The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-10-28
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

the board Of trustees plans to erect a
large wing 10 the Lowrey dormitory
OF Blue Mountain college during the
coming summer This annex is to
contain rooms enough to take care OF
60 or rs students, each Of the rooms
being supplied with a private bath and
otner modern cOnveniences.
Biloxi-T. J. DespOrte OF Biloxi has
gone to Montgomery. Ala, as a rep
resentative Of the local shrimp and
oyster packers to try TO convince
Alabama officials that an Injustice
would be done in passing the proposed
bill now before the Alabama legisla-
ture which. if passed, would prevent
Mississippians from taking shrimp
from water of the adjoining state. The
bill has passed the Alabama senate.
following its recommendation by Gov.
KilDy.
Yazoo City.-The exceptionally good
weather has made it possible for most
OF the farmers to gather their cotton
which has been brought into Yazo0
City at a very rapid rate. Although
the farmers have put the cotton on
the market the demand is good and
cotton buyers continue to buy as fast
as it is brought in, and there is very
little being held.
Eupora. Burglars broke into the
shop Of the Eup0ra Motor company
and took the two gas tanks used for
Welding castings They did not take
the welding points with the gas. The
presumption is that Lhey had points
more suitable for their work than the
points used in the shop Tor ordinary
Welding.
Ctarksdale.-The Delta Cola com
Tany, manufacturing concern, has I
just been organized in this city with |
a capital stock Of $4,000. It proposes /
- manufacture and sell all kinds OF /
soft drinks, the manufacture of which /
n1se of All kinds and cfaeeas of s,-,.-
ms for botfIers, u-e ~. the sod fo,n-
tains.
Ruleville.-Fire originated in the
home of J. A. Afford, prominent
planter OF this city, at $3.50 o'clock a
few nights ago and before the flames
were subdued this home as we'll &c |
that occupfed NV CuDt = y A1Ian Of
the RuIevilIe nubIic schools was to
tally DESTROYED.
1890
Clarksdale-W. A. Schmidt, a law
yer of this city, has been named chair
man Of the Red Cross drive in Goa
homa county which commences Nov.
giving. This is the annua, member
ship drive which extends throughout
the United States.
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ColdWater.-mrs. Alice Gates of
crockett IS making garments from
wool grown at home A small herd of
sheep Is kept on the farm and Mrs.
Gates clips the wool. washes. cards,
spins and knits il into finished gar !
nents.
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Coldwater-A- T. Gillespie of this
place reports one OF the best yields Of t
espedeza hay ever grown in this Sec {
ion. From a three-acre tract of hill
and he has cut 1900 pounds of hay.
This was the third wear the land has C
,een in 1esnedeza and the cron has V
zen getting better each wear t.
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Yazoo City.-The Yazoo Farm Loan fl
ssociation has placed $225,O0O in farm b
oans IN the county, it has been an e:
ounced. Officials declare this ex- b.
ociations in the district. including
Mississippi and part of Ala t
anna. A
$500 s.
Co!dWater--ln spite OF a short crop c
nd splendid weather Tor getting farm fc
'ork done there is an unsupplied de- NJ
land for cotton picKers, and the price ia
er 100 pounds. At the opening of
he season the price was only so \ b
ants T.
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"yatte--Ihe state board Of the bu
Isslsslppl Baptist VIII begin tIth- gT
hich they have engaged DR.. B. F.
rhitten, a prominent Baptist minister co
/ Coldwater, to visit every Baptist la
lurch in Tate county in the interest TO
the cor,Daier, ha
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Disqualification. Lomax B. Lamb
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