Arkansas State press., 1949-02-11
BY
FRANCES
SAMPSON

the area it brings to mind the song I'm drift
ing and drifting 49,. etc., you remember?
BRANTON'S 90 TAXI has opened its own ga
rage to service the FLEET! The place is just
around the corner from Third avenue and State
off Second avenue. Lud Johnson Is the head me-
chanic about the place, with dependable Frank
B. Wiley, and ambitious Wiley Branton doing
the managerial work. Incidentally Wiley is
confined to his AMIN College Addition with
just Lucille and Me and the Babies make
Four. A PLEASING FIXTURE at the De-
Luxe Barber and Beauty College is the veteran
operator, charming Annie Mae Hudson. For
your early morning devotion when you don't
care to do the job yourself, walk into the col
lege Deluxe and hear the classroom opening
conducted with Mr.. Treadwell in charge.
You will hear and join in with Just "A Little
Talk With Jesus 49,. The Carl Shelton
properties are being converted into business
enterprises of every sort under the direction OF
mischievous and congenial Wendell p. Shelton
chief heir of the Shelton businesses ......
MADAME GEORGIA M. YOUNG, president
and founder of the Deluxe, will journey TO
California for visit with her son, Dan in
Oakland TFIEOLIA YOUNG, formerly
of Three Street but now of the Windy City Is
home at Bonita in Louisiana marshlands,
where her Mother is reported improving from
a recent severe attack of illness .... she
is expected to stop over here Tor rev Gays
with her family Evelyn Young, OF Eve
lyn Eats is anxious to find out who and meet
Frances Sampson $50. A warning order is
running in State Press styled Dave johnson
versus Rebecca Johnson Dave should
know, Evelyn! $500. Eddie johnson, billiard
room operator and dance promoter wants
somebody to build place to dance. Incidental
Lao1r Of tI,n Dnryf
College Row Gossip includes rumor Of a
merging something like this APPLEBY
YOUNG -. DAUGHTER RULER OF ELK
DOM, Flosse J. Allen reports an increase in
terest on the part of her members in helping
with the TINY TIM SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLED
CHILDREN 800. ARKANSAS BLIND are to
get an opportunity for vocational training II
the project now underway is successful. A
group headed by DIR. c. c. Neal will journey
to Little Rock to observe what is being done
in such a way for the REIMBURSEMENT OF Arkan-
sas white blind. Interested in the move is
youthful president, Lawrence A. Davis, OF AM
&N College .. Divorce Vhaness McHenry
is recuperating at Davis Hospital 49,. Ii
brarian Georgetta Merritt and c. c. Mercer,
Conway county school man, have called it off
..... a Windy City. .whatcha bet?
Rumored nuptas -. Gloria White, teacher,
said it ..... Tau Phi Chapter of Omega Psi
Phi will purchase a hut in the College Addition
according to present plans of the brothers
Brother c. C. Mercer of Menifee was host to
the group in the home economics building at
the Conway County Training School Sunday
evening. A Turkey Dinner with All the Trim
mings ........ NAACP YOUTH CHAPTER
will be organized at the school under the di-
rection and leadership Of progressive c. c.
Mercer, Jr. -. WEALTHY MONEY CHANG
Err GEORGE THOMAS has moved a new four
grand Cosmopolitan Lincoln into the garage
. and maybe to the CONSERVATION of several
of the folks who live nearby ...... DR.. w.
JACKIE Massie has opened modern offices down.
town in the Masonic Temple Annex. ........
Grand High Priest N. r. Parker, Dermott,
physician was a visitor in our city last week.
DARK SIDE OF DARkTOWN - closing Of
Harding drain flood gates brought water into
the houses occupied by my people in and about
the Missouri Street basin ...... MUD! MUD!
MUD! The City Council would do well to pass
an ordinance to be designated as an ACT TO
AMBOLISH MUD! The places where your peo-
pie live are disgrace to the this the GARD
EN- CITY,. Soon as the rains cease it will be
DUST! DUST So, as we buy big cars.
keep up our fronts we live YEARLY on!