Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-16
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News of Mississippi
Interesting Happenings Cleaned
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by the University of Virginia to direct
the production of the great historic
pageant which that institution pro
poses to present in June in celebra
ton of its Tooth anniversary. Mrs
| Frances Jones Gather, native Mis-.
sissippian and graduate Of this college
Of the class Of 'OS, has been engaged
to write the history of the university
for portrayal in pageant form The
pageant is to be ON q. and scale. 1t
Is proposed to present to the world
In this spectacular way the greatness
Of the past of the mother of states and
of the institution founded by Thomas
Jefferson and associated with so many
of the nations early presidents and
important events.
Observation-Disclosures of Educa.
ton Broom is back from Lucedale in
George county, where he sat up with
his old friends of school teaching
days in that place who were fearful Of
the outcome of last weeks election
increasing the school mill levy to 10,
and authorizing a $4,000 bond issue
for the district. That fears were
groundless was proved by the returns
showing to l in favor of both is
sues and advocates of the diversified
and truck crops are finding this coun-
tvs attitude the best possible proc:
Of their arguments for the reduction
Of cotton acreage.
Meridlan.-There Is some interest
being awakened in Meridian In the
proposed early development OF Ignite
mines near the city, that the fuel
may be used for domestic purposes
during the almost prohibitive price of
coal. Recent demonstrations have
proved that Ignite fuel when dry
burns satisfactorily and gives a splen-
did heat either in CRATE or stove.
There is IN abundance of such fuel
In nearly every direction surrounding
Meridian ana the placing of it on the
market at this time promises good re-
turns for the owners.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell appointed
DR.. E. M. Gavin of Ovette, Miss,
prominent physician of Jones county,
as member of the state board of
health from the sixth congressional
district, to succeed DR.. David Valley,
who has resigned from the board Dr.
VALLEY, who was regarded as one OF |
the most efficient members of the
board, resigned in order to accept |
position in the medical corps of the |
United States army.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS being made |
by the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railway company to the roundhouse
and shops located at this place, to
cost about $4,000, are now being
The new Amory hotel has
been completed at a cost of $4,000,
and 80 new residences are being con-
or have been finished to
make room for newcomers in the
.own who have been unable to find
ZONES.
Charleston.-According to figures
by B. P. Pritchard, gin re-
porter for Tallahatch.e county, a
shortage of 1927 bales exists as COM
,ared with figures for the same day
asst year. The November report for
-S19 showed 1881 bales, as compared
with 20,054 for the year 1920. Mr..
olitchard reports that most of the
sins of the county are closing down,
eiusing to gin BADLY damaged cotton.
Washington.-Th lower Mississippi
md Warrior sections require further
Development by the government be-
ore they can be transferred to private
operation with promise Of success, ac.
;ording to the report on inland and
oa5twise waterways sTevice submit
ed to Secretary Baker by Brig.-Gen.
Frank Y. Hines, chief of army trans
Dortation.
Jackson.-Gov. Lee Russell sent to
he office of the secretary of state
'oafd of prison trustees meritorious
discharge for Henry Johnson, who
asst April was instrumental in the re.
apture Of a convict escaped from the
ospital.
Meridian.-Roberts Jasper Hague
1ood, IA, was arrested and placed in
all following the death Of Lowlace
lowell, 16, who young Haguewood
truck in the head with baseball bat
n game of indoor baseball.
Blue Mountain.-Miss Ora Thorn
on, aged AZ, died at Jackson, Miss
7here she was taken for treatment
Pontotoc.--MissL ottie Springer and
red Cox were married here at the
ONE Of the brides parents.
Bude.-A summary Of the general
ounty tax levy as ordered by the
GARD Of supervisors for the fiscal I
ear 1920, amounts to 81 mills, to
,hlch is added for each district q
pecial levy Of an average Of four
Hills for school and road purposes.
his, plus the nine mills state levy, ,
lalSes q total of A mills.
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Hazlehurst--MrS Sarah Kate Nc