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GLEANINGS From Over THE STATE J. H. Elkins recommended for Blythe ville postoffice appointment. Christian churches of state will hold annual convention at Fayetteville on January 23-27. P. W. Quillan elected president Arkansas Bottlers' association at Little Rock convention. After removing the broken bit, drilling has been resumed on the chamber of commerce oil well at Jonesboro. Fire at a spoke factory in Pine Bluff caused damage estimated at $50,000. Blaze started in drykiln. Clarendon's population is decreasing. Sheriff took 12 residents to penitentiary. Hunters report having seen a number of full-grown bears in Black Oak but as yet none has been bagged. Although terribly mangled in a line shaft, at Leachville, doctors attending N.L. Dennison in the hospital here say he has a chance to recover. Slow collections is given as the reason for closing of McGehee Valley Bank at McGehee and the Dermont Bank and Trust Co. at Dermont, Ark. Total valuation of personal property in Craighead county is $13,693,993, according to tax assessor's report just completed. With the completion of the basement of the new $200,000 M. E. church at Jonesboro, work will be suspended until spring. Rudolph Clements went duck hunting and came back with a full-grown black bear and half-grown cub. He killed the animals near Marked Tree. Lee county board education has perfected plans for organization of a school directors' association early in the spring. Reward of $250 has been offered by governor for capture of three negroes who escaped from penitentiary with Tom Slaughter. Earle.-Chamber of commerce gets abusy on plans for construction of viaduct leading to approach of Memphis bridge. An examination to ascertain the qualifications of all perprotecul sons desk, to teach in Lee county was held at Marianna recently. A stuffed owl will adorn the lobby wall of the remodeled Noble hotel at Jonesboro. Noble saw the bird perched on scaffolding in front of the structure, borrowed a gun and killed it. Why buy oil stock? Spence Hearn of near Arkadelphia ships seven tons of pecans from trees in acre lot and reports he is only half thru gathering his crop. Alvin Harrell, 25, farmer, is held at St. Francis or_proliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge in connection with the killing of George Johnson, 50, his father-in-law. Six children were made orphans when Edward Oliver, plantation owner, shot his wife and then ended his own life at his home near Little Rock. Family trouble is assigned as cause of the double tragedy. The "Wampus Cat," the "Hot Dog," the "Whiz Bang" and "Panamas" will be things of the past in Little Rock next month. Chief of Police Rotenberry, acting under orders from Mayor Brickhouse and Prosecuting Attorney Emerson, has put the ban on their sale by all local news dealers. One of the dealers is preparing to file suit. Will Johnson, young coal miner, near Clarksville, lost his life when 25 sticks of dynamite exploded. His body was blown to bits. Johnson accidentally dropped some percussion caps into a campfire. While trying to recover them one detonated, causing the explosion of the dynamite. Johnson's body was blown to bits. If the present mild weather continues Mountain Home citizens who have strawberry beds in their gardens are going to have ripe berries for Christmas dinner. Strawberries have been in bloom for the last ten days, and there are some green berries on the vines, which it will take only a few more days of sunshine to ripen Doesn't Show in His Golfing