Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-08-20
NEWS NUGGETS
OF MISSISSIPPI

Hazehurst. Mrs. L. E. Wise, II,
wife of the late DR.. ]. P. Wise, died
here. f
Ecru.-The Ecru High School will
open Sept 90 With Prof. John A.
Donaldson sprincipal.
Tishomingo Storment and
Mrs. Mamie Jones were married by
Justice of the Peace G. W. McRae.
Water Valley. The little grass
worm again has made an attack up
on the young corn of this section
and is destroying the crop wherever
he goes 1t being too late to re-
plant, there is no doubt Of short
age in the late crop.
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Indianola-Oscar Johnson of Clarks-
dale addressed q large gathering
OF farmers here in the interest of
the staple cotton cooperative asso-
ciation A number of the largest
farmers signed up with the organiza-
ton, pledging their cotton.
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Gulfport.- THE county supperinten-
dents of education for the state of
Mississippi met in annual session
here. The sessions are being held
at the Harrison county court house,
with State Superintendent w. F..
Bond presiding. Supt. Frank M. Biz
zell of,Quitman county was elected
secretary of the meeting.
Blue Mountainous hundred and
twenty large cans of fancy dessert
peaches were picked and put UP by
group OF Tippah girls composed OF
one representative from each OF the
canning clubs of the county, on the
recent peach camp held in Tippah un
der the personal direction of Miss
Sarah r. Craig, home economics agent
Biloxi.--Miss Elizabeth Dantzier. of
| this place, narrowly escaped death
when her antomabfle turnt tnrtle.
The young woman was pinned be-
meath the machine and rsscuers had
to cut her shoes from her feet to
release her. She was painfully in
jured.
Meridian, Miss Elizabeth Byrne.
16-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. B. Byrne, is in a local hospital
badly injured as result of being
struck by an automobile truck. The
young lady was struck as she was
crossing downtown street, her head
being badly bruised and it Is feared
that she may have received serious
internal injury.
Columbus Henry L. Whitfield,
former president of Mississippi State
College for Women. announced that
he has decided not to accept the po-
sition of principal of the Bolivar
County Agricultural high school which
was offered him soon after his sue
cessor as president of the college
here had been elected. Mr.. Whit
field will remain in Columbus.
Corinth.--As q result of an attempt
to board fast moving freight train on
the Southern road, IL miles west OF
here, Alvin Howell Is in local hos
pital with both feet gone. He has a
wife and one child, and has been IN
the employ of the Illinois Central rail.
way at Neal. Miss. He was on a visit
to the home of his father at Cypress
Tenn. when the accident occurred.
Clinton.-Dr. J. w Provine. pres
ident of Mississippi College, is pre-
pairing for the ninety-fifth annual
sessions opening. which takes place
on September Is. The reservation
deposits for rooms are far in ad.
vance OF anything heretofore known
In the history OF the college.
Amory.--Miss Jewel Williams and
Milton Howard were married at the
parsonage of the Christian church
here
Meri 1ian.--The board Of supervisors
here have determined to, protect the
paved highways as much as possible
in the future from ruin by lumber
trucks and other vehicles being too
heavily loaded Notices containing
the provisions of the law governins
weights to be hauled are to be posted
on all roads and the penalties fixed
for violations are to be enforced to
the letter, according to an order made
by the body.
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Wesson.-The Wesson Dairymen's
Association held meeting at the city
hall here to discuss the price OF mix
and the high cost of its production.
Jackson. a conference with
DR.. Hudson Chadwick. chief inspector
and executive officer Of the state live
stock sanitary board, over the dyna-
miting Of dipping watts which is SO
|alarmingly prevalent in some parts OF
Smith County. Gov. Russell issued ]
proclamation. denoupcing this species