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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
4
A proposal outlines building ships with cast steel sections to avoid stress from welding and riveted joints. Casting would use standard commercial processes on a large scale. A consulting engineer recommends $10,000 for experiments and the board approves up to $30,000 to push the project.
The text appears as garbled OCR about pregnancy policy and legal debates. It mentions names, places, and controversial topics but is too fractured to extract a clear event or outcome. No coherent reportable fact remains to summarize into a distinct news item.
The piece argues busy young workers deserve a nourishing breakfast prepared the night before. It suggests mothers or wives should arrange tomorrow's meals to ensure a smooth morning, reducing slips and penalties from rushed orders.
A citizen column extols Dermott Arkansas as a healthy growing town from 1910 to 1914, notes a recent rebound, and cites railroads and a state highway as drivers of progress. It urges preparing for rapid settlement and commercial centrality, urging citizens and the Board of Trade to attract new residents.
A traditional dessert idea suggests cooking rice in leftover fruit juice from raspberries or other stewed fruit. The method uses one tablespoon of raw rice to about one third cup of juice, producing a colorful and flavorful dish served with cream.
The tax books for the Sidewalk Curb and Gutter Improvement District No. 1 in Dermott Arkansas have assessments due October 3 1917. Property owners must pay within thirty days or face collection action and penalties. Dated October 3 1917 J T Crenshaw collector.
Petition to declare a private road in Bowie Township Chicot County Arkansas a public highway to provide access for residents. Signers include W E Hutchison Arthur McDermott Frank Etter E G Hammock B A Kimpel D Kimpel L A Buckner John Buckner W Po Daniels Son W Alexander S L Oflutt and others. The filing requests legal action and relief as the only practical access route for many landowners.
Warning order in case No 2093 requires Luther Jamison to appear within thirty days to answer the complaint of Ollie Jamison. Court date noted as Sept 1 1917 with Clerk Calmes Merritt and attorney A Bugkner on record. Subscriptions offered for Ladies Home Journal Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman with auto contest coupons.
A sequence of brief notices lists visitors and contacts in Portland including T. J Walker and Mra MB Davis. Mrs G Dukes and Miss Letha Bossley are among recent deaths with services held at First Baptist Church. Rev V Jones led gatherings. Shorter College opening attended. Dupree Seminary and Southeast Baptist Industrial Academy report openings.
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