The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-07-19
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
..
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Pcrusal.

Biloxi.-BilOxians celebrated the
Fall of the Bastile with an interesting
patriotic program.
Starkville.-The Oktibbeha county
sunday school convention was held
1t Longview last week.
Agricultural College-A series of
movable agricultural schools will be
held in Alfalfa county during the week
Of July 22-27.
Corinth.-The military committee OF
the Red Cross is preparing to provide
q soldiers and sailors retreat or rest
room for soldier boys. who are pass
ing through Corinth.
West Point.-The Clay county Red
Cross chapter has just shipped to
headquarters a nice box of knitted
wear 1t contained sweaters. socks
and wristlets. valued at $350.5O
Crystal Springs.-A very pretty
service was held in the Episcopal
church when a beautiful service flag.
with four stars thereon, honoring the
young men of that church that have
volunteered their services to their
country, was presented
BilOxi.-A fleet of boats working
under the officers of the Mississippi
Oyster Commission. is engaged in
planting young oysters on the Biloxi
reef between this city and Ocean
Springs in an effort TO replenish the
supply for the coming season.
TaZOO City.-A meeting of the Sun
day school superintendent of Yazoo
county was held here for the purpose
of arranging a program for the an
nual county Sunday school convention
which will be held at the Hebron
Baptist church July "a and %.
Biloxi.-Biloxians are now request
ed to secure flour and sugar cards
through the First National bank, in
order that they might secure the
amount of these necessities allowed
each person per month under the di.
rection of the county food administra-
tor.
Grenada.-The Grenada county wo-
mems committee OF the national de-
Tense has been doing good work Many
trips having been made into the rural
districts. County chairman, Mrs S.
A. Morrison. has established many
community councils and has had many
enthusiastic meetings.
Jackson. - Five new shipbuilding
companies. with capital stock totaling
s1,000,000, have applied for charters
to operate in Mississippi. The com
panies are named after Mississippi
towns: Jackson. Vicksburg. Natchez.
Biloxi and Pascagoula. Each company
has a capital stock of 100000.
Corinth.-Miss Iris Arnold. county
home economics agent. is giving a
demonstration in canning with steam
pressure Gamer at the domestic
science laboratory in the Corinth
high school building. Miss Arnold en-
gagged in holding a series of meetings
last week throughout the county.
Senatobia.--Glover. the young SON
of Prof a. c. Carney. principal OF the
Tate county agricultural high school.
was shot and seriously wounded by
the accidental discharge of a pistol in
the hands OF his brother. Lee Carney.
The wounded boy was rushed to Mem
phis, where an operation was per-
formed
Hattiesburg. go to Jail, or
to Germany" is the slogan coined by
and loyalty league, recently formed
here. A census will be taken of
every man, woman and child in Hat
tiesburg to determine whether all who
can work are engaged I'm essential In
dustry.
Memphis.-The AllSouth extension
committee of the Christian Endeavor
opened the program of the second an
nual convention with a business ses-
sion and election OF officers. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: Chairman,
Lieut.. ID. b. Curry, II. S. army. "Over
There" vice chairman, John NJ Gore,
Knoxville. and Claude 4. Hill, Chat
tanooga; secretary, l.. f. Brubaker,
Ensley. Ala; treasurer. Mrs. Wyatt
A. Taylor. Columbia. S. c.: southern
states secretary. Karl Lehman, Chat
tanooga; field secretary. Charles F.
Evans. Lexington. Ky. This election
as well. the reelection OF
state presidents and the denomina-
tiopal trustees for the United Society
of Christian Endeavor of the South
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Toccopola.-The Pontotoc county
society met in open session at
the county court house. Drs. r. w.
Hall. of Jackson, director of vital sta
tistics for the state. and Henry Ros-
well, superintendent OF the tubercu-
losis hospital at Magee. were among
the speakers.
Grenada-The new college dormi- |
tory that is to be built at the Grenada |
college will be started On within the |
next few weeks. A new chapel build |
Ing will also be built before the CON- |
Ing school term.
LaureL-By a majority of two to |