08 May 1919
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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
1
Numerous items list residents and visitors including Joseph Cohen in Hot Springs and M. J. Anders visiting Warren. Ads promote goods such as refrigerators, oxfords, carnations, and dairy deliveries. Community notices cover school matters, church society meetings, highway discussions, and local governance actions in Dermott Arkansas.
Dermott faces a 82 700 quota with only about half subscribed and little interest until a telegram from St. Louis said Ex change Bank & Trust Co took responsibility for 45 800. Local chairman R W Baxter urged every individual and corporation to buy at once to lift Dermott above the drive and avoid bank burden. War Department offers three captured German cannons as prizes to counties with the largest oversubscription in the district.
Dermott juniors swept the Tri Track and Field Meet at Lake Village last Saturday, edging Arkansas City and Lake Village. Dermott scored 56 points to win the meet with multiple firsts in sprints, jumps, hurdles, and relays, signaling a bright athletic future for the Dermott squad.
The article invites attendance at Dermott Presbyterian Church for Bible study at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 with the topic Some Unconscious Losses A Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 30 and an evening service at 14 honoring mothers with a special musical program and a floral tribute, signed by the Pastor.
County organizers promote a Lake Village event on Friday May 16 with Dermott school students to compete in music and expression. Preliminary judging for representatives is set for Friday evening at 5:15 in the school auditorium. A full program will follow with free admission and a plan for a special train to return attendees home late afternoon.
Blythe and Delaney, Dermott ex tors, drew plans and contracted erection of a pavilion facing Lake Chivot in Lake Village. The structure will cost about 6000 dollars with total expenditure around 10009 dollars. A basement will serve dressing rooms and showers, the main floor will be a dancing pavilion and band stand, and a roof garden.
Mothers Day services with special choir music in the morning and a sermon. Wear white flowers for absent mothers and red for living mothers. Evening program includes choir music and installation of League officers. Centenary Drive set for May 1 at 2 pm. Members urged to stay 2 to 4 pm for subscription drive and offerings. Dermott apportions funds for five years.
A Byide Service Station advertises battery services for all makes and sells Eyite batteries for motor cars. The shop offers recharge and repair work as part of its automotive battery offerings.
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