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Ben Lomond Arkansas High School Commencement Exercises ~ 1913 & 1921
De Queen Bee 4/18/1913
Announcements have been issued for the commencement exercises of the Ben Lomond High School, which takes place Saturday, April 19, at 3:00 o'clock.
Ben Lomond is located in the southern part of Sevier County, on a high ridge, extending south between Little River and the Saline, and has a population of about 700. The rich country about Ben Lomond produces vast quantities of corn, cotton, and alfalfa, but the pride of the town is it's high school, of which Claude J Duty is principal. He is ably assisted by Geo. W. Clingan, Miss Jimmie M Wilson and Miss Llewellyn Bizzell, and the institution has been brought to a high degree of efficiency.
The following students will graduate next Saturday: Sadie Potts, Essie Fawcett, Earl Polk, Calvin Sutton, Ernest Dulaney, Lowrey Beck, Creel Fawcett.
The class motto is "On and on and on, sail on!"
The program for the commencement exercises is as follows:
Music section.
Class Oration, by Creel Fawcett.
Class Prophecy, by Earl Polk.
Presentation of Diplomas, by Dr Andrew J Clingan, president of the board.
Educational Address, by Supt. G.A. Sullards of the DeQueen High School
Class Song: School Days.
DeQueen Bee 2/4/1921
The Ben Lomond high school announced its graduation exercises Thursday evening, Jan. 27, of the Mid-term Class of 1921 at the auditorium. The following program was rendered.
Invocation- R.W. Hubbard
Salutatory- Alice Spigner
Song- By class
Class History- Ethel Polk
Class prophecy- Stella Gorham
Class Will & Testament- Mae Tabler
Class Motto Dramatized- by class
Valedictory- Stella Tabler
Presentation of Diplomas- Dr A.J. Clingan of Lockesburg
W.E. Middleton, Principal
Those graduating from high school were: Ethel Polk, Stella Gorham, Stella Tabler, Mae Tabler and Alice Spigner.
Those graduating from eighth grade were: Emmett Mize, Alice Mize, Gladys Polk, Ona Tabler.
Ben Lomond Happenings
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Daily Arkansas Gazette
Tue, 6/12/1906
Burglars at Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond, June 11- Burglars entered the store of BW Fawcett and dynamited the safe. An envelope containing several notes was the principal loss. A small amount of money was also taken, how much is not known.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
10/3/1907
Ben Lomond- Sawmill burned- W.A. Carrol lost his saw mill plant, together with six thousand feet of lumber, by fire at Mill's Ferry near Ben Lomond, recently. The property was uninsured.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
2/24/1907
Ben Lomond- Bank Opens
The bank at Ben Lomond opened its doors a few days ago, with Cortez Brewer, formerly of Murfreesboro, as cashier. The president of the bank is W.C. Mize, and J.M. Sutton is vice president.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
4/24/1910
Ben Lomond, The citizens of Ben Lomond, Sevier County, at a mass meeting Thursday night subscribed $15,000 to be donated to the first railroad that builds to that town.
The desire of the people of Ben Lomond is to have railroad connection with De Queen, the county seat of Sevier County, from which several roads are now being projected. Another meeting will be held Wednesday night, at which is is thought some definite propositions will be submitted and considered.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
11/10/1920
Embezzler Gets Year
Former Postmaster at Ben Lomond Sentenced in Federal Court.
Special to the Gazette
Texarkana, Nov 9
In the federal court on the Arkansas side today, former Postmaster Brown at Ben Lomond, Arkansas, was convicted on a charge of embezzling post office funds and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. The case had been pending for more than a year.
Barrett Family of Corn Hill Arkansas
Seated: Earnest Luther & Harriett Cox Barrett
Standing from left:
Nona Barrett, Mark Barrett & Lela Barrett
(three children missing: Cular, Sherad & Lillie Mae)
Photo taken late 1930's, early 1940's
El Barrett & family lived in Corn Hill Arkansas.
Nona married Harvey Crabtree and resided in Ben Lomond until her last child was a teenager, and they moved to Ashdown. Lela married Clarence Sutton and resided in Ben Lomond. Mark married Mary Terrell and they resided in Corn Hill (Cowlingsville).
1903 J.M. Sutton Store ~ Ben Lomond, Arkansas
Link to James Miller Sutton's
Nashville News
12/13/1902
Three firms at Ben Lomond are closing out their businesses. They are Beek & Potts, Stanley & Tabler and Rhyne & Cochran.
This will only leave three firms in business are Ben Lomond, who are Fawcett Brothers, J.M. Sutton & D.M. Cochran.
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