The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-28
Notes of Interest
From All Parts
of Mississippi

High School has been selected for
the ensuing year.
Meridian.-Petitions asking for an
election for the building Of a 100000
city auditorium were presented to the
city council.
Iuka.-The farmers OF Tishomingo
county are being urged by the mer-
chants and others to grow more feed
and less cotton.
Newton.-The faculty OF the Newton
public school, which has Just closed
successful session here, will serve at
the coming session
Hattiesburg-The city campaign in
behalf Of the South Mississippi Meth
odist Hospital has already gone over
the amount promised.
Iuka.-Continuous rain in this sec
ton for the past 30 days has caused
quite a delay in the construction OF
new roads contracted for.
Vaynesboro-A special term OF the
chaEcery court was convened here
with Special Chancellor Dave Faith
cree OF Quitman presiding.
Tunica.-Rev e. Nash Boyle of
C'arksdale delivered the commence
ment sermon to the graduating class
OF Tunica Agricultural High School.
Jackson.-The Mississippi Highway
Commission met at the old capitol and
spent a busy day allottings federal
funds available for road construction
work.
Shannon-One of the finest car
loads Of hogs that has ever been
shipped from this section was forward
eli to the National Stock Yards, East
St Louis.
Jackson-Ten moonshine stills in
one week in two counties in MISSISSIPPI |
pi-that is the record of F. S. Chap |
man and Claude B. Allen, federal pro- |
hibition agents.
Kosciusko-The United States civil |
service commission will hold an exam
ination for clerks on June IL, 1920,
in this city. to fill vacancies in the
Kosciusko office.
Yazoo City-The Cumberland Tele
phone & Telegraph Company has just
completed stretching two additional
pairs of wires for toll lines between
here and Jackson.
Canton-The ladies of the Method
list Church of Canton and vicinity held
gift shop here, selling eatables and
things to wear. About $3.50 will be
realized from the sale.
Canton.-The Farmers Gin Co. has
been Incorporated by w. w. Cunning
ham. o. B. Noble. j. NJ Maxwell. S.
G. Loeb, F. Fl. Parker and T. III. San
didge, with a capital stock of $4,000.
Ellisville.-The prospects for a good
cotton crop in this section are bad.
The cool weather and the rains have
multiplied the boil weevils and they
are doing serious damage to the cot
ton
Greenwood-The rainfall which has
occurred in Leflore county during this
rear, 1920. up to May II, has totaled
1879 inches. For the same period
during 1919 the precipitation was 24.30 I
inches.
Natchez.-Sunday marked the .S3rd
birthday OF Mayor w. G. Benbrook of
Natchez Mayor Benbrook is now
serving his 32d year as municipal head ,
Of the city and has held office contin-
lously the entire period. /,
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Canton-The short course for the ,
of boys and girls in all of !,
he activities fostered through demon
stration agents began at Camden.
where the Madison County Agricult- :
lral High School is located. c
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Jackson-As a means OF stimulat- !
ng community life and democracy in {
Mississippi. three days in June will
,e observed as "Neighbors' Days" and ;
hey are thus officially designated in
proclamation by Gov. Lee NJ Russell.
New Albany.-The good people of 2
he town OF Ingomar are to be con- s
,ratulated for their beautiful come {
,ack spirit as displayed in the rebuild
ng of homes and business houses so a
ecently destroyed by the terrible cy- I
lone which swept the county on the '
morning OF April 90. I
Macon.-Noxubee county has for
many years been recognized as a good C
i've stock county and in recent years | Z
attention has been given b
o that industry With the advent of S
he creamery came an awakened in a
crest in the Jersey COW until now a
here are some of the finest pure-bred {
Jersey herds to be found in the state O
ere- Y
Jacksonville ship-by-truck caravan
by local auto dealers and the a
GARD of trade left Jackson on a south b
lard journey. stops being made at .
'erry. Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst \
nd Gallman. About 80 trucks formed ;
be fleet. c
Macon--District No. l of Noxubee
ounty will soon issue $4,000 in per Il
ent bonds for road purposes. The c
GARD of supervisors has made ar .