The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
MISSISSIPPI
GLEANINGS

Tupelo.-Hon. ]. E. Rankin is again
TO make the race for congress from the
First Mississippi district
Jackson-Bond in the nifty sum OF
$3.50. 900 is required Of Mr.. Lewis VIII
liams. the new sheriff and tax collector
Of Kinds county.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Bilbo has re
ceived the first biennial report OF the
| South Mississippi charity hospital To-
Gated at Laurel, for transmission to
the legislature.
Meridian-Jasper Boykin. a former
| deupty United States marshal here,
has Seen appointed field director for
the enforcement OF Federal prohibition
law in this state.
|
Observation-Disclosures Mississippi
| is almost solid for the proposed S25,
oa0. 900 bond issue for good roads. &C
| oording to State Senator Reynolds, of
Oktibbeha county.
Jackson-Pearl River county. by
raising the salary OF its home demon
stration agent. Miss Pauline Quarles.
Is the fifth county In Southeast Mis-
sissippi to take that step.
Flora-The bank of Flora stockhold-
ers and directors will hold their an
nual meeting in January. Cashier
Geigsr states the past year has been
the best in the history of the bank
Blue Mountain.-Not to be outdone
by adverse weather conditions, some
of the local farmers, cased in rubber
boots. have braved the overlooked
fields, gathering their unharvested
corn.
Jackson.-Due to unfavorable wealth
er, every day OF the regular planting
time few acres of oats were planted in
South Mississippi and J. Ed Ruff, dis
trict agricultural agent, is advising
sowing a spring crop.
Memphis-Gov and Mrs Lee Maui
rice Russell arrived In the city from
Jackson. Miss, to spend the holidays
here. They came here to meet Mrs
Russells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Day. of Missoula, Mont
Blue in.-Appro1imately 100
young women of Blue Mountain col
lege, mostly sophomores, Juniors AID
seniors, have registered for special in
struction in mothercraft under the SUI
pervision of Mrs. 3. G. Lowrey.
Greenwood,-Each of the $50 SOL I
diers, sailors and marines in Beat I
Three, Leflore county, will receive ap-
proximately a check for $50 from the I
fund of $500 which was raised by the /
citizens Of this beat for this purpose.
Magnolia.-Dr. W. D. Eeachman,
county health officer, will shortly
make a thorough inspection of the sew
eral towns of the county to see that
the rules and regulations of the state
board of health with regard to santa
ton are being complied with.
Hattiesburg.-It is probable that the |
Red Circle auditorium, built by the
citizens of Hattiesburg for the soldiers
of Camp Shelby to be entertained in,
will now be used for a double purpose.
1t is one of the best and largest gath
ering places in the state for any sort
Of convention, and it is a splendid
place for community service for which
1t will be used
Shelby-At the last meeting OF
Shelby chamber of commerce the sub
Jet of good roads for Shelby district
was taken up and a committee APP
pointed to circulate a petition to order
IN election to vote in a $500. 900 bond
ssue to build so miles of good roads
n this district. The committee re-
ported that three-fourths of the voters
n this district signed the petition.
Blue Mountain-The Eastern Stars
If Blue Mountain, who maintain large
md active chapter, have elected Off
;ers.
Winona-The bank of Winona goes
nto the year 1920 with its assets more
han S1,OO0,OOO 1t was organized in
SIS.
Yazoo City.-Yazoo county's chan T
cry clerk has resolved a book for the I
ecording of the discharge record of {
he world war i
Blue Mountain-A go-to church move q
Or. B. G. Lowrey, president of the n
Baptist state convention of Missis. t
ippi. b
Yazoo City.-Despite the extremely n
ad weather, Yazoo county coopera-
i've shippers brought TO the YazoO
'ity shipping point car of hogs and a
ar OF cattle. n
Blue Mountain-Hon. j. NJ. Kuyken- q
all OF Charleston, supervisor of cen >,
US for this district, has designated >,
itizens OF Tippah to take the census =,
i this county. :.
Yazoo City.-The Southern planta
On company, the property Of ex-Gov.
arl Brewer, of Mississippi, has sold
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