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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
4
The Dermott News published weekly in Dermott Arkansas provides subscription and advertising rate information. It lists publisher and proprietor G E Kinney and office and residence phone numbers, with postal registration details and a February 9 2011 entry date.
At the monthly meeting the City Council voted to begin immediate 24 hour electric light and power service. The measure should be permanent, with plans to install additional motors to cover higher costs. They authorized a new smokestack for about $700 and expect to buy a new boiler soon to handle increased business.
Newt Bynum, a former U S Navy crew member since the armistice, describes experiences aboard the US Henderson voyage from the United States. Aboard he faced a fire at sea, was rescued by destroyers, and later served along with German commandeered ships in Europe. He helped provision two Austrian battleships and three torpedo boats before being left with duties at sea.
The account details two and a half months of starvation like meals consisting of canned horseflesh with a foul odor and bread made from black flour. After ten weeks a Red Cross rice supply arrived, sustaining the group until they sailed home on April 27.
C H McCroskey owner of the Allied Theatre announces a high class lineup for the summer. Upcoming features include Auction of Souls with Aurora Mardiganian first shown in New York at ten dollars, The Unpardonable Sin with Blanche Sweet, and Gods Would Be. Also Mary Pickford in Daddy Long Legs and Shepherd of The Hills shown June 30 and July 1. Dermott residents can expect premier level attractions brought weeks ahead of other Little Rock cinemas.
The church invites parishioners to two Sunday sessions at 1) 7 p.m. and 2) 5 p.m. featuring adult classes. The morning sermon titled The New Commandment and the evening theme Withest Excuse will be preached by the pastor.
The public is urged to attend upcoming services as extended by Pastor Thos Hurley Jordan. A cordial invitation is extended to visitors and members alike to participate in the church activities.
The Dermott Methodist Church reports a total Centenary Apportionment subscription of 12,126.88 dollars with 40 dollars per member. G A Franklin is director and S C Dean serves as pastor.
The program lists a ten minute song service with one verse of each favored hymn. Prayer topics cover conditions necessary for world peace and the Golden Rule, with Miss Mason and Miss Smiley presenting on foreign missions and peace. Special music by Jos Duerson and Miss Chloe Hammet, followed by a business benediction.
A Sunday program led by Miss Bess Morris on The Christian Athlete and His Training with hymn scripture lesson from First Corinthians. Charles Kennedy delivers the topic The Demand for Trained Christian Leadership. Special music and guidance on where to go for rain.
The Woman’s Missionary Society met Monday afternoon and shared reports. The Beas Vora Girls pledged $25 and aim to contribute again. plans include strong Young People’s Conference representation and farm schools for neglected youth with tracts of land donated in Georgia and Tennessee. The Laymen’s Movement of Mississippi promises land gifts when ready, and funds suffice to establish two institutions this year.
An exam for post office clerks will be at the city post office on June 1. Applicants aged 16 to 45 must meet height and weight rules and married women are not admitted. Mail Mira Ruth Evans for blanks on duties salaries vacations and promotions. Carrier vacancies in Village Delivery will be filled from this exam. 98e down and Sde a week will buy aluminum sets from Belser Dishongh & Co.
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