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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

 


James Miller Sutton was the  son of Calvin Miller & Martha Jane Matthews Sutton.  He was married to Elizabeth Sue Walker in 1889 and they had the following children: Lallie Lena, Calvin Matthew, Hal Hopkins, Bennie, Clyde Davis, James Toland, Bessie, Retta Corine and Helen Ann.  


Link to James Miller Sutton's 

Memorial at Findagrave


 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.