The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-16

L. NJ. Clark went to Cove Monday
to visit his father.
The Rev. II. 7. Howell Of Big Fork
was among the farmers on the Mena
market with cotton Friday.
Miss Esther Sterner of Egger be-
gan work Friday as bookkeeper IN the
Office Of Matthews & Norris, cotton
buyers.
Mr.. and Mrs Grady Embry moved III
from Board Camp Friday, and are
now at home in the c. A. Welch resi-
dence at sos Tenth street.
J. w. Frost Of the Frost Motor
Company went to Little Rock Friday
to meet Mrs. Frost and baby. who are
coming to Mena from Mansfield, La.
Mrs. L. F. Herman and two chill
dren arrived Friday from Perry, Mo-,
for a visit at the home Of Mrs Her
mans parents, Mr. and Mrs J. l..
Isan, living near Egger.
The first Of the slipping accidents
for the winter occurred last Saturday
when Mrs. J B. Edwards, 1914 Church
avenue, slipped on the wet sidewalk,
breaking both bones Of her left fore
arm.
Grady Forgy, chairman of Frank
Fried Post No. is, Of the American
Legion, was made member of the
state executive committee at the
State convention held at Little Rock
last week.
C. c. HounseI and son, Webb, OF
Cove, were in Mena Saturday, having
brought up pedigreed Jersey COW for
Elder r. p. Mckinley and taking back
a heifer which they took in on tie
trade.
O. l.. Henderson, farm demonstrat-
or, went to Hatfield to look after the
loading and billing out o. the sew
eral carloads of cattle under the CO.
operative plan of the Exteision De-
partment Of the State University.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w Tate Of Doug
las, Ariz., called here two weeks ago
by the critical illness of Mrs. l.. T..
Hendricks, mother Of Mrs. Tate left
for their home this week, Mrs. Hem
bricks apparently having much inn
proved.
T. H. Duke returned Friday from
Little Rock, where he had attended
the state convention of the American
Legion as representative Of Frank
Fried Post, No. 18. of Mena He was
chosen as one of the delegates to the.
National convention.
Mrs. d. NJ. Townsend and little son
returned Friday from Texarkana,
where the lad had undergone an OPP
Grafton for the removal of his tonsils
and adenoids. He rallied nicely after
the operation, and soon will start on
the. upgrade in development.
Orville Winton, employed as truck
driver for the Mena Flour Mill, was
disabled for a while on account of a
fractured right wrist, received in
cranking a rebellious Ford. He was
out two miles, and after the accident
handled the steering wheel with his
left hand on the trip in.
Ben Gipson of Hatfield stopped in
Mena Saturday on his return from
Fort Smith, where he had spent sew
eral days attending the free fair. He
reports that the exhibits, especially of
stock were good, but that the contin-
ued rain made it extremely unpleasant
for exhibitors and visitors.
Mrs. o. a. Miller, sister of J. G.
Lawrence, after visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence, and with
relatives at Shady, left Saturday for
her home at Shamrock, Ok. She was
accompanied on the return trip by her
father, j. S. Lawrence of Shady. who
will spend two weeks at Shamrock.
w. <. Holt went to Wickes Friday
afternoon to be at the Baptist meet
ing to organize for the 75-million dol
lar drive. On account of the rain the
organizers did not meet at the church,
but instead gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hedge. where the plans
were worked out.
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