Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-01-13
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLYTOLD
For Readers Who Are Interested
In Arkansas and Its
Affairs.

Paragould-H. P Nesler has pur-
chased the grocery business of w. c.
Albright on East Lake street and took
charge
HARDY. A. Gates, farm demon
strator for Sharp County the past
year, has left for Pindall, Ark, where
no will live.
ozark.-Dodgen & Son have sold
their feed and grocery store here to
Walter C. Maxey and Rosco c. Gam
mill.
Mena.-The Rev. John P. Costello
Of Fort Wayne, Ind, is assisting the
Rev. A. ?. Gallagher in conducting
mission at st. Agnes Catholic Church.
Havana.-The Havana Baptist Sun
day school has elected officers as
follows. Superintendent, Neal Valen-
aine; secretary, Miss Ora May Nor
gan: organist, Miss Keity L. Morgan.
De Queen.-The Berean class of
young men of the Baptist Sunday
school gave a banquet at local cafe
with 81 in attendance. The class
numbers IS.
Paragould.-A district stewards
meeting of the North Arkansas Meth
odist Conference was held in Para
gould, with the Rev. J. w. Hays, pre-
VfGfpO aldar IN,
springdale. - The plant of the
Springdale Monument Company To-
Gated near the Pioneer Lumber Com
pany has been moved to its new quar-
<4ers on East Emma avenue.
Batesville-Dr. II. H. Henderson,
general secretary of the Layman's Mis-
sionary movement, with headquarters
at Knoxville, Tenn, spoke at the Bap-
list Church here.
Mena-The Rev James Sharratt of
Kansas City has assumed charge of
the Christ Episcopal Church in Mena,
and will also act as rector for the
churches at Fulton, Hartford, Foreman
and Ashdown.
Heber Springs.-Judge B. Masingill
held his first term Of County court
here recently. The most important
business coming before the court was
the allowance of road overseers'
claims.
l Texarkana.-A short time before re- !
firing from office, County Judge
Brooks of Miller County, acting on au-
ahority of the County Quorum Court,
made a contract for a complete audit
Of the county's books and accounts.
ifs5afssvffls.- public library for
teachers of independence County is be-
ing established at the courthouse here
by Sidney Wells, former county ex-
aminer About 80 volumes on peda-
gogy have been contributed. w. T.
5ernigan, county superintendent, will
be custodian of the library
Arkadelphia.-C. D. Gale, who re-
Gently resigned as manager for the
Arkansas Light and Power Company
here, left for Lawton, Okla. to &C
cept the position of district manager
of the Pioneer Telephone Company.
Pete Couch has been named as Mr..
Gales successor and has already as
sumed charge.
Batesville.--A bed of fire brick clay
has been found near Batesyille by G.
W, windle. The bed covers several
al
one-half inches in diameter, and rolled
by hand, was subjected to test of
1900 degrees furnace heat without in
Turing the formation.
Hope.-The first annual meeting of
the membership of the Hope Chamber
of Commerce will be held ON Thurs
day, January 10, when plans for cham
Der activities will be outlined for the
new year Although the chamber was
organized last May it has been func-
tioning for only three months. C. 4.
Tunnel is secretary and manager The
program for the annual meeting will
include several prominent speakers
from other chambers of commerce.
Claremore, Okla. G. Lindsey,
deputy fire marshal and insurance
commissioner for Arkansas. delivered
an address here under auspices of the
Board of Commerce and the Clare
more High School, during which he
discussed the insurance laws of Ark
ansas, the good roads program and
general development OF the state.
Camden-The Rev Harvey L. Rose,
missionary from the Southern Presby-
terrain Church to Mexico is visiting in
this section of the State and spoke at
Ri Dorado.
Mariana.-Dr Alex H. Cohen, one of
Marianna's leading dentists, left here
for Little Rock, where he will reside.
DR.. Cohen came to Mariana about
five years ago. and has built up an
enviable practice in this vicinity. His
daughter, Miss Bernice Jones, will re-