Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-23
Mississippi.
EVEN IS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

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Three new and stringent prohibition
bills passed by the senate in one, two
and three order.
A carload of fancy Bliss Irish potato
seed from Maine has been received
by the farmers bureau at Brookhaven.
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The Roy Lannon's post, American
Legion of Yazoo City, voted in favor
of the bonus bill by large majority,
at meeting OF the post.
Grady Watts, % years of age,
young white man of the Liberty COM
munity, near Scooba was accidentally
killed by falling tree
III health caused Norman F. .Dorr,
aged "a, of Sardis, to end his life, ac-
cording to relatives. He died from a
bullet wound.
The Indianola post of the American
Legion has let the contract for the
construction of its new club building,
said to be the largest in Mississippi.
Tate county celebrated Washing
toms birthday with the planting OF
shade trees at homes, school buildings
and public parks.
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Coldwater poultry breeders are 1ubi-
liant over their winnings at the Tate
County poultry show held at Seua-
tObia.
Miss Estelle Long started on trip
TO Atlanta, but was met at the depot
at Starkville by her fiance, Thomas
Harpole Postponed the trip long
enough to get married. sE
After having been separated but
living in the same county for more
than FL years, John King, ST., and
his wife of near Coffeeville, have
Just reunited. ~
A 67-year-old man named Brumfield,
residing in the vicinity OF Norfield,
was struck by train at a crossing
near the depot there and died several
hours later
The ex-service men ct the Coidwater
section voted unanimously in favor of
the bonus bill. The ballot taken under
the auspices of the local American
Legion post. t Hi3t'
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Coahoma county has made arrange
ments to purchase portable cottage, |
which will be loaned for treatment to
victims of the white plague.
The John M. Stone Camp Of the |
Confederate Veterns Of Tupelo, will |
meet the first Saturday of March
at the courthouse for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year
and to pay their annual dues.
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The Joseph j. Wilson post OF the
American Legion organized at Cold
water several months ago, has just
established library of about 500
books for the benefit of booklovers
throughout that section.
Superintendent e. T. Crawford has
resigned as head Of the Leland con-
solidated school. The board Of school
trustees have elected Jrof. James G.
Chastain, Jr., of Europa, as superin.
tendent fro the session of 1922-1923.
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Judge William A. Alcorn, Jr., who
lives at Clarksdale, and who 10 now
judge Of the eleventh circuit court !
district, has been endorsed for this
position again by the lawyers Of the
Bolivar county bar.
At meeting of the league Of WON
en- voters of Okolona letters we're sent
to the representative and senator OF
this district urging them to support
the bill requiring health certificates
for marriage licenses
DIR. P. B. Gardner OF the Marshall
County health unit has announced a
health programme which is to be
given in all the schools of Marshall
County on Friday, March 3, and will
be assisted by the county superinten-
dent of education
The truck growers association is
making much progress in the Water
Valley section, preparing the lands,
setting cabbage, fertilizing and getting
the cold frames ready for the several
hundred acres of vegetables to be
raised.
Prof. A. NJ. Maxwell, one Of the most
prominent and influential citizens Of
starkville. died Monday night at his
home after an illness Of only few
days. For a period Of % years he
taught bookkeeping at the Mississippi
A. 4 NJ. college.
AZ the last meeting Of the board
u supervisors OF Winston County, On
order was passed that all accounts
nnd claims against the districts and
county must be filled with the clerk
by 4 ,. m. on the first Monday Of the
month.
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me rommittee appointed By ths,