Arkansas State press., 1955-06-03
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an accident with her husband and
orother-in law. Rev J. H, Rowe,
en- route to Jersey last Sunday
mite, was hospitalized, She is back
home and is doing fine Mrs
Addie Freeman, aunt of Mr., and
Mrs W M. Freeman, has been
in the hospital She is doing fine
At this writing The new
Bethel Baptist vacation Bible
school opened Monday morning,
enrolling 43 students. This school
consists of top instructors Rev,
J. f. Kelley. minister , Ernest
Rodgers of Gary, Ind. brother of
Miss Annie Stephens, passed May
% at 8 a. m The funeral was
held in Gary and the remains
were To be buried in Wesson or
Upland. Survivors are wife, 3
sisters. brother and a host of
nieces and nephews. Andrew fun
eral home was in charge :
Mrs Lucinda Thompson, ex-wife
of Rich Thompson, passed Friday
mite in her home, where she lived
alone, She was the aunt of Mrs
Mary Lovett and South Johnson
and the grandmother of Mrs Aa-
ron BABY Lm Rodgers Miss
Mable Loudd, sister of Mrs. j. {,
Jones and daughter of Prof. and
Mrs. E. j. Loud of Norphlet, has
returned hoe in Norphlet fir o m
Shorter college. where she is
student Students of Wash
ington hi school and also men,
bers of Evergreen Baptist church,
were among the Sc graduates.
They are Misses Billy Jean Jack
son, Dewandee Champion, Jimmie
Joe Childs and Nathaniel Toliver,
grandson of Rev and Mrs. Flow
ers on South Jackson street =.
The spring revival held at Mt,
Calvary Baptist church, closed re-
Gently with the minister, Rev. {.
r. Ramsey, delivering the message
each mite, which was the result of
10 candidate for baptism, which
was held Saturday mite Mrs.
c. r Ramsey and two Of her CO.
workers. motored to Mt. Calvary
to join her husband, Rev. Ram
sey. from Monticello The
Mission union of the Friendship
district will be held at the Star
light Baptist church, Sunday at
2 D. m. Sister Mary Sanders Jones,
president, Rev, w, M, Jones,
minister Walter LoWery jr.,
who is connected with the USA
airforce. visited the Evergreen
Baptist church last Sunday. He
was recently married to Miss
Lorine Wade of Detroit. The cere-
mony was performed in her ia
theirs home Charley Wade on
Barnes street. The Lowerys will
reside in California Misses
Claudett Smith, Deonie King, Lii
liam Murphy and Lynn, students
of various colleges, are home for
their summer vacations with par
ents Miss Grace Jackson was
happily greeted at Washington hi
school, Friday mite, as friends
met her. She is the daughter OF
Prof. and Mrs. N. f. Jackson
Washington mi school commence
ment exercise was held last FRI
day mite at o'clock Participants
were. Mr. Brewster in charge OF
the band rendered be uttfu
music. Rev James T. CrisweI
Mrs. E. M. Dunning. Or. Tilmar
c. Cothran professor of sociology
at AMIN college. Pine Bluff
G. A. Stubbletield, supt. of citS
schools. Mrs James King, presi'
dent Of the school board. M Nor
wood presented the members o.
the school board DR.. Cothrar
delivered the commencement ad'
dress. There were 10 honor stu
dents. WIS ami PTA, awarded
prizes to two students, citizen
ship To Fairview school. scholar
ship to PhiIander Smith college
Eddie Jean Smith and Nathanie
Toliver received the Danfor
foundation awards. and T Carte
received a l year subscription t.
Readers Digest. First Baptist a
awrded prizes TO Eddie Gene
Smith, Jimmie Joe Childs, limo
thy Carter and Betty Jean Reed
The principal, c. P, Williams wa
not able to attend the commence
ment due TO a recent heart at
tack and was in the hospital
Sunday evening he was restml
well, when the reporter called OF
him. He is in ward 10l and sur
rounded by beautiful flowers