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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
8
Entry indicates the item was registered as second class mail matter at Dermott Arkansas post office in February 1911. The fragment references standard mailing classification and date, suggesting a formal notice or cataloging entry from a 1911 Dermott publication.
Harry E. Cook of Lake Village formerly county judge is named assessor of Chicot County for two years to fill the H. C. Sawyer vacancy. In railroad moves, T. A. Shea transfers from McGehee to Poplar Bluff, with D. C. Ouellet succeeding him and H. H. M. Hotson moving from Wynne to Poplar Bluff.
County Judge E P Toney appoints delegates to the Good Roads and Drainage meeting in Little Rock scheduled for January first and second. Delegates include Dermott Thompson J O Hotman B P Remley W Rowden J A Bennett A A Purrigh RoW Lane Chas Crook W D Trotter Lake Village Ino Hammond Josh Suitt W H Carpenter doc B Simms Mike Wilson S F Horner Phil Burks Otto Solmanat BL Merritt K D Chotard Eudora L M Parkman Ro A Fischel T S Fitzgerald BL Russ M Caahion Ernest Allen hive Stern Sam Cabo Will Freeman Walter Haley W Martin Readland C Warfield I Thomas R S Ralph J Lasley Harwood Jno Griffin Lake Port W G Clouston Chicot W W Easterling I L H McKinzie C M Matthews Dino Crab Tree Macon Lake FP O Anders
Next Tuesday the Dermott company presents The Chimes of Normand a three act comic opera at the High School Auditorium. Tickets 5 and 25 cents with cash payment only. Sales at Dermott News office or the schoolhouse Tuesday night. seating is limited and early arrival is advised for a seat.
Lieut James E Berry recruiting officer of the Arkansas National Guard and a detachment of three men opened a recruiting station in the Chicot Hotel building last Thursday. Railroad facilities favor this town for headquarters and Dermott will be the main scheduling center with all recruits sent here for examinations.
Harvey C. Sawyer assessor of Chicot County died in Lake Village after several weeks with typhoid fever. He had just started a new term after re-election and built a home at Eudora. he leaves a widow and other relatives.
Funeral services were held in Eudora for a respected county official. The community expresses deep sympathy for Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sawyer and the deceased’s relatives after a premature death early in life.
The County Court urges all Chicot County Officers to file their accounts, reports, and receipts on lawful dates. Delinquents will be cited to show cause. Clerks, Justices, constables, road overseers, and others must submit abstracts, fines, and receipts to ensure proper credit and budgeting. Quarterly terms occur January, April, July, October. filings should be on those days.
The court notes the judge’s pledge to offer ongoing help to the community. Signed by County Judge B P Toney, the message emphasizes readiness to assist residents in all matters within the court’s reach.
Geo W Carroll former Mount Clemens official chimney sweeper now based in McGehee solicits work in Dermott. He promises chimney and stove pipe cleaning without mess. Fire safety officials endorse cleaning to prevent fires. price 50 cents per average chimney. Call Dermott Shoe Hospital 171 or send card to Geo W Carroll Me Gehee
The ladies' Auxiliary met with small attendance. A motion passed to raise dues to twenty five cents and follow the plan to divide proceeds. For the coming winter months meetings will be held at the homes, parsonage as the meeting place next Monday. Mrs H CO Skinner reports.
Epworth League plans for next Sunday featuring Vivien Skipper Tope leading Song Service. Chrystine Kennedy and Mia Higgcins will share talks on What Hunger Means to the Body and Soul Hunger. Heasie Morriss to present Where the Word Is Found with an open discussion and closing Benediction.
A sketch of Clairville and Gabet’s operetta The Chimes of Normandy details its Paris debut at the Follies Dramatiques on April 19 1877 with Planquette music and long running prestige. It covers characters Henri Grenicheur Serpolette Germaine and the Sheriff and outlines plot twists involving love fortune and mistaken hauntings. The piece notes popular airs and the Victor Company records offering aria and principal airs in addition to band records.
The article profiles Mary Roberts Rinehart as a top paid mystery writer, noting her early works The Circular and The Man in Over Pen, and detailing her career path from high school to nursing training. It highlights her war reporting abroad, her popular fiction through personal insight, and the plan to publish The Circular as a serialized story in this newspaper.
Fleas injure dogs causing mange and disease when carried into homes by pets. Quick Spray is promoted as a reliable flea remedy for dogs and domestic use. Bordeaux's and Hanchey's Drug Stores advertise Saldan Dermott as a treatment option.
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