THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 17, 1916
NUMBER 16
$10,000.00 COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION WILL BE
ORGANIZED TUES. 23
Every Merchant and Farmer Should At
tend the Meeting and Subscribe for
a Liberal Amount of Stock
Mr. Frank D. Fuller, of Memphis, Secretary of the Tri
State Fair, and Other Prominent Boosters Will Be
Present to Assist In Organizing. A Fair
Will Prove Greatest Asset Our
County Can Secure
County Agent R. H. Abbey
authorizes us to announce that
on next Thursday, Nov. 23, the
farmers and business men of
Woodruff County who are inter
ested in furthuring the interests
of our agricultural, horticultural,
livestock, and other interests,
will meet at the Bank of McCro
ry in McCrory at 2:30 p. m. to
organize a $10,000.00 fair associa
tion for Woodruff County.
It is hoped that everyone in
terested as above will attend this
meeting and subscribe for as
much stock possible in this the
biggest and best organization
that has ever been established
in our county. Although it is
proposed that the fair grounds
will be at McCrory, this is not to
be understood by any means as a
McCrory enterprise but one for
the entire county and in which
we hope to have represented the
farmers and business men of
every township in the county.
It’s a COUNTY fair, let's all
help boost it.
Recorder C. P. Best made a
trip to Little Rock Sunday on
his motorcycle, stopping over
Sunday night at Lonoke where
he was the guest of his friend,
Mr. Hubert Howell.
Rev. S. M. Yancey, our Metho
dist pastor, will leave Tuesday
the 28th for Searcy to attend the
Annual Conference. Bro. Yan
ce.y £°es to conference this time
with our people hoping to have
mi and his good family with
them another year. He has made
us an excellent pastor, has given
Us a new and modern church
r J0*1 kes^ *n this county,
? we will be glad to welcome
f eATne^vs his being sent back
Mr. Love Banks of Smithdale
was here today, Friday, enroute
to Cotton Plant on business.
Prof, and Mrs. W. C. Cham
berlin and baby of Hot Springs
arrived Sunday for a visit to their
friends Messrs and Mesdames
J. F. Morgan and T. J. Fakes.
COMPLETE And OFFICIAL
Returns of General Election Held in Woodruff County, Ark.
Tuesday, November, 7, 1916
For President:
Woodrow Wilson, Dem.
Chas. E. Hughes, Rep.
For U. S. Senator:
W. F. Kirby, Dem....
H. L. Remmel, Rep....
For Governor:
Chas. H. Brough, Dem.
Wallace Townsend, Rep.
William Davis, Soc.
For Ass’t. Jus. Sup. Court:
Carroll D. Wood, Dem.
Durand Whipple, Rep.
For County Judge:
A. L. Hutchins, Dem
M. H. Patterson, Ind.
Act No. 1.
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Act No. 2.
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Amendment No. 12.
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Amendment No. 13.
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Amendment No. 14.
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Our New Subscribers.
Following is a list of those
J who have subscribed for THE
HOME NEWS since the last list
was published, to whom we ex
tend our thanks:
McCrory, Ark.
W. N. Dunehew
Dr. B. Brewster
H. E. Wood
Jas. Miller, (col)
A. V. McCarroll, (col)
W. L. Rooks
J. W. Wilder
Mrs. T. J. Comer
Louis C. Johnson
Route 2, McCrory, Ark.
J. A. Melton
M. L. Davis, box 68
Ed Marsh
Chas. Wright
F. B. Winfree
Lee Collier
A. J. Spradlin
C. J. Ford
Milton Marsh
R. J. McDaniel
Mrs. Cass Johnson
C. M. Elam
B. M. Anderson
Miscelleanous
A. A. Taylor, R. 1, McCrory,
Ark.
W. E. Kelley, R. 1, Judsonia,
Ark.
W. V. Justice, Jelks, Ark.
J. H. Wiggins, Morton, Ark.
Hansel Crossett, DeView, Ark.
E. L. Pritchett, Bald Knob,
Ark.
Dr. J. C. R. Wettstein, Effing
ham, 111.
Mrs. Kittie Cunningham, 21
Louisa St., Ashville, North Caro
lina.
G. E. Wright, % M. S. Ry. Y.
M. C. A., Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Pauline Huff, Harrell,
Ark.
Mrs. May Marton, Hartford,
Ark.
J. R. Chappell, 347 Union Ave.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. J. E. Baxter of Lima,
Ohio, arrived Saturday for a
week's visit to his brother, Mr.
L. C. Baxter.
Mr. Gaston Davis of Route
No. 2 has two fine iron-grey
mares which he purchased in
Memphis Saturday.