Arkansas State press., 1943-01-08

reception room of Bethlehem Rap'
Church, beautifully decorated, anc
served a delicious baked chicken
dinner. 25 guests were present.
Miss Lille NJ. Gage popular mem
her of the Glee Club will soon
leave for Little Rock where she
will enter Shorter College. Miss
Bessie l. Finley, popular daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs, S. T. Finley
teaching at Tennessee State Col
lege spent Xmas with her parents
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. vii
lie Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Roose
welt Fleming, Mr.. Savoy Mont
gomeIy and Virginia Smiley en-
joyed delighted spaghetti supper
on Xmas Eve, exchanging lovely
gifts. On Saturday, Dec. 26 at
the home of Mr.. & Mrs, Roosevelt.
Flemings, Mr.. and Mrs. Hershel
Finley, Mrs. Lula d. Montgomery,
Mr., Clarence Harper, Savoy Mont
pomery and Virginia Smiley en-.
ioyed a delicious Italian spaghetti
super. Mrs. Lula McCurn had as
guest for dinn1f Sunday her son,
Pvt. Jesse Harris, who will leave
Monday for the armed forces.
Other guests present were Mrs,
Edna NJ. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Radio Brown and Mr.. John Canady
Mr.. Dave Canady is i'll with
pneumonia. Mrs. Pearl Wilker-
son who has been seriously ill is
reported to be improved. Messrs
Eugene Sales and Sam Joe Of
Little Rock visited their sister and
aunt Mrs. Pearl Wilkerson on Sun
day. Messrs. H. P. and Hurley
Montgomery, Mrs. M. f. Price and
Miss Bessie Sloane Walnut Ridge
We're visitors in Batesville Sunday
Mr.. George Weaver of Detroit
visited his wife, Mrs. Norine Wea-
yer, Friday and Saturday. AT the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy GRAY
ems, Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Walton
and daughter Little Clemitine and
Callie Katherine, Mrs. Virginia
Smiley and daughter, enjoyed
delicious chicken dinner honoring
Pvt. Savoy Montgomery leaving
Monday for the armed forces. E.
Mrs. Maybell Fleming was called
to Cairo, ILL.,, Monday to the bed
side Of her daughter, Freddie Mae
who was rushed to the hospital for
an emergency operation. Others
leaving Monday fer service aie
Pvts. Nathaniel Brown, Fredda
Locke, H. 7. Tucker Charlie Nc
Spadden, Lewis Stone, Clarence
Martin and Jack Strong. DR..
George of Houston, Texas held ser
vices at the Baptist Church Sun
day morning and Tuesday. He is
the pastor Of the Mt. Rose Baptist
Church, Mrs. Mahle Harris and
neiee Miss Willie R. Campbell were
dinner guest of Mrs. Berneze Nor
man on Sunday. Misses Eddie Kit
chen and Conway McCurn spent
the holidays with their parents
and friends, Mr.. George Bauc
cum former resident is house guest
of his brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bauccum
Mrs. Sam Harris were visitors in
New Port on Xmas right. DR..
Turner, presiding elder of Newport
District held first quarterly con-
ference at Bethel AME Church
Monday. Mrs. Verna Robinson
end daughter Carrie Ann of Little
Rock spent Xmas with her mother
and grandmother, Mrs. Bertha
Strong. Pfc Nathan Hennings of
FIT. Clark, Texas visited his mother
and other relatives during the holi
days. Students home for the HILL
days were Joe and John Kitchens,
Baptist College; Jr. Mae Harper,
Shorter College, Fred II. Finley,
Dunbar, John Reed Smith, Kan
sas City, Dorothy Riley, Baptist
College, Carmal Taylor, Brinkley
Academy. Mrs. Viola Thomas i'll
at her home is much improved.