This text was obtained via automated optical character recognition.
It has not been edited and may therefore contain several errors.

---

SUBSCRIPTION
N $2.00 PER YEAR?ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
BAY
MAN
SHOT
KILLED, POLICEMAN , NEGRO MURDERER
ESCA PES, OFFER REWARD
John Victor Dambrino Is Dead, Chidf of Police Mark Oliver Seriously Wounded as Result of Shots Fired By Negro Tuesday at City Jail
John Damhrijio, yiars old, of Kiln. .Miss., was killed and Chief of loiur .Mark Oliver of Hay St. Louis was wounded wiith two bullet wounds Tur.-day when $ilas Richardson, 30-ycar-iild I,ogto\\*n and Bay negro, bis way to; freedom at the city iai I where he wiis hi Id as a suspect ;m an automobije theft. The negro c-raped after tlje shooting, going a: ? ? 1111?I 1 he nortjhwest corner of the jail, running through the park behind : he jail, njaching the home of . ? p:.rents, lien Williams and wife, v i,i i i- hr changiid his clothes except it. - "h<irs, i loaded bis gun and took : i.rrr additional rounds of ammuni-'?n Id it. and escaped to the woods. Sea: thing par(!e.-<- including sever-hii11di r11 meti| and officers from !????? nr ire <'nast's. ction, scoured the ?' mi,! - and roads .and trains from Hay I ? inis. east, west and northward ? f11 *11,t Tuesday night. Wednesday and \\ edi.' -day jnight, without find'll.; the negro.
Story of the Shooting The clearest siiry leading up to the shooting and of1 the shooting itself ihat could be obtained from question-nur many ciumet-trd with the case
is given below:	'
Th, negro was'suspect ed of (living -li'lrne a W illys-K night. seilan about lav i" '????ng, be-
RKWARD OFFERED.
A reward ti wt it ing Sti.'iO.Od for the? capture Mill, dead or
ing:
( ity of Hay St.
J os. (.1 ones, SI Hancock County
t ali ng up to this-' has bei n offered of Silas Richard-llitve, bv the follow-
-otiis*. _. eriff_______
$100.00 50.00 :>r.n on
CITY IMPROVEMENT CONTEST IS CALLED OFF, IS ANNOUNCED
An Insuff Entries test to
icient Number of Caused The Con-Be Dissolved
Because there was not sufficient entries in the city under the rules of the proportio late improvement contest which wjas launched . under the N. Wisner,i director of for the city of Bay for which the Hancock had offered $500 in prizes, the contest has btjen called If, Mr. Wisnjir announces. The front ry into the contest t and at that time the ber of entries had not the property owners hence the contest had Mr. Wisner said, g the contest Mr, Wis-part in the contest as
direction of J public relatiois St. Louis, and ('ountv Hank
nal date for was August ] requisite numjl been made l>; and residents, to be dissolved, In discussing ner said : "Mv
ply
director of public relations was sim-
to abidi all i hr public ^i hii i or tin done.? cou nty nat ional the city articles which
I) v
the rules, also secure i(ty ?fm? that was pos Iflay area and this I have He calls attention to the city, neighboring state and publicity tl]e contest gave and section, pointing to the have appeared in various newspapers and magazines.
* letti'r to those enter follows:
o thank you sincerely tered the rnntoot
Mr. Wisner? ing the contes ?Allow me for having er
PASCAGOULA SPA^ CLOSING SPAN TRAIL GAP (1)1
Ceremonies Are Also For Moss Point Eri Dedication Tuesday
?The building of Pascagju Moss Point bridges is an achie\ of Jackson county but a cortri to all Mississippi,? Lieutenaiit-( nor Bidwell Adam, represeiitii state, declared at the official d tion of the bridge over east ! goula River and the bridge ovt catawpa River at Moss Pc int Tuesday. The opening of the cagoula River bridge closed th gap in the Old Spanish Tnil New Orleans eastward, and slin ed the last ferry on the route ward.
Mayors from all Coast cities various officials were presen ; to part in the impressive cerc-mc Among the speakers were: H. F. tier, supervisor from Jackson coi master of ceremonies; H. K. E ham, president of the Jackson c ty board of supervisore; Ha -ral res, directsor of the Old Span sh ' Mf.yor Leon Schwartz of Motilej W. D. A. Anderson, chief o: th S. Engineering department from Mobile district; Lieutenant-G ove Bidwell Adam of Pass Christian
Taking part in the activi ,ies entertainments of the day v ere Coast Guard boats who trai;spo the officials to the Escatawja R bridge fo rthe ceremonies th ire.
A long distance outboarc mi race from Gulfport to Pascagi ula of much interest.
A very large crowd of sp 3cta1 from all parts of the Coast and fi New' Orleans and Mobile we lie in tendance at the celebration.
KING'S DAUGHTERS LUNCHEON MEET1I IS GREAT SUC
Plans For Circus and of Hospital Activities
N(
E<
Re
po
Art