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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR with scattered terms on homes, prices, tiles, and locations. Reads like stray real estate notes with numbers and names garbled, offering a glimpse of listings but lacking coherent details or complete facts.
A two cent stamp yields a booklet portraying Dermott in Chicot County Arkansas. The delta town touts rich farmland, a drainage district under construction, and modern amenities including water sewer and electric systems. Dermott hosts a public school, two hotels, two banks, six mills, two cotton gins, a large passenger station, two newspapers, and extensive sidewalks.
The Chicot County Central Committee met at the county seat to review the vote and certify nominations. Dermott’s Plammock was elected chairman, first time a Dermott has held the post, with G Bayfy of Lake Village re elected secretary. delegates to the state convention in Little Rock in May were named along with others to the Railroad and Congressional Conventions.
The hych school auditorium event Friday evening featured close contests in declamation reading and spelling. Sydney Blythe won the declamation contest with strong delivery, while Marie Evins excelled in reading. Helen Blanks earned eligibility for a pane contest and Miss Helen Barthess placed in a spelling contest.
The article touts the Cole Bros as presenting the finest world class exhibition with high school and high jumping horses, Shetland ponies, acrobatics, equilibrist feats, ladder balance, and a novel dancing exhibit featuring a number of voting women. The mile parade begins at 8:00 am and the display promises glittering horse coats, gilded chariots, and satin riders. It claims to please wives and sweethearts and assures unmatched grandeur.
Epworth League schedule lists a 6:20 program with Miss Bessie Morris as leader and themes on youth in the Methodist denomination. It includes Bible lessons, singing by Helen Bartmess and Misses Ellyse Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Edwards, and talks on character, loyalty, service, and cooperation led by various organizers.
North bound and south bound local services listed with departure and arrival times. East and west bound connections shown. Fort agent notes likely schedule details for Warren, Dutch and Laval lines with standard times such as 12 pm 1 pm 4:30 pm and 8:23 pm.
Local column lists new spring skirts and Easter suits at Cohen's. Visitors include John Varlisle from Baxter and CW Divine of Halley. Socials note Miss Ollomese Partee's marriage in Halley, Jim Dupree's return, and upcoming wedding of Roscoe Hopkins and Miss Coeman. Also mentions Tailor Shop work, travel to Brinkley, and a Lawson family funeral.
Card thanks friends for help at a Tuesday night fire scare. 感谢 friends who readily came to assist during the near blaze. The couple expresses consolation in having so many true friends.
To our many friends we extend heartfelt thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown during the last illness and death of our beloved son and husband and for the floral offerings May God bless you all Mrs T P Read and family Mrs W S Read and family
The Presbyterian Church held a Sunday School gathering with discussions on daily conduct and living out faith. Messages urged members to seek Christ in daily trials, emphasizing honesty, courage, and service over material success, with the pastor leading reflections.
The listing shows a Tuesday feature slate with Behan Walker and Begin Panivt May and My Dads's Sligger. It includes The Great Divide with Evhel Clasten and Huse Heters, May With The Prive parts, Faith Jon in Matern May 23rd, The Chalice of Courage six parts with Myrtle Gonnaler and Willi Duncan, The Misleading Lady five parts with Henry BR, Walthall and Rita Maye, and Folly in the ryated Any.
Danville Arkansas seeks a picture show for Volluu County on the Rock Island line. Airdome building adjoining available, good location, rent cheap. Interested parties should write promptly.
Program notes list subject Matthews Scripture Luke 20s49 leader Ms Dame Sermon on the Mount Mr Mease Attitudes Matt 4 12 Miss Courtne Position of Christians Mr Divitel Tower of Christians Mrs Stone Practice of Christians Miss Hagel Morris About Murder Miss Bullock Christ Teaching About Oaths Leonard Evita Christ Teaching About Revenge Mr Relaer Write Them a Letter Tonight Poem read by Leader Reading program for near Sunday Heretion aw
The Cold Bros present the World Tour Show and Trained Wild Animal Exhibition in Dermott promising an upscale performance with trained animals both domestic and wild. The troupe advertises as clean, grand, and instructive entertainment for the city, with plans featuring a large number of valuable beasts and a prominent stage presence.
At the Methodist Church services are listed for Sunday Setuel at Woaha with preaching at 1 a la and 99 om Spworth League at Got0 pom Prayer Meeting at T0 poom. Wednesdays feature J. L. Cannon as pastor guiding the congregation.
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