Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-12-22
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
GatheredfromAHCOr-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


The First Baptist church at Colum
bus has just ended big revival serv
Zee by enrolling 81 new members from
among converts.
Baptists have about completed plans
for 100000 church at New Albany.
improvements to be made to the
Baptist church at Greenwood will cost
$4,000.
DR.. B. F. Mcneil of Greenwood has
been elected president of the county
medical society.
Earl Whitehead was elected COM
mander of the Greenwood American
Legion post.
Survey Of Jackson boy life will be
made under auspices Of the Rotary
club
T. E. Hand Of Jackson has been ap-
pointed county demonstration agent at
salary of $500 year.
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Senator John Sharp Williams, who
Is spending his vacation at Gulfport,
issued statement that he would not
be candidate for reelection.
All residents of Mississippi coast
cities have been urged by superinten.
dent of Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home
to invite some Civil War veteran to
eat Christmas dinner with them.
County supervisors refused to en-
ploy farm demonstration sought by
jackson chamber Of commerce.
Almost 200 children will take part
in the Christmas cantata to be staged
by pupils of Oakhurst school.
The members of the Marks Masonic
lodge and their friends have donated /
approximately $50 to the Christmas
tree fund which is being sponsored by |
the members of the Masonic lodge for |
the children in the county who are not |
likely to be provided with the usual
Christmas tokens.
George d. Meyers has received his
official appointment as postmaster at
Byhalia.
Postal employees are being given re-
volver practice under Elmer Schaff, u.
8. marine mail guard at Clarksdale
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All churches In Greenville held union
service Sunday night to pray for the
success Of the disarmament confer.
ence.
Monroe county ginned 1856 bales
up to Dec. l, according to U. s. cotton
census report.
Clarksdale autoists claim local deal
ers charging from to accents more a
gallon than dealers in neighboring
towns.
Several months ago Prof. w. p.
James, fruit specialist at A. & M. col
lege, helped to organize a strawberry
in Pamela county. Mr.
James came to Pamela county looking
FOR strawberry plants recently, AMI
with Mr.. Traves, president of the coun.
y association, he visited several fields,
Ind in three hours time had placed an
order for half million strawberry
plants.
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Lexington chapter of the Order Of t
he Eastern Star has elected officers L
or next year. II
Lee County Bankers association met Ii
t Tupelo and discussed financial Ques.
ions Of interest to farmers and bust
ess men.
G. T. Lee, president Of the Peoples
|ank and Trust Co., OF North Carroll.
on, has notified J. T: Allen, chancery n
Jerk of Carroll county, to issue drafts .,
D the Confederate veterans of their :,
Fidows receiving pensions in the coun. -
Z, and same will be cashed at the =
ank, though the. money win not be -
mt out until February. 3,
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Million and half dollars worth OF i,
ate improvement bonds have been =
I'D to Tennessee and New York stock i,
salers. -
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d. d. Gibson, county farm demon
ratOr Of this county, has resigned his
ace at Lexington TO take q similar pr
'sitdon with Leflore county. thu
$780, We
jackson chamber Of commerce com. ha
lttses redouble efforts to guarantee tn,
ls Of bonds for Jackson Eastern rail- co.
I'd.
A man from Stuttgart, Ark, who
rTowed friends car at Jackson for -.
se-minute spin several days ago, Is -.
u spinning. The friend has offered ~
,2s reward for the car. -
3. T. Parker Of Indianoia, owner OF ira
Pollock plantation on the Sunflow.
river, IL one Of the most successful
nlerB q The delta. This year; in {
|Fftinn a a rood cotton cron rafeed Per