Missionary Conference Delegates Meet at Crossett
The District Missionary Conference of the Monticello district gathered in Crossett for a two day event. Delegates arrived by train and were hosted at the church with welcome addresses and reports urging stronger missionary work and church building efforts. A keynote on Scarritt Bible Training School and notes on Mrs Hotchkiss highlighted the sessions.
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District Missionary Conference
Monticello
Crossett
Fred Elza
Young People's Missionary Work
Woman's Missionary Council
New Orleans
Missionary Conference
W.S. Anderson
Byrd
C. G. Henry
Dermott
Woman's Missionary Society
Scarritt
Kansas City
Mra. EF. We
Jesus
Chris
Crossett Woman's Missionary Society delegates note
A Crossett assembly features a duet by local and visiting figures, calls for girls to attend Henderson Brown College Missionary School, and praise for Mrs Elza and Miss Treischman. It covers children’s work, district survey, talks by conference officers, and a Shakespearean social with a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett
Elza of
Benton
Henderson-Brown College
Arkadelphia
Moffett Rhodes
Katharine Treischman
Hiroshima
Japan
Treischman
Woman’s Missionary Society
Jesus Christ
Two Bone Dry Arrests Convicted in Mayor's Court
John Shepherd and Buford Duke, both colored, were fined $100 each for violating the bone-dry ordinance. Arrested by Marshal Parrish and Night Marshal Moore, they were tried before Mayor Bennett. Shepherd had two suitcases of whiskey and beer after alighting from passenger train No. 104 Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepherd
Buford Duke
Marshal Parrish
Moore
Bennett
Shepherd
Barnett Marries Miss Melissa May in Knoxville Ceremony
W G Barnett of Dermott Arkansas and Miss Melissa May of Atlanta Georgia were married at the home of the bride’s brother A A May at 1122 Luttrell Street. Rev A C Goddard officiated with a double ring ceremony. The couple planned a western trip then residence in Dermott Arkansas. Out of town guests included Mittie May Evadne Harris Norie Barnett and Mary Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Barnett
Dermott, Ark
Melissa May
Atlanta
A. A.’ May
Luttrell Street
A.C. Goddard
First Methodist Church
Mia
Roy Sbagle
Evadne Harris
Margarett Cowell
St. Cloud
Noriie Barnett
Hartford
Mary Barnett
Louisville
Methodist Church News Note and Plans
Sunday School attendance reached 127 with next Sunday labeled Children’s Day inviting all. League attendance and program were praised last Sunday evening. All services last Sunday deemed very helpful with two accessions to membership. Prayer meetings called the best ever and a church that prays saves. An upcoming parsonage will be built before conference, with pastor.
Amid Colored Community Activities and Local Notices
Community notices from Dermott and Wilmar highlight parades and church cooperation for a regional event to promote foods. Local figures such as Taz King and Johnny Harrison are noted, with weddings, permissions, and job moves. Public notices set tax collection dates for Dermott’s Light and Water Improvement District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dermott
Ark
J.T. Crenshaw
Coleg
Card of Thanks for Nancy Holmes
The sisters thank friends for help and kindness during the illness and death of Nancy Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Holmes
Normal Proving a Success in Dermott Summer School
The colored teachers' Normal in Dermott is growing daily with increasing enrollment and strong interest. Instructors emphasize thorough work and expect improved rural school performance this summer. The State Supervisor of Rural Schools for Colored Teachers is expected this week. Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dermott
Annual Wilmar Gathering Plans Juneteenth Parade and Dinner
The negro residents of Wilmar and nearby areas prepare for a Juneteenth celebration marked by a patriotic parade and public dinner. This annual event, instituted years ago, gathers many from the town and surrounding vicinity, with Harrison serving as grand master of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmar
Harrison
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United States War Bonds
Uncle Sam
The
Dermott Bank & Trust CO
United States Government
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicot County
H. Thane
Pres
J. A. Franklin
Crook, Asst
Lemley
Nielsen
E. P. Remley
Sunday Journal and Tribune of
Knoxville, Tenn
Juneard
Liberty
U.S
Exchange Bank & Trust Co
Dermott, Arkansas
Butterick Pattern Department
J. Cohen & Son
Palace Brug
Taz King of
Pine Bluff
Mattie Morgan
Hot Springs
Beaulah Vaughn
David Hodge
Johnny Harrison
People’s Drug Store
J. ©. Deadman
Prof. Cook
Huttig
Theodore and
Robert Hubbard
Dumas
W. T. Johnson
A. M. E. Zion
P. J. Adams
Orr Hardware Co
Holland's Chapel
Coleman
Fayetteville
Summer School University of Arkansas
van Buren
B. Ford
Cerarai
SOUTH
Eam
Taimpa
Owl
Remingtons
Empire Type Foundry
Buffalo
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