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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1921
VOL. 21 NO. 11
CONTRACTSAWARDED
FOR STATE PRINTING
Newark Journal One of Eight
Concerns Awarded Con
tracts for State Work
A total of 30 printing con
* tracts, including all state
printing for the years 1922
and 1923, amounting to a to
tal of about $200,000, were
awarded by the State Print
ing Board at Little Rock yes
terday.
t ontracts were awarded to
eight different printing con
reins in the state, and include
the printing of the acts of the
« legislature, supreme court re
ports, reports of the various
departments of the state gov
ernment, house and senate
journals, poll books, tax re
ceipts and miscellaneous print
ing of various kinds.
The printing concerns in
' the state who were awarded
„ contracts are as follows:
Democrat Printing & Lith
ographing Co., of Little Rock.
Central Printing Co., Little
Reck.
Parkin Printing Co., Little
Rock.
H. G. Pugh & Co., Little
Rock.
Calvert - McBride Printing
Co., Port Smith.
^ Journal Printing Cc., New
J. G. Cubage, Conway.
Courier - Democrat, Russell
ville.
Would you like to spend a
'day with Jack Dempsey at
his training camp? You can
see his whole day’s activities
in a moving picture to be
shown at 'the Royal Friday,
July 1.
Dempsey Will Fight
Carpentier July 2
Jack Dempsey, American
heavyweght champion of the
world, will fight Georges Car
pentier, Frtfhch champion, at
Jersey City, N. J., on'Satur
day, July 2, and the ap
proaching fight is attracting
world-wide attention.
A motion picture, showing
Dempsey in training for the
big fight, is now being made
at Dempsey’s training camp.
The picture shows his daily
round of activities, the things
he does to harden his muscles,
increase his endurance and
enable him to take punishment
and includes actual scenes of
a three round fight between
Dempsey and his boxing part
ner. The picture will be
-lv wn at the Royal Theatre
on Friday, July 1, the night
before the big fight. “The
Gill Who Dared,” a thrilling
western picture, will be shown
alsc.
MANY ARE CONVICTED
UNDER PROHIBITION ACT
That Arkasas officers are
doing their share in support
ing the prohibition act is evi
denced by records at the state
penitentiary, especially when
these records are compared
with those of the Kansas state
penitentiary. This is brought
out in the recent report of the
Arkansas penitentiary which
fill tun iln rtf wt v» r\ ■**<•« vt if
*-wv vy ° mvic pciouna wcic
convicted on charges of man
ufacturing and selling whisk
ey and sent to the pen during
April than were received on
similar charges at the Kansas
prison during a period of two
years. A total of 19 men were
committed to the Arkansas
pen during April, while only
17 were committed to the
Kansas prison during 1919
and 1920.
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» FARM BUREAU NEWS »
RETURNS RECEIVED
FOR WOOL POOL
Returns have been received
for the wool that was pooled
here last year and the checks
have been mailed to all men
whose addresses were known.
Two or three checks have not
been sent out because it was
not known to what post office
to send them. If you have not
gotten yours it is in the office
of the County Agent and may
be had any time you call for
SHIPMENT OF LAMBS
The County Agent, with the
assistance of T. Hoy Reid,
livestock specialist of the ex
tension division, shipped a car
of lambs from Cushman last
Saturday. This is the first
car of lambs shipped from the
county under this plan, but we
do not expect it td be the
last. Another car will be
shipped from Batesville as
soon as the lambs are ready.
If you have any that you want
to ship you may list them
with the County Agent.
JUNE
Cultivation is the keynote
for JUNE; it gives the plants
a good start by preventing es
cape of moisture and compe
tion of weeds. It is a part of
the defensive campaign again
st adverse conditions and
against insects and disease in
field and household, barn and
poultry yard. A day lost from
the field now will mean dol
lars lost to you this fall.
LADIES AID MEETING
The Ladies Aid met with
Mrs. Ethel Chesser Tuesday
afternoon, where Mr. Goodloe
held his cooking demonstra
tion the same afternoon. Need
less to say the time was spent
very pleasantly; the ladies
quilted while Mr. Goodloe
showed hew to dook good
things to eat. About 5 o,clock
Mr. Goodloe assisted by his
hostess, Mrs. Chesser, served
a three course luncheon which
was very much enjoyed by all.
Then came the drawing for
the pan and Mrs. Thornton
happened to be the lucky per
son. Mrs. Chesser was pre
sented with a beautiful cas
serole. All #hese good things
happening at once made us
feel that the spirit of God was
with us. Those present on
this delightful occasion were:
Mrs. J. F. Morgan, Mrs. H.W.
Vaughan, Mrs. J. F. Cossey,
Mrs. Harrelson, Mrs. Barnes,
Mrs. Green, Mrs. Tracy, Mrs.
Velma James, Mrs. S. C.
Knight, Mrs. W. T. Thornton,
Mrs. Ethel Chesser, Mrs. Sam
mons, Miss Vey Morgan.
—REPORTER.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our sin
cere thanks to our many
friends who so kindly remem
bered us with assistance and
j sympathy during the dark
hour of sorrow following the
tragic death of our beloved
husband and father.
MRS. FRANK MOXLEY,
and Children.
O PIROQUET ITEMS
UUUOUUtlUUUU
Paroquet, June 22—We are
having hot, dry weather
through this secton. Crops
are most all worked out.
Health is pretty good.
D. C. Selvidge made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
George Molette of Elgin
was a business visitor here
Saturday.
Ray Freeman spent Satur
day evening at Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson of
Newark spent Sunday here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
Wayman.
Mrs. Lizzie Styles spent
Friday at Newark shopping.
Mrs. Martha Blanton spent
Friday at Newark shopping.
Mrs. I. C. Moody and chil
dren are spending a few days
at McCrory and Memphis visit
ing relatives.
George Byrum made a busi
ness trip to Newark Friday.
Mrs. Addie Hensley of
Newark visited here Tuesday.
Dewey and Bill East of
Newport spent Monday here.
M. T. Sanders of Cord was
looking after business here
Saturday.
Joe Moxley of Sulphur Rock
was a business visitor here
Monday.
Finis McCaleb and Reed
Galloway spent Saturday
night at Newport.
Alva Harrelson spent Satur
day night at Newport.
J. A. Jones made a business
trip to Newport Saturday.
Voyd Birchfield spent Sat
urday night at Newport with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Magness
and family of Oil Trough
spent Sunday here visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Selvidge
and family.
D. P. Whisnant of Logan
township was looking after
his farming interests here Fri
day.
Mrs. Frank Moxley and
children of Magness haye
moved here to make their
home.
WOMAN IS RELEASED -
ON MURDER CHARGE
Newport, June 20.—At a
preliminary hearing Saturday
evening given W. O. Burton
and Mrs. Will Byrd, both
being held in the Newport jail
charged with the killing of
Orville McGahen a week ago,
Burton was remanded to jail
to be held without bond until
the meeting of the next grand
jury.
A large number of witness
es were examined, and at the
conclusion of the evidence
Mrs. Byrd was released from
jail. She had been held at
Newport following the state
ment by Burton that he did
not kill McGahen and knew
nothing of the murder until
told of it a few hours later. -
The woman’s arrest was
made partly because it was
said she had attempted sui
cide, and it was to prevent a
further attempt. She stated
on the witness stand that she
attempted to take her life be
cause of domestic troubles.
Can Dempsey w’hip Carpen
tier? See Dempsey in action
at the Royal, Friday, July 1.
Kirby May Enter
Race for Governor
Little Rock, June 20.—Sev
eral of the best known Demo
crats in the state are endeav
oring to get Senator W. F.
Kirby to enter the race for
governor in the primaries to
be held next year. It is also
known that efforts are being
made to induce Congressman
W. A. Oldfield of Batesville
to enter the contest.
Since his retirement from the
Senate in March Senator Kir
by has opened a law office
and announced to his friends
that he intended to devote his
entire time to the practice of
his profession in Little Rock.
Up to the present time Gov.
McRae has not made known
his intentions relative to a
second term. Some of hi3
friends believe that he will
be satisfied with one term,
while others claim he will
seek re-election because the
last Legislature failed to en
act all of his policies into
laws. 7
NEW LIVERY BARN
Newport, June 22.—A. M.
Edgar has announced that he
will build a modern livery
barn on Beech street in New
port, at an estimated cost of
$35000. Mr. Edgar has gone
to Memphis and other points
to look over some new barns
in use in order to get ideas
for his own building. The con
tract has been let to local
parties. Mr. Edgar has been
one of the leading dealers in
mules and horses in this sec
tion for the past several years.
France for the Frenchman
—America for Dempsey. Who
will win the “big fight on
July 2. See Dempsey in ac
tion just the day before he
fights. Royal Theatre.
CROSS COUNTY MAN
HELD FOR MURDER
Farmer 65 Years Old is Shot
Down While at Work in
Corn Field
Wynne, June 22.—John
Harnbrick, 35 years old, a ten
ant on the Ed Lewis planta
tion, about 16 miles from
Wynne, shot and instantly
killed J. Sides, 65 years old,
also a tenant on the Lewis
farm, at 5 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon. Wynne officers
were notified of the shooting
and after arresting Harnbrick
he was taken to Forrest City
for safekeeping. The cause
of the killing is unknown.
According to the story told
by residents in the vicinity of
the Lewis farm, Harnbrick
borrowed a shotgun from
some neighbors Tuesday af
ternoon. It was later learned
that he purchased eight shells
from a hardware store. It
was said that Harnbrick then
proceeded to the Lewis farm
and met Sides in a cornfield.
According to the officers,
Harnbrick fired four shots and
Shies died almost instantly.
Harnbrick was arrested near
his home shortly after the
shooting.
NEWPORT MAN ARRESTED
Newport, June 20.—Charg
ed with an attempted attack
upon his sister-in-law, aged
14 years, Charlie Keisler, a
young married white man of
Bryan township, was given*a
preliminary hearing before a
justice court Thursday morn
ing and sent to jail to await
the action of the August grand
jury in the absence of bail.
Keisler, it is alleged, assault
ed the young girl on May 21.
Keisler is married and has a
wife and one child.
The Girl Who Dared
EDYTHE STERLING
One of the Most Thrilling Western
Pictures of the Year
Showing How a Brave and Fearless Girl Fought a
Desperate Gang of Lawless Bandits—and Won—
Against Great Odds. Made by the Girl Who
Played in “The One Way Trail,” One of the
Best Western Pictures Ever Shown in Newark
—w ALSO
JACK DEMPSEY
The Only Authentic Pictures of Jack
Dempsey in Training for the Big
Fight With Carpentier
Showing Close-up Views of a Big Three-Round
Battle between Dempsey and his Training Partner
FRIDAY,. JULY 1
ROYAL THEATRE
“COOLEST SPOT IN TOWN"