Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-13
Mississippi
EVEN is
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

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land, ]. T. Mathis was elected Mayor
and C. S. Chittam, marshall.
About 100 delegates attended the
recent cotton seed crushers associa-
ton convention at Gulfport.
The rural mail carriers OF the sixth
district have held their annual meet
ing at Gulfport.
Several cases of typhoid fever have
been reported in a community across
Tippah Creek, eleven miles from Blue
Mountain.
Deputy Sheriff w. E. Freeman, Of
Wyatte, is on the lookout for a negro
who made his escape after being
chained and handcuffed.
H. M. Mason, aged employee Of the
Blue Mountain College is one of the
most expert swimmers of that section
despite his venerable years.
Mrs. w. w. Adams, of Memphis,
addressed the Corinth District Train
ing School, which held its annual ses-
sion at New Albany.
The Mississippi teachers attending
the summer school at Asheville, N.
c., recently met and organized the
Mississippi club. Mrs. Florence Jack
son is president.
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Approximately $50 students have
matriculated in the Blue Mountain
College summer school up to date
which marks the first half of the sum-
mer session.
The board Of trustees Of the TIA
wanda county agricultural high school
has recently elected Prof. H. L. Sim
mons, Scooba, Miss, as superintend-
emit of that school.
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Under the auspices of the Blue
Mountain improvement league, Blue
Mountain will devote the week of July
II to "a to the renovation and beau
tification Of that city.
The Jackson Ku Klux Khan recent
Iy staged a parade in that city. 1t
consisted of a silent march in the
robes of the order lasting one hour.
There was no Interference with the
machers.
The three-day short course under the
management of Miss Caldwell, dem-
ostr ion agent at the Agricultural
High School of Senatobia with a
splendid attendance Of club boys and
girls was a great success
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Miss Sarah Lowrey, youngest daugh-
ter of President w. T. Lowrey, OF
Blue Mountain College has just ac-
copied call to the faculty Of Baylor
College, Bolton, Texas, for the coming
session.
The employment of county farm
agent for Tate county has been tied
up Indefinitely over the disagreement
of the board of supervisors and the
state agent, R. E. Wilson, over the
selection Of the agent.
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The election held in east Lincoln
on the $4,000 bond issue proposed
for a consolidated school wor = to
rs. This means that Bailey ch
Union, the north half of Collins and
parts Of Harmony and Beeson, will
proceed with the erection Of nice
school building.
At the baby clinic held in Clarks
dale under the auspices Of the Coaho
ma County Public Health Unit, there
were three hundred and sixty-fivt
babies examined OF this number
forty-three were found to be perfect
About $500 worth Of clothing was
stolen recently from a clothing store
in Gulfport.
Crop conditions are showing signi
OF material Improvement following the
general rains which have recently
visited most of the sections of Tippal
county. Farmers have taken advan
tage Of the cooler weather to get ou
the grass as much as possible during
the wet season.
Under the direction of the Missis
sippi Jersey Cattle Club, of which
Hon. W. w. Magruder Of Starkyillt
is president and Thomas S. Humrh
ries Of Durant is secretary, there wa
hold at Kosciusko, in Attala County
a Jersey rally" at which a specia
study OF the Jersey cattle was made
The poll tax figures for the yea
show that the city of Jackson 4
richer by $5,77S from this source thar
in 1921, the increase being due, o
course, to the fact that enfranchise'
women have taken the first step to
ward voting. The classified figure
for 1922 are: White male, 1883; whit
female, 2,565; colored male, 1,45S
colored female 1885.
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The third quarterly conference 0
the Shaw M. =. Church, Greenvill
district was held at Litton's Chape
The presiding elder, Rev. J. H. Felt
being out Of the city, Rev G. N
Chapman, D. D., Of Shelby. Miss
presided.