Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23

large attendance,
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Indianola-The community dance pa
vilion here has been used for revival
service for the past week.
Tutwiler.-Tutwiler is to have de-
velopment club, patterned after the or
gantzation at Charleston.
Water Valley.-ReY. George Tucker
II Jackson, Tenn, began a series Of
meetings here few days ago.
Kattiesburg.- Permanent formation
Of the Hattiesburg post of the Ameri-
can legion was completed here.
Clarksdale-The largest tractor dem
onstration ever given in Coahoma
county is being planned for Oct 81.
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Moorhead.-At a recent meeting Of
the school board $764.75 worth of play
ground equipment was bought for the
school,
Senatobia.-The county fair to have
been held here has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the continued
rain.
Greenwood.-The chancery court of
Leflore county convened at the court
house in Greenwood for two weeks
session.
Sardis.-J. H. Mitchell, the church
organizer, announced that Sardis is
ready for the drive for its part of the
$75,OOOOOO.
Vaiden.-The Carroll county commu-
nifty fair was held here under the SUI
pervision Of Mrs. Fannie Hemphill,
county agent
Coffeeville.-For the completion of
the jeff Davis highway beat two has
recently voted bond issue by an over
whelming majority.
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University response to a call
for organizing post of the American
legion at the University of Mississippi
more than hundred men reported.
Hattiesburg.- Five thousand dollars
for the identifying of the Mississippi
woman's college campus has been do
mated by Will Dockery of Dockery,
Miss.
Agricultural College.-Six Missis-
sippi counties within the last few days
made substantial increases in the sal
airy of their farm demonstration
agents.
Agricultural College. = Representa-
tives of the Brazilian government have
recently written Registrar ]. G. Her
bert seeking the services of 20 A. &
M. graduates.
JacksOn-The man power of the Mis-
sissippi department Of education is en-
gagged in important field work, headed
by Supt. w. F. Bond, who is in the up
per end of the state.
Merchandising $76 be piad farm
ers for sound cottonseed in carload
lots, communication was made public
by H. c. Forester, secretary of the
permanent committee.
Jacksonville progress being made
in Mississippi toward securing 100000,
which is the states apportionment of
the Sewanee million dollar endowment
fund, is highly gratifying.
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Jackson.-With the return of State
Chairman Leroy Percy to Mississippi
after a vacation, impetus has been
given to the Roosevelt memorial fund
campaigns in this state.
Senatobia.-T engine at the light
and water plant has given way beyond
repair, and although a new one has
been ordered for several months it
seems impossible to get it here.
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Clarksdale-At a recent meeting of
the board of supervisors of Coahoma
county a contract was let for the con-
struction of ten miles Of texaco asphal-
TIC COnCI6lo pavement lON Juls COuAIy.
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Jackson.-According to the estimates
of ]. A. Ramey, field agent for the bu-
reau of crop estimates, United States
department of agriculture, the corn
crop of the state will be the shortest
since 1916.
Flora.-An important piece Of unfin-
ished gravel road will now be com
pleted. it is announced here. 1t leads
out of Flora toward Big Black river
and connects Madison county with va
zoo county.
BilOxi.-Fifty inmates Of the Jeffer-
son Davis soldiers home, accompanied
by sixteen of their wives, have return.
ed from Atlanta, where they attended
the annual reunion of the United Con-
federate veterans
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Natchez.-With the closing of the
Mississippi packing company's plant as
market, live stock men of this sec,
ton are making cooperative shipments
Of cattle and hogs through County