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The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
MISSIONARY NEWS

The regular social meeting of the
T. NJ S. of the First Methodist church
will meet next Monday, August goth.
in the Ladies Parlor. Subject: God seek
ing china. Bible lesson is the book Of
Ephesian, led by Miss Mcfarland.
Ladies if you want to meet with
others and s,hdy Gods will coneering
US, and the needs of the heather Or
have a part in sending the. Gospel to
them, or ministesng to the unchurchel
in our own land, teaching the ignof-
ant mountaineers, resuming the fallen,
preventing many from going wrong,
and doing all forms of God s work,
come oin the Woman s Missionary
Society If you already belong, attend
the meetings, if you want something
to do, see, Mrs. Addington, she will
let you sing, recite, read, or least if
none of these appeal to you, Mrs.
Horney will ask you to visit the sick
and stranger, clean the church, collect
MONEY! OF Come
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
GIRLS DROWN
WHILE NAD|NG
Miss Gertrude Denman and Miss Flora
Howell Victims Near Charleston,
Aiiss.-Brother Attempting Res
cue Nearly browns.

CHARLESTON, Miss, Aug IL
Mss Flora Howell, II, and Miss Ger
trade Denman, IA, her guest, were
drowned in Tallahatchie River. near
here yesterday afternoon and young
b. other of Miss Howell almost lost his
Ire when he attempted to save them.
The accident occurred about 10 miles
west of here, where the Howells live.
!allahatchie River cuts through their
farm and the girls, accompanied by
two small brothers of Miss Howell,
were in wading in the river. They
were near a sand bar and waded down
to the lower end. Crossing a log, they
stepped into deep water and both went
under.
Cne of the Howell BOYS, aged about
10, threw a pole into the river for the
girls TO grab, and the other you'll,
ABOUT - years old, dived into the riv-
en- He said he went down twice with
one of the girls before he broke
loose and swan to shore. He watched
for another chance to- try rescue,
bat neither of the young women came
10 the top again.
Miss Howell was the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Lige Howell, who live
on the J. H. Lay place, Miss Denman
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmore Howell of Charleston and had
been visiting her friend
Search for the bodies has been
continuous since ? clock yesterda2
afternoon but no avail. Members
of the families of the young women
and many neigAbors joined in the
search and the river bed has been
dragged with graphing hooks. This
afternoon there were fully 200 people
at the scene aud every effort was
being made to recover the bodies.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
WHY We ARE
FOR WHITFIELD

1.-Mr. Whitfield has always stood
for clean, honest, and efficient conduct
in office.
2.-Mr. Whitfield has proven his
ability as an executive officer in his
splendid management of the Missis.
sippi State College for Women during
his long term of office as President.
And it requires about as much exc
eutive ability to administer, success
fully, the affairs of that institution as
it does that of the state.
3-Mr. Whitfield displayed safe and
sound financial ability in his successful
financing the Mississippi State Col
lege for Women during his presidency
of that institution.
4.-Mr. Whitfield showed high
degree of executive ability and finan-
clal ability during his term of office
as State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
1t is conceded fact that the
public school system of Mississippi
under Mr.. Whitfield s administration
made the most remarkable gains under
the most economical administration
since Prof. J. R. Preston IS term of
office
5.-Mr. Whitfield s home life and his
public life have been clean and con-
sequently ilreproachable. He has at all
times and under all circumstances
stood for better homes, through higher
moral and religious surroundings.
6.-Mr. Whitfield has always advo
Gated and worked for better rural
conditions, realizing better country
schools, churches, and farm conditions
stand for happier, and better people
7.-Not a single person or class of
people, in this bitter campaign, has
assailed Mr.. Whitfield's public OF
private life. His opponents use as the
only vulnerable point his absolute re
fusal to "sling mud = in this campaign
saying, he Is good old man, and the
Like. Such a man as that is needed a,
governor of this state.
4 si
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
IN MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVE

Here to Grandpa, . faithful and
true,
Who in the Civil War, fought
bravely for the red, white, and blue.
He sacrificed his loved ones, his
home, his all.
And came to answer his country g
call
When the responsibilities of life he
could no longer bare,
He went to the ''Old Soldier :
Home' for care.
And now, though his body iii it s
grave lies,
His dear soul is at rest in the skies
We loved him dearly, and shall miss
his deeds Of love,
We will strive each day to meet him
81 IN q better world above.
So row, though his dear race We
Iie snan always niger tsnniy IN oesr
memory
Great Grandchild,
CARRIE MAE SMITH.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16

Mr. Leslie D. Lee, of the Lee Hard
ware leaves Sunday for st. Louis to
make his fall purchase Mr.. Lee viii,
after his purchase are made, visit
Kansas City Mo, before his return.
r. f. Byers and Co.'S store is nears
ing completion and they hope soon to
remove into it preparatory for a large
fail trade. The floor is raised and
laid in concrete.
Mr.. Howard Nolen and Mr.. Lloyd
Helums will leave Sunday morning
for the Mississippi Coast to spend
their vacation.
Mrs. I. P Kennedy returned Monds
from visit to Memphis
6 Ms4sane airs j.. s4.se S
famih of 7arkin, Ark, sp, asst week
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. RI
Dow, visiting Mrs. Bullock's brother
Mr.. W. R. Dow.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
M|SS|SS|PP|AN
IS HONORED|
Jackson Business Man Elected
Vice Presidency of National Or
ganization for Mississippi

Mr.. w. G. johnson, business manager
of the Daley News, has received
notice from Mr.. Frank A. Carroll, of
Indianapolis, president of the Ameri-
can Association of Newspaper Adver-
tising Executives of his appointment
as ice-president of the national or
ganization for Mississippi.
This is an exceptional honor, the
\. A. N. A. E., being the foremost
organization of its kind in the world,
and composed of the executive officers
of the greatest newspapers OF the
naturalization Daley News.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
SYLVIA RENx ITEMS

Everybody enjoyed the rain which
fell Thursday night.
The meeting at Oak Ridge last week
was big success. There were fourteen
converts.
Mrs. Walter McAdams and three
children spent Sunday with hef sister,
Mrs. Charlie Womack of near Coffee
vile.
Miss Fiba Patton has returned home
after visiting her uncle, Mr.. George
Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hudson, left Mon
day for week visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Purvis Of near Oxford.
Miss Irma Magee and Mr.. Allen
were visitors in this neighborhood
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Brooks spent Sunday with
Miss Cora Quay Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Thomas, spent
Sunday with her father, Mr.. p. 9.
Benson
Miss Grace Patton spent Sunday
with D erie Boydston in Water
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
TO THE VOTERS OF YALOBUSHA.
COUNTY

l desire to thank publicaly all
those who SO generously supported me
on the 7th of August, the date of the
first primary. And l want to ask those
who supported my opponents who were
eliminated from the race to consider
my claims for the office of Chancery
Clerk. If l am fortunate enough to be
elected, l pledge an honest, and eff
cient discharge of the duties of tha
office. Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
]. T.. SIMMONS.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
Confederate Veteran
Passes Away
NEWS ITEM FROM BEAUVOTR
TELLS OF L. P. CARR s
DEATH


BEAUVOIR, Miss, Aug. 10. Mr..
Louis P. Carr, Confederate Veteran
and inmate of the Jefferson Davis
Soldiers Home died at the Beauvoir
Hospital Thursday night August 9.
Mr.. Carr was So years old, during
the war between the states he was a
member of Co. F. 10Th Mississippi
lnfty. He entered the Soldiers Home
from Yalobusha County Feb Is, 1929.
Mr.. Carrs remains will be shipped
to Water Valley for burial accompanied
by his son, Mr.. Carr from Greenwood
Miss, and widow of the deceased.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
CARD OF THANKS FROM JOHN
FITTMAN STONE

To The Voters of Yalobusha County:
1 desire to give my most hearty
thanks to the people for giving me
the leading vote for Representative in
my District and County. Also I have
no unkind feeling for those who voted
for others, and now in the second
primary l respectfully solicit the voters
to help me stay in the lead. IF you
see fit to elect me I will not only
thank YOU but will be found doing
my best in every way in your interest.
Respectfully,
JOHN PITTMAN STONE.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
GARDEN CLUB MEMBERs NOTICE
Dear Garden Club Members:-

You will remember the State Garden
Contest that | wrote you about some
time ago. The State Garden Contest
is one of the most interesting con
tests ever held in the State, and the
State Garden Specialist will be in the
County some time in September to
visit every contest garden n the
County, 1 am writing you in time SO
if you wish to do any fall gardening
before he comes you will have time to
do so. You can have a nice garden in
the fall as in the spring if the season
is as good. Cooperate and let us do
our best to make some place in the
State Contest.
Yours for better gardens,
MARY A. DIXON.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16

We a-e indeed glad of the opportunis
ty to reproduce the above. 1t is truly
a comp iment to the state of Missis-
sippi to have within its borders malt
whose ability is recognized by such
an organized body of business men.
Mr.. johnson s many friends through
out the South will be delighted at his
deserved recognition.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16

Mr. Lee Dow is on a visit to his
sisters, Mrs. Mcclure, in Poteau, Okla,
and Mrs. Ammon, at Bentonville, Ark.
Mrs. Fannie Mayfield, of Poteau
Okla, is in the city few days visit
ing friends and relatives.
Mrs. H. G. Buckley spent several
days the early part of the week with
her mother at Kosciusko.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16

Mics Matte Sue Hudson, spent sun-
day with Miss Ruby Gibson.
Mr.. Harvey Gibson is on the sick
list this week. We hope for him :
speedy recover.
Mr.. and Mis-. w. E. McNal and
family have our deepest sympathy in
the loss of their mother and grand
mother, Mrs. McNail.
Mr.. J. T. Williamson was a visitor
up here Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Langdon and
son, Edwin and Miss Sena Goodwin,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs 7.
G. Hughes.
Mr.. Glenn Hughes of Arkansas is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
G. Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs s. M. Vanhoozer were
visitors in this neighborhood Sunday.
"DIMPLESO
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16

men as governor, whose lives are
shaded with foul conduct A boast of
being Jail bird for disobeying court
orders, because of an alleged criminal
knowledge of the alledged foul con-
duct of "high Official" is in our
opinion, disqualification to any
petite office, much less, that of the
highest offite in the gift of the peo-
pie of Mississippi.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16

JOHN PITTMAN STONE.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAY

in
celebration while
of
This
Railway
ing noad dunks Since prohibition occasional
fellow
the their
the headache a appetite
Fourth" the rule
with the
pntup
a
Fourth the
while
the
STILL nothing
their
would sell
destruction
break themselves
flag
ward Everett ale Man Without
the of But to
that increasing
than the blessings
in
m demonstration
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
GOV. HUNT SPEAKS TO LARGE
CROWD At. DOUGLAS 18th JULY

Governor George W. P Hunt made
the Fourth of July address at Dou-
glass and spoke, in part, as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen
I'VE are called together today to
commemorate and give due reverence
to the birth of American liberty and
independence. 1t is a splendid tradi-
tion and an excellent idea which
caused the setting aside of the fourth
day Of July each year to study the
principles upon which this republic
is founded. independence Day should
be day for contemplation and stu
dy and for renewal of pledges of
fealty and loyalty to our country
and its laws.
"It has become the policy in recent
years to cOmmercialiZe our holidays.
Many people have fallen into the
habit Of making this holiday a day
Of pleasure, attending commercializ-
ed sports such as prize fights, ball
games and other amusements. While
these things are all right in them
selves, yet in these days of turmoil,
when governments are unstable and
crumbling, peoples oppressed and
bankruptcy is staring the countries
VI I11C WI III Ill C1lC LdCS, VIC ouOulu
pause and devote some thought to
our responsibilities.
"The people of the United States
have suffered and are suffering as a
result Of conditions growing out of
the world war. Thousands of our
young men made the supreme sacri-
flee of their lives. Many other thou
sands continue to pay the penalty in
broken health and bodies Our eco
nomic system has been upset, and
our taxes and the cost of government
have increased enormously, yet our
country, in comparison with the ma
tions of Europe, has been compara-
lively speaking untouched.
"The United States is composed of
a family of forty-eight sovereign
states, united into one country, solv-
ing the difficulties and problems ami
cably through the courts, and in
view of this, it is difficult for us to
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06

comprehend the terrible anImosities
which are destroying the countries
of Europe we, in the United States
who are able to enjoy liberty, to
feel secure in Property, and we have
the sublime satisfaction of knowing
that it is not necessary for us to
bear arms against our neighboring
states. We are secure in the knowI-
edge that the foundation of this Re-
public rests on bed rock
'It is we'll therefore, for us to
spend some time today in consider
ing the principles upon which this
government rests. 1t is we'll for us
to study the Constitution of this Re-
public, and the Declaration of In
dependence should be read today by
every citizen of this country. While
the Constitution was written one
hundred and thirty six years ago
to govern the relations between thir-
teen small agricultural states locat-
ed along the Atlantic seaboard. it's
basic principles are sound today in
spite Of the fact that the nation has
grown until it now embraces forty
eight states, together with insular
possessions, engaged in all kinds of
agricultural, industrial and CONNER
cial pursuits.
Certain amendments are neces-
sary, however, to fit the Constitution
to modern needs. We have already
made nineteen amendments to the
Constitution Of the United States.
Others are imperative. One of the
which should be made
at an early date relates to the policy
of the courts in declaring acts of
Congress and of the legislatures to
be unconstitutional
There has always been grave
question as to whether or not the
of the United States ever
conferred upon the Supreme Court
the power to declare legislation un-
constitutional. Thomas Jefferson al
ways contended that the Supreme
Court did not have that right, and
(Continued from page 81
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
THE STRAW VOTE

Golfers
major O people O
the shows that the between Ford
politicians
will Democratic nomination for President.
is lite
Underwood LaFolete.
heard third ticket There will not be
popular
OF be
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
WHERE 1T COUNTS

yesterday
advertising Winslow.
advertising
Win
too, and patronize thema accordingly.
The Mail that here
of profits.
works both ways-hi of local enthusiasm
The everybody
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
CONSERVATION VERSUS WASTEFULNESS


policies will
chief and
usebulding hghwaysfor
the principal competitor
a
of ola materials.
for a wearing heavy
s
Would in line with the Roosevelt policies
O materials?
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
SWAT THE FLY
Now is the time to swat the fly.

S he o
to
trouble rid of
breeding
done but to
trapful midsummer
which hatch
here poserity is
S failure
be
nine but mil lions.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
PROPAGANDA GALORE

OF to
publicity fill
the and editorial
the the Mail except
andis hemSe
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
OUR DEvELOPMENT OF WATER POWER


American engineers place undeyoped
commercial utilization 5OOOO0O
with with horsepower
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06

Livingston Farrand president Cornell
he
situation"
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06

Lots of folks lodging automobiles
sidestep his
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06

something
him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-12
MOTHERS DAY

>lrlal days to arccnuatr certain things have become the
vogue IN tins country and there has been tendency
90 III the establishment Of such Mothers Dav how
ever q" among host Of days. apart for
trivial purposes often beng prompted by
b1 rre IS wealth of and real significance bnhn,
Inc movement to set aside special day which to
n"hrr ZOO often the Importance mother 10 home
church and the state sighted Nothing could fitting
man day which honor her memory dead and if
ilVllIg to show some special token Of love and
Lady ASor address the Associated Press
members IN New York paid beautiful tribute to
Il was incidental TO discussion of in politics. In the
curse OF her remarks she said
yohlhg INTO politics. and don blame you. If had had
IN 10 take hand-and don blame think sooner
INT" public e You will see that public life needs what pri
vate f" needs Every in this knows that what he
mas got that is most worth while. he has got from his
am not gong to anything abo, wives Wives come and
60 but mothers stay The kind of thing you have had in your
home life the kind Of thing that has made possible for Won
to be here today the cShneSS courage and the vision
ana the clean love OF mother That quality done more
1han anything the world make civilization If we were
not unseltsh would be here That the mother con
tribution to life
And what contribution Too lightly esteemed often and
taken too often matter of course bat mlscisfncss
mother love should be the cherished attribute th
home
Honor your mother tomorrow YOU who are fortunate TO
nave one living Those whose mothers gone their re
ward cherish the friend Won eyer had
could have--MOTEIER.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-12
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO HER MOTHER, MRS
JOSEPH HAMILTON.

Mother dear, | am off again and
to finish the dreadful thing that has
happened to me.
The nest day gate-iegged table
an over stuffed divan and chair and
some wicker furniture took the
other thousand dollars and, mother
! didn't realize until got home that
night that ! hadn't one bit of fur
niture for our bedroom!
do not think I would have
thought of it even then, | was SO
crazy about the other things had
purchased, but Mabel Locke came
over to my hotel and when j told
her what had purchased, she asked
me where got the furniture for my
bedroom.
For a moment l could not speak
and then l managed to say that !
hadn't bought any yet as had been
so busy with other things.
Oh dear, oh dear! What am
going to do? Don't you think, moth
er dear, that you could lend me an
ether thousand and let me pay you
on instruments out Of my house
keeping money?
After Mabel left just walked the
floor and worried. Should l tell
Jack? l decided that l could not, for
you see, mother, Jack was looking
forward to Il perfect palace fur
nished with four thousand dollars.
| was so completely unnerved when
Jack came home 1 could hardly talk
to him and he thought it was because
/ had passed him on the avenue walk
ing with young woman by the name
of Miss Perier.
He FASTENED to explain in rather
Il nasty way that he didn't see any
harm in walking on the public street
with any girl. ] told him that l had
never seen him (of course had been
so busy with my shopping that i
had seen no one.) He wouldn't be-
lieve it and then burst out crying
and told him that I always believed
what he told me and he had no rea-
son to disbeieve any assertion that
might make.
Of course l could not tell him that
was crying because I had spent all
the money and had as yet no bed,
and he thought l was crying because
/ was jealous.
That made me furious, for / have
always commended that jealousy only
meant that one had an inferiority
complex. Certainly, mother dear, l
would not feel the least inferior to
a girl like that Miss Perier.
At sight of my tears, Jack came
over and took me in his arms and
talked to me just as he did before
we were married. Then of course
everything, but that loved him, fell
away from me.
A wave of primitive passion en-
veloped me. ! know that it would
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-12
ADVENTUROUS
THE TWINS
BY Olive Barton Roberts

As soon as Mister Tatters took
Nancy and Nick to Ragsy Town, a
hundred little Ragsies crow e d
around at once.
Nancy could hardly keep from
laughing, they looked SO funny. They
were so tattered and torn they looked
like rag-bags and they wore the
had 4 stocking for Il cap and a pair
of ear muffs for shoes. Another wore
a salt-bag with holes cut in it for
arms and legs. One was dressed IN
a mitten and fourth had tea
cosy for coat, which made him look
like a stuffed pillow.
But they were all as happy and
merry as clowns and seemed so glad
to see the Twins, the children soon
forgot all about their queer looking
clothes and smudgy faces.
Mr.. Tatters introduced them all
around.
Nancy and Nick. this is Vaga-
bond; Vagabond, this is Nancy ana
Nick, the Twins"
Vagabond tipped his hat made out
of Il corn husk, and said he was
much obliged to meet them.
And this is Rag Tag" said Mr..
Tatters, trotting up another little
patchwork fairy, who scraped a
grand bow and dotted his cap also.
And this is Bob TAIL" said Mr..
Tatters. Bob Tail, now behave your
mani ers and act like gentleman"
Bob Tail, dressed IN a shabby bum
ny skin, bent low and said he hoped
to die if he wasn't glad to see them.
Then Mister Tatters finished up
with a grand wave of his hand. And
here are Shabby Coat, and Billy On,
and Harum Scarum. Boys remem-
Der your bringing up and show the
Twins what fine gentlemen Ragsies
can be-"
So. the Rassies all lined up and
said, "How do you do" and "How
were they" and Delighted" until
Nancy and Nick thought they had
never seen such polite people before.
They were beginning to like Ragsy
Land.
(To Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-12
A POWERFUL LESSON

Those who failed to the Man Without a Country q
remarkable film dramatzation Edward Everett Hale fam
Gus DOCK missed tir-those who away better
american cllzrlnore reveren toward the
and the traditions of the United States
mere was nothing spectacular about the film but drove
nome dyancIly the value of PATRIOTISM of native land
ana he Su1erngS that when country
is lacking.
ihe transformation of Phillip Nolan soldier of the Re-
pubc VINO IN moment of cursed his country and gave
ear to traitors plotting ruin lends itself to screen dYmat
eaton and presents most telling lesson.
members OF the American Legion be congratulated
1or bringing THIS educational film Bismarck. 1t is fine
antdote tor the doctrine of the nernaonast reds whose
propaganda seeks to destroy rather than build up national
pride and PATRIOTISM