Humorous admonition and small town notices blend
A colorful column blends quips about perseverance with a flurry of social notes. Mentions include Rev and Mrs W P Horman traveling to Oklahoma, Mrs W W Duckett returning from Little Rock, and visits and trips by Corbin Foster, Latimer, Elizabeth Brooks, T M Boyd, Lucy Boyd, and others. Social events include a First Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at Collyer’s Lake, and B and P W Club meeting at Hotel Barlow with Lille Middlebrooks hosting. Also noted are Miss Mary Wals’s Lyric Soprano contest win and a scholarship, plus various visits across Arkansan towns.
Mrs Anne Martindale Hosts Weekend Guests in Texan Trip
Miss Anne Martindale returned from Hot Springs and El Dorado with friends. Ni Mi guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walt Baker of Stamps and Mrs. Edna Russell of Texarkana who dined with Misses Anne and Mary Martindale. Other Sunday visitors were Mrs. L. W. Young, Me, and Mrs. Ewing McPherson, Mrs. L. W. Byers, and Mrs. R. V. Herndon in Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Whitehurst
A.C. Jr
Cornelia Whitehurst
el Dorado
Merle Vick
Arkadelphia
Anne Martindale
Hot Springs
el Dorado, Ni
Walt Baker
Stamps
Edna Russell
Texarkana
Anne
Mary Martindale
L. W. Young
Ewing McPherson
L. W. Byers
R. V. Herndon
Mary Sue Easterling Born to Hope area couple
Personal mention reports the birth of a daughter named Mary Sue to Mr and Mrs James Fletcher Easterling three miles east of Hope on the Centerville highway. Nearby relatives and visitors from Mart Tex Erle Turner and Dale Turner are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fletcher Easterling
Mary Sue
Easterling
Hope
Centerville Highway
C. W. McElreath
Lon McLorty
Mart
Tex
Waco
Erle Turner
Dale Turner
Lewisville
Baker Switch
Farmers Enrolled in Five Acre Crop Contests in Arkansas
Fayetteville Ark July 14 Three hundred fifty four farmers from 60 counties enrolled in this year's five acre crop production contests. Of the total 249 cotton entries and 148 corn entries. Contests overseen by county agents with prizes offered by private firms and associations. White county leads with 20 entries, Greene 19, followed by Ashley 18, Cleburne 18, Tonk 17, Jackson 16, Pulaski 16, South Sebastian 14, Clark and Faulkner 2 each, Prairie and ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Ark
D. J. Burleson
Extension Service
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
White County
Greene County
Ashley
Cleburne
Tondke
Jackson
Pulaski
South Sebastian
Clark
Faulkner
Prairie
Randolph 11 each and Grant and Phillips 10 each
Farmers in the contest will submit production records at season end detailing yields costs and methods used to compare performance and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Grant
Phillips
Five New Infantile Paralysis Cases in Los Angeles
Dr. George Parrish city health officer reports five new infantile paralysis cases in Los Angeles, increasing July total to 71 with six deaths. June records show 58 cases and five deaths as the purge outbreak appears to be checked after three quiet days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George Parrish
Parrish
Poll tax totals reach 10133 in Pine Bluff for 1950
In Pine Bluff on July 4, the collector's office announced that a total of 10,133 voters have paid poll tax for 1950, an increase of 356 from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Presbyterian Women Hostess in Columbus Club Meeting
Mrs. David Wilson hosted the Presbyterians ladies auxiliary at her Columbus home with R E Jackson leading. Guests included Mrs. B E Shepperson Mrs. Luta Shepperson Mrs. J C Johnson Miss Janie Johnson and Miss Aloysse Wilson among others. Visitors continued from Mineral Springs Ozan Hope and Paudgah Kentucky with tax assessor A C Erwin noted. Miss Thela Robertson of Texarkana is on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wilson
The
Presbyterian Church
Columbus
R. EB. Jackson
BE. J. Shepperson
Luta Shepperson
R. E. Jackson
Jim Wilson
T. L. Johnson
R. C. Stuart
Allie Wilson
T.T. Clendenin
A. C. Erwin
Thela Robertson
Texarkana
Weekend Visitors and Local Arrivals Noted Across Town
Names of visitors and residents appear throughout the town calendar including Mr and Mrs EL P Robertson of Ozan spending the weekend with friends, Millar Alford of Prescott, C L Yarbrough of Camden, J S Wilson and others on outings. A Baptist revival begins at the local church with Rev Wiles delivering the sermon and various townspeople visit from Texarkana, Camden, Washington, and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL P. Robertson
Ozan
Millar Alford
Prescott
C. L. Yarbrough
Camden
Brown Williams Tobacco Company
J. S. Wilson
J. W. Fricks
R. C. Stuart
Mary Gaines Autrey
Trashwood
Judge Wilson
Patmos
B. F. Ellington
Washington
S. F. Dillard
Mineral Springs
Howard County
D. W. Hamilton
Hope
Wiles
Arkadelphia
J. R. Autrey
McDonald
Bettie Griffin
R.C. Ellen
W. W. Ellen
T. C. Wilson
Texarkana
David Wilson
Tatum
Locksburg
Elmer Cregg
Bill Schirmer
Nashville
Baptist Church
Jesse Woolsey
Big Springs
Tex
Sam Woolsey
John Reed
New Mexico
Yancy
Paul Dudney
Snyder
New Boston
A. T. Bishop
J. LD. Mitchell
Oklahoma City
B. D. Mitchell
A. G. Lee
P. G. Alston
Yexarkana
W. Hamilton
Danny
P. R. Booker
DeQueen
Brooks Hays Draws Crowd in Gordon Visit
Brooks Hays, gubernatorial candidate, spoke to 300 to 400 people in Gordon’s Presbyterian grove. He praised himself as a strong speaker, attacked the state highway department and administration, and claimed no reforms since the Martineau road law. He praised the income tax law but disputed credit for its passage, and accused rival Parnell of defeating McRae’s tax measure. Justin Matthews drew criticism. the report calls the speech well delivered from an oratorical view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Hays
Gordon
Presbyterian Grove
Hays
State Highway Department
State Administration
Arkansas
Parnell
McRae
Twelve States Represented Here at University Summer School
Fayetteville July 34 UP Twelve states and 71 Arkansas counties are represented in the University of Arkansas summer school. Total enrollment is 935. States include Texas Louisiana Oklahoma California Colorado Illinois Mississippi Missouri New Jersey New Mexico and Tennessee. Leading counties by student numbers are Washington 252 Sebastian 55 Benton 52 Pulaski 44 Carroll 26 Miller 8 Union 16 Crawford 15 Madison 13 Logan 13 Garland 2 Hempstead 11 Franklin 10 Jefferson 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
Ilinois
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
Tennessee
Washington
Sebastian
Benton
Pulaski
Carrol
Miller
Union
Crawford
Madison
Logan
Garland
Hempstead
Franklin and Jefferson
Mrs Bertha Stephens Buried at Blevins
Mrs Bertha F Stephens aged 33 and a former native of Blevins in this county was buried there Sunday after dying from an operation on Friday in Texarkana. She had resided in Texarkana in recent years and was taken seriously ill several weeks ago before being moved to Michael Meager hospital in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha F. Stephens
Blevins
Texarkana
Stephens
Micheal Meager Hospital
Mrs Stephens Drugstore Owner in Blevins North End
Mrs Stephens once owned a drugstore in Blevins with ties to the town’s north end. The note references her and a person named Jafe in a historical context within He County.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev
Mre
W. P. Horman
Nussa
W. W. Duckett
Little Rock
Corbin Foster
Ohio
Dorsey McRae
Wyorm, A
Atrin Green
Dorsey McRre
Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Collyers Lake
Fe and
Hattie
Anne Feild
Tom Rennie
Prescott and
Hearne
Latimer
Elizabeth Brooks
E. P. Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Brooks Hamilton
Russellville, Ark
City
T. M. Boyd
Corpus Christie, Tex
James R. Henry
Lucy Boyd
Elizabeth Pritchard
Alice and
Harriett Pritchard
Helen Boyd
Corpus Christie
Mary Lee Barlow
Houston
Harry Barlow
Mary Wals
Waller Watert
Clovis
Mexico
B. and
P. W
Barlow
Lille Middlebrooks
Sid McMath
Garrett Story
J. O. Milam
Harriett Grace Story
Caddo Gap
William Fox
SKY Hawk
John Garrick
Telen Chandler
Sea
London
Piccadilly Circus
Rafalgar
Hyde Park
Zep Kalds
Alice White
Iin
Woolworths
Laura LaPlante
Man
Ramon Novarro
Madrid
Amy
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Kingsford-Smith
Santa Maria
G. Allan Hancock
Hancock
John Stannage
J. P. Saul
American Legion
American Legion Miniature
Conrad Nagel
Roy V. Leonard
State Treasurer's Office
Democratic Central Committee
van Buren County
Suarey County
Hendrix College
Leslie
South Arkansas Friends of
Roy Leonard
Myr. Hays
Justin Matthews
Matthews
Jordan
General Motors
Lammot du Font
Caroline Hynson Stollenwerck
E. Carroll Stollenwerck
Baltimore
du Pont
Bertha Stephens
Leah
Glade
Implemen
McCormick-Deet
South Arkans
Jean
Lac Quinoua
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Prescott Nashville
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