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Jul 28, 2025

Coley's Clips & Comments Corner ~ 1

Coley’s Clips & Comments Corner

from the Little River News 
(date unknown)



We’re indebted to Olen Mitchell Sr. this week for bringing us a 1922 edition of “The Bradstreet Company” book from which we secured the following: 

Alleene — population 300, names of business listed included H. Y. Johnson, R. L. Johnson, J. T. Sikes and C. W. Wright. Arden — population 200, listings, Aden Gin Co., R. S. Davis, W. J. Perry, Virgin Lumber Company, Mrs. Eddie (E. S.) Wright Grocery. 

Arkinda — population 158, names of business owners listed, W. A. Dollar, E. M. Horn and son, May and Davidson, W. S. Pierce, J. R. Stuart, J. P. Wright. 

Ashdown — population 2,205, Businesses listed included: Arkansas State Bank, A. E. Waters, pres., J. L. Martin, cashier, Ashdown Handle Works, Ashdown Hardware Co., Ashdown Potato Curling House, M. J. Ataway, Boyer Drug Store, Brown Gin Co., G. S. Cobb and Co., First National Bank, Allen Winham, president, R. M. Bone, cashier; W. F. Gammill, Gathright and May, A. Goldsmith, Graves and Graves, Paul Kersten and Sons, Kolb and Welch, Love Bros., McCrary Hardware Co., J. F. Mills, Model Drug Co., People’s Undertaking Co., Phillips Bros., J. T. Reed and Son, Temple Cotton Oil Co., T. E. Thompson, Texas Produce Co. 

Foreman — population 1,500, listings: P. F. Alexander, Anderson and Dyer, Berry Drug Co., J. R. Bowles Lumber Co., Campbell and Cook, Citizens Bank, F. G. Campbell, president, F. F. Bell, cashier; W. B. Coley, Collins Floral Co., F. L Daniels and Son, Farmers Supply Co., Foreman Works, Foreman Hardware Co., Foreman Light & Power Co., W. M. Gathright, Frank Horner, Merchants & Planters Bank, L. C. Shackelford, president, Robert S. Morris, cashier; New Rocky Comfort Grocery Co., The People’s Store, Mack Perley, S. B. Schoolfield, Shaver Hardware Co, Joy White Gin, White Service Station.

Ogden — Population 350, listings included W. B. Brooks, Roy Budd, L. L. Cofield, Farmer’s Gin Co., H. C Hull, Dick Lewis, T. V. Nunnley, Red River Stave Co., Earnest A. Velvin, J. E. Wood Richmond — population- 200, listings R. D. Goff, C. W. Hawkins, A. T. Hemphill, McGraw Bros, W. M. Sikes, W. E. Vaughan. 

Wilton — population- 294, listings, Bank of Wilton, Joel Mills, president, Ada Mills, cashier; E. C. Cooper and Sons, S. J. Gordon and son, W. L. Hedgecock, P. S. Kinsworthy, T. W. McCall Grocery Co., S. S. P. Mills and Son, Pipkin Drug Co., S. K. Waldrop Hardware Co., Wilton Gin Co. 

Winthrop — population 750 , listings W. H. Boggs, C. J. Click, G. E. Dillon, Lambert Drug Co., Merchants and Farmers Gin Co., Morgan’s Pharmacy, Jack Nelson, W. E. Payton, R. T. Sessions, J. W. Tapp, Winthrop Banking Co., Winthrop Hardware Co. 

The population of Little River County in 1922 was shown to be 16, 301. The office issuing “The Bradstreet Company” book as inscribed on the last page was Oklahoma, Okla. And was issued to a Shawnee Okla. Firm.

Submitted by Donna Neff
LRCGS Fall 2008 Journal

Aug 16, 2024

Birthday Party Held For Ashdown's First Citizen

 September 10, 1930  ~~Little River News

The 84th birthday of Mrs. M.A. Dupree was observed with a dinner Sunday, September 7, at the home of Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Hambleton of this city.  Mrs. Dupree was the first woman settler of Ashdown, her husband, the late W.D Dupree, building the first home after the town was located by the railroad in 1882.  She has resided here continuously ever since, and has a large number of descendants, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nearly all of whom were present on this occasion....(attending) Mr. & Mrs. JH Coggins, Mr. & Mrs. JH Welch and children, Mrs. Lucy Thomas, Mrs. Charles Waddell and baby, Mr. & Mrs. A Hambleton of Ashdown, Mrs. WH Crouch, Mr. and Mrs. Eber McDowell and children, Mrs. Bryant Duncan of  Ogden.  Hyman Dupree of Texarkana, Mrs. William Lambert, Miss Allie Dale Lambert of Winthrop, Mrs. Robert Wright And grandchildren of Foreman.  Jean G Lambert of Alabama and Frazier Wright of Wilton. 

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{Martha Ann Pounds Dupree} 

Little River News- Feb 1 1932 

Link to her memorial on 

findagrave


Jun 16, 2021

1930 Wilton Arkansas School

 


Submitted by Shuler (Sonny) Miller


Jun 12, 2021

Linden Payne Guice

 


Son of Littleton Sidney & Sophia Payne Guice
Born May 10, 1892 in Bolivar County, Mississippi
Died December 31, 1974 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas




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Mar 8, 2021

Early Little River County Post Offices

 




ARDEN-1896

ALLEN FERRY

ARKINDA-1899

ASHDOWN-1890

ALLEENE-1893

ANDERSON FERRY

BISHOP-1888

BIVEN-1889

COOK LANDING 

CERRO GORDO-1872

COLESBORO-1882

CRITTON RIDGE-1909

FOREMAN-1898

GANO ISLAND

HAWKINS TRADING POST

HUDSON-1888

JEWEL-1907

LONG-1907

LAYNESPORT-1839

LIPPTON-1907

MINNEOLA-1872

MORRIS FERRY-1909

MILLWOOD-1880

MILLWOOD LANDING

MILLS FERRY

ORTON-1907

OGDEN-1891

PEYTONVILLE-1850

PINE PRAIRIE-1895

RED BLUFF-1910

RICHMOND-1868

ROCKY COMFORT-1868

RANKIN-1891

RICHMOND-1868

SCHOALS-1885

WHITE CLIFFS-1896

WINTHROP-1894

WALLACE

WILTON (MILLKIN)-1890

WARD FERRY

Feb 22, 2021

Acey Allen Porter

 


Acey Allen Porter, a son of D.D. Culliver, Wilton, Arkansas; was born at Wilton, Arkansas.  
He entered the service as a registrant June 20th.........and was sent to Camp Pike, Arkansas 
for training and assigned to Co. H. 815 Pioneer Inf. Reg.  Later sent to France. 
Previous to entering the service, this soldier was in the employ of 
Miss Ada Mills, Wilton, Arkansas engaged in farming. 

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