Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-06-27
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Interesting Hap
penings Gathered
From All Sections
of the State = =

Blue Mountain.-A matrimonial cpl.
demic has broken out IN Blue Noun
tain.
| Blue Mountain.--Many noted cd
ucators are to visit Blue Mountain
state summer school during the next
few days.
| Jackson. - Seven normals for NJ
gro teachers open July at Alcorn.
Hattiesburg. Clarksburg, Columbus and
Greenville, with another opening
week later at Jackson.
Northumberland propaganda 10
being spread in Meridian, according
to facts reported to the officers. Con-
siderable literature is said to have
been spread about the city
Jackson. = Seventy-five trucks. al
lotted- to the state highway depart
ment for use on good roads in Missis-
sippi. will arrive in Jackson shortly,
and will be distributed over the state.
Columbus.-Th Mississippi Retail
| Hardware and implement Dealers
association will hold its twelfth an
nual session at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at StarkvilIe, July
$40.
Grenada.--A construction company
of Memphis has been awarded the
contract for the erection of two new
bank buildings. branches of the Bank
of Grenada, at Charleston and More
head.
Jackson-Every cent of the allot-
ment from the government Of $54.-
864.S7 for vocational education in
Mississippi will be spent during the
l919-20 term. according b f. ]. Hub
bard. state director.
i Jackson.--In order to provide better
schools for their children andto secure
the. very best of the limited number
of teachers now available. citizens in
many counties of the state are now
planning educational campaigns.
Blue Mountain.-The sporadic cases
sf smallpox which have appeared from
time to time in Blue Mountain and
vicinity for several months, have run
their course; and there has not been
new case reported here for several
weeks.
Jackson. Twenty thousand boys,
members of Mississippi corn clubs,
will exhibit their best corn at the Mis-
sissippi state fair here this fall. ac-
cording to c.. A. Cobb, general super
intendent Of the corn department Of
the fair.
Blue Mountain.-A unique feature OF
the Blue Mountain state summer
school now in session here is a course
Of lessons in thrift being conducted
by Prof A. G.. Ganey. of the Tate
county agricultural high school at
Senatobia.
Indianola.-The voters of SunfloweI
county are determined to elect a man
: sheriff this year who can and will give
give his undivided attention to the
duties of the office, as he is to put or
the salary basis rather than the anti
quated fee system
sssss
Blue Mountain. Miss Elizabeth
: Hutchins. of this place. who. during
! the past session, taught Spanish and
/ mathematics In Blue Mountain col
} lege, has accepted q call to be head
Of the department of mathematics in
: Grenada high school,
Senatobia-The board of supervis
brs adjourned after being in session
eleven days engaged In equalizing thu
assessment rolls OF the real and per
! | sonal property. The board raised thu
assessed value of the property abou
one-half million dollars.
!. Blue Mountain. The forty-sixtf
: annual bulletin OF Blue Mountain col
. lege has Just come from the press
: Special features of the new publica
/ tion are . tribute to the memory o.
!. the late Dr.. W. H Berry, for forty
!, three years an official Of the school
Jackson. The amendment to the
federal constitution conferring sui
( frage on women viii probably fail o.
adoption at the next session Of thu
Mississippi legislature. chiefly be
cause it Is not In conformity with the
: clauses OF the mississippi constitution
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Columbus. Miss Louise Tomlic
who formerly lived In Columbus. bu
~~xo ec~ tbo lost f<ruc wooro has hoor