Washington telegraph., 1921-06-03

election q. b. Grayson and r. G.
Clark were elected directors Of the
Bald Knob School district
Leslie.-The local Red Cross is con
ducting a nurses training class in the
city. It is conducted by Miss Julia
Hollick, graduate nurse.
Cotton Plant-C. C. Hunnicutt. for
the past five years superintendent Of
the city schools, has been reelected
to serve another term
Helena. The Helena Clearing
House Association closed all banks in
Helena on Friday. June 8, that day
being in celebration of the birthday
of Jefferson Davis
Morrilton.-In many sections OF
Conway rain is NEEDED very body
Farmers say that unles sthey have
rain soon the crops VIII suffer great
damage.
Helena.-RumOrs or typhoid germs
in the local water supply recently
drove timorous patrons of the water
company to boiling their drinking wa
ter
Helena.-The Wednesday bargain
specials are proving a great success
in Helena The merchants have de.
cided to continue the feature through.
out the summer
Wynne.-Cross County is in the
midst OF its campaign for the organi.
zation of a farm bureau. Addresses
were made at four places in the coun.
ty each night recently.
Wynne.-The Chamber of Com.
merce of Wynne opened its new hall
in the Drexler Building recently. Two
addresses were delivered at the meet.
ing, one on the Farm Bureau and its
work.
Cotter-Homer Wallace, well.
known stockman of Dugginsvllle, MO,
has been buying hogs in Baxter
county and will soon ship four cars
from this place to North Missouri
points.
Paragould.-H W. Brown, who has
benc manager OF the Brown Lumber
Company here for the past 1S years,
is preparing to move to Hainesville,
La, where he will have charge of the
Hainesville Lumber Company.
Bald Knob.-Despite the continued
drouth the crops are holding up we'll
in this section. The last of the Aro-
ma berry crop was hit hard by the
dry weather and growers suffered con.
siderable loss in consequence.
Helena-Through the courtesy of
E. C Nelson OF the Chicago Mill &
Lumber Co. at West Helena, the mill
companys swimming pool will be
loaned to the public for the purpose
of free swimming lessons.
DeValls Bluff-DeValls Bluff High
School closed here last WEEK Tho
baccalaureate sermon was preached
by the Rev W. H. Gregory. The
elias saddress was delivered by Gov
ernor McRae.
Mountain Home.-H. d. Morton.
president of the Mountain Home Col
lege, and his wife entertained 60
/ teachers who are attending normal
| school here with a reception last week
at the college dormitory.
Nashville. - The Bank of Mineral
| Springs, situated in the prosperous
| town of that name seven miles south
of here, has closed its doors, announc-
ing that the step was for the purpose
Of examination.
Helena-Phillips street from Cher
ry to Franklin has been opened to
traffic for vehicles for the first time
in some years. This will enable some
of the vehicles to keep off the more
crowded streets and will make real
estate along Phillips street more
valuable.
Bentonville.-Mis Muriel McKeen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Nc
| Keen of Bentonville, is one of the
graduating class Of the University Of
| Oklahoma, and has accepted a posi-
/ ton as instructor in the Department
Of Chemistry at the Iowa State Uni
| versity.
Texarkana-Accordi to wire re-
ports from Houston the first bale OF
cotton of the present season was sold
at Houston recently at ,acution for
81 300 or at the rate OF $3.50 per
pound. The cotton was raised in the
lower Rio Grande Valley and shipped
to Houston by express. Sanders
Co. of Houston were the purchasers.
Russellville - A good vein OF coal
has been discovered on Norristown
Mountain two miles west of Russell
willie. which promises to be more val
liable than any Of the mines that have
been worked in the Russellville held