Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-08-25
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
GatheredfromA All Cor
ners Of the State and
IoId in Briefest Form,

OAA OAAAcS LOr the American Ex
press company, over 10000. 600 raw
oysters were shipped from here durin,
tne 1SzO-l921 oyster season. which
comprises the fall and winter montha
Dy local raw oyster dealers A total
Of 1891 cases OF iced raw ovstor.
were shipped. Each case contains an
average OF 1000 oysters. These lie.
ures are for those that went out from
nere Dy express and does not include
.ne oysters which about is Biloxi sea
1000 canneries canned last season
however, this past season was inst an
Uuinary one and local packers and
Shippers are now making plans for a
much greater oyster season, which he.
gins on Sept. 1.
sSsss
Wlnona. - katherine Simpson. the
laughter Of DR.. Simpson, S-year.old
granddaughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. IT n
howard. was killed while playing on
tne Jefferson Davis Highway. She
Uled to run across the highway to her
Aunt, who was on the opposite side OF
the highway from the child. The ann
saw car coming and motioned to the
Cn!I0 10 stay where she was. but the
cnn0 misunderstood the signal and |
uleo TO run across the highway. and
tne lamp OF the car struck the little
srL Ihe car was driven by Mr.. percy
KING, and occupied by Mr.. CLYDE Dot.
son and Miss Velma Calhoun. She
was picked up and rushed to the Wi.
nona infirmary. but died in just d few
minutes after reaching the infirmary.
Yaxoo City.-In a telegram reca,vad
~ Judge 7. H. Campbell, the first
news OF the cloudburst at Hatch. N
M.' came to Yazoo City. This mes.
sage was from Judge Campbelrs son.
=. = Campbell, president of the Bank
OF Hatch, and stated that the entire -
town was washed away by the storm.
including his own nome and the hank y
building and contents. P. F.. Campbell y
ana his family managed to save them 6
serves. They were formerly residents
OF Yazoo City, both being reared in :,
this city.
Gulfport.-The assets of the w. H OF
Oanlei auto company in this city was VI
sofa by It. Moore, trustee in the CO
case. An inventory OF the III
parts and accessories nurr,.,,ro a.. Pa
nres' tools and supplies Of the Gulf. &c
port plant was placed at near SIC. 1000
put That sum was not realized. The
company had branches at Meridian De
laurel and Hattiesburg. The Meridian ~
liant has been sold to ]. ]. Gum OF lnl
brownsville, Ala, who will conduct "a
u automobile business from that build. ca'
ne at Meridian In the future. sW
80 the
Blue Mountain Mother OF 13. grand. rec
lother of 81, greatgrandmother OF ~. :
ncestress Of 76 direct descendants. ~
IT'S Amanda Goodwin Yapp, aged 70. MI,
idow OF the late Asa Yapp, OF Mid A.
eton' Tenn, and sister OF former 49,,
ayor Samuel Allen Goodwin. OF Blue =, ~.
ountain, 10 guest of honor in the H.
'me OF Mayor Goodwin at this place. ~,
which community she resided for
any years. F
'""es higl
JacksOn.-Dr. and Mrs. william nay
rauss Of Memphis are guests Of DR.. Gin
d Mrs. G. r. Stingily Of this city, into
7. Stingtly has recently installed pro.
sses Tor the manufacture OF anti. H
Dtes serum, which have greatly in. turn
'ested DIR. Krauss, himself one Of thu plan
'emost psychologists Of the south with
49," NOR
Water Valley.-Mr. ]. r. Vaughn
9 formerly lived here. was repairing tt
ar in East St. Louis which had hean mile
ked up on stills to be repaired, and was
lie under the car It fell ON M- entel
lghn's head, crushing it flat, which and
ed him instantly. The body wasJ hund
here and inferred in Oak Hin from
letery.
sssss JaG
ika. Circuit court opened here re-. cultu
Liy with the largest crowd that has and
'nded In several years. Several strait
9 convicted in whisky cases, The are o
ars murder case held a large audi. trict.
mere. Mr.. Spears was charged
manslaughter for killing the L1l
marshal D. T. T. Barnes. here a o'u =
and half ago. He was found ~, "
y and sentenced to five years in nv, rOn
penitentiary. N4ac
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llton.-The members Of the Metho. o1A
church have voted to POSTPONE ING =, =,
evangelistic services until the nss =
q Sunday in August, as the pastor .eacns
been unable to obtain the services 00un'i
evangelist before that date. The cha,
1r and the people generally are sress
eager to have the Rev. smoot about
y Of the Methodist church Of brothe
~ to assist IN this meeting. A the
bland. Women interested IN the Hail
y improvement at this place have teache,
led their promise to buy windows lurday.
loors for the basement laboratory animal
under construction By running 4 1e. n
stand during three days While lions '
was n session and clearing IL again q
1899 Clark
ksburg-At an adjourned meat. States
TIE board Of mayor and aIder. ford. IL