The Pulaskian., 1921-12-22
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 J. H. Elkins recommended for Blythe vile posteffice appointment.
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 Christian churches of state will hold annual convention at Fayetteville on January 23-27.
 ?. W. Quillan elected president Ar. kansas Bottlers' association at Little Rock convention.
 
 Despite the governors veto, the new tax bill will be certified for inclusion on ballot at next general election. The secretary of state holds that the gover- nor exceeded power in vetoing consti. tutionaI amendment.
 After removing the broken bit, drill ing has been resumed on the chamber of commerce oil well at 5onesboro.
 
 Hunters report having seen num- Der of full-grown bears in Black Oak but as yet none has been bagged
 
 The women composing the member ship of the First Methodist church at Newport announced at recent meet ing that they had raised almost $2,000 for both home and foreign work, the greater amount going for local work.
 
 Although terribly mangled in line shaft, at Leachyille, doctors attending N. L. Dennison in the hospital here say he has cEaEce to recover.
 With the completion of the basement of the new $280,000 M E. church at Jonesboro, work will be suspended un- til spring.
 Rudolph Clements went duck hunt ing and came back with full-grown black bear and half-grown cub He killed the animals near Marked Tree. An apple banquet was given by the students in the home economics de. partment of the University of Arkan. Bas in honor of the state horticultural society, which held it's annual meeting at the university. 8 Lee county board education has per fected plans for organization of a school directors association early in the spring.
 Earle.-Chamber of commerce gets busy on plans for construction of via duct leading to approach of Memphis bridge.
 An examination to ascertain the professional qualifications of all per sons desiring to teach in Lee county was held at Marianna recently.
 
 The annual memorial exercise of the Little Rock lodge of Eagles has been held. Former Governor Charles H.. Brough delivered the memorial ad- dress. During the past year the lodge lost five members, while the member ship increased to 9S0, an addition of 395 members.
 Why buy oil stock? Spence Hearn of near Philadelphia ships seven tons of oceans from trees in acre lot and reports he is only half thru gathering his crop.
 Alvin Harrell, 25, farmer, is held at St Francis for preliminary hearing on first degree murder charge in con nection with the killing of George Johnson, 50, his father-in-law.
 
 Six children were made orphans when Edward Oliver, plantation own CT, shot his wife and then ended his own life at his home near Little Rock. Family trouble is assigned as cause of the double tragedy.
 
 A total of 1S0. GOO bales of cotton has been signed up by the Arkansas farm CTS to be sold through cooperative pool, it was announced at farm bureau headquarters, Little Rock, at the close of the bureaus victory week campaign. During the week more than 500 farm CTS actively aided the movement, se- curing the addition of 60,00o bales to the pool.
 Will Johnson, young coal miner, near Clarksville, lost his life when 20 sticks of dynamite exploded. His body was blown to bits. Johnson accidentally dropped some percussion caps into a campfire. While trying to recover them one detonated. causing the explo- sion of the dynamite. Johnson's body was blown to bits.
 
 If the present msd weather contin- ues Mountain Home citizens who have strawberry beds in their gardens are going to have ripe berries for Christ mas dinner Strawberries have been in bloom for the last ten days. and there are some green berries on the vines, which it will take only few more days of sunshine to ripen.
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