Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-04-01
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Neaos Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections OF fheState
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Oxford Miss Lula Tuniso4. i
charge of the Girls clubs in Missis
sippi, and Miss Laura Bailey, IN
charge OF girls clubs in South Caro-
lima, were in Lafayette county. They
attended the county council meeting
In the office of the home demonstra'
ton agent Miss Mary E. Doney, where
many things pertaining 10 the future
of the work in this county were dis
cussed Plans we9o formulated for
berry camps and market projects for
women and girls.
Yazoo City7-At the next regular
meeting of the Yazoo county bo"rd OF
supervisors Monday, April 8, find ac-
tion will be taken in the furnishing of
the residents of the county with free
dipping mixture. At that time the
board will open sealed bids for the
furnishing Of the county with the dip
ping mixture necessary for the dip
ping of the cattle in the different
beats of the county.
Vicksburg-A warning to live stock
owners to inoculate their live stock
against charDon was issued by the
executive committee of the Board OF
Trade. This warning is based upon
knowledge gained by experience, for
the records show that an epidemic or
charbon generally followers after the
waters recede from the flood stage OF
the Mississippi river.
Pace.-The teachers and patrons OF
The Pace consolidated school are plan
ming to observe Better Schools
. week. and. are arranging programmes
whereby every citizen IN the communl-
tv will be shown the needs and re-
Quirements OF the school. and urged
ito make as his slogan for the year A
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3 Meridian.-A movement has been
started In Meridian to raise
fund to build home for. the nurses
A. Matty Hersee Clarity Hospital. AS
n now ia. there is very little comfort
for the nurses of the institution De-
eause of the crowded condition.
Boyle-A 60 to Sunday Scnooi ;
Movement" recently organized, has
Droven a success. At the suggestion
Of the Sunday school superintendent
tRe trucks of the consolidated school
are being used to convey the pupils IN
town on Sunday mornings.
Hattiesburg. - HattiesburS hotaIl-
ans are elatod over the honors De- !
slowed on the Rctarians who went 10
the fourteenth district convention at |
pine Bluff. Ark, and made good t1elr
nromise to secure the 1921 annual con
vention for Hattiefhurg.
Ackerman-Couhty Agent c. p
barrett shipped another carload OF
hogs yesterday, and few days prior
thereto he was instrumental in having
! car placed on the tracks to load out
4 car of chickens.
shannon. THE Bible study class
conducted by Rev. RI. Collins, pastor
,of the Methodist Church at this place
4 having far-reaching effect. There
has been notable increase in the at
tendance.
Meridian. Edgar Smith and Rev. J.
III Smith, negroes, have been arrested
an charge Of setting fire to the
Bether Negro Church here, which was
destroyed some months ago.
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Charleston. r. Oakes, owner Of
ehe Tallahatchie Herald, has sold the
paper, plant and good will to Messrs.
walter s. Meriwether and F'-omweu
Davis Of New York City
Ackerman.-A civil service examina-
sion will be held at Kosciusko on April
~ for applicants for the Weir postot-
dee, recently made vacant by the
death of Thomas Tabor.
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Greenwood. = Thirty-five druggists
from nineteen delta towns met in this
place and perfec ed the organization
Of the Mississippi Delta Retail Drug
Gfsts' Association.
Philadelphia.-W. C. Houston,
Philadelphia merchant, has bought a
vacant lot Just off the court square
and is making arrangements TO build
4 new brick block
Meridian.-An Indian Joss Dixon,
indicted by the recent federal grand
inry on charge Of moonshining and I
Who forfeited his bond Of $1,000, has
been rearrested.
shannon.-Pupils Of the shannon
Iigh School win enter the examina,
on In the Northeast Mississippi field ?