The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-06
Correspondence
wICKES WAVES.

Bonnie Duckett is visiting her sis ter. Mrs J. T Owens.
 Mrs. Mary Daniels, who has beer sick, is slowly improving.
 Miss Hattie Forsee spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Howell.
 Mrs II. B. Black writes friends that she is liking her new home fine.
 Rev. Fulton breaches at the Baptist church Monday and Tuesday night.
 John .Iett and Virgil Henry motored to Baker Springs Sunday morning.
 Evelyna Vernois of Grannis was shopping in Wickes Friday of last week.
 We are all glad to have Miss Mil .dred Mallon back in school once again. :,
 School is full this week the pupils that have been sick, having returned to school
 D. Daniels has purchased a home near Grannis and will move his fam ily this week.
 J. E. Joplin and family went to Vandervoort Saturday, returning Sun day afternoon.
 Miss Beulah Ross. Ozie and Belle Rose and Grady Ross motored to Hat ton Sunday night
 Everybody is asked to meet at the Daniels cemetery, March II, and help to clean it up.
 J D. Watson of Millerton, Ok, vis- tied his sister, Mrs. Henry Rollins, Friday and Saturday.
 Mir, and Mrs. John Watkins of Min cola were the guests of Mir and Mrs. John Owens Sunday night.
 The two little daughters of MT. and Mrs Bob Baker are very sick They were poisoned on castor beans.
 Miss Pearl Compton and Miss Clara Baldwin, were the guests of Mrs. Howell Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Myrtle Sullivan, Pearl Comp ton, Roy Rose and Leslie Lewey motored to Grannis Sunday evening The school organized a Literary so- sciety and school improvement associ- atiOn. We are going to change the looks of these school grounds, The Literary society elected the following officers: Myrtle Sullivan, chairman; Beulah Ross, assistant chairman; Blanche Hamby, secretary y-treasurer The s. I, A. elected the following off cers: Pearl Compton, chairman; Hattie Forsee, assistant chairman; Mildred Mallon, secretary-t If our school can be made better we are going to make 1t better. We have a wide-awake bunch of pupils and teachers. All we need is a little CO., operation and outside aid. Patrons, join us to make Wickes school one of the best in Polk county
 Miss Georgia Hamby came home Friday to spend the week end, re- turning to her school at Vandervoort Sunday.
 W. H. Darwin returned home Thursday of last week from Hope, where he has been visiting his son. Edward Darwin.
 MT and Mrs. Jewel Allen and Miss 'Ozie and Belle Rose, accompanied by Beulah and Grady Ross, motored to Mrs. Frank Bakers Sunday.
 There will be a Literary Society meeting at the school building Wednesday night, March 12. Every body invited to come.
 All farmers, merchants and other business men are requested to meet Saturday at 2 o'clock to discuss i'm p0rtant matters to truck growers as- sociation commission.
 A crowd of young people went kodaking Sunday. Among them were the Misses Gladys Daniels, Thel- ma Chilean, Cora Lewey, Orval Dan- iels, Geneva Rollins, Flora Chilean and Mrs. Virgil Henry
 The Union Sunday school was or ganized at the Baptist church March 2. There was a good crowd and the following officers were elected; o. D. Bradshaw, Superintendent; Roy Hes ter, Secretary Treasurer; J. J. Vance, teacher of Bible class; Mrs. Bessie Jett, teacher of Junior class and Ruth Hamby, teacher of card class. Ev- .erybody help make Sunday school here.
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