Ashdown Arkansas Phone Book 1929

 

Wilton Arkansas School 1913

 

Wilton Arkansas School Group 1913

 

Little River News Excerpts 1905, 1915, & 1923

The "Little River News" was established in 1898. The "Foreman Sun" was another newspaper in Little River County, and it consolidated with the "Little River News" on January 1, 1975.

Excerpts From the "Little River News"

Friday, September 29, 1905

Local News:

Homer Turner visited his parents at Nashville Sunday.
C.N. Thill left Tuesday for a business trip to St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Sullivan visited Texarkana Sunday.
W.W. Bishop made a business trip to Texarkana on Monday.
Judge L.A. Byrne of Texarkana was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. J.T. Cowling visited her parents in DeQueen last Friday.
W.F. Bridewell made a business trip to Idabel Wednesday.
A girl was born to Dr. and Mrs. McCombs of Millwood, last week.
Hon. Otis T. Wingo of Dequeen was in town Tuesday night.
Deputy Sheriff J.S. Bush made a trip to Texarkana on Tuesday.
C.S. Cobb left Wednesday for a business trip to points in the territory.
Mrs. N.C. Jones is visiting her son C.E. Jones at Winthrop this week.
Mrs. Nannie White returned home Sunday after spending the summer in New York and other points.

NOTICE: You must do something with your cow. Cut her horns off or tie her head down at once or she will go to the woods and never return. This is the last notice, take fair warning now. Your neighbor NOTICE: I am in receipt of the above notice and if the writer will let me know which one of my cows she has reference to, I will put her up. Mrs. Ball

The following young people were hunting Wednesday night and succeeded in catching two o'possums: Misses May and Daisy Varley, Velma Hicks and Marion Post, and Messrs. Milligan, Gus Orton, Chas. Boarman, Chas. Bowles, Ed Stuart and Ben Nolan.

Friday, October 6, 1905

Little River County is to have a new 12,000 dollar courthouse. Citizens put up two thousand to add to 10,000 received for building.

The Ashdown Public School opened last Monday for a term of eight months of free school, with Prof. W.F. Burns of Arkadelphia as principal. Miss Nichols, of Virginia, is in charge of the intermediate grades, and Miss Sallie Collins, of this city, is in charge of the primary grades. The enrollment Monday was 110 pupils, but the number was increased by the end of the week.

Friday, November 17, 1905

Mrs. Dollarhide, wife of Judge J.S. Dollarhide deceased, died at her home at Rocky Comfort Monday at the age of 74 years. She was one of the oldest settlers of the county and her many friends will be grieved to learn of her death.
I.T. Winfrey, who is teaching school at Yellow Creek, near Saratoga, came over Friday and remained until Monday with home folks.
D.R. Fawcett has moved his store and family from Folmina to Ashdown and is now open and ready for business.
Bob Price, Ed Stuart, and Jeff Lott are hunting squirrels today.
Mike Allen, Henry Gist and Orus Leslie went hunting on Brushy Lake Tuesday evening. 

September 14, 1915

Front Street Ashdown is now eight feet higher than originally.. The big sewer ditcher, which has been working on Front Street this week, has unearthed a large number of old culverts and bridge timber eight feet below the present surface of the street. Old residents say that this was formerly the street level and was at one time the site of a ravine. It was gradually built up, leaving the old crossties over, which the pioneers drove far below the surface. It is also stated that at that time the street west ran under the Kansas City Southern tracks, which were on a trestle. 

Wilton Local News:

September 4, 1915

Mrs. E.C. Cooper and two little daughters, Thelma and Elizabeth, are spending a month at Hatfield to get the benefit of the mountain air and fine water at that place.
Pipkin has been spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Marshall Pipkin. He returned to Gurdon Tuesday.
Luther Clark, Grady Von, Lonnie Pugh, Homer Chambers and Willard Lay, who have been working in the oil field of Louisiana, are spending the week with relatives and friends.
Miss Lon T. Jones, of Ashdown was in town Monday visiting her father *** Mosely, who has been quite ill.
Winfield Mills leaves the first of next week to attend Hendrix college.

Foreman Local News

October 23, 1915

W.A. Bowden received a broken leg Saturday when a tree fell upon him. Mr. Bowden and another man were cutting down the tree.
The School Improvement Association is arranging to purchase a moving picture machine and will put on shows at the school auditorium every Friday night when the machine arrives.

Ashdown Local News

November 20, 1915

J.H. Embrey was at Foreman Monday.
Will Orton of Fulton was here Monday.
Dr. W.W. York was at Texarkana Monday.
W.W. Rayburn was at Lockesburg last week.
J.W. Everett of Horatio was in the city Monday.
Sam Dollarhide was here from Foreman Monday.
Gus McKean of Hope was here Monday morning.
Mrs. H.H. Hill is visiting relatives at Siloam Springs this week.
Judge and Mrs. Lon T. Jones were in Texarkana Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Millwee left Monday morning for a visit at Murfreesboro.
Hamilton Conger and Frank Blan spent Saturday and Sunday at Arkadelphia.
Ron Bryant is at Winthrop this week erecting a steel bridge over a creek near that place.
An old well in the middle of Front Street caved in Sunday night. Old settlers say the old well was filled up 14 years ago.

August 25, 1923

RED BLUFF NEWS

Mr and Mrs. Jim Buster of Ogden spent Saturday night and Sunday with the former's brother, Jess Buster and family of this place.
J.C. Stafford was in Ashdown Monday.
Mrs. P.M. Wood visited with relatives in AShdown Sunday.
Leslie Judd is very ill at this writing.
Jack Gorman is spending a few days in Ashdown with his friend, Wallace Dickenson.
Misses Amy Lee Gilbert and Marjorie Combs and John Crippens attended singing at Hopewell Sunday.
Mrs. R.P. Pasley and little daughter, Ivy Bell, are visiting relatives in Howe, Oklahoma.
A.N. Gilbert was looking after business in Ashdown Friday.
John Buster was a visitor in McNab Sunday.
Jess Buster is very low at this writing.

WINTHROP NEWS

Miss Juanita Huggins went to Texarkana Thursday.
Mrs. J.T. Gish and children are visiting relatives in DeQueen this week.
Miss Zenobia Webb entertained the younger set Saturday evening.
Oscar Lewis made a business trip to Texarkana Saturday.
G.B. Moncrief of Alleene was here Sunday.

Ben Lomond School News ~ 1934

Ben Lomond School News-Jan 18, 1934

From the DeQueen Bee

Submitted by Lucyndia Starks

The high school girl’s club met on Thursday to elect new officers for the last semester.  This club was formed at the beginning of school and has proved helpful and interesting to the members.  One meeting each month is given over to a social.  Here the girls become better acquainted with each other and with their teachers.  The following officers were chosen: President, Lula Tabler; Vice-President, Gladys Norwood; Secretary, Edna McCombs; Reporter, Pauline McCombs; Faculty Advisor, Miss Fomby.  The following committees were appointed to serve for this month: Social Committee: Grace Wade, Pauline McCombs, Maxine Cobb; Program Committee: Iva Shadle, Lula Tabler, Lillie Terry.  

Those receiving certificates for 20 perfect spelling lessons were: Third grade, Merle Brown, Opal Norwood. Fourth grade, Varnell Garrett.

100 per cent attendence list for third month- 

12^th grade: Lula Tabler, Edna McCombs, Louise Roberts, Paul Stoker; 

11^th grade: Ruth Mitchell, Morgan Wright; ninth grade: Flo Spigner, Edna Mae Terry, Clyde Brown, Coy Cooper; 

10^th grade: Iva Shadle, Gladys Norwood, J.C. Cooper.

Honor Roll for third month:

9^th grade, Flo Spigner, Pauline McCombs (leader)

10^th grade, Ralph Johnson (leader)

12^th grade: Edna McCombs (leader), Lula Tabler.

11^th grade: Morgan Wright (leader).

Honor Roll

First grade A- Lucinda Tabler, Mildred Bess Sutton , Ray Walker, John William Leathers and Betty Jean Wade.

First grade B- Bernice Pierce, Billy George Mize and Mildred Butler.

Second grade- George William Corbell, Patricia Ruth Mabry, Dennis Wade, Kenneth C. Crawford.

Third grade- Junior Gentry, Richard Jeffers, Stella Mae Addington, Louise Barrett, Opal Norwood.

Fourth grade- Williard Adams, Grover Tabler, Sam Wade, Rufus Medlock, Varnelle Garrett, Mattie Lee Good, Mary Kem Cooper, Edna Edith Walker, Lorita McGaha.

Fifth grade- LeRoy Stoker, Magdalene Jeffers, Finis Wade, Nathalie Leathers, Franklin Wilson.

Sixth grade- Maranel Good, Marilinda Hill, Mary Garrett, Marjorie Mitchell, Miley Thomas, Lillie Mae Good.

Seventh grade- Judy Baker, Ray Corbell, Dorothy Barrett, Majel Needham, Barney Crawford

Eight grade- Myrtie Beatrice McKay, Ruby Mitchell, Elca B Mitchell, D.P. Sample, Fannie Lou Leathers, Jake Brown. 

Pine Prairie Local News ~ 1929

Town Gossip

Little River News

Pine Prairie

February 13, 1929

v  Mr. and Mrs. Sam Echels and family spent Sunday with J.E. Green and family.

v  Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green spent Sunday with Ernest Cooper and family on Chas. Park’s place.

v  Homer Cunningham and Ed Funderburg called on Miss Susie Tyson Saturday night near Richmond.

v  Charley Green spent Saturday night with Homer Funderburg.

v  Jack Gromes and wife have moved to this community.

v  Herman Southerland was a visitor at Geo. Cook’s Sunday.

v  L. Prather and family moved into this community last week. 

v  Geo. Cook spent Sunday at Mack Cunningham’s.

v  Edward Cook, who has been real sick, is able to be up again.

v  Little Miss Marie Cooper spent last Wednesday with her aunt, Mrs. Floyd Green

v  Mrs. Ben Smith and daughter were visiting Mrs. Doc Henson Sunday.

v  Ed Cobb near Mack’s Chapel was the guest of J.E. Green Sunday.

v  Jack Gromes and Lige Pickett went to Millwood Sunday to move Fate Pickett and  family to this community.

v  George Cook and the Prather brothers visited the home of Mack Cunningham and family Sunday.

v  Bob Taylor and the Green brothers called on the Pickett home Sunday.

v  Will Williams and family moved from here to Boss Sewell’s last week.

February 20, 1929

v   Bud Wommack and family of near Ogden spent Saturday night and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Geo. Cook.

v  Oron Crouch of Ashdown was at Jack Gromes Saturday night.

v  Joe Gill was here Monday.

v  Mr. and Mrs. Clevy Page spent the week-end with J.W. Funderburg.

v  Mr. and Mrs. Len McDowell visited Mr. and Mrs. Boss McDowell Sunday.

v  Leon and Edward Waldron were visiting Bill Green Sunday.

v  Homer Phillips of Mack’s Chapel was at the party Saturday night.

v  Briant Page was in Ashdown Saturday.

Wilton School 1911