The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-22

dered in the afternoon. The pastor
preached at night. Total collection
$4,000 The funeral of Mr.. Deola
Pierce, wife of Prof. S. V. Pierce,
was conducted Tuesday afternoon,
Oct 18th. Rev. B. Smith conducted
the funeral. Ragsdale. undertaken,
had charge of the body. Remains
were laid to rest in Alexander ceme-
terry Miss Ruth Patterson of Mar
shall is in the city, visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Susie Lee and Mrs Rehccka
Cleaver. Miss Sarah Clemens open
ed her school at Mt Salem Monday,
Oct. II. Miss Mable Sanders spent
Saturday in Tyler. Mrs. Cardella
Mosely, after spending several weeks
in the city visiting her mother, Mrs.
Pauline Eads returned to her home
of the Express that missed your pa
per for two weeks; We were out of
town for two Saturdays. We will
try not to miss you any more We
have started drive for a hundred
readers by Dee. list. Notice the ad-
vertisement in the business places.
We will deliver it to your door at
the same old price-5c per copy c.
10. D. | am yours for the business,
1.andress A. Pierce, Reporter.
POnta, Oct. 20.-SerVioes were held
at Plain View C. NJ. E. church, Elm
Grove Baptist church, also at Mount
Olive as well as Rock Hill Presby-
terrain church. Sunday school was
well attended at al the churches.
Church goers were many. Rev. ).
Garner filled his regular appoint
ment at Plain View c. Nj. j. church.
He was at himself, and broke the
bread of life to a nice audience.
Collection $126C. All of the schools
are in operation now. Miss Viola
lMcCrimmon has accepted position
with the Black Jack public school
as principal She opened her school
Monday. Oct. 10th. Prof. Armstead
Martin opened his school at MI
Olive on the 10th instant as prin-
cipal. Announcements comes that
the American Legion Post No.---will
entertain the general public at Plain
view. Under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias at the Castle at
Plain View. Prof L. w. Massie, H.
G. Christian, s. l.. Helndon, Wayman
Hicks, A. L. Herndon, X, l.. Massie
and G. A. Herndon, eX-over Sea ser
vice men will have charge of the
occasion which will take place on
Novermer 18th, 1921. Don't fail to
see the parade at 2:30 p. m. All
the soldiers will be at the post on
that day. Services will be postponed
Mt Mount Moriah on the first Sum
day IN November, and all church
goers will worship with Plain View
| c. NJ. E. church in a great rally.
Rev. s. Garner will fill the rostrum
en- this occasion as his last sermon
before the annual conference. Al
1915 o'clock Saturday morning, the
tolling of the bell at WoodNille c.
| NJ l.. church bore the sad and I'M
expected news of the passing OF Rev.
Jesse King. His Illness was not
supposed to be of a serious nature;
Ieven on last Saturday he was shak-
ing hands in Rusk with frien6s. He
was a minister in the Itenery of the
G, NJ Z. church, and was in the
travelling connection in the Fest
Texas Conference He was one or
our best Colored people and was
able to be responsible to his worthy
word when he spoke. The G. M. F..
church has lost a devoted minister,
the wife devoted husband and the
community loyal and worthy cit
izen. Mr.. Abe Hooper is seriously
jul at this writing. He had a con-
gestive chill Monday 10th instant.
Mr.. Tommy Lenord is still seriously
i'll at this writing. He had con-
Young, Monday Oct. 3, a 10 pound
boy Born to Nj and Mrs. Louis
Chandler, fine girl on 3rd instant
Mother and child doing nicely. Mrs.
Fannie o. Hardaway and son motor
ed to Jacksonville Saturday shop
ping and visiting friends. Mr.. Wiley
Johnson and Mss Ethel and Walter
Christian visited in Clear Creek
Springs, Sunday. Rev. II. l., Kyle
of Alto, was in Ponta Saturday and
Sunday visiting relatives and friends.