The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-23
BLUE RIBBON ID THE MENA STAR
Arkansas Press Association Officially Declares Polk County's Only Paper Is the Best Weekly in
 the Entire State.

Hot Springs, Ark, June 17.-Chief interest in the second days proceed ings of the Arkansas Press Associa- tion, centered in the awarding of honors for different classes of news paper work. The Mena Star was off 7 cially declared to be the best weekly newspaper in the entire state The winners in the different classes were given prizes of blue ribbons. Awards were made as follows:
 For the best weekly in the state, computing editorials and news, first prize went to the Mena Weekly Star, while the Monroe County Citizen got second prize and the Marked Tree Gazette third award.
 The Benton Courier got the blue ribbon for the best display of country correspondence, with the BatesviI1e Record second and the Harrison Times third.
 For it's display of job printing un- der three conditions of the contest, the Brinkley Argus walked away with three first prizes, the Foreman Sun and the England Democrat grabbed off second prize, as did the Benton Cour- fer. The Harrison Times also took a third prize in the job printing con- test.
 The Rogers Democrat was awarded the blue ribbon for the best front page makeup, the second prize going to the Eagle Democrat, Warren, and the third award to the Advance Mcn- ticeloan, Monticello.
 J. C. Jolly, Warren, was elected president of the Press Association in the closing hour of it's forty-ninth am nual convention in the Arlington hotel
 Other officers include R. 0. Scliae- fer, Little Rock, first vice president; Frank Robins, Conway, second vice president; VI w. St. John, Mena. third vice president; Clio Harper, Lit tie Rock, corresponding secretary; E. A. Fowler, Fayetteville. financial sec retary; J. A. Thomas, Stamps, re- cording secretary; j. A. Livingston, RusseIlville, orator; J. L. Wa.iley, Texarkana, chaplain; Mrs. Ruby Liv- ingston, Russellville, poet; ! A. Baugh, Forrest City, historian.
 The executive committee includes T. B. Harris, Marked Tree; Walter Smith, Walnut Ridge: Alfred Hawn, Huntsville; c, C. Hudson, Dierks,; J. A. Riggs, Hot Springs, and Charles E. Shanks, Philadelphia.
 E.. E. Ludvoight, Forrest City, Walter Williams, Brinlxley, Tpm New mau, Harrison; Leon Westmoreiand. Bonneville, Clio Harper, w. L. Ham- mond, England, and c. A Berry. Fl Dorado, were elected delegates to att tend the next national convention.
 The association also went on record to support the bill in Congress for suspension of further increase in the postal rates and another resolution for the appointment of committee to obtain uniform :ss*ss sisings rates for weekly and semi-weekly papers in the state also was adopted. The as- sociation also favored by resolution the employment of field secretary at salary of $4,O00 to bring about business agreements among newspa- pers having job departments.
 Thursday the delegates were enter tssssisdd ttssissisdd bb bby John A. Riggs Riggs, proprietor of the New Era, this city, at his park avenue home, after which danrc was given them in the Japanese room at De Soto Springs.
 Friday morning the delegates and their ladies left for Glenwood, to view the site where the associations club home will be built. The people of Glenwood have made ample prepara- tlons for their entertainment. Fol- lowing the visit to Glenwood trip will be made to the Fl Dorado oil fiald