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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUMN 4
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, NOVEMBER, 1, 1918.
NUMBER 15
BANKHEAD PATHFIND
ERS ARRIVE IN EL PASO
El Paso,Texas, Oct.30,1918.
The Bankhead Pathfinding
Commission in charge of J. A.
Roundtree, Secretary of The
Bankhead National Highway
Association, arrived here Mon
day night in automobiles,
after a thirteen days’ tour
from Memphis, Tenn., over
the various proposed routes of
the Bankhead National High
way, which starts at Wash
ington and ends at Los An
geles, Calif. The Commission
has traversed over 1600 miles,
traversed routes in Missis
sippi, Arkansas Oklahoma,
and Texas; visited over
seventy-five towns and cities.
Committees have met the
party from town to town and
escorted them. Banquets,
luncheons, receptions have
been tendered and public
meetings held. Greatest en
thusiasm prevails and the
people express themselves as
tal Highway to pass through
of this great trans-continen
al Highway to pass through
their towns and cities.
The Commission has en
countered some good and
some bad roads, but the route
is considered quite feasible
and has possibilities for a
great highway.
The Commission leaves El
Paso this morning to inspect
the All-Texas route from El
Paso to Texarkana, a distance
of 1100 miles. This route
passes through Abiline, Min
eral Wells, Fort Worth, Dal
las, Greenville, Rockwell,
Pittsburg, Texarkana. When
the party reaches Texarkana,
they will continue their in
spection to Memphis, Tenn.,
passing throgh Hot Springs,
Little Rock, Brinkley, Forrest
City, DeValls Bluff, Ark., to
Memphis, where the party
will disband and return to
their respective homes.
The commission is composed
of W. E. Henkle, Chairman,
J. W. Gwyn, R. E. Bulling
ton, and M. O. Eldridge, U. S.
Government Engineer. The
report 5 of this Commission
will be made within the next
ninety days, after which it
will be adopted at the annual
meeting of the Bankhead
National Highway Associa
tion, which meets in Mineral
Weils, Texas, April 18-19,
1919. Great possibilities are
predicted for this great
National * Highwav.
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14 DEATHS DURING
PAST SEVEN DAYS.
I Fourteen people have
| died in this section since
i Friday, one week ago.
I Of this number nine were
negroes and five were white.
Seven of the number were
married women and none of
I the deceased resided in Mc
vjiwij .via town has been very
fortunate, losing only one of
our residents, so far, during
the influenza epidemic which
is taking such a heavy toll.
Died: Lottie, age 19 years,
wife of Art Ford, Wednesday,
Oct. 30. 1918.
Died: Barner, six months
old child of J.C.and Ida Hag
gard of DeView, Friday, Oct.
25, 1918.
Died: Gladis, age 18
years, wife of George Haynes,
Jr., of Morton, Wednesday,
Oct. 30, 1918.
Died: Susie, age about 30 j
: years, wife F. M. Gandy, Sat
iurday Oct. 26, 1918. The re
! mains were laid to rest in the
I Morton cemetery.
Died: Robert, age about
! 14 years, youngest son of
Joe and Etta Heath of near
JDeView, Thursday, Oct. 31,
i 1918.
-.
Died: Dewey Drinkard,
col., age 17 years, Monday,
Oct. 28, 1918.
Died: Richard Hardy, col.,
age about 75 years, of Grays,
Thursday, Oct. 31, 1918.
Died: Eliza, age 40 years,
wife of W. M. Ramey, col.,
i Tuesday, Oct., 29, 1918.
Died: Minnie, age about
30 years, wife of Ezekiel
White, col., Sunday, Oct. 27,
1918.
Died: Fannie, age 30
I years, wife of George Landers,
i col., of Grays, Sunday, Oct.
! 27, 1918.
Died: Howard, age 19
years, son of Sam and Alice
Madden, col., Tuesday, Oct.
29, 1918.
Died: Martha, 16 months
old child of Gabe and
Georgie Brown, col., Monday,
Oct. 28, 1918.
Died: Infant, age two
months, of Ezekiel and Min
nie White, col., Thursday,
Oct., 31, 1918.
Died: Estella, age 24
years, wife of Thomas Word,
col., Monday, Oct. 28, 1918.
The remains were laid to rest
in Morning View cemetery.
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short horn bull calf, 14
months old, weighs 9 * ~
pounds. He is a real pe
and has been well cared for.
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LIST OF JUDGES FOR
TUESDAY’S ELECTION. |
Following is a list of
judges who have been ap- j
pointed for the general elec- j
tion next Tuesday. The
clerks will be elected by the j
judges who are as follows: i
Augusta City: J. H. Dale, j
D. C. Long, Chas. W. DeLand. j
Augusta Country: W. A.
Campbell, A. S. Fitzhugh, G.,
B. Denley.
Barnes: W. E. Jelks, E.
A. Ridgeway, Lee Brandon. j
Bullville: L. Cole, Hardin
Hoskins, Julius McCummings.
Chappel Grove: J. H.
Swanson, W. Kirksey.
Cotton Plant City: J. W. ‘
Matheny,W. F. Horn, Miles
Gaines.
Cotton Plant Country: R.
H. Smith, P. A. Tras, T. C.
Coopwood.
DeView: H. D. Angus,
W. M. Keating. A. S. Thomp
son.
freeman: M. b. Smith,
Robt. Loval, 01 Lock.
Garden: E. W. Butler,
D. J. Williams, John Inman.
Hilleman: Robt . Doss,
Alex Slain, Wm. Ivy.
Howell: Chas. Brooks,
D I. Carter, M. Z. Mitchell.
Hunter: Wm. J. Penrose,
J. I. Asby, John Burns.
Jelks: G. C. Gardner,
W. E. Baker, G. W. Neeley.'
McCrory City: J. W. Har
gis, W. B. Fakes, John Cand
lish.
McCrory Country: T. N.
Taylor, N. E. Wherry, J. W. 1
Neeley.
Morton: A. D. Cain, S. H.
B. Jenkins, Ed Maturna.
Penrose: J. W. Pace, A.
C. Macky, Peter Robinson.
Point: J. D. Eldridge, A.
C. Jett, C. G. Wheeler.
Pumpkin Bend: J. M.
Brooks, Will Ball, J. T.
Chandler.
Revels: Philip Angelo, T.
J. Gaddis, Wm. Foster.
Riverside: J. P. Gipson,
F. B. Jones, John Harris.
Tip: Herbert Chaney, Lee
Collier, Henry Harris.
White River: T. S. Knight,
J. H. Snapp, Foster Anthony, j
Wiville: Walter Robinson,
Hugh Walker, Ed Marsh.
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Misses Ruth and Blanche ,
Powell of Wynne spent Sun-j
day with homefolk here.
MAYO-TARPLEY
On Saturday afternoon,
Oct. 26, 1918, Miss Ida Tar
pley surprised her many
friends by being very quietly
married at her home in this
city; to Judge S. T. Mayo, of
Harrisburg, Arkansas.
Rev. J. R. Nelson, pastor
of the Methodist church,
performed the ceremony in
the presence of the imme
diate family and a few
friends.
The bride, who is very at
tractive, was beautifully
gowned in a costume of
brown crepe meteor with ac
cessories to match.
Miss Tarpley is the elder
daughter of Mrs. L. A. Jelks.
She is a very talented
musician, and the past two
years was piano and voice
teacher in the McCrory High
School. She is a very pop
ular young lady and has a
host of friends, who r.egret to
lose her from their midst.
Ihe groom is the present
Judge of Poinsett county,
and has a very extensive law
practice in eastern Arkansas,
where he has many friends.
Immediately after the cere
mony, Judge and Mrs. Mayo
drove to Jelks where they
boarded the train for Mem
phis, New Orleans, and other
points in the south, before
going to Harrisburg, where
they will make their home.
The out of town guests
were Miss Bessie Jones, of
Riverside, and County , Supt.
H. B. Thorn, of Harrisburg,
who is a very close friend of
the groom.
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A LETTER FROM TEXAS.
McAdoo, Tex.,Oct.28,’18.
Mr. Walter W. Raney,
McCrory, Arkansas,
Dear Walter:
Inclosed please find $1.00
(One Dollar) for which send
your valuable paper, one
year, beginning immediately.
Let's have as heretofore,
lots of news from the soldier
boys.
Very sincerely,
W J. YARBROUGH.
McAdoo, Texas.
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Car of Snap Corn Coming
Within the next few days
I will have a car of good
Missouri corn. This corn is in
the ear and guaranteed to be
good sound corn. Provided
corn is taken from the car,
I can sell this corn for $1.80
a bushel. If in the market,
see J. F. Morgan or myself
at once. L. W. STURDI
VANT. Adv.lt.
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FOR SALE
One pair good mules and
good wagon. Will sell for
$450. 00 cash. MRS. OLA
ELAM. Adv. 2tp,