Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-12-22
GLEANINGS From Over-= THE STATE

J. H. Elkins recommended for Blythe vile postoffice appointment.
 
 Christian churches of state will hold annual convention at Fayetteville on January 23-27.
 P. w. Quillan elected president Ar kansas Bottlers' association at Little Rock convention.
 After removing the broken bit, drill ing has been resumed on the chamber of commerce oil we'll at Jonesboro.
 
 Fire at spoke factory in Pine Bluff caused damage estimated at s5O,0o0. Blaze started in drykiln.
 
 Clarendon's population is decreas- ing. Sheriff took 12 residents to peni- tentiary.
 Hunters report having seen a num- Der of full-grown bears in Black Oak but as yet none has been bagged. Although terribly mangled in line shaft, at Leachville, doctors attending N. L. Dennison in the hospital here say he has a chance to recover.
 Slow collections is given as the req son for closing of MeGehee Valley Bank at McGehee and the Dermont Bank and Trust Go. at Dermont, Ark.
 
 Total valuation of personal property in Craighead county is $13,693,9 ,993, ac- cording to tax assessors report just completed.
 With the completion of the basement of the new $200,0O0 M. E. church at Jonesboro, work will be suspended un- til spring.
 Rudolph Clements went duck hunt ing and came back with a full-grown black bear and half-grown cub. He killed the animals near Marked Tree.
 
 Lee county board education has per fected plans for organization of a school directors association early in the spring.
 Reward of $250 has been offered by governor for capture of three negroes who escaped from penitentiary with Tom Slaughter.
 Earle.-Chamber of commerce gets abusy on plans for construction of via duct leading to approach of Memphis bridge.
 An examination to ascertain the rrofs.si qualifications of all per sons desl4, ,Sg to teach in Lee county was held at Marianna recently.
 
 stuffed owl will adorn the lobby wall of the remodeled Noble hotel at Jonesboro Noble saw the bird perched on scaffolding in front of the struct- ure, borrowed a gun and killed it.
 
 Why buy oil stock? Spence Hearn of near Philadelphia ships seven tons of oceans from trees iii acre lot and reports he is only half thru gathering his crop.
 Alvin Harrell, 25, farmer, is held at St. Francis orzsprqliminary hearing on 6. 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.
 
 The ''Wampus Cat" the Hot Dog, the ''Whiz Bang" and "Panamas' Will be things of the past in Little Rock next month. Chief of Police Rotten berry, acting under orders from Mayor Brickhouse and Prosecuting Attorney Emerson, has put the ban on their sale by all local news dealers. One of the dealers is preparing to file suit
 
 Will Johnson, young coal miner, near Clarksyille, lost his life when B sticks of dynamite exploded His body was blown to bits. Johnson accidentally dropped some percussion caps into campfire While trying to recover them one detonated, causing the explo sion of the dynamite. Johnson's hody was blown to bits.
 
 If the present mild weather contin ues Mountain Home citizens who have strawberry beds in their gardens ar' going to have ripe berries for Christ mas dinner. Strawberries have beer in bloom for the last ten days, ant there are some green berries on th' vines, which it will take only fey more days of sunshine to ripenr
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