A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Texas > Henderson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2413 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38377 Submitted by: Fourls1223 Article Title: Athens Weekly Review Article Date: May 22 1924 Article Description: Community News Article Text: Athens Review May 22,1924 Henderson County Farmers Going After State Cotton Prize Only a few days remain for Henderson county farmers to enter the competition for the best five acres in cotton for which the Dallas News is to give a prize of $1000. A number of farmers have entered the Chamber of Commerce Contest that have not entered the State contest and an effort will be made to get them to compete for both prizes as the expense will be no greater. All farmers who have entered both the State contest and the county contest will be entertained with luncheon here on May 29th by the Chamber of Commerce. At this luncheon Victor H. Schofelmayer, editor of the Semi-Weekly Farm News will be the principal speaker and an effort will be made to get other farmers interested in the contest.Secretary Cox invites every farmer who wants to enter the contest to be present for the luncheon.This will be the latest date at which entry can be made as the final date is June 1st. Farmers who have entered the News Contest to date are: Brooks Davis, R. W. Robertson, Eustace; W. T. Dunn, Mrs. S. H. Dickerson, Chandler; H. C. Dennis, W. E. Francis, G. L. Willis, Athens; M. L. Miller, Brownsboro; H. H. Thornton, Malakoff. Notice Black Jack I will preach at the Methodist church at Black Jack Sunday, May 25th at 2:20 p.m. everybody invited. Joe B. Wells Pastor Grave Yard Working There will be a grave yard working at Shelby Chapel May 30th 1924. All interested parties requested to be present. Seventh Grade Graduation Thursday night The following program will be given by the Seventh Grade Graduates at the Methodist Church Thursday evening, May 22nd, beginning at 8 o'clock. Everyone interested has a special invitation to attend: Chorus-Class Invocation-Rev. M. L. Fuller Salutatory-Homer Lee Parsons Piano Solo-Annette Ennis History-Willie Belle Blythe Reading-Annie Royall Chorus-Boys of the Class Prophecy-Eleanor Spencer Piano Solo-Lois Henderson Reading-Mildred Robbins Will-Kalita Liles Piano Solo-Eugenia Hodge Address-Judge B. F. Dent Presentation of Diplomas- Supt S. R. LeMay Valedictory-Birnie Lee Larkin Chorus-Girls of the Class Jim Bennett Badly Injured When Car Loses Control of Truck Jim Bennett, employee of the Hawn Lumber Company saw mill at Fincastle was badly injured last night while going from one mill to the other. Bennett lost control into a tree. It was loaded with other employees and all of them were badly shaken up. The extent of Bennett's injuries were not known at noon. He was unconscious at 9 o'clock this morning and Dr. R. H. Hodge was called into consulation by Frankston physicians. Bennett is well-known in Athens. Hon. Sterling P. Strong and son of Dallas were in the city today on business. To Review Readers The fortieth anniversary of the Review will be celebrated by the issuing of a mammoth edition during the month of July. There are many people reading the Review now who were subscribers when it was first published. Some of our readers were subscribers when the paper was called Athenian. We want to publish in this special edition the name of every person who began taking the Review with the first issue and who have continued to subscribe for it. If you are among that number simply mail us your name and address on a card. Transcribed by Laura Gregory Calvin May 2003 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TX-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com