Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-05-13
NEWS NUGGETS
OF MISSISSIPPI


Coldwater. - Teachers have been
elected here for another session. Sal
aries have been raised from rs to 40
per cent.
Hattiesburg.- revival services
at the First Baptist Church, conducted
by the pastor, DR.. w. E. Marlborough,
have ended.
Senatobia. - The entire faculty OF
the city school was reelected by the
directors at recent meeting, with an
increase in salary.
Greenville-The Greenville Savings
Bank & Trust Company has awarded
a contract for enlarging and remodel
ing its bank building.
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Amory.-The prospects for anything
| like a crop or corn or cotton is very
gloomy in this part of the country be-
cause of the excessive rains.
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Lambert-A wind and rainstorm Of
terrific force struck Lambert. Several
negro houses were blown completely
away, fences and trees were blown
down in every section of the town.
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Tupelo.-Tupelo High School has &C
cepted the challenge issued by West
Point High School for dual track
meet and has named Okolona for the
place Of the meet and the date May IA.
Starkville.-The consolidated school
at Self creek, in this county, was de-
molished by the cyclone few days
ago. and the people of that community
are preparing to rebuild on the same
site.
Marks.-The Sunflower Baptist AS
sociation closed a most interesting and
successful Sunday school convention
here. Delegates from Tunica, Coaho-
ma, Tallahatchie and SuufloWer coun-
ties were present.
Sturgis.-The greatest agricultural
rally in the history of Oktibbeha coun-
ty was held here, when between 5000
and 1000 people gathered for an all
day consideration of topics OF COM
munity development.
Blue Mountain.-W. r. Avis & Son,
one of the leading live stock concerns
of this county, has shipped out of Tip
nah during recent weeks 30 solid cars
of hogs, containing approximately 5000
head and six solid cars OF cattle.
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Gloster.-After two of the most sue
cessful years of work Of any pastor
that Galilee Baptist church has ever
had. DR.. w. E. Farr has resigned, ef-
fective in September, at which time
he goes west to be with his sick wife.
Senatobia. Prof. T. ]. Cathey, for
mer county superintendent Of educa-
ton, has been elected to the principal
ship of the Bi-County Agricultural
High School of Lincoln and Copiah
counties. The school is located at Wes-
son.
Meridian.-The resignation OF Dr.
d. C. Hull as superintendent for the
past ten years of the Meridian city
schools has been accepted by the trus-
tee board, and Prof W. c. Williams,
superintendent of the public schools OF
McComb City, has been elected his
successor.
Ashland.-H. l.. Smith, county agent,
and Miss Anise Browning, home agent,
in charge of club work among the
women and girls of the county, visited
the Liberty community, where they
were met by large crowd of the citl
gems of that community to talk over
home problems.
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Natchez.-With the exception of the
districts flooded by back water of trib
utaries of the Mississippi river, the
danger from flood conditions in this
district has been greatly reduced, al
though an element of danger will re
main until the water Of the Mississippi
is no longer against the levees.
Mathiston.-Mrs. Euretta Harvey
mother of a Confederate veteran, who
resides with her daughter, Mrs. w. A
Hays, Walthall, Miss, was presented
. with a beautiful gold bar of honor By
/ Judge T. L. Lamb of Eupora, Miss, II
! behalf OF the Confederate Memoria
} Association. Mrs. Harvey will have at
tanned her Goth year the 10th OF Au
gust.
Grenada.-The board Of trustees 0
the city public schools, acting upon. thu
advice of DR.. ]. w. Young, the count!
health officer, and DR.. P. G. Pope
county health director, has oTdere'
the public schools Of Grenada close'
for an indefinite period Of time, owinI
to the fact that there are severalca
Of scarlet fever in Grenada among tn
school children.
Jacksonville first annual meetin
Of the Mississippi Shorthorn Breeders