Local Student Profiles Ambitious College Path to Education
The text outlines a student named Stephens, son of Jal Stephens, who grew up north of Blevins and completed high school work in 1926. He entered Teachers College in Con, planned four years of residence, and pursued a degree while excelling academically and in extracurriculars. He held student leadership roles and contributed to school journals, aiming for a master’s degree in the summer.
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Jal Stephens
Blevins
Teachers College
Conis
Stephens
Tems from Tokio
Local notes report visitors and appointments around Tokio and nearby towns. Mrs Nance and Mrs McClen are noted visitors, families attend singing events, and crops such as peaches and fall oats are discussed amid weather effects. Ongoing farm labor and health concerns are mentioned with residents visiting Texas and Nashville. Arthur McCormick and Edminston relatives are listed among those visiting or staying with kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ce McLarty
E. P. Nance
Dennis McClen- Prescott
Huddleston
Edgar Morrimscott
de Gatlin
Harris
Icombe
Center Point
W. M. Cooley
Texas
Alonzo
Sanford
Nashville
Oscar McCormick
Woodson
Ark
Johnnie Mc
Cormick
Davis Plans Interplanted Soybeans With Corn for Feed and Soil
MORRILTON. C E Davis of Portland plants 100 acres of corn with soybeans interplanted to be used for hog pasture and land enrichment. County agent J L Cothern notes the farmer, once a cotton grower, is broadening to include feed crops and soil building crops this year.
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Morrilton
C. E. Davis
Port‘land
Jl.cothern
Davis
William Harridge Named Next American League Chief
The American League will promote William Harridge as president succeeding the late Ban B. Johnson and E. S. Barnard. Harridge, longtime league secretary, is known among baseball peers as "the man who never made a mistake."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban B. Johnson
E. S. Barnard
William Harridge
Beague
Johnson
Barnard
Hardage
Hlevins Personalities and Local Appointments at Prescott
Mesats Gléi Coker and Horace Lay spent several days last week looking after school interests. Britt and Miss Loren Hartless were tailed by Judge Wortham in Prescott Wednesday evening. Velina Lee Hamilton of McCaskill visited the Methodist parsonage. Rev. W. J. Whiteside will spend two weeks at Conway for Arkansas Pastor's school. Mrs. W. O. Beene and son Wallace visit her mother, Annie Bostick. William Cummings, Red Arnold and Lyle Bruce secured employment with Bardwell & Freeman on the school building project. Dr. J. W. Arrington and daughter Jane visited Texarkana. Bruce lies returned home for summer after junior year at Henderson State Teachers College.
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Gléi Coker
Horace Lay
Blevins
Britt
Loren Hartless
Judge Wortham
Prescott
Velina Lee Hamilton
McCaskill
Methodist Parsonage
W. J. Whiteside
Conway
Arkansas
W. O. Beene
Wallace
Annie Bostick
William Cummings
Red” Arnold
Lyle Bruce
Bardwell & Freeman
J. W. Arrington
Jane
Texarkana
Bruce Lies
Henderson State Teachers College
Future Bright For Cantaloupe Crop
Cantelope growers across Blevins and McCaskill areas are optimistic about 1931 yields. Although plantings may be down from past years, more work on patches could boost output. In 1929 the territory shipped 350 car loads of cantaloupes. last year roughly half that amount. With vines showing runners up to a foot and occasional rain, a solid season is anticipated.
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Blevins
McCaskill
Thompkins to Fill Local Pulpit in Prescott
W V Thompkins will fill the local pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday at the 11 o'clock hour in pastor Whiteside's absence. Thompkins recently spoke in Blevins on law enforcement to a large audience and is expected to draw many listeners again.
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W. J. Whiteside
W. V.' Thompkins
Prescott
Methodist
Thompkins
Blevins
Farmer Realizes Profit From Hens at Ramsey Farm
Ernest Dedman and wife of Ramsey community report a profitable flock of 456 White Leghorn hens. Despite low egg prices, they fed the birds and used the proceeds to support their family and a tenant family. Miss Jenny Betts, home demonstration agent, says poultry is a highly profitable farm enterprise.
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Fordyce
Ernest Dedman
Ramsey
Dedman
Jenny Betts
Hot Spring County Farmers Plant Peanuts
Hot Spring county plans to grow over 150 acres of peanuts this year per county agent Geo Metzler. Farmers will market the peanuts and feed the hay, with nuts usable for hog fattening if market conditions are weak. Sunday School and H P A gatherings were well attended in Malvern along with chapel and church events.
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Malvern
Hot Spring
Geo. Metzler
McCaskill Planter Sees Strong Corn Prospects in North Hempstead
Dari McCaskill, noted planter after whom McCaskill town is named, told The Star that his Ozan bottom corn crop shows the best prospect in years. He plowed the final field visit, reporting waist high stalks of a fine color, with cotton and other crops looking good across the bottom lands of north Hempstead county. Hill crops also improved in the past week.
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Dari McCaskill
McCaskill
Star
North Hempstead
Algo
League To Elect Officers Sunday
The Epworth League will meet next Sunday evening for reorganization and to elect new officers for various departments. An effort is being made to involve all local young people in the community.
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Epworth League
Ames Makes Short Visit to Blevins After Trip
Miss Mattie Lee Ames returned to Blevins last week after completing her short visit.
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Mattie Lee Ames
Mattie Lee
Ames
Blevins
All Day Service at Wellsville Church June 7
An all day service is planned at Wellsville church near Blevinson next Sunday. The announcement comes from a local citizen of the Wellsville community.
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Wellsville
Wellsville Church
Blevinson
Miss Ames Secures Summer Teaching Post at Newberry College
Miss Ames, second year teacher at Stuttgart High School, daughter of G. B. Ames, finished Stuttgart High in 1923 and earned an A B from State Teachers College Conway. She will be at home briefly then depart for Newberry South Carolina to teach expression at Newberry College for the summer.
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Newberry College
Stutgart
Miss Ames
G. B. Ames
Blevins
State Teachers College
Conway
Newberry
South Carolina
Work Begins On School Building In Blevins
Contractors Bardwell and Fremon started preliminary work on the new high school in Blevins. Old seats were moved to the Duckett building, the auditorium stage was torn out, trees were removed, and the ground cleared for construction. Foreman Mr. Herndon will relocate to Blevins to oversee the project while Mr. Freeman remains away part of the time.
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Bardwell & Fremon
Blevins
Duckett
Freeman
Blegins
Herndon
Bleyins
Epworth League Social Celebrates Outing With Bacon Breakfast
The Epworth League greatly enjoyed a planned fish dinner replaced by bacon and eggs. Over 30 youths drove three miles to Hope Highway for games and outings. An accident injured Mrs P Stephens while preparing materials, and president Oren Stephens was ill, delaying officer elections.
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Epworth League
Hope Highway
P. €. Stephens
Oren Stephns
Nesbit Sisters Return Home From Shreveport
Misses Iola and Mary Nesbit return home from Shreveport where they attended school and plan to resume studies. The sisters’ trip involved brief travel and reunions, with family noting continued education as their goal.
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Nesbit Sisters
Iola
Mary Nesbit
Shreveport
Community Wide Revival Planned for Blevins Area
A recent gathering at Blevins Methodist Church drew ten men from Nazarene Presbyterian Baptist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant denominations within two miles. They set September’s second Sunday to begin a ten day revival, planned to be held in a village tent with a standing committee arranging a preacher and services.
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Blevins Methodist Church
Blevins
Sumer
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
M. D. Williams
Horace Hones
Finis Honea
W. J. Whiteside
Melton White
A. H. Wade
P. M. Nesbit
Thomas Bailey
H. M. Stephens
H. W. Timberlake
W. H. Stingley
J.C. Patterson
J. W. York
W. H
Finis Honen
Horace Honen
A.H. Wade
P.M. Nesbit
Teachers to Leave for College Summer Programs
Four local teachers will depart Friday for summer study. They will stay until Wednesday before returning to Shreveport and continuing teaching next year. Their sister Edna, a Strong teacher, will leave for State Teachers College to pursue her A. M. degree this summer.
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Centenary College
Shreveport
Edna
Strong
State Teachers College
North Hempstead Farmers Cut Oats in Bumper Harvest
In Hempstead County north section, farmers report harvesting oats and wheat over the past five or six days. Many fields hold large shocks while others stored crops in barns and plans call for oats to be used as a combined hay and grain feed. Local aldermen note a larger acreage and better yield than in years past.
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Hempstead
Local Teacher Heads to Henderson for Sixth-Week Studies
Mrs Irene Nesbit a longtime Blevins public schools primary teacher who has been reelected for next year left Monday for Arkadelphia to study six weeks at Henderson State Teachers College. A Wallaceburg native she has taught in this vicinity and previously in Murfreesboro and Gurdon.
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Irene Nesbit
Blevins
Arkadelphia
Henderson State Teachers College
McCaskiel Locals Note Summer Visits and Travel
Local notes report pleasant Saturday showers enjoyed by tim ers. Ralph Scott, Prescott High School graduate, returns home for the summer. Floyd Wortham, recently in Louisiana strawberries, passes through on his way to Missouri for work. Misses Maxine and Dorothy Lovedae return from Owuehil College Arkansas for vacation. Mrs H P Stephens and son Oren visit McCaskill last week.
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Ralph Scott
Prescott High School
Floyd Wortham
Louisiana
Missouri
Maxine
Dorothy Lovedae
Owuehil College
Arkadelphia
H. P. Stephens
Oren
McCaskill
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Hot Spring County Farmers
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Magnolia
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