14 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
1
Local and Personal notes from Dermott cover visits by Henry Bordeaux and J D Hooker, machine and farm equipment sales, War Savings Stamps drives, life insurance pitches, and a Lyceum shift. Community events include church services, theater outings, and a service flag honoring seven local servicemen.
Arkansas Louisiana Highway District awarded eight bids totaling about 2 783 000 dollars to four firms to construct sections in Lincoln Ashley Desha Chicot and Drew counties. Work will use water bound macadam asphalt and concrete, start after bond sale, and take about one and a half to two years.
C H McCroskey awarded five dollar prize to J D Hooker for naming his new moving picture theatre The Allied The name reflects wartime appeal and a literal alliance with McCroskey's refreshment parlor The Allied shows fine attractions and receives strong patronage with good numbers booked for the near future.
An advertising note urging support for a nation through patriotic sentiment and a call to purchase Turnet stamps as a way toBack the cause.
Vierra's Royal Hawaiian Singers and Players perform at the school auditorium Friday evening March 15. Admission 75e and 35c. This marks the closing number of this year's lyceum course.
The Southeast Arkansas Literary and Athletic Association Board of Control voted last Saturday to cancel the Annual Meet and Contests for this year due to war activities overshadowing school interests. State contests are also called off. The nine year run of the southeast association meets ends this year. notable out of town visitors included M. L. Milner Parkdale J. R. Anders Lake Village G. A. Brown McGehee H. E. Sherman Readland D. C. Hastings Crousett and Frank Horsfall Monticello.
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