Newport daily independent., 1918-07-22

 ly of our city, but now of Reno, drove over Sunday and spent the day with MT. and Mrs. Burkett. They returned this morning accompanied by Miss Lima Mae Burkettt, who will visit them.
 Mrs. R. W. Anderson, of Jackson port, arrived home Saturday from Patoka, Indiana, where she accom- panied the remains of her mother, Mrs. Jane Nixon, for burial, and re- mained for visit with relatives of her old home.
 Pringle Fender and his two sisters, Misses Dora and Katherine Fender, and Miss Page Townsley, of Walnut Ridge, drove to our city Sunday in MT. Tenders Studebaker car and spent Sunday with Prof. and Mrs. Edgar Williams.
 The state Red Cross organization lis making inquiries as to what coun- ties will hold fairs this fall. In the counties where fairs are held the Red Cross will have booth and will go into details to show the work the or ganization is doing.
 Mrs. and Mrs. E. B. Wilmans and Mrs. Charles c. Henry chaperoned party of young people above Bates vile Sunday afternoon, where pie |nic supper was served. The party was composed of the girls and boys of Mrs. T. c. Folbre's houseparty. Ebert Dean, the son of MT. and Mrs. c. c. Dean, of Remmel, is home from the aviation camp at Bellville, Illinois, and is enjoying visit. The family had a reunion Sunday, attend ed by large number of relatives and neighbors of these estimable people.
 Robert L. Johnson arrived home from St. Louis Sunday morning and Twill enjoy two-weeks' vacation with his mother and old friends. This is his first visit to Newport in a year land he says he certainly misses many of the home boys who have, in that time, joined Uncle Sam's forces.
 Elsewhere in today's issue of the Independent will be found the an- nouncement of c. R. Pate, who has been appointed by the food admins tration as licensed buyer of wheat in Jackson county. Persons having a surplus of wheat should get in touch with Mir. Pate.
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 Irwin Gretsinger will return to Camp Pike this afternoon, after several days visit home. He speaks in the highest praise of Camp Pike and the officials, and has no com plaint whatever, to make of his work. His mother and father, MT. and Mrs. IS. c. Gretsinger, of Jonesboro, and cousin, Miss Maude McGowan, spent the day with him, driving through in their car.
 c. L. Mariner of Webb City, Mo-, who has been in correspondence for some time with the Chamber of Commerce relative to accepting the managership of the organization, ar. rived in Newport last night, and spent today getting acquainted with our merchants and business men. MT. Mariner is young man of evil dent ability, and has made good impression upon all our people. A meeting of the board of directors will be held late this afternoon for the purpose of figuring with Mir. Mariner.
 The July number of the Arkansas Banker, a magazine published month ly by the Arkansas Bankers Asso- citation, contains some interesting in formation about banking in Arkan- sas, says the Gazette. One report in the magazine shows that Arkan- sas banks have over 309 women in their employ. "As one lady has put it." continues the report, "the inter-
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