Excerpts from 1939 Forrest City Daily Times Herald by Paul V
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Page 1 of 158 Excerpts from 1939 Forrest City Daily Times Herald By Paul V. Isbell-November 23, 2016 Index: Births:, 1 Telephone and Advertisements for 1939:, Deaths:, 6 152 Local News:, 47 Telephone Numbers and Advertisements Marriages:, 115 other than 1939 :, 136 National News:, 126 World News:, 127 Births: Birth-19390301-Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Webster of Marianna, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bullock announce the arrival of a son, born last night at the Bullock home, named Ralph, Jr. Born at Baptist Hosp. in Memphis, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bagwill of Round Pond. Of Interest here is the announcement of the birth of a son yesterday to Dr. and Mrs. John Gholson of Clarksdale, Tenn, named John Gholson, Jr. Page 2 of 158 Birth-19390306-Born last night to Mr. and Mrs. William Bradford of Bonair, a son. Birth-19390308--Born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Clark, a daughter, at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis Birth-19390313-Born to Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Bogart, Saturday at the Bogart home, a son, John Newton. Birth-19390405-Born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Walter Sanders of this city, a son, at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis. Birth-19390410-Born Easter Sunday morning at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. William Fogg of Forrest City, named Donna Deane. Birth-19390411-Of Interest here is the announcement of the birth of a daughter this morning to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bland of Lonoke. Mrs. Bland is the former Pauline Waterman of this City. Birth-19390417-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beadle announce the birth of their daughter, born this morning at the home of Mrs. Beadle, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crawford. Birth-19390427-Born yesterday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ford a son at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis named Charles Wade. Birth-19390429-An announcement of interest is that of the birth of a son, Raymond Lee Garrison, Jr., early this morning at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garrison of this city. This is the first grandchild of County Clark and Mrs. C. R. Garrison. Birth-19390510-Of interest is the birth of twin girls yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Everette Rawlings of Los Angeles, former residents of Forrest City. Birth-19390520-Born yesterday at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. James Hicky of this city. Birth-19390613-Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kent of Dallas, Texas announce the birth of a son, Jack William born this morning at the home of Mrs. Kent’s mother in Forrest City. Mrs. Kent will be remembered at the former Dorene Tipton. Birth-19390620-Born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Felder, a boy. Birth-19390707-Born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. James Fussell, Jr., of this city, a son. Birth-19390710-Born last night to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Valentine at the Methodist Hosp. in Memphis, a son, named John Charles Valentine, Jr. Mrs. Valentine is the former Mildred Nolan. Of interest here is the announcement of the birth of a son to Mrs. Charles Page 3 of 158 Starkey of Johnson City, Tenn. on June 28, she will be remembered as Miss Martha Frances Raymer, a former resident of this city. Birth-19390711-Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Briney announce the birth of a daughter born Friday at their home in this city and named her Alcie Yvonne. Birth-19390712-Of interest here is the announcement of the birth of a son on July 7 to Dr. and Mrs. W. Hillman Williams in Ft.Worth hospital. He is named William David, II. The couple were former residents, he being employed with the Soil Conservation Service. Birth-19390713-The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fussell born last week has been named Alston Randolph. Birth-19390714-Born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Fondren of this city, a daughter. Birth-19390718-Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Gregory, Jr. announce the birth of a daughter born at 5 am this morning at a Pine Bluff hospital They have named her Lida Simmons Gregory. Birth-19390803-Mr. and Mrs. Joe West announce the birth of their daughter, July 28 at their home on Wolfe Street, named Jean. Born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Edgar Long, a son, named Jon Merriman. Birth-19390805-An announcement of interest here of the birth of a daughter this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heustess at the hospital in Brownwood, Tenn. They are former residents of this city. She is the former Willena Paslay. Birth-19390805-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas announce the birth of a son born yesterday at Baptist Hosp. in Memphis, named James Allison. Birth-19390815-born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Parks of Helena, a son. They were former residents of this city. Birth-19390818-An announcement of interest is that of the birth of a son on Aug. 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard McGhee of Haynes, named Gene Howard. Mrs. McGhee is the former Willie Mae Fondren. She and the baby are at her mother’s home, Mrs. Joe Conger in this city. Birth-19390826-Of interest is the announcement of the birth of a daughter last night at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis to Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore, Mrs. Moore is the former Adine Jones. Page 4 of 158 Birth-19390829-Born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Burns at their home in this city, a boy. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Pankey announce the birth of a son, born this morning at their home in this city. He has been named Charles Lee. Birth-19390902-An announcement of interest is the birth of a son yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Castleberry of Paragould. Mrs. Castleberry is the former Martha Hine of this city. Birth-19390906-The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sulcer has been named John Clarke, he was born Thursday at the Gartly-Ramsey Hosp. in Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lambert announce the birth of a daughter, Joan Marie, born this week at their home west of this city. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Oswalt announce the birth of a son, named Gerald Heustess Oswalt, last night at Baptist Hosp. in Memphis. Birth-19390923-Born on Sept. 16 to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Finch, at their home on Cross Street, a girl weighing 9 ¾ pounds, named Marilyn Dean. Birth-19391003-Born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Epps of Madison, a daughter at the McLemore Clinic in Memphis. Birth-19391004-Born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harris at their home north of this city, a son. Birth-19391007-Born yesterday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Morris this city at Baptist Hosp. in Memphis, a girl. Birth-19391011-Of interest is the birth of a daughter on Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reginal of Lake Providence, La. Mrs. Reginal is the former Edna Grossman of this city. J. A. Clark of Heth is under treatment at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis. Taylor B. Pyle and son Albert returned to Memphis, after visit to Mr. Pyle’s mother, Mrs. A. B. Pyle. Miss Bernice Cureton has returned to Blackfish Lake after visit to relatives in Panama, Okla. She and brother Eldon of Forrest City is visiting her here. J. A. Clark was admitted to Baptist Hosp. in Memphis for observation and treatment. FCHS Mustang football team: Backfield-Bob Cope, Talley Turk, Gene Freeman, Ernest Whittenton, and Willie Vincent; Forward wall-Sossaman, Ostrander, Stewart, Doyle Harris, Garland Williams, Walter Moody, Ed McMahon, Meredith Wilson, Tom Seay, Bill Jolly. Birth-19391018-An announcement of the birth of a son yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGee of Conway at the Memorial Hosp. in Conway. Mrs. McGee is the former Sara Darnall of Colt. Page 5 of 158 Birth-19391019-Born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pettus of Widener, a son, at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis. Birth-19391020-An announcement of interest is the birth of a son Tuesday at the Baptist Hosp. in Memphis to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wood. Mrs. Wood is the former Mary Elizabeth Carrick. Birth-19391021-Born this morning a son to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Evans. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Alexander of Pine Bluff on Monday, a girl. Mr. Alexander is son of Mr. V. O. Alexander, and brother of Mrs. W. W. Draper. Mr. and Mrs. Marion E. Durst of Tampa, Fla. gave birth to a daughter yesterday. Mr. Durst is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter V Durst of this city. Birth-19391030-Born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Devazier of Caldwell, a son, Richard Harvey, at the home of Mrs. Devazier’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Porter of Forrest City. Birth-19391107-Born this week at the Methodist Hosp. in Memphis, a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lunsford of Hughes. Birth-19391115-Born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Stewart, a son, I. B. Stewart, Jr. Birth-19391116-Born Oct. 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bell at their home west of this city, a girl. Birth-19391121-Of interest here is the birth of son on Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gall of Gainesville, Fla. The baby is named James Robert, Mrs. Gall is the former Juanita Atkins of this city. Birth-19391129-Born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith of Round Pond this week, at the Methodist Hosp.