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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
8
The city publishes official notices naming candidates for alderman in Ward 1 and Ward 2. Alderman Andrew Blanks and other contenders appear for the February 15 primary, with election details and filing deadlines outlined by city authorities.
Downey and Radial, publishers of the McGehee Headlight, buy the Desha County News. The Headlight will continue, and the News will be abandoned. Downey, formerly editor of the News, resumes control, signaling a renewed public stance.
The Fortieth annual Convention of the Arkansas Teachers Association will be held in Little Rock on April 6 and 7. Programs will be mailed to every teacher in the state. Attendance has risen from a few hundred to nearly two thousand in recent years, with about eight thousand five hundred teachers and visitors expected. The theme is The Forward Movement in Education.
A newspaper man offered his seat after salutations and inquired about the baby's health. The deaf lady, suffering from grippe, misinterpreted the question as about her cold and explained her severe winter illness kept her awake. She then warned the man that he might catch one like hers, urging him to sit down.
Workmen boring a pump shaft on G Morton’s Rohner farm uncovered a gas pipe at about 30 feet. A hissing sound intensified when exposed then a match caused flames several feet high. A steam gauge read 96 pounds and gas escaped where the pipe enters the ground. Morton plans to develop the find.
The Lyceum Arts Club Orchestra performed the fourth Lyceum Course at the High School Auditorium Monday night to evident audience enjoyment and broad approval. The program featured orchestra numbers, choir selections, and solo verses by a singing quartet, all praised for balance and artistry.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a company described as one of the biggest, with references to audiences and performances. Names and places are garbled, but the piece seems to discuss a theater or entertainment firm and its reach, hinting at a broad audience reception.
The Mildred Morrison Company will entertain at the High School Auditorium next Monday night. The group includes Miss Morrison, Miss Vera Anderson, and Mr. Carl Taggart, delivering a balanced program of singing readings and instrumental numbers. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. doors open at 7:15 p.m. with the show starting at 8:15 p.m.
A fragmented note references Faves and children at Morking and Friday with unclear names such as Shamgoney and Buster Brown. The text is garbled but appears to mention people, a venue, and a schedule connected to work.
A new West Dermott Club room was opened at the Dermott Land & Lumber Company building. It includes barber shop, game room, library, pool tables, a Vietrola, records, and casual reading materials. Officers are Dr. L. Wallin president, Spell vice president, Bert B. Nixon secretary, C. R. Bates treasurer.
A neighboring state's country editor endures hardship after reporting a well attended party at a Dermott News Office home. He faced a double burden of illness and a crude joke as a patronage matter unfolds, reflecting pressures on local journalism and the era.
Mrs R E Gillham hosted the Rook Club on Thursday afternoon with three tables of players. Mrs JC Hoffman was unanimously re elected president and Mrs LB Gillham secretary. Scores showed Mrs L M Belser leading with 92 points as guests Ada Jones Hutchison Blanks Bynum Martin Scriber joined. meeting set for February 2 with Mrs J B Gillham to host.
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