Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-11-14
Ii x EsvILLE MISS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ~
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

Yazoo City.-Reports continue to
come to Yazoo City OF the damage done
by the heavy rains The lowlands west
of the city were ffooded- WITH wafer
and in some places wire fences were
obstructing the flow of the waters.
Blue Mountain. Perrin Holmes
Lowery, head of the school Of English
In Blue Mountain college, has been Sc
lected by. the federated women's clubs
of Mississippi to judge their literary
contest for, the current year. ~
Jackson. Miss Kate Markham Pow
er, state chairman OF publicity for the
third Red Cross roll call, stated that
victory is assured in Mississippi for
the Red Cross roll caH, this state lead
Ing in the gulf division. N Y
jackson. The first day OF the drive
for subscription to the University OF
the South endowment fund in Mississ
eippi was successful: State director
Martin said reports show nearly $S4,-
900 on this first day. - - e'sis g
.Yazoo City.-The board OF Missis-
sippi. levee commissioners for the up
per district will be asked to pass upon
the Brunswick leyee. project. in which
the entire lower delta residents are
intensely interested.
Blue Mountain.-As result of the
recent heavy rains another serious
landslide has, occurred, in The long,
deep cut on the Gulf. Mobile & North.
ern railroad between ,HoFnsby land
Jackson. saa u .A ;bap ~
Yazoo City.-At meeting Of the ex
service men of Yazoo county at the
.Elks' home an observance Of armfstice
day. November II, with smoker and
musical entertainment, was decided on.
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.Corinth.AThe Poland-China breed
ers' association plans for the first sale
In December Dan O.. Turner, secre'
tary OF the Mississippi-Tennesee asso'
citation, made the statement.
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Meridian.--A large delegation Of
members Of the wholesale merchants
and manufacturers bureau Of the New
Orleans association Of commerce were
guests of the city. ~ s4A .si3,..
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Meridian---Capt,, J. l., Lancaster OF
fire station No. l was badly injured
when struck by Fire Chief Partin's
car as the department was responding
to an. alarm call. 81, -tt ia
scooba.-The fall term OF Kemper
county circuit court convened in De-
Kalb Monday with T. B. Carroll, Judge
of the Sixteenth judicial district, pre-
siding.
Blue Mountain Perhaps for the
first time in it's history Tippah county
is actuanymarketing its best cotton at
40 cents, the price of the current sea-
son. -sKp SO D saif .e 1l sis
Fernwood-The :, Standard textile
products company of New York pur.
chased the White cotton mills from j.
H. Mayes,. receiver, for $27O,O0O cash.
Indianola. The county supervisors
sold 800 900 Of road bonds for District
8 to I. B. Tigrett and company, Jack
son, Tenn, at premium of $9.6o4.
"a Yazoo City.-Yazoo county's ginning
record to the 18th OF last month was
.e.265 bales. The record for the same
period last year was 12,723 bales.
ia, 6xGk a fzfsssss fSst sAsl
Greenwood With quota Of $500
for the Roosevelt memorial fund, Le-
nore county contributed sS2S
Agricultural College.-At a meeting
OF the Y. M. c, A. cabinet, H.. K. Wal
lace was elected secretary to- fill the
vacancy of w. l.. Norman, d "a
Jackson.-Included In the recent ac-
,tivities among the schools and commu.
nifty clubs in Mississippi is the propas
CATION OF thrift ideals.
Greenwood.---The Kitchell hotel in
this city, owned4by Mr.. FA. Greenleo
Of Columbus, was sold to Mr.. u. Vein
er Of Greenwood. ege ~ p fss'a
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g Blue Mountain. .-Tippah has over
subscribed its allotment of cash con
tributions assigned to It in, the third
Red Gross roll call. 49, saf ses
snf sssss
Senatobia Tate county is reported
10 have voted against the school
amendment. "A light vote was cast all
over the county.
Agricultural College.---W. s. Cope
land of West Virginia has been named
extension specialist in agricultural en-
cheering,
aGreenvine 1.-The companyiis making
Improvements on 1.-THE Stfeet sS6flMsy
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