Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-01-27
PLAN TRAINING school,.
North Mississippi Sunday School
Workers to Participate.

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the North Mississippi Methodist con
ference. This training institute will
be held at Grenada college, Grenada,
Miss, from May 20 to June 4.
At least 200 students will be ar
ranged for and 1t was reported that
the Methodist Sunday school work in
North Mississippi is in a flourishing
condition. due largely to the earnest
efforts Of Rev. r. H. B. Gladney, the
field secretary.
Rev. Gladney, whose headquarters
are in Sardis; Rev. ]. e. Stephens of
New Albany; Rev. c. A. Parks of Tu-
MICA, and Rev. E. S. Lewis of Green
vile, the chairmen of the board, were
present at the meeting, during which
considerable other business was
transacted.
Oxford.-Gracie Wright, IL years Of
age, died at the Julley hospital as a
result of burns suffered in a country
schoolhouse. The little girl was
standing before the open school fire
in a school cabin and stopped over
to get Al article. Her dress caught
and she Immediately ran out of the
room and ran almost half a mile be-
fore being caught and the flames ex-
tinguished. She was rushed to the
hospital where everything possible
was done for her, but death resulted.
Meridian.-The Lincoln community
center, cooperating with the negro
home agent. is planning to
open home science kitchen for the
purpose of demonstrating to the negro |
women and girls engaged in domes- /
tic service practical cooking and econ
omy in the use Of gas and fuel The
demonstration will be under the direc-
ton of the negro home agent, who has
recently been provided by the board
of supervisors of this county.
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Neridian.-TwO arrests were made /
in connection with the murder of
Moody Price, who was hacked to
death with an AK as he lay in bed, the
prisoners being Rosa Wells and Ed
McElroy, negroes. The woman lives
a block from the Price home. Meet.
roy is declared by officials to have a
police record here, and is being held
a checking up OF his move
ments on the night of the murder.
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Shannon.-Mrs. r. l. Collins, wife Of
the pastor of the Methodist church at
this place, who recently underwent an
operation in one of the hospitals In
Memphis, was able to return home.
Mr. Collins accompanied her home. In
honor of their homecoming the Mdies
Of the church gave them a house
warming at the parsonage. Mesdamea
]. D. Springer. Gus Carter and Eliza
Johnson acted as hostesses.
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Tupelo.-A carload OF farm products
yoes from Tupelo each week to the
Memphis market. 1t Is sent by e.
Strauss & Co. Mr.. Strauss first be-
san express shipments to build up q
market for the variety OF produce
hat comes to this market that can.
lot be used locally. He now has q
efrigerator car set on the track and
oaded with a great variety.
Senatobia.-R. E. Floyd, president
4 the board of supervisors of Tate
ounty, has called an extra session Of |
his body to meet here soon to make
inal settlement with F. D. Harvey G
70. of Memphis, Tenn, for the con-
truction Of about 80 miles of public
Dads in Tate county. The Harvey /
has been working on these
Dads for more than a year.
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Byhalia.-The news of the death OF
lr. Thomas S. Potts came as a Sc :
ere shock to the people of this COM
lunity, DIR. Potts having been pastor
the local Baptist church since his
eturn from San Antonio, Texas, early :
lst year. Not only had he endeared !
imself to the members of his own !
congregation, but to the people OF the
ntire community.
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Jacksonville Mississippi Jersey {
attic Club met here for its third an
ual convention, holding morning and
iternoon sessions and winding up Z
it'll banquet at the Edwads House. t
resident w. w. Magruder of Stark. d
ille presided, and about 40 members t
( m all over the state took part in +
10 deliberations. F
Aberdeen. William A. Thweatt, h
nsband of Mrs. w. A. Thweatt, who .
as burned to death Dec, 6, 1920, when .
leir home burned on the Prairie Bin. h
'rd Pike, was arrested ON warrant .
worn out by Judge B. B. Brannon,
larging him with the murder Of his q
life.
Byhalia.-A marriage Of interest to =
eir many friends here and elsewhere :
ok place here when Miss Margaret =
nrrow and Clifford C. Eason we're !,
lited in wedlock by Rev. C. T. Floyd, =
e pastor Of the Methodist church. :,
Brookhaven.-Law breakers in Lin m
In county cost the county $2,15S.45. G.
e price Of the last term Of circuit y
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