The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-07-12
FROM AlLPARTs
/ OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Senator Leroy Percy delivered an at
dress here In the interest OF Y. N
g. A. work. This was his first al
pearance here since his return fror
France.
Houlka.-Mayor A. A. Newell
Editor c. B. McAbee and Marsha
Howard Roberts received acceptanc,
from Major Heard at West Point O
the landing grounds they offered I,
him. o. II. Harrill gave the groun,
and the citizens have cleared away al
trash.
natobia.-The local draft board
has received orders to send four white
men OF Camp Shelby July Is and 4!
negroes to Camp Pike July 16. TIL,
board has also been ordered to senc
four white men in place OF four who
have been discharged at Camp Pike
for physical disabilities.
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Decentralization nights will be
In style in this section again, begin
ming July 10. according to an an
nouncement by Mr.. Garner Green, To-
cal fuel administrator. The fuel ad.
ministration has announced through
Mr.. Green that the restrictions this
time will be more stringent than they
were a short time ago.
Biloxi.-Council acted favorably
upon the matter OF taking steps to
deepen the Back Bay of Biloxi with
at "a
making a deep water outlet for ship
ping and as an inducement to ship
building plants. Members of the
board also endorsed the action OF the
government in carrying out the SAM
tary campaign throughout HARRISON
county
Memphis.-This city became an Inn
portant point for the American Rail-
way Express company, capitalized at
$50, 100000, when general offices for
the Mississippi division were opened
with II. III. Meek, superintendent. G.
l.. Thomas will be his assistant and
James III. Hays, former general agent
Of the American Express company at
Memphis. has assumed his duties as
agent for the new company.
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Memphis.-Contracts for the con-
of 20 miles OF drainage
canals were let by the commissioners
Of the Murphy Bayou Drainage Dis
trfct, Washington county, Miss. The
Canal Construction company, Men,
phis. Tenn, and the J. b. Arpin Dreig-
uU compapv ~ Houotou Taxac wora
Jointly awarded the work. The work
was let at IL cents per cubic yard.
The total cost will be about $3.50, 900.
Camp Shelby.-Camp Shelby cele-
brated its first Fourth OF July In gala
style. Thousands of soldiers attended
he different events scheduled for the
lay, all Of which were carried out sue
In the morning the great
Tictory athletic meet was staged on
he parade ground of the 101st Infan.
ry. The records made by the soldiers
we're good, considering all entrants
vore the regulation shoes, only leg
inns being allowed to be removed.
Yazoo City.-In view OF the fact that
he labor situation is already acute
Iere, farmers and planters are alarmed
t the steady drain upon the city and
ounty for men. A call received by
he local draft boards demands 10
vhite men to be sent to Camp Shelby
uring the five-day period beginning
'uly Is, and 80 negroes to be sent to
amp Funston during the period be-
a I,,Ix L.
hat the next call for the state OF Mis-
issippi will be In the neighborhood OF |
1000 men, based on the call made |
pom Yazoo county. and these men
FILL b largely taken from the farms
nd plantations.
West PoAnt.-One person was killed
nd six were more or less seriously
urt when q westbound Southern pas
enger train struck jitney bus at the
ON East Main street. Carl
etts, aged IS. . chauffeur, who was
passenger In the bus, Was instantly
filed. Private Lloyd Rean. OF John
Ton. Pa. was injured IN the back and
q. Lieut.. l.. 8. TemHerman, OF
rcokiyn. N. Y. sustained q bad scalp
ound. and Lieut. Hancock, OF Mem
his. Tenn. was wounded also In the
cad. Three other persons. including
. A. Alsop. the owner and driver OF
- car. Of Macon. Miss. we're slight
; injured. The bus was smashed to
Diiutors.
Grenada.-County Farm Demonstra-
" Henry Bell has made several ship
tents Of corn and potatoes during the
ut week. He has had the close CO.
peration Of the farmers Of the coun-
? In all that he attempted to do. A
pod price was realised from the po-
toes and corn.
vicksburg.-Rev. w. G. Ferguson.
)cretary Of the Christian churches Of
Iississippi. says that the state II over
- top In the emergency fund drive
hich has been In progress during the
vt several months.
Memphis.-Prsparations are being
a6o By the United S<Ates railroad a.
in:stEation 70 illuminate the J. Z.