Malvern, p.8

Malvern, p.8

"The Williams, White Sox softball team cavorted to a 23-13 victory over Benton’s Red Sox on the 4th. Funeral services for R. H. Graham were held at Bethel AME Church July 4th. Masons and Eastern Stars almost filled the huge edifice. People here will long remember the many times the bonded men our of jail voluntarily, some of whom showed their appreciation by skipping out of town leaving him holding the bad. He did not die a millionaire. How could he? “Great men are they who see that spiritual is better than any material force that thought rule the world! If we work upon brass, time will offace it. We may rear temples, but they will crumble into dust. But if we work upon immortal minds and imbue them with principles, with a just fear of God and love for out fellowman. We engrave upon these tablets something that will brighten to all eternity.” 10 members of St. Luke 23, Marshall Gilkle, Workshipful Master were at Childester last Sunday to lay a cornerstone for Good Hope AME Church. Dr. O Sherman of Little Rock, candidate for bishop delivered the address. $80.10 was raised. . . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walsh of Chicago were here for the short visit with Mr. Walsh’s mother. Mrs. Mabel Walsh, Mrs. Chirstis Phillips of El Dorado and Henry Turner of West Malvern were recently married. . . Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Turner, recently married, are dwelling at home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Turner. . . Correction Miss Hannah Jean Marriwether visited her father. Thomas in Hope. . . Miss Dorothy Thomas visited her father, Albert in Richmond, California."

Jimmie Atkinson and Mrs. T. Y. B. Graham

Arkansas State Press

1947-7-11