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The Journal-Advance from Gentry, Arkansas • Page 3

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Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas FROM COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS COATS Mnurieo Txnix CHEROKEE CITY Mrs. Minnie Wright Mr. and Mrs. Bob Yates, Mr. and Mrs.

Elton Yates and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Albrcy and family were all-day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. French Porter Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. French Porter entertained Mr. and Mrs. W.

Wright Austin Lott homo bunday afternoon were Mrs. Will Lott Miss Lota Rauahcr, P. D. Ch-istain and Howard Chastain and family. The 'Folkcr club met wilh Mrs Lewis last Friday.

Congratulations to the editors over the purchase of their new home. Everyone enjoyed the masked party Frid-iv nic-M TI, Ji i explained it best dor niftiit. There were about 140 in masked I their families tor better president and Mrs. Lucy see rotary for the coming year. Lila Dickerson was with us and talked on Club Women Can Best Work for Defense." She explained it best done by feeding Page Three; masked.

The winners were Will Weeks and Mrs. Maurice LOMX, for th-' adults and Mary Leeman and J. B. McOhee for the children. Albert Florer spent two nights last week with Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice Loux. night With his sister; Mrs. Alvn ind family. Little Miss Kiddie Mildred Clark.

Elza Clemens is working on a school- visited Sundayj DECATUR NEWS at Springs. O. Johnson Non new member was added to our roll. Mr. TRAMMELL By Mrs.

Lewis liryson the Feaster, Fred Chastain. at. dinner Saturday evening. The occasion was Mrs. Wright's birthday.

A group of neighbors gathered in th- Hendricks homo last Wednesday night and reminded Mrs. Vera Dean Hendricks of her birthday. Cake and coffee were served and nl! wished her many happy returns of the day. The weiner roast in the Kelvin Harrington home last Thursday night was enjoyed by all. There were, 34 in Hallowe'en make-up and the host and hostess.

The prize went to Mr.s. Vera Dean Hendricks for the best disguise and all said they had enough fun to last until next Hallowc'eri. The Home Demonstration club gave a Hallowe'en Carnival at the school house last Wednesday night; the pro-! radio recently. There were who voted in Fclkcv township Tuesday. Members of the election board were: E.

W. Butler, Marion Reading, Ben Peabody, E. Bill Weeks had the misfortune of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Browers of th Lonox curding his leg with an ax but is bet-! Colorado arrived at the Harvey Brow- Quite a crowd attended the Hallo-! we'on program at the City Hall.

Claude McClary returned Sunday to CCC Gamy at Waldron after vls.it- Ml ing two days 'with home folks. home Mac Clemens visited Sunday' and Mrs. Polk Brush called at th Rnushcr and l-Toward PLEASANT VALLEY JJy Ruby Tipnins ter now and has returned to school. Mart White was in Gentry on busi- i Monday. i Mr and Mrs.

Marcus Mount and 'Mr. and Mrs. Evans Haley were in on business Saturday. The men of the school district. erg home Thursday for an indefinite Mrs.

Lee Shook visited her mother, Mrs. Rice, who is very poorly and has old Cotton been confined to bed several weeks E. 10. Fail-less Dave Brynon spent part of the past wceK in Ton-! kawa, soiling pink tomato. I Betty Bolcii entei tained th; cut! sixth eUis.s of the Deeatur high wood lor the school house Monday, Sch6o with pal ty at home Fl and have a very large pile or night.

At a hour, cake, cookies for which we are very punch KCI vod lo lhp fo Mrs. Daniel Setser and daughter lowin sls Maxine Owens Frankie Clarence Coffelt and Mrs aml Mr Mrs Charles Keith and Howard, Faye Dewey Sallie-Hitch May Reynolds wore all day visitors in i dnUghtcl WCrP ln Spring Genevicve Brednhoe't Ruby Austin' SPRINGTOWN Mrs. Minnie 1011 in on Miss Dorothy Lou of High- r. and Mrs. Homer Ogdon and chil- the Cal Marrs home Sunday.

Bud Brannon is- helping Jim Snn- nions with his brooder houses. Mrs. Irene Brannon and daughter the 'week-end with her mother near Vaughn. shopping Saturday. Dale Crowley, Floyd Austin, Tracy.

Londagin has been h-iuling ukena, Forrest Rude, Dawson UUena Charles Keith the last few Cecil Blankenship, Mr. and Mrs. Hitch, i Mrs. Bredehoeft, Mrs. Pearl Buffing- Mrs.

C. B. Robbins purchased a new- going for the benefit lost a valuable home Sun- summer in M.endenhall coeds of $5.35 of the club. Tom Kitchen last week. Brinson Hitch returned day after spending the Wyoming where he was R.

Clark and Clarence returned with him. Warren Roberts is expected home 'on Thursday of week to tho week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Roberts. Mrs.

Mills mad- a business trip to -Siloain Springs Monday. Mr. and Mr.s. Edd of near Gentry, Mr. -ind Mrs.

A. Johnson and Mr. and fiunter of Ti.ilsn were visitors in the Wright Sunday. Mr. Ritrchel and Wright had a birthday on Saturday, Novem- ncr 2.

Mr. Ritschcl was 60 and Wright 01. Kr. and Mrs. Will Mr.

and Mr.s. Albert Smith, BHnson Hitch and Mrs. Earl Mills were oven- ing visitors. JiVlr. and Mrs.

John SandiwUy leave this week for Shuwnee, I another two weeks of medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence. Hagar are moving to their new home on Bertie Prairie.

Little' Joan He'istnn is. recovering nicely. She fell and broke her arm some time ago. FAIRMOUNT NEWS By Mrs. Howard Chastain Mrs.

Audria Jones who will be re; membered as-Audria Sitton is getting -'long as well as can be expected fol- lowing a recent operation. The 8th grade: gave a Hallowe'en Party at the school Thursday. They Luther hay for days. Mr. and Mrs.

Pryor Eaton visited ton and Mr. and Mr.s. Clay Bolch and at the Maurice Loux home one night Betty Mr. Mrs. Walter Coffoil arid children were Sunday callers at the Claud spent the week-end in of her grandparents, Mr.

M. and Mrs, the home and Mrs. Virgil Hanks an-1 Nancy Ann and Mrs. Willard were Sunday dinner guests in the he of A. J.

Hawks and Miss Fran'kie. H. Condrev Roy Cash are "Doc" Hill had the to lose a nice beef calf. Mi. and roli.l went busincs.s Mrs.

Ora-Curran and Der- to Fayetteville Friday week. Mr. and 'hard luck The calf -got tangled in a rope' and broke his neck. Mr. and Buster Dill, and children visited at the Con Primrose home Sunday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert. Hill and daughter were in Gentry Monday. Albert got.

a splinter in his eye and went The revival meetim the home to the doctor. of Mrs. Brandom closed Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs.

Vince Trammel! and Mrs. Mollie Trammoll and Mr. and I Mrs. Urshel Setser of Neosho spent Sunday at ihe Carl Babcock home. Mr.

and Mrs. D. Foster were in i Bentonville on business Monday. PRAIRIE Mrs. L.

C. ROCK VALLEY By Mrs. F. J. Miller A large group of friends and neigh hors night at.

the Cliu-ence Hagnr home, giving them a grand surprise. They an- moving to the "Yoargin community. The evening was spent visiting and playing cards. Pop! I Mr. and Mrs.

Aldo Florer and hauled a load of corn from the Twigg.s farm to Deeatur. Bob Tucker gathering corn on i-the farm on Spavinaw. i Mr. and Cecil Clark and daugh- Mr. and Mrs.

Loy Etris and son ter, from Kormm, are visited at the Weeks hojv.e Thurs-! I spending a jew weeks visit ing rela- i tive. 1 and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jim -aid son i T-, 41 -r, Miss Minnie 'Holt and Ruth Smith J.

ynstcd the. Dave -Browning i 'spent. at Hie Jim Snycler home home Sunday afternoon. building a barn on the Marion son farm. Mr.

and Mrs. M. P. Idling, ton are assisting at the sta. lion in the absence of Mr.

Condrey. Visitors in the "Booker Sitton hotnc Stmday were Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Long, Mr and Mrs. Coleman Kennedy ami of corn, oakf Everyone 1 and coffct wore served. 'ft at'a late hour wishing Mr. and Hagar luck in their new our sympathy to Andy Guy Walter, Bill and Lorctta Ward visited at the Charles Keith home Sunday afternoon. i at Sulphur -Springs.

Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. children were Siloam home.

We extend Barnctt and daughter, Maie, at the death of Mrs. Barnett last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mitchell left in Wednesday for their home in Blackweil after a two weeks' visit here.

Mrs. Guy Mitchell returned with them for a visit. Mr. and Mr.s. Leslie Spencer and daughters visited at Walter Londagins' Sunday.

Henry Porter has been combining soy beans thas week. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Lott, who has been il! with influenza and pneumonia for over two wocks, is much improved. Work on the church building is; lowe'en party Thursday.

Games cf all progressing nicely. The building is kinds wore played and homemade can- receiving a new coat of paint and ha I ry was served. Mrs. Ruby Spencer and i Leslie and Ora-n Spencer threshed lespedPza seed for E. E.

Cooper last week. Chloe Pitts and Dorien visited home folks this week-end. The school children enjoyed a Hal- been partly re-rooted as well as other daughter, repair work. Eugene 'Edmofison returned home Fwd-ay after ypeiiding'several months with his sister, Mrs. Howard Sherman, in Washington state.

There will be a meeting started A number of neighbors gathered at'the Dee Wilmoth home Saturday night for a surprise party. The occasion was Dee's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Setser moved with "Doug" Keith Friday.

CROWN NEWS By Mrs. Lucy Hurgess Mi.ss Grace Gahagan, Mr! Ward Gahagan and Mr. and Mr.s. Smith Springs Friday afternoon. Mrs.

Leta Clemens and children have moved to the N. J. Meeker house. Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Philpott and children have moved into the property of Bess Trook and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lawrence are moving from Deeatur to their property recently vacated by Philpotts. Mr.

and Mrs. McCullough have named their new girl Billie Marie. Mr. and Mrs. R.

F. Smith Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. S.

Smith. Mr. and Mrs. F. J.

Miller and chil- i George Booth all left las.t Wednesday; i ouuy en ca at the W. A. Pruttt home short visit with relatives near' i near Centei ton Sunday afternoon. Springfield, Mo. They returned horn- Sunday evening.

Roy Gorman daughters, Imogene and Yvonne, Maysville and Mr. and Mrs. Blanche McCormick of Tulsa. Mr. and Mr.s.

Homqr Ogdon, Bobby and Mrs. Mae Reynolds and Mrs. Bertha Coffelt were Sunday dinner guests in the Cal Marrs home. J. M.

Richardson was a business cal- II.T in BentonvilU; Monday. Rev. and Mr.s. Virgil Hanks and little Nancy Ann will leave Tuesday for Joneshoro, to attend the annual conference which will conven" all week. IvT.

P. moved Florence Hartley and two and daughter to the T. H. Condrey place- Friday. Maatin Eisner of Muskogc e.

Okla, called Sunday at the home of his ther, W. W. Eisner. Reynolds Bagby drove to Tulsa Saturday and brought back his cousin, Don Marrs, who is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Cal Marrs. Mr. and Mrs" H. C. Darnell and Janet and Mrs.

Bessie Day were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mis. Buster Sullivan. Mr. Pitts ofj Richland, and Carl Laughlam of Goshon are also visiting the Mr.

Pitts is 'a brother of Mrs. Sullivan. Alta Nichols of Tulsa is visitim chuich Sunday evening. and are building a new church on the property. Mr.

and Mrs. Aldo Florer visited in the home of Mr. Florer's parents, Mr. Mrs. A.

L. Florer. at Falling- Springs Sunday evening. Mi', and Mrs. George Baker have moved to the D.

C. Londagin property in northeast part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Hastings of Mt.

Zion have moved to the property vacated Edwards and Miss Franklin We welcome Mr. and JMr.s. Hastings to our community. The Baptist church- served a basket dinner in 'the church basement Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs.

S. J. A. L. mother, E.

of the Fairmount neighborhood sawed wood foi Youngman and Philpott nosclay, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 Mrs. Frances Hindu children visited her parents, Mr.

and -Mrs. W. T. Clark Sunday. Mr.

Hinde is Wed- employed near Fort Smith. ing Springs spent the home of their Mr. and Mrs Cecil Clark and rlaugh- tor spent Thursday with Miss Minnie Waldrip of Meal- I()lt the week-end in son. Marion, and family. Beryl, and Deanie Boyle visited in the afternoon.

mi Herb Luther had a very sick rhe.Whitt children have started io 0 Sunday because of sudan poisoning. A veterinary was called and aftci treat- We wish to congratulate Inex Chamb, ment, she became better. erlain and i a 1 ding of last Sam Martin week. on the wed- Shady Grove church on Sunday Prayer November 17. The pastor.

Rev. Earl Thursday meeting at CarltonV; night was well attended. Odle, will preach for us. The public Mr. and Mrs.

Carlton and Velma is most cordially invited to attend these meetings. P. D. Chastain and grandson, Billy Dempsey, of Ponca City spent Sunday with his son, Howard Chastain, and other relatives. a grand attended a fellowship meeting in Gentry" Tuesday.

They report time. Mrs. Henline and Ruth Ann visited home folks near Gentry over the- week-end. and at a good price, too. There was a real demand for stock cattle, hogs and milch cows.

We had plentv to sell but could have used a few more head as there were more than enough buyers. So bring in your won't be disappointed in the price you will receive Every Monday Is Bargain Day! Sale Starts 10:30 A. M. Livestock Sold at 1:30 Sharp SPECIAL FOR load of extra fine stock cattle; also milch cows and hocrs. JJSTKN TO TIIK CHANT Oi' THE AUCTION KKK AT THK GENTRY immunity CLEGG RATCLIFF, Auct.

C. O. WHITE, Clerk CLUB NEWS The Crown Homemakers Demon- stiation club met Friday, November 1, at the school house. Very interesting talks, were given on "What Con- Citizen" by Mrs. Lucy he Responsibility the for Its Families stitutes a Burgess; munity Their Homes," by Mrs.

Mae Luther, and "The Churches' Contribution to Community Life," by Mrs. Bertha Burris. Mrs. Minnie Hampton elected IF IT'S A NEW OR USED CAR VOU GOT IT! Fully Guaranteed and Reasonably Triced. DON'T St-il XCHV FORDS! Hugh Neale At Hicketts Service Station LOOKOUT RIDGE By Mrs.

Link Clemens Francis" Clemens came home from the CCC camp at Waldron and Clemens and family and Wayi visited Sunday at Link Clemens'. Del Drew and Dick Drew and wife returned Tuesday from Greeley, where-they hail been employed this fall. Ben Bryson is cutting his feed crop on the Bledsoe place. John Leroy Clemens stayed Monday Fiddlers' Contest Sat. Night Nov.

16 AT MAYSVILLE, ARK. 5 Cash Cash TAI' A Big lor the Musicians of the Country! 1) MISS I IQc and 20c th'- hojnf of Brannon. The Home Demonstration club held thr-ir regular meeting Friday at the home of Mrs. W. H.

Hylton The following officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Roy Cash, president; Mrs. Clyde Davidson, vice president; Mrs. P. A.

Lawrence, secretary; Miss Frances Hawks, treasurer and Mrs. Minnie ICIlington, reporter. Local leaders were also elected. Mr. Mrs.

Grov.r Sitton celebrated their 28th weddingvunniversary on October 27 with their ehiidrun Rus.sel, Doris Marie and Mis. Irene Ward, by visiting Mrs. Hilton's Ki.it.-.-r tn'Kuroka, Kp.ns. Mr. and Mr.s.

.1. V. Manning also had an anniversary October 20 They will be accompanied by her sister to Osagc City where the girls will visit, their aged father. Lawrence and Mr. and Mr.s.

H. Robinson who are leaving, and M. Nichol's 81st birthday. Mr. and Mrs.

A. L. Hilton and daughter, Jean, spent Sunday and Monday with their daughter, Mrs. Fred and Mr. Cartwright at Oaks, Oklahoma.

The regular meeting of the PTA was. held at the school auditorium Monday, night with Mrs. E. Dewey, president, in charge. Mr.

Alexander introduced C. C. Elrod of Siloam Springs who spoke on "The Rotcn- be'rry Amendment and Its on Publie Welfare Services and the School Children of Arkansas." Huring the short business followed, the fourth and fifth grades with Mrs. Hartley a teacher, received tile picture ror having the i in.ist paientH present. Plans, for the hot lunch project were completed, i hunches will be served beginning veaiber I.

School will foe Thursday and Friday so that the teachers may attend the annual convention of the Arkansas Education to be i held in Little Rock November 7 and 8 Mr. and V. Tygart and Mr.s. C. L.

Coffelt visited relatives Sunday. A large crowd attended the Hal- lowe'en Carnival sponsored by the PTA Thursday night. The -program consisted, of numbers from each of the grades with the crowning of the ln queen, and a choral reading "The Congo," by the Public in charge of Mr. Magruder. The booths received liberal patronage from the crowd present BARGAINS For November ONLY! I OK KVKKY FIVE SACKS OF NUTRENA Hog Nuggets Purchased, We Will Give 1 Sack FREE i now hiU'f on hand a supply of Cuban ('ant- Molasses for I'oultry and Stock.

Bring your container. BAGBY FEED STORE riinne Spring-town' Dr. Charles B. Dixon p. m.

OFFICE HOURS: to 10 a. m. 2 to 4 GOKUON IIOTKL DECATUR, ARK. Phones: Office liG, Residence 12 ANTI-FREEZE Zerone, per gal $1.00 Zerex, per g-al 2.65 1 Gas SKKVICK STATION and Space. groceries Vegetables And Fruit liny nets now the fresh I arm prud- wliich ai'c in season.

Hour and prices. at low GLASS PRODUCE CO. Banking Town I hi.s mark oi distiiu-l iun applies mir town. Tin- ruliliimous support of all ul' you makes it a 1'arl. Maiiv services are offeree! (his hank and are for the use those know tin lliev lirili" Bratt-Wasson Bank Is Your Roof Ready For The Rains WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF ROOFING Priced, too! Roush Lumber Go, "A Home Town Merchant for 28 Years".

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