Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-30
EsvrLLE. MISS. FRIDAY, JULY, 30 1920

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Distzer OF the IIlssisslpal s.-te nigh.
way commission has compisd the 20.
tai of federal aid funds distributed up
to July l. The aggregate of all these
funds was $500 56014, actually paid
into the county treasures up to the
close Of business on June 80, 1920.
This sum was distributed to some 20
counties, as follows: Adams, Amite,
Bentoc, Kinds, Holmes, Jackson, Ita-
wamba, Kemper. Lawrence, Lincoln,
ILowndes, Madison, Monroe, Newton,
Rankin. Sharkey, Wilkerson and va
zoo. All this work has been completed
and inspected by the state engineer
on the basis OF which the federal aid
funds have been forthcoming.
Walthall.-The two banks at Eu-
pora, in this county, the Bank of Eu-
pora and the Merchants & Farmers
Bank. have just published their quar-
ferly statements as required by law.
| These statements show toat the Bank
Of Eupora has assets to the amount
Of $571,1Ss.16, and the Merchants &
Farmers Bank ssO0.709 SO. These two
banks are shown by these reports to
nave an aggregate of $249, ,661.75 of
time certificates.
| Corinth. The organization OF the
Red Sulphur Fox Hunters club result
ed In the election of the following Of
ficers; ]. Bell Graham, president,
! Selmer, Tenn: DR.. ]. w. Masterton,
first vicepresident, Leighton, Ala; L.
p. Holland. second vice-president, Pa
ducah, Ky; M. F. Fraley, third vice
president Tuscumbia, Ala; DR.. w. L.
Stroup, corresponding secretary. Cor
inth; c. E. Lilley, secretary-treasurer
Tupelo. ~.
Jacksonville State Bond Commits
mission, which is authorized to sell
about $4,000 900 worth of state bonds,
announces that 1t will place another
$250,000 on the market August IL.
fhese bonds bear 51A per cent inter
est and cash derived from their sale
will be used in making repairs and
! Improvement on state college and
hospital buildings.
! CrTsta' Sp~'n gs.-The statement of
the Crystal Springs bank, just given
, out. shows that institution to be one
of the strong institutions of this sec
| ton OF the state. The bank is now
/ In the millionaire class and shows IT'S
Individual deposits subject to check, to
be $707,440 ard time certificates Of
deposits to be s157,77s.9S.
| Biloxi-One of the largest cross.i'
deals closed in some time was mad
tors with the American Tie and Lum
NJ er Company of New York for ooe09
ties. A large number of men will be
employed to fill the contract
Summit--At the public health pic
ric given at the Topinsw camp
grounds, the five-month-old twin boys
of Professor and Mrs. J. e Carruth
OF Summit. won the prize for best
twins under one year old.
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Gillespie Post No. 20 OF the American
Legion gsve an enjoyabls chicken din
ner 10 ATS members at the Memorial
building. Covers were laid for 80.
| Columbuss-On Aug II primary
election will be held In this district
to mama congressman, state highway
commission ard supreme court Judge
for northern district OF Mississippi.
Sherman "A religious census Of
this town and community was taken
! ,iv committees selected from each of
1the three churches in this. town, Bap-
fist, Methodist and Christian
Columbus Columbus first summer
Fairgrounds are meeting with sDlen
lid Success under the direction OF
Miss Martha Harris Frazee and Miss
Lucy McC;anahan.
Winone-The banks of the county
/ on July IN statements published ac-
cording to law show that, there was
on deposit in the county something
over $1.5OO,000
Meridian.--Dr. w. A. Carpenter OF
Meridian t.'pdered his resignation as
Fliealth officer Of Lapderdale county to
the state board of health to becume ef-
fective Aug. |.
| Pittsboro. Chas. H. Ivy, aged Go.
was hanged here for the murder OF
Love Baswell. The execution was
reld inside the little brick IAN of Cal
houn county. e
Corinth. Miss Lille May Hamlin,
daughter Of Chancery Clerk ]. N Ham
Lin, and Robert Timlake we're married
near Acton. Tenn. seven miles east
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