Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-07
R II. DUDLEY'S
SUCCESSOR IS
TO Be ELECTED
Officers Designated to Con-
duct the Special Election
Called to be Held Thurs
day, December Is.

pursuant to a proclamation is
sued by Governor McRae, a special
election will be conducted in this
the second judicial district on
Thursday, December 18th, for the
purpose Of electing successor to
Honorable r. Fl. Dudley as judge
of the first division OF the circuit
court of the district. 1t will be
remembered that Judge Dudley re-
signed and he was succeeded by
Hon. Val Nicely, of Marion, by ap-
pointment of the governor. Mr..
Neely's health gave way and he was
forced to tender his resignation,
leaving the office vacant.
Following the latter vacancy, the
governor announced his appoint
ment of Judge ]. M. Futrell as sue
cessor to Mr.. Neely. Judge Fu-
trell declined the first announced
appointment but was later on pre-
vailed upon by the governor to
accept the station till the special
election could be called and con-
Quoted. The governor Immediately
issued proclamation setting Thurs
day, December 18th, as the date
upon which the special election
should be conducted.
1t will be remembered that Hon.
w. w. Bandy of this city, was Sc
lected by the second district bar
association in session at Jonesboro
as its choice as successor to Judge
Nicely but Governor McRae declined
to act favorably upon that recon-
mendation. Judge Futrell was then
commissioned by the governor to
temporarily fill the vacancy.
The following is a list of the
officers that have been designated
to conduct the election in the vari-
GUS townships in Greene county:
First Ward, Paragould--Cl Clerks,
Fl. E. Jones. Ernest Gardner; judges,
Herschel Nicely. A. A. Knox, James
Mason; marshal, Ed Mcdonald.
Second Ward, Paragould--Clerks,
T. l.. Huddleston, c. w. Stedman;
judges, j. G. Boone, J. v. Ian
drum, J. A. Thompson; marshal, Ed
Cole.
Third Ward. ragould--Clerks,
j. M. Workman. Lon Tyner; judges,
w. d Miles, e. 0. Frields, J. c.
Adams; marshal, J. M. Lytle.
Clark Township Lee Wal
ters, Bill Peoples; judges, M. p.
Bass, ]. B. Dover. ]. E. Purcell
marshall, Elmo Holloman.
Union Township-Clerks, j. r.
Miller, w. P. McKelvey; judges
Chas Beliew, l.. l.. Thompson, Joe
Spears; marshal, Thurlow Byers.
/, Breckenridge Twp.-Clerks, Carl
Bishop, Louis Miller; judges, Char.
ley Hooker, Peyton Robb, Lewis
Thomas; marshal, Fayette Sheppard
Sugar Greek Twp.-Clerks, A. e
Hall, Jeptha Futrell; judges, J. D.
Futrell, w. P. Goings, o. C. Hunt;
marshal, William Martin.
Spring Grove Twp.-Clerks, Will
Emmert, ]. w. Thomason; judges
Isaac Thomason, j. p. Weaver, John
Grooms; marshal, Ed Burlington.
Friendship Twp. Clerks, Dee
McHaney, Rufe Hunter; judges, ]
]. Burton. Henry Jarvis, Jno. At
Gibson; marshal, Louis McClain.
Hurricane Twp.--Clerks, A. C
Stovall, Bill Foster; judges, d. M
Vowel, Edgar Edmondson, j. r
Gossett; marshal, c. c. Cupples.
Hopewell Twp. Clerks, Bill
Ahlf, Avery Mcbride; judges, Johr
Jones, John Coffee, j. w. Roper
marshal, John Wooten.
Blue Cane Twp, Fritts SchooI
House-Clerks, Ed Franks, Jacl
Cooper; judges, Newt Mccoy, Ev
|erett Horton, Walter Evans; mar,
shall, Ona Landers.
Upper Lake Twp.---Clerks, Ear
Beaton. Billy Newsom; judges, Jno
Elmore, Henry Biggs, T. ]. Wash
ington; marshal, Jace Jones.
Lower Lake Twp.AClerks, Bur
rell Payne, Elmo Thurman; judges
Geo. Spillman, Jno. Cooley, Jno
|Gaynor; marshal. Ed Anderson.
Hays Twp. Clerks, p. S. Black
Esquire Kelly; judges, Harrison
walker, Fayette Hopkins, John
Agee; marshal, Roy Miller.
Main Shore Clerks, Joe
knight, John Frey; judges, John
thompson Fred Parsons, Flave
Day; marshal, Ceph Higgins.
Main Shore Twp, Eight Mile -
Clerks, Onnie Walker, Johnnie
lDiggs Jr.; judges, e. e. Edwards