The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-28


Ellisville.--A fire at the American
Pine Products corporation destroyed
about $4,000 worth OF property. There
was no insurance.
Columbus. --Prying off the bars on
a cage in which they were coniined'
six negro prisoners az the Lowndes
county penal farm made their escape.
Poplaryille. Success OF the W Z p
drive in Poplaryille and It's vicinity
Is indicated Scoutmastcr S. Seidler
OF the Foplarvillc troop, called "a spec
cial meeting OF Boy Scouts for the
drive.
Meridian.-on request FOR reduced
railroad fares for the Mississippi
bama fairs this fall Director General
OF Railways McAdoo has notified Stc
rotary A. H. George that there Woald
be no reduction of any kind.
Blue Mountain-Th Tippah count
camp of the United Confederate vct''.
ans has accepted an invitation to hoIH
It's annual encampment M Bno Noun
tain. The oncampmcnt VIII Doe hn.4
about the middle of August
Columbus T. Arm troue 's opr
OF Lowndes county, best known aH
most highly esteemed citi2cns. died "t
HIS home here He had been in h4a
health "A long time, never having tGll'
recovered from stroke OF paralNsI.
Aberdeen. 49, Two oyiators from
Payne Field are dead thf result OF 90
collision at an altitude of LOO Feet
near his city. The dead Second lieul
Francis NJ Roberts, WATERFOWL. N.
Y. Second Lieut.. Leo ". Hines. Ellen
wood, Kan.
Clarksdale AT meeting OF the
planters OF this section held here 'r-
ganization OF Coahoma county wheat
growers association was perfected.
The object of the organization rs 30
promote raising enough wheat to SUP
ply this county with flour.
Hattiesburg-Lie Dunn and Sergt
Curry. aviators from Park Field, Mem
phis. arrived safely at Camp shelby
completing the trip from Memphis
here which was delayed by the fatal
accident near Clarksdale, which cost
the lives OF Lieut.. Keller and Sergt
Chapman
Meridian. The apprehension OF
Floyd Thompson. alleged draft eYader
I'm Neshoba county, who was brought
here with Robert Lee Smith by Lieut..
Frank Newell and a squad OF soldiers
from Fort Morgan after two weeks
stay in the Iron Springs neighborhool'
completely clears up the Neshopa
county situation and the soldiers viii
now return To their station.
Agricultural College. Reports or
the best crop prospects I'm the history
| of the state, the launching Of cam
paigns throughout the state for plant
ing large acreages OF wheat and rye,
the great success OF boys club work.
with an enrolment OF 10000 boys.
and the increase in the number or
demonstration kitchens and the intor-
est in women's work in Mississippi
were the features OF the state and
federal extension service who were a8-
sembled here in the Mississippi Field
Workers Council.
Jackson.-An important step In
countering German propaganda was
accomplished here when department
OF Justice officials placed under arr
rest Elder Charles Mason, "A negro
pastor of the Church OF Christ Ia
America, al Lexington, charged with
obstructing the selectiye draft and
making false statements for the pur-
pose of promoting the cause OF Ger
many. and detrimental TO the military
welfare OF the United States. II is
claimed that he distributed "A large
amount of disloyal literature of re-.
Iigious SAVIOR emanating from Los An.
geles.
Mason formerly lived at Memphis
and still has a home in that city
Jackson.-One hundred and fifty of
Jackson's leading citizens are busy ON
plans for "a labor census. which VIII
include every able.bodied man In the
city. Work or fight is the slogan. No
pains will be spared to have ~ en-
forced to the letter.
Kinds county leads all OF the eighty.
two counties i'm Mississippi thus iar
I'm the Merchants War Savings
Stamps campaign. according 10 an am
nouncement made by County Director
]. Y. Downing OF Jackson
BiIoxi-Nona Mae Roy, biloNia
J first yeomanette. has passed sue.
cessful examination and now holds a
responsible psition in the commissary
| department OF the Gulfport Naval
Training station as stenographer
Miss Josephine Leland. Of Ocean
Springs. represents that city In the
same capacity.
Crystal springs.-Monroe J. Newell
was arrested by federal authoritief
and placed under bond for his appear
snce before the federal court in Jach
con on n charge Of falling TO Register
Magnolia. General w. NJ. Wroton
commanding second brigade OF the
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