Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS

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life hung by thread in the balances
for days, but an operation at the
Kings Daughters Hospital in Green
vile turned the tide in his favor, and
now the little man Is well again and
at home with his grandparents.
J. p. Snipes, member of the Mar.
shall County board OF supervisors re.
Gently stated that a stretch of road.
connecting Tate and Marshall counties
will be constructed in the next week
or so. This road when completed, will
give tourists direct route from Sen.
atobia, Wyatte, Chulahoma and Holly
Springs.
Postmaster r. B. Waldrop of Houston
has resigned his office and will enter
In another business. Mr.. Waldrop
was appointed to the office and will
enter in other business. Mr.. Waldrop
was appointed to the office during the
Wilson administration for about
seven years.
The board of supervisors meeting
in Holly Springs passed an order de.
claring the position of county farm
demonstration agent vacant and have
passed until the June meeting the ques-
ton of whether they will continue this
work in the county.
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G. r. Sipe, poultry specialist of the
extension force of the Mississippi A.
and M. College will visit Leflore Coun-
| ty, May "a, rs and 26 to assist the
farmers and poultry raisers in their
efforts to improve poultry the breed
OF poultry raised within the county.
Only about fourteen out of forty.
seven made first-grade teaching Ger.
tificate in the second series of exami-
nations for white teachers in Tippah.
A few others made second-grade GER
tificates while there were a few to
pass for PRIMARY licenses.
The Covington county board of su.
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bonds of district four for $4,000 and
district one for 10000 funds from the
sale of which will be used to camplete
the Dixie Highway through Covington
County.
C. w. Bolton, of Pontotoc, was re
Gently notified of his reappointment
as postmaster at that place. Mr.. Boil.
on has attended the duties of this OF.
flee number of years, always giving
the best of service.
The Jackson Public Service Com.
pany, operating the city street car
lines, has just closed contract with
the Safety Car Trust Company of Chi.
cago, ILL.,, for six standard one-man
safety motor passenger cars.
]. Holmes Baker was elected with.
out opposition by handsome vote as
levee commissioner for Sunflower
County by virtue Of a recent act of
the Legislature, this box given him
162 votes.
The board of supervisors of Yalo-
busha County appropriated tine sum
of $500 to be paid into the fund being
raised with which to build hospital
for the old Confederate soldiers at
Beauvoir.
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An election on the question of issu-
Ing bonds for the purchase of grounds
and erection of modern negro school
at Marks was held with thirty-eight
for the bond issue, with none against.
Bonds in the sum Of $55,000 will be
issued by Jones County to pay for the
land now occupied by the state colony
for feeble-minded, just south of Ellis
vile.
M. R. Grant of Meridian, sovereign
inspector general OF the State of Mis-
sissippi Of the Masonic order, address
ed an audience Of Masons at Brook.
haven the past week.
- Sheriff hastings, OF StarkV1lIe, has
been advised by the board OF super
visors that he will only be allowed
one deputy from May 2 to Dec. OF
this year.
The Lamar County board of super
visars has appropriated $1,000 to the
statewide fund for the building Of a.
hospital for the old ex-Copfederate
soldiers
The vegetable movement for Halle
hurst and southern Copiah has slack.
ened considerably this week, the slow
being due to market re-
duction Of prices.
A post Of the American Legion has
been established at Montrose with 20 !
charter members under the name Of /,
Jasper. County Post.
The first "old-fashioned" fox hunt !
in the Tishomingo section for several /,
years was held the past week,
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E. T. voolfolk and w. L. BankstOn
have been rejected as members Of
Yazoo-M Mississippi 1evee board.