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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
AN ORDINANCE

An Ordinance prohibiting the sale
or barter of fireworks within the
corporate limits of the City of Lex
ington, Mississippi, and providing
for punishment for a violation there
of:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Lex
ington, Mississippi:
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
sell, barter or exchange within the cor
porate limits of the City of Lexington,
Mississippi, any fire-crackers, Roman
candles, sky-rockets, or any kind of fire
works.
Section 2. That any person violating
any provision of this ordinance shall
upon conviction be fined not exceeding
$1,000 for each such offense.
Section 8. That for cause the neces-
sity of the City demanding it, this Or
dinance take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
The above ordinance was first re-
duced to writing and was then adopted
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Lexington, Mississippi, at
regular meeting of said Board on the
third day of December 1929, at the reg
ular place Of meeting and each one of
the sections of said ordinance was
adopted by the following vote: Alder
men Rhyme, Hammett, Vincent and Pah-
len voting Yea. Those voting Nay,
none.
On motion, said ordinance was then
put upon it's final passage as whole
and passed as read with the follow
ing vote: Aldermen Rhyme, Hammett,
Vincent and Pahlen voting Yea; those
voting Nay, none.
Thereupon the Mayor declared the
, motion carried and the ordinance pass
ed, approved and adopted
E. T. NELSON, Mayor.
| Attest:
C. A. GLOVER, Clerk.
l, C. A. Glover, Clerk of the City of
Lexington, Mississippi, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is true and
correct copy of an ordinance passed, ap-
proved mad adopted by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Lex
ington, Mississippi on the third day OF
December, 1929, as the same appears IN
Minute Book 5, page lat of the minutes
of said Board.
Witness my signature this the 3rd
day of December, 1929.
C. A. GLOVER,
Clerk of the City of Lexington, Miss
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 4S08.-Letters testamentary hav-
ing been granted on the 3rd day of Dec.
1929, by the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Miss, to the undersigned upon
the estate of B. B. Hooker, deceased, no.
tice is hereby given to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said Court for
probate and registration according to
law within six months from this date, or
they will be forever barred.
This the 3rd day of December, 1929.
MRS. NECIE HOOKER,
Executrix.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 47S3-Letters Of Administration
having been granted this day the the
Chancery Court of Holmes County Mis-
sissippi, to the undersigned upon the
estate of Sam Mines, deceased, notice
is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said court for
probate and registration according to
law within six months from this date
or they will be forever barred.
This the 9th day of November, 1929.
BRYANT THURMOND, Administrator.
f. T. Nelson, Atty. (32-4t)
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BIDS INVITED FOR TRUCK, TRACTOR
AND OTHER ROAD MACHINERY

By virtue of the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi, the clerk
is instructed to advertise for bids to be
submitted at their January, 1880, meet
ing, the Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids: For a-ton
truck and one type tractor, with and
without rubber tires, 1920 and $780,;
one 1-ton automatic road mainten-
ance; one 500lb. drag, and one 10-foot
grader for Road District No. of
Holmes County.
NOEL WHITE, Clerk of Board.
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Sam Lee was down from Acona Fri
day
j. R. Boothe was down from Acona
Saturday.
Mrs. w. P. Lewis is Christmas guest
at "Shadowbrook."
Howard Diggs was down from Acona
Saturday.
Mrs. Allen Wilkes and daughter, Miss
Christine Wilkes were among holiday
shoppers in the city Friday.
Mrs. Robert Townes, of Memphis, is
spending the holidays at Chateau
Thiery.
Miss Mignonne Walker left Friday
for Tennessee where she will spend the
holidays guest of her sister.
Ben Moore Hammett is home from
Memphis.
Miss Elizabeth brennan was up from
Franklin Saturday.
George Rollins Shaddock came over
yesterday from Rosedale for Christ
mas day with loved ones at Shadow
brook"
Mrs. Reuben Gulledge and daughter,
Miss Lucille Gulledge were late Christ
mas visitors to the Capital City.
MIS-. monroe Evans and MISS Pet
Rogers braved Saturdays snow storm
for few hours shopping in the city.
Guy Lee, ex-chancery clerk of Car
roll county was down from Carrollton
the later part of the week
Pat Barrett, Robert Logan and Percy
Brown are home from South Western
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Sullivan and
Nancy are spending Christmas in va
zoo City guest of Mr.. and Mrs ALI
son Williams.
Steve Burwell is home from Millsaps
for 4uletide days at "Burwood"
Eugene Herman arrived from St.
Louis Friday for holidays with loved
ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will D. Wilson spent
Sunday in Clinton guests of loved ones
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Witty and sons,
Mrs. L. Small, of Winona, were Friday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Fuqua.
Morris Williams, Bubber CHM, Bill
Burwell and Edwin White arrived from
Ole Miss Saturday for Christmas Holi-
days.
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1929, within legal hours on said day.
sell at the south door of the courthouse
IN the City of Lexington, Holmes Coun-
ty' Mississippi, at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash the following
described lots and parcels of land situ-
ated 'n the town of Tchula, Holmes
County mississippi to-wit
Lots IS and 20 of Blake's addition to
the town Of Tchula, Holmes County.
Mississippi and lying East of the Yazoo
4 Mississippi Valley Railroad Company.
This the 26th day of November, 1929.
ANNA LLOYD,
Administrative of the Estate of Warden
Pegues, deceased
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 4809-Letters of Administration
having been granted this day by the
Chancery Court of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, to the undersigned upon the
estate of Richard Jones, deceased,
notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims against said estate to
present the same to the Clerk of this
Court for probate and registration ac-
cordng to law within six months from
this date or they will be forever bar
red
This December 4th, 1929.
DAVID WALTON.
G. H. McMorrough, Attorney.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Executors notice to Creditors of Noel
White, Deceased.
Letters Testamentary having been
granted on the 18th day of December,
1929, by the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Mississippi, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims
against said estate to present same to
the Clerk of said Court for probate
and registration according to law, with
in six months from this date or they
will be forever barred
December 18th, 1929
DIR. H. L. NOEL, Executor
Boothe & Pepper, Soils.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

No. 4797.-Letters of Administration
having been granted this day by the
Chancery Court of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, to the undersigned upon the
estate of B. c. Rathell, Deceased notice
is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said court for
probate and registration according to
law within six months from this date
or they will be forever barred.
This the 14th day of November, 1929
MRS. RUTH A. RATHELL,
Administrative.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of G. w. Darnell, Deceased. No.
1905
Letters testamentary having been
granted on the 25th day of No
vember, 1929, by the Chancery Court of
Holmes County Miss, to the undersign-
ed, upon the estate of G. w. Darnell,
deceased notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against said es-
tate to present the same to the clerk
of said Court for probate and rcgistra-
tion according to law within six months
from this date, or they will be forever
barred.
This the 4th day of December, 1929.
MRS. LUKE r. DARNELL,
Administrators.
20.1t
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
AN ORDINANCE

An Ordinance prohibiting persons
POM begging on the public streets of the
Pity of Lexington. Mississippi.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
(oard of Aldermen of the City of Lex
hgton, Mississippi:
Section 1. That, it shall be unlawful
For any person on any public street in
Pc City of Lexington, Mississippi, to
3eg for money or solicit aims for their
MN personal use.
Section 2. That any person violating
be provisions of this Ordinance shall
punished, on conviction, by fine
vt exceeding $25.00 and cost.
Section 3. That, for cause, the neces-
tiles of the City demanding it, this Or
hance' take effect and be in force from
y after its passage.
The above Ordinance having been
a reduced to writing, was read and
asidered by sections, and each of said
etions was duly adopted by the follow
vote: Aldermen Pahlen, Hammett,
ncent and Rhyme voting "Yea"; those
ting "Nay" none.
IN motion of Alderman Pahlen, sec
ded BY Alderman Hammett, said Ordi-
ace was put upon its final passage
a passed as whole as read, with the
'uoWlng vote: Alderman Pahlen, Ham
EeH, Vincent and Rhyme voting "Yea";
ese voting "Nay" none.
ihereupon the Mayor declared the mo-
carried and the resolution passed
adopted.
E. 7. NELSON, Mayor.
c. A. GLOVER, Clerk.
w. A. Glover, Clerk of the City of
alneton' Mississippi, do hereby certify
the foregoing Ordinance was
Np'ed BY the Mayor and Board of AL
aen OF the City of Lexington, Missis-
y at regular meeting of the said
a at the regular place of meeting
's0l' on Tuesday, the 3rd day of De-
'oei' 1879, as appears by reference tc
minutes of said Board as the same
saf OF record in Minute Book S, page
"aess my signature, this the 3rc
u December, 1929.
i. c. A. GLOVER,
= ot the City of Lexington, Miss
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND FOR
PARTITION

S. w. Weems, ct al VS.. No. 4O3S, Blanche
Lott Weems, ct al.
By virtue of the provisions of de-
cree of the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Mississippi, rendered by said
Court on the 25th day of November,
1929, the undersigned as said Commits
sioner of the said court in the said
cause, will on Monday, the 30th day of
December, AID, 1929, at the south front
door of the Holmes County Court House
in Lexington, Mississippi, within legal
hours. expose for sale and sell to the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
LECALS
AN ORDINANCE
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a An Ordinance prohibiting the ex-
q ,losion of fireworks on any street
y i the city of Lexington, Mississippi.
Rp it ordained by the Mayor and
hard of Aldermen of the City of Lex
[ton. Mississippi:
Section l. That, it shall be unlawful
any person to explode any fire
,cker, roman candle, sky rocket, or
\ kind of fire works on any street
ahin the corporate limits of the City
\ lexington, Mississippi.
Section 2. That any person violating
Il provisions of this Ordinance shall,
on conviction, be fined not exceeding
Ho00 and cost.
Section 3. That. for cause, the neces-
fties Of the City demanding it, this Or
|Gnance take effect and be in force
hon and after its passage.
! The above Ordinance having been first
|educed to writing, was read and consid-
ked by sections, and each of said sec
lions was duly adopted by the follow
he vote: Aldermen Pahlen, Hammett,
Vincent and Rhyme voting "Yea"; those
|oting "Nay' none.
On motion of Alderman Pahlen, sec
,nuded by Alderman Hammettt, said Or
ainance was put upon its final passage
md passed as whole as read, with
he following vote: Aldermen Pahlen,
Hammett. Vincent and Rhyme voting
Yea; those voting "Nay" none.
Thereupon the Mayor declared the
notion carried and the resolution passed
Ind adopted.
E. T. NELSON, Mayor.
Etest:
C. A. GLOVER, Clerk.
!, G, A. Glover, Clerk of the City of
Eskington, Mississippi, do hereby GER
Nv that the foregoing Ordinance was
Ropted by the Mayor and Board of AL
fmen of the City of Lexington, Missis-
kpi, at regular meeting of the said
ard at the regular place of meeting
ereof, on Tuesday the 3rd day of De-
tnber, 1929, as appears by reference
The Minutes of said Board as the same
wear of record in Minute Book S, page
ct seq.
Witness my signature, this the 3rd
n Of December, 1929.
C. A. GLOVER,
Fgk of the City of Lexington, Miss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
NOTICE EO SUPPLY MERCHANTS

BY virtue of the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi, the clerk
is instructed to advertise for bids to be
submitted at their January, 1880, meet
ing, the Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids: For supplies
for the poorhouse for month of January
warrant to be issued Immediately upon
the certificate of the superintendent
that supplies specified and bid for
having been furnished.
NOEL WHITE. Clerk of Board.
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NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALERS

BV virtue of the authority directed
me by the Board of Supervisors of
hines County, Mississippi, the clerk
istructed to advertise for bids to be
pitted at their January, 1880, meet
kthe Board reserving the right to
Iiect any and all bids: For the pur-
hase of lumber for District No. S.
NOEL WHITE, Clerk of Board
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SALE

By virtue of and in pursuance OIL
decree of the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Mississippi rendered on the
10th day of November, 1929, in Cause
STYLED Estate of Warden Pegues, De-
ceased, by Anna Lloyd, Administrative,
and numbered 4643 on the General
Docket of said Court, which said decree
is recorded in Book II on page zoo OIL
the Minutes of said Court, the under.
signed, Anna Lloyd, Administrators OF
the Estate of Warden Pegues, deceased
will on Friday the goth day of December,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
BIDS INVITED FOR TRUCK

y virtue of the authority directed
kolma. W tne Board of Supervisors of
Is inst,, ' county, Mississippi, the clerk
submi,.ass bs'ea to advertise for bids to be
ing. .eo tSe at their J uary, 1880, meet
reject Ae Board rese. wing the right to
trucL any and all bids: For one 1-ton
VI No,. Ur separate Road District No. 2
NoEL WHITE, Clerk of Board.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALERS

By virtue of the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi, the clerk
is instructed to advertise for bids to be
submitted at their October, 1929, meet
submitted at their January, 1880, meet
reject any and all bids: For the pur-
chase of lumber for District No. a.
NOEL WHITE. Clerk of Board.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALERS

By virtue of the authority directed
Holmes County, Mississippi, the clerk
is instructed to advertise for bids to be
to me by the Board of Supervisors Of
submitted at their January, 1880, meet
ing, the Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids: For the pur-
chase of lumber for District No. 8.
NOEL WHITE, Clerk of Board.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
SOTlCE To LUMBER DEALERS

n virtue of the authority directed
oy the Board of Supervisors of
ass Ss. County, Mississippi, the clerk
saaucted ~. to advertise for bids to be
, s'ed = at their January, 1880, meet
H.. y sAe Board reserving the right to
Sasa any any and all bids: For the pur-
' VI lumber for District No. /.
NoEL WHITE, Clerk of Board.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26
NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALERS

By virtue Of the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi, the clerk
is instructed to advertise for bids to be
submitted at their January, 1880, meet
ing, the Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids: For the pur-
chase of lumber for District No. e.
NOEL WHITE, Clerk of Board.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

A probation officer in children's
court suggests that circulating library
of durable toys would be means of
Keeping children out of mischief after
school hours.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

Raold Amunsden made his first polar
exploration trip as a lieutenant with
the Belgian antartic expedition in 1897.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

Fabric coverings instead of paint and
varnish, are being tried out on pas
senger coaches by an English railway
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

A young giraffe is one of the rare
and difficult animals to bring to zoo
and costs about $4,000
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

A wooden oil press for churshin olives
unearthed at the ruins of Herculaneum,
is like the presses used in modern
times.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

Beavers in Norway dwindled to about
100 specimens in the eighties, but since
then protection has been given them and
they have increased to 14,O0O
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

Wood block prints were made in ia
pan as early as the eighth century.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

Among Indians of the southwest, the
pumpkin blossom holds place in leg
ends somewhat like that of the lotus
in oriental lore.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

In 1890, when the first federal CEN
sus was taken in this country, there
were $4,000 negroes, about one-fifth of
the population.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

Cranberries appear to have been used
as food in Russia and Scandinavia long
before they were introduced into Eng
land.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

There are 200 kinds of seaweed that
can be eaten.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

specialist says that the majority of
men and women over thirty-five years
old have defective hearing in at least
one ear
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-12-26

G. H. McMorrough, Attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
BOXING is NOW
POPULAR IN HAWAII
Congressional Act Allows Fistic
Sports on Island Under
Board Rule.

Long denied professional boxing,
Hawaii has taken the ring game to its
heart with the same ardency with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
EVANGELIST SINGER
COMING FOR SERVICE
Rescue Mission Sermons to Be
Delivered Here Next
Sunday.

Homer Rodeheaver, Chicago music
publisher and evangeliStic singer and
trombonist, for 20 years with Billy
Sunday. will make a special trip to
Washington for the forty-f1fth anniver-
sary of the Central Union Mission and
the coincident observance of the third
annual Central Union Mission Sunday
by the Protestant churches next Sum
day, 1t was announced yesterday.
On that morning Mr.. Rodeheaver will
preach a rescue mission sermon at
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, while other rescue
mission speakers occupy the pulpits of
26 other churches. II the afternoon
he will be heard in solos and will con-
duct the singing at the Central Union
Mission Sunday city-wide mass meeting
in Calvary Baptist Church, where Rev.
j. r. Sizoo, pastor of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, will be
the principal speaker. Brief talks will
be made by men converted in rescue
missions.
Unofficial observance Of the anniver-
sary began last Sunday in two churches
unable to arrange participation on the
later date. Maj. William H. Ramsey.
senior member of the missions board
of directors. preached at Wisconsin Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, and John 8. Ben
nett, the missions superintendent, at
Concordia Lutheran Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
JEWISH LEADERS
/ TOPIC OF FORUM
Series of Three Lectures to
Be Given by Mrs. Herman
HoIIander Here.

"Great Jewish Personalities" viii be
the subject of series OF three lectures
by Mrs. Herman Hol!ander. educational
adviser of the Middle Atlantic States
Federation of the Y. NJ. H. A., to be
given beginning Tuesday evening at
Jewish Community Center, under the
auspices of the educational committee,
With the cooperation of the Jewish
welfare Board ard the Middle Atlantic
states Federation.
This series is part Of the "little
forum" developed from the National
Jewish Forum, which is this season
opening its series Wednesday, October
30. when Count Ilya Tolstoy. Senator
william H. King and others will offer a
public symposium on Russia.
Governmental Plan.
Count Tolstoy, the son of Leo Toll
stov is opposed to both monarchism
and bolsheyism. and advocates for Rus
sia a representative form of govern
ment At this opening event repre-
sentatives will attend from the Middle
Atlantic States Federation, as the oc-
casion also marks the opening Of forums
IN BdlLlnOre, NOEIOlk, -Et1CtlLIlOuuS &c
tersburg and Newport News.
Mrs. Hollander's subject Tuesday
evening will be Moses Mendelsohn,"
whose bi-centennial was celebrated in
September. Her following lectures are
on Albert Einstein and Henry Louis
Bergson.
Subscription Listed.
Among those vino have subscribed to
the National Forum are Judge Milton
Strasburger. DR.. David Davis, Frederic
William vile, Mai. Julius I. Peyser. Lee
Baungaften, Morris Cafritz, Fred s.
Gichner, Isidore Hershfield, Simon
Lyon. Adolph Kahn and Isadore Kahn.
The educational committee Of the
Jewish Community Center comprises
Louis E. Spiegler, Mrs. Adolph Kahn,
Isidore Hershf1eld, Miss Aline Solomons.
Mrs. Isidore Kahn. Miss Sarah Roberts.
Miss Jeanne Portion, David Wiener,
Mrs. Herman Hollander and Maurice
Bisgyer, director of the center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

which it has supported swimming, base
ball, tennis, golf, polo and foot ball
Eyes. foot ball is popular even in this
semi-tropical territory. Congress re-
Gently passed an act authorizing the
Territorial Legislature TO establish pro-
fessional boxing under regulation, and
a Territorial boxing commission has
taken charge. Boxing has got OF to a
flying start, with big crowds at every
tournament, and though none Of the
fighters as yet has more than local
reputation, it is evident that the sport
will thrive. The commissions rules are
very strict, resulting already in set
ting down" for 80 days a couple of
lethargic chaps, so that while nobody
has appeared to threaten Gene Tunney,