Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-12-16
M ISSISSIPPI
/ uISTATE NEWS
Fayette school closed-diphtheria.

Twenty-Five new suits filed at Jackson.
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Bids will soon be called for new agri-
cultural high schoo at Carrolton.
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New high school building at Shaw
costing $4,000 nearing completion.
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n Government asks for bids on con-
struction of new postoffice at Byhalia.
Bay ST. Louis will build concrete
wall costing 100000
a "A. and M. football team declines to
play post season game with University
OF Florida eleven.
"a Many delegates attended Mississippi
horticultural convention at Hatties-
burg.
Louis J. Montressor, professional
golf player and instructor, has taken
charge of the jackson country club.
Amount OF loot secured by bandits
who blew postoffice safe at Silver
Creek is not definitely known.
Accidental selfinflicted pistol wound
fatal to Patrolman Frank Nannink Of
Yazoo City.
Warm weather has resulted in heavy
4 loss of meat by farmers near Tisho-
) mingo.
Only owners of five cows or more
can purchase stock in new creamery
being organized at Byhalia.
Winter Murphree died after fist
fight with Harvey Cameron at Coffee
vile.
injuries received while operating
metal saw caused the death Of Wayne
M. May, editor Of the Brandon News.
Merchants at Clarksdale report the
biggest Christmas trade since pre-war
days.
Lee Kroup in court at Meridian was
given verdict against A. &. A. railroad
for $12,500. He lost a leg when run
over by one of company's trains.
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Membership drive this month by
Cotton Cooperative association at
Greenwood expected to net many new
members.
Unless 80 miles OF Jefferson Davis
highway running through Pamela coun-
ty Is resurfaced Immediately, greater
part of the road will be useless.
Legion members at Corinth disap-
pointed by word that 1t will be impos-
sible to arrange for Marshal Foch to
make a stop In that state.
Citizens expect early reply to re-
quest to Y. & M. v. that the company
purchase the Belzoni branch Of Delta
Southern.
Business men and farmers of Como
Endorse move to cut cotton acreage
and increase acreage Of corn and
wheat.
Special term Of federal court held at
Jackson to dispose Of accumulation Of
liquor law violation cases.
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Damage estimated at $750,000 was
caused by fire which destroyed 1000
bales Of cotton and part OF a ware
house at Greenwood. The origin is
undetermined.
u. e. Erwin Of vicksburg went coon
hunting. He saw two eyes staring at
him through the darkness. He blazed
away until the eyes disappeared. Then
he investigated and found he had
killed a 420-pound alligator.
Many voluntary contributions are
being made by Meridian citizens to the
Christmas tree fund OF the local order
knights of Pythias for the purpose of
providing Christmas baskets for the
poor children OF the city.
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Tobe Tubbs, aged negro, near Me-
ridian, became entangled in barbed
wire fence and was dead when search
ing parties found him two days after
his disappearance. Coroner's jury
held death was directly due to starva-
tion.
No wedding bells for Judge w. A.
Moffett, the marrying justice at Green
vile. During his three years in office
he has tied the martial knot for more
than 500 couples, but IL still bach
elor.
The ocal p. T. A. of Chalybeate has
5ust contributed $115 in cash to the
Chaiybeate consolidated school, TO be
used in the development Of the insti-
tuition, which Is now doing 80 much
for this community.
Mike Cox Of Blue Mountain has just
killed and sold young big-boned
Poland China Of the East View Tippah
Livestock farm strain. which weighed