The Mena weekly star., 1921-11-10

tion that fails to develop chemical re- search and chemical industries will be powerless against a highly skilled in vader even tho the attacking forces might be inferior numerically. PERSONAL NOTES
 Judge and Mrs. H. w. Finger visited Hatfield friends Sunday.
 J. T. Bowling and I. o. Bailey of Smithville were business visitors in Mena Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ivan Rowe of Caddo Gap were in Mena Sunday en route home from a visit at Stapp, Ok.
 Will and Dolf Thomas of Fayette- vile, Ark, came to Mena Sunday to attend the burial of their sister, Mrs. F. A. Lee.
 Mrs. Grace Mershon of Fort Smith came to Mena Sunday to visit rela- tives and friends and to attend the fu- neral of Mrs. F. A. Lee.
 W. F. Muiliken left Mena Saturday afternoon for the old home at Kokomo, Ind. He accompanied the remains of Mrs. Mulliken, being taken back to Kokomo for burial.
 Mrs. George Steel and two young sons came up from Ashdown Wednes- day afternoon to spend a few days with the Prosecuting Attorney at Hotel Mena.
 Miss Toka Hale of Acorn, has be- gun working in the office of Circuit Clerk w. l.. Parker and will learn the details of the important work of re- cording deeds and other valuable documents.
 While no official announcement has been received Postmaster R. s. Allen believe that November II, Armistice day, will be obsefved as a legal holi- day by the postal department, and wouldn't be surprised if the first ob- will come this year.
 Circuit Clerk W. L. Parker is att tending court this week under great difficulties. A plague of carbuncles that has infested his body have re- fused to yield to treatment and are more virulent than ever, but Clerk Parker is sticking to his task of serv- ing the court and hopes to weather the session.
 Rev. J. W. Fulton and family, who nave been living in Mena since nov ng from Hatfield, left Wednesday af- .ernoon for Bertrand, Mo, to make .heir home. Rev. Fulton will have .harge of a church at Bertrand.
 Mrs. Lloyd Shanklin, wife of the evangelist, accompanied by her broth sr, Bland Harris, arrived Saturday to oin her husband. Mrs Shanklin had oeen visiting relatives at Holdrege, eb. Mr, Bland will remainsin Mena lntil Wednesday.
 Albert Robertson has decided to ake rest from business cares, and las given up his place at the Model srocery. He expects to devote time or the present in improving property le owns III Mena.
 Lorenzo Watson of Carrolton, H., s in Mena to make an indefinite stay dr Watson recently arranged a trade whereby he becomes owner of Mena 'ealty formerly owned by James oegram. The property includes two business houses on Mena street and a 'esidence property on Tenth street.
 Houston Anderson, son of r. W. Anderson. arrived Saturday from armed, Kas., where he had spent the ummer operating thueshing out 1t, custom he has followed for sev- ral years. He made the trip over and in an Interstate auto, stopping at ieavener to pick up his brother, Sid, gho spent Sunday with Mena relatives md friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. R. Collier are again yuests at Hotel Mena, arriving Satur- lay from Shreveport. They were in Jena this summer and found that the Innate agreed wonderfully with Mir. Collier A return to the Louisiana ity soon showed that it couldn't com lare with Mena as a place for health md decision was quickly reached to ome back to the highlands. MT. and Hrs. Collier expect to spend the win- CT here, and their Mena friends are dad.
 Will Allen of De Queen, who was n Mena Thursday and visited his brother. Postmaster R. S. Allen, told 1k.t41.- l. +a. laughter, Mrs. Harry Large, relat- ng experiences in storm on the Gulf f Mexico. Mrs. Large, who visited his summer in Mena, lives at Havana, Cuba. and was enroute home when he vessel encountered what the cap- ain elassed as one of the worst