The Journal-Advance from Gentry, Arkansas • Page 5

Thursday, June 20, 1940 The Journal-Advance, Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas Page' Three FROM COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS COTTAGE GROVE By Mrs. Pearl Patton Funeral services were conducted at the Midway churqh Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Fred Fleer who died Sunday at her home in Deeatur. Mrs. Fleer WEST SIDE NEWS By Mrs.

W. Martin lived in this community a number of years and her many friends here extend sympathy to the family. Eldon Robb from Kan'sas City visit- "IT i Deeatur. eg his Mr. and Mrs.

B. M. Robb, Wednesday. Jim Hayes is visiting his son, Jess, ami family. Lois Peterson spent part of Inst week at the Forrest Austin homo.

Mr. an'd J. E. Truitt visited at the Leonard Truitt honie Sunday. G.

W. llartin has been real sjlck but is improving. Bob Wooten of the Lakeside community is helping J. E. Brown with the farm work this week.

Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Reed and daughter, Virginia, spent Sunday afternoon at the Geo.

A. Stevenson homo, near Mr. Hqrrclson and W. Cartwright made a business trip to Siloam Springs afternoon. Several from this vicinity attended the show at Gentry Saturday night.

They report good entertainment. Virginia Reed was a caller at tho Jesse, Wilhemina, Billy and Mary Lou Philpot who ware called here by the death of their father, -started on the return trip to their home at condldo, last Wednesday. They were accompanied by their cousin, Edwin True. Mr. and Mrs.

McCormick of Tulsa visited Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Booker Sitton. Mrs. Doc Hill of visited last week in the Roy Daniels home.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Reynolds and Bertha Coffelt were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Marrs in the.

Pleasant Valley community. Mrs. W. P. Wiles drove to Siloam Springs Saturday evening for her son, Byron, at J.

'B. U. He visited home folks Until Monday morning when his mother took him back to the school. Mrs. Wiles and daughter, Ruth Lee, slopped Monday night and picked up tho writer on the way to the Gentry DECATUR NEWS spending t.h,e summer with Edwin's parents.

James Clifton returned Friday from By J. O. JobMsom Ed par Sctser Colorado where ho spent several days. Mrs. tlox Patterson reports her daughter, Mrs.

W. R. Johnson and non, i Wilbur, as coming homo to spend D. A. Whitp.sUlc the summer.

Final census figures for Deeatur in dicate the present population is 351. This a low Of 68 over ten years ago. I f- John Arthur la bolter We glad to correct an item in last week's paper 'about Jeanne. Rodgers. It should have read Lanier Rodgers, who is a prominent farmer afid orcha.rdist north of Decatui'.

Mr. Rodarers is convaleschitc nicely i home. at, this writing. Keep in mind the revival at the Baptist church starting this week and continuing over several weeks. James Windsor of Oklahoma is here spending a.

fortnight in tho Blodsoo and will be returned to his home this week. Tho West Side group mot in an all day moelihg at Dooalur sehoolhotiso. There will be an. all day working i Tn a(U1 OKS of wolcomo at the Baptist church 'and cemetery next Wednesday, June women are to bring covered dishes and men bring rakes and shovels. Lot's go! was given hy Mrs.

II. A. MeConnell. Special attention W.MS paid lo our flag in honor of Flag Day. In closing, Mrs.

MoConncll presented the Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Williams of i Mrs.

Jewel, a boquol with 1 lie Springfield, spent, a few days comprimenl.s of merchants and Mrs. Elmer Fowler and Alma Mn.c 'called at the F. M. Green home Wednesday afternoon. Ernest.

Jones took clock to the Joplin market the first of the. week. The men of tho community met one evening this wcok to mow the weeds and clean up tha grounds at the school house. Mrs. K-ichoalds and Donna Sharon, from Los Angeles, the fh-cfe of the week after having spent six weeks at the home of Mrs.

Nichoalds' parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Green.

They will spend a few in Kansas City before returning home. Joe Pugh from Kansas City was visiting friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ford and Mr.

and Mrs. Jess Hayes and Clara Ruth spent Sunday with relatives at Proctor, The Ever-Ready club will meet June 27 at the home of Mrs, Chas. Patton for an all day meeting. Mrs. Irene Truitt spent the first of the week in Benlonville.

Next Sunday we expecting several young Christian workers from Camp Wycliff near Siloam Springs to be at the school house during the regular School hour. BrowrJ, Martin and Hayes homes Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Sam Sbliday of Keifer, were overnight guests in the T.

W. Reed home Monday. They returned home by way of Francos. Mrs Bud Harper and infant son went to Tulsa Monday for a visit of sevpral days with her parents and friends. George and Mary Ruth Reed, Wilburn Murphy and Juanita and Elwanda--Webb spent Sunday at Lake Wcdington.

At the last regular monthly meeting of the Bloomfield SeV and So club it was decided to meet at the home of Mrs. Ted Barney Tuesday, July 2, for the regular monthly meeting. Each member will bring their husbands and families for a picnic dinner at the noon hour. A special invitation is extended to all old members and their families to be present band practice which we enjoyed list- laat week with the W. C.

Ruhl family, men of the city, ening to. We also enjoyed visiting Mr. Williams is a brother of Mrs. Janie.s with friends we, seldom see and meet- i Ruhl. ing with new ones.

left 1 Friday on business and pleasure in A wedding of interest occurred Mon- Conway Springs, Kan. Wilbur Florcr Monday was Clean Up Day in the j-day, June 17, at tho. borne of (lie of- and Karol Patrick accompanied them. park which was mowed and cleaned ficiating minister, Rev. J.

Heoggins. A miscellaneous shower was given by a group of cooperative workers, when Miss Madge Young was united at the Ed Haas homo in honor of Mr. It surely does make our little -town in marriage to Ralpb Whaley of De- and Mrs. One A large; crowd Mr. and Mrs.

Bill Bryson spent Sitn- day evening in the Lewis Bryson home. Several from this community attended the revival at Gentry the past two weeksr, Floyd Moore and family spent. Sunday the Johnny Brown homo Deeatur. Howard Webb took dinner Sunday with Jimmie Foster. MOUNT ZION By Mrs.

W. II. Bush PLEASANT GROVE By Mrs. E. W.

Punivan CHEROKEE CITY Mrs. Minnie Wright French Porter lost, a' good ye'arling colt, with lockjaw last Thursday morning. and Mrs. Hemlrix of Ml. Vernon, have purchased a farm near Cherokee City and have moved here.

Wo welcome Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix and family to the community. Grandpa Sandusky was surprised on the." 10th of Juno when 1hp neighbors gathered in brale birthdth Miss Evelyn Lynes of Fulton, was-the week-end guest of Mrs. Stella Witherill.

Both are teachers in the Missouri School for the Deaf. Mrs. Graves and son from near Morrison, were Sunday morning callers at the Dunivan home. These people live across the road from Mr. Dunivan's brother in Oklahoma.

Wo were so sorry to hear- of Mrs. Lissa. Shields' ba.d accident Saturday morning. She foil and bruised her hip but it was not broken. We hope'she will soon be able to get around.

Ma.xmo Poabody spent Sunday afternoon with home folks. Mr. and Mis. Eugene Estos from Oklahoma City and Mr. and Mrs.

L. J. ook nice and shows the spirit of 'Those Who Care!" Junior Allen, who works with his athcr, Earl Allen, in the cannery jusiness, was in town last week and that they will buy beans or jerries or anything they can: They )lan to put in the scales and weigh- ng here just back of the Mobile Gas Station on the property of W. B. Dodgen Sometime soon, and of which they will have charge.

They will be glad to 'help and cooperate with the people in any way possible. Mrs. Harry Church visited over the week end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lige Gouge, who took her to Gentry Monday afternoo'n where she started on the return trip to her home in Skagway, Alaska.

She was accompanied by D. (Pete) True of near Vaughn, who is a nephew of Harry Church and is going to -seek employment. Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Hanks, Mrs.

Harlan Wasson, Mrs. Raymond Glass and' Mrs. W. H. Hylton attended the' missionary zone meeting held at G-ravetto last Thursday.

Mrs. W. P. Wiles went with them as far as Decatur vfhcrc she attended the West Side group meeting of tho home, demonstration clubs. Mrs.

Wiles reports a very nice meeting. She won a prize best in the "something for nothing" display and Mrs. Minnie Ellington won in the thrift group feed sack article. Both are proud of the gifts and express their appreciation to the other Reporter. troit, Mich.

A small group of friends was present, and many gifts were, re- witnessed the ceremony were reived; guests, to dinner in the home of the! Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. Gammon hnd bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Louis of town guo.sts Sunday. Young 1 immediately following. Tl Rev. ,1. A.

Scoggins way confined present were Misses Boulah and Dor- his bed the latter part of last, week othy Parmenter and Ray land was 'unable to fill his regular ap- Bowen and Elward Whileside. Mrs. Whaley is a graduate of Deeatur high school class of" and spent several months last year in Detroit where she met the groom who is employed there. Their many friends extend hearty congratulations and sin- pointmenl Sunday morning. Hev.

U. T. Ownboy' delivered an inspiting message in his stead. Miss Hazel Setser of Ft. Smith arrived Sunday to.

visit relatives. Miss tCssic Setser of Clay Center, has also been- here visiting during the cere good wishes. The couple left I Past week. S'alurdav morniii! Milk'ir'ti had last of 1ho week'. Mrs.

Karl Mills and 1 Mrs. Dunivan wont with Mr. and Gladys and Gatodene Perry" spent Harrington to Mrs. Goodman's Sunday afternoon' with Mrs. Jeff Friday night fvu Hinging and'-Bible Wright.

Mr. and. Robert Sandu-jhy and little son, Gerald, returned to 'their home in Beatrice, las 1 Saturday aftei a visit Mr. and Mrs. John Joe Sturdivaiv has gone to (In for harvest.

Tho State Line Club Circle met last Wednesday with Mrs. Charlie Wilkerson. There were 15 present and all enjoyed the afternoon. The 'next meet- FAIRMOUNTNEWS By Mrs. Howard Chastain WORD WORLD By Mrs.

Hun Si-tser Our is enjoying a nice rain this mornint; (Tuesday) which will delay harvesting few Mr. and Mrs. U. T. Gwnbey and i eiiildron were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.

and Mrs. Cal Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. D.

A. Sa'ser spent Sunda, with Mr. and Mrs. Li go Setser in Mrs. Lissa 'Shields had very ing will be with Mrs.

Will Roberts on June '20. The mystery package this' time went lo Mrs. Madge Sandusky. Mrs. Albert Smith has been enjoying a visit the last week with her grandmother who returned to her home in Wichita, Monday.

Mr. and' Mrs. Melvin Harrington painful accident last Friday when she fell on the way in the Rauah- er home. Her hip was badly bruised, but an x-ray showed that no bones re broken. However, the nature of the injury was serious enough thai tiie attending physician advised that she remain in the hospital for a week.

I Several of the Fail-mount people attended the revival services at the Baptist church in Gentry and enjoyed Glen Austin and Miss Audrey Wil- molh went to Goodman, Sunday and spent the day with Mra. Sarah Shearer and Mr. and Mrs. Orb Shearer They were accompanied home by Mrs. Sarah Shearer who will visit friends here for a few days.

Mr. and Vernon Bishop and Carlee Ayn Bishop spent Sunday af- ternoor. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Martin Monday afternoon for.a short trip in the Ozarks.

Mrs. Delbert Sumrhorville and children are here from Tulsa visiting relatives. Jeanne Stellman, daughter of Orlan Stellman, underwent a ton- silectomy in the J.B.U. hospital recently. Mrs.

Rube Austin wynt to Tulsu last Thursday to briiil; her daughter, Miss Clarrice, home, as she has boon sick and unable to work. Announcement has boon made of the marriage of Gene Haas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Haas, to Miss Margaret Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Austin. The ceremony was performed at Pincvillo, Mo Monday evening, June 10. They will reside in Deeatur. Rector Patterson boon bi.iuying apples from Bert Ray. Virgil Guss returned home Saturday morning after spending a-year in Monroe, Ho will spend vacation here.

John Rhall is in the flu. We a're 'sorry to hear I a.ni! hop" to him up soon. Roy Davids returned homo From the hospital in Fa.yotte.% illo where he has boon for quile -a Mr. and Mrs. F.

1 C.ihlo turned from Little' Rock Cable spent a few days in tho. hospital. Hrs. Quinton from Outline, is here for a few weeks' stay in tho home of her JIM rents, Mr. and Mrs.

G. H. Smith, west of town. Mr. Smith is gaining daily.

Springs Monday night turned out to The Christ Ambassador rally of the Assembly of God church at Sulphur be a success in spite of bad weather The next rally will be at the church in Siloam Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Amos and children left Friday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs.

I. D. Amos, Mr. and Mrs John Setser and other relatives, M. B.

Evans is somewhat, improved and his son, Lon Evans and family, have returned to their home in Boa- trice, Neb. Wilkins is helping care for Mr. Evans at. this time. VALLEY By Mrs.

F. J. Miller There was at Harold David's-Sunday evening. Dee Simpson and W. A.

Pruitt purchased eattlo from F. J. Miller last week. J. S.

Smith cut for. Lee. Shook Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

F. J. Miller and d'augh- Mrs. Mamie Jcrrold and daughter of Joplin, Mo. are here visiting their parents and grandparents and other relatives.

Mi's. Woodrow Wilmoth of Roswell, N. returned to her home last week after a. few weeks visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mr.s.

Lester Austin. Her brother. Jack, accompanied her homo. Irene and Reuben Wilkinn of near Gravel to visited at the Lcn Austin home Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Howard announce the marriage of their son, Edmund, in- Mrs. Maroney, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Yates and daughter of Pittsburgh, loft for their home after a weeks visit at the Floyd Austin home.

Mrn. Maroney and Mr, Yates are cousins of Mrs. Austin. Ralph Austin was called to Tulsa. Wednesday to care for her daughter, Clarice, who is.

recovering from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ci-owley and children visited at. the Floyd Austin home Sunday.

Stusscy'of Joplin, Mo is visiting at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carse Austin. Lowess Peterson spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. Forrest Austin, at Cottage Grove.

Donald Close returned to his homa at Arkansas 'City Tuesday. Mr; and Mrs. Arthur Pugh and children and Joe Pugh of Kansas City, Monday night at the Arthur Howard home, en route to Fort Worth, for a visit with friends. Mr. Ford of Siloam Springs haa sold his farm here.

Th'e name of the purchaser has not been learned. Mr. and Mrs. Bush were in Siloam Springs Friday on business. Mr.

'and Paul Duvall and children sponl Sunday with Mrs. Duvall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtia. Mrs.

Buller and children of Albion, 111., are visiting the Duvall family, Mesdaines Buller and Duvall aro Mr. Mrs. Bei-t Barnell of Gra- the fine messages, and also we might jnd Crancipa Lovelady spent the week c. i niculion, tho of the people end in Locust. with Grand, IT vvo ibere.

pas ristcr and Mis. Harrington aunt. Karl Chastain of Elilir-ado Suriivs volte called on Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grandpa and Grandma Pholps of Siloam Springs, formerly of Cherokee City, spent part of last week with' Mr.

I and Mi-s. Charlie Wilkerson. We're glad to report tlieie is no sickness at this time. Mr. and Mrs.

Elmo McKuoughan and liitle daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. MeKcoughan and little d.aughtcr of Quinton, and Misj Mclba Gardner of Arnarillo, visiting in the C.

G. l.ar.-<a"i hor.ia near Cherokee City ihu week. They were also visiting around Miysvillo where they expect to move on their farm soon. In a letter lo his father, C. G.

Larson, Barney says he likes his work. Three days a week he delivers supplies to different CCC camps and en joys the mountain air in Calif. The days are plenty hot there bul the nights are cool. Miiises Mary Elizabeth and visited his undo, Howard tain, and other litre over the week-end. These fine- showers we have bee'i getting are just what we 1'armers and arc much appreciated.

Smith Sunday Afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tetlmne of Mount Ziou were guests Sunday at the Clarence Marsh homo. Mrs.

Cal Peterson, Mrs. Karl Dec and Mrs. Buck J.im-o spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Albeit Smith. Miss Loriiini tors, Kathryn and Lila, spout Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Gene JMorris nrnd. family neai Cave Springs. Frank Smith anil Jesse Smith wheat for H. K.

Clark week. Mrs. Jennie Webb spent a few days week with Minnie Mrs. H. Cla'rk and Minnie Holt Sunday willi Mr.

and iMr.s. J. S. Smith. A.

Pruitt and F. .1. Miller iy Gcnl-ry Monday afternoon. Mrs. A.

B. Sets. daughter, TRAMMELL By I.ev.is "Uryson Burrow of of SPRINGTOWN Hry. KLiiiU- Nora Nell, and Charles Edward and Paul, children of Mrs. C.

R. Nelson ol Rogers Sunday visitors of their Reynolds Eagby made a business trip to Tulsa lust Tuesday. He spent the night with his cousin, Don Marrs, who is attending business college there and likes his work fine. Reynolds was accompanied on the trip by Chuck Woodward of Gentry. Mr.

and Mrs. O. T. Tannahill who live south of town sold their flock of chickens last week. Mrs.

Delia Mof- fii.t also sold a nice lot. Mrs. Etta Church of Skagway, Alaska visited last week in the home of her brother. Bud Brannon while sister, Mrs. W.

Severs, and family! Mis. Brannon took a days' vaca- at Cherokee City. The Baptist tirn with her people near Mason Valor, Bro. Ennis, was also a Sunday dinner guest. Subscribe for The Journal-Advance.

ley. Mr. and Mi'3. £ail Stamps of Tulsa Grav- tto who has boon staying with Mis. Albert Smith retunu'1 lo her home Thursday morning.

Mr. an 1 Mrs. Paul Puvall and cliil- dn-n of Mi. Ziou siu-ni Sunday at the Curtis home. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry (-n- joyod a over the week-end with several of their relatives from Ok. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Payton and little daughter, Aileon, spent Sunday with relatives in the Jay Bird community.

Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Austin spent the week-end at the Ralph Austin hoine in Ml. Zion community. Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Tevebaugh and Erma Belle, went to Ntosho, to visit relatives Thursday. Mr. Setter and boys'joined them Sunday morning. W.

R. Curry went to Noosho Thursday evening to visit his daughter, Mrs. Ou.jnt Dintmore at. tin: "Duck The C. A.

conference will be held at the Assembly of God church in Df-catur August -1-8. A youni; evangelist from Oklahoma will have charge: of the night C'ome and brinv something to eat. Miss Beulah May and just returned home after, a weeks' stay with their brother, in Bernardino, and hroMn'r. Wiley, in Ijos Angt-lo-s. au.l family returned lost of its friends and rieigliijot 1 Sunday, Mis.

Fred Fleer. She v.v... the wii.j of Fleer and -after sev, i'ai days of serious illness. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family. Bert Ray sold his entire crop of early apples to a Mr.

Foster west 01 town. Leslie Grippen spent a couple of weeks in Colorado and on his return was accompanied by a wife. They are at home on the Johnson farm which Marie and Doris Mae Babeook accompanied relatives to Ncot-'ho Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs, Uishol Sotscr and children. Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis Bryson and ohii- dron and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brow- ors and children, Mrs. Jackson, Betty Jo and Boulah Mae.

Ijogan called at tiie Harvey home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Holed and Betty spent Sunday at the Lee homo. FLOUR FEED EVERY DAY PRICES! KVKI1Y SACK GUARANTEED- Hacker's Best, 48 lb.s.

$1.30 Holly Wreath, 48 lb.s. 1.35 Mary-Sue, 48 Ibs. 1.10 Per 100 Ibs. .50 1.45 1.50 1.47 1.35. 1.85 /2.10 bh Cottonseed Meal Stock Salt Shell Corn Yellow Feed MeaL, Dairy Feed Record Egg Growing Calhoun-Hardcastle GK'NTKY, AUK.

FRIENDS AT THE- TRY TY SALE One Block South Main Sold Under Roof Starts, 10 n. LIVESTOCK SOLD AT 1:30 SHARP IM3MAND Glen Tevebaugh of Gentry spent Mr. Grippen has leased for the cominj. Thursday with Mr. and Mrn.

Vernon Bishop. Krnmctl Austin and Bill James loft Monday morning for Enid, to work in the out and wheat harvest. Mrs. C. Walker and twin sons were brought home Monday from the called Sunday afternoon at the home home of her sistcr-io-law, Mrs.

Ethel of Ike Stamps 'Hatfield, at Beaty, Ark. year. Congratulations this Robert Clark visited bis of town Sunday. Jewel ftavage a Jijpli.n visit or the latter part of la: week. Tho rooming house formerly owned by Elder Cheney is beiii.y painted.

It surely shows up better. Mr. and Kdwiu Hurd are Last Monday at the Gentry Community Sale there was exceptional activity in the bidding on stock cattle and milch cows. However, there were a few buyers here who were interested in making bids on hogs. So bring in your hogs next Monday where you'll find a ready market.

LISTED FOR NEXT MONDAY A FINE RUN. OF MILCH COWS AND STOCK CATTLE; Abo Household Furnishings. CLEGG RATCLIFF, Auctioneer C. O. WHITE, Clerk.