldrop, So;