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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 Arkansas News 4/16/1917
Little River News ~ 12/22/1917
Private Earl Breedlove left Monday for Camp Beauregard after an eight day furlough with home folks. Earl Came home to attend Private Jesse Breedlove's funeral.
Mr and Mrs Sydney Mize and Earl Hallman went shopping to Ashdown Tuesday.
Chet Meredith and Joe Fawcett have received their Ford cars.
Mr and Mrs Will Kinard, Mrs John Meredith were shopping in Ashdown Tuesday.
Mrs R L Baskin of Texas has arrived for a visit with Mr and Mrs R W Hubbard.
Mr and Mrs Claud Dulaney, Mrs Pat Forgus and Mrs Abe Dulaney went shopping in Ashdown Wednesday.
Will Kinard and Sam Cooper left Friday to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives in Baldwyn, Mississippi.
Lawson Tabler, Tom Spigner and George B Milford were in Ashdown this week.
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.