Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Community News

Black history program is Sun., Feb. 27, at 2:00 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of the city. Everyone and all churches welcome. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Vikita Bell Hardwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bell Jr. Sis. Rose C. Crow is the youth director. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.

Gospel concert will be held at Williams Temple Church of God in Christ of Sparkman on Sun,, Feb. 20, at 7:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches welcome. Featured singing groups are the Humming Bees of Texarkana and the Melody Airs of Jersey. Elder Paul Williams, pastor.

Women in Red sponsored by Section One W.M.U. will be March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of the city. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Linda Clark of Hope. Each president of the Section is encouraged to participate. Sis. Ethel Harris, president. Sis Delores Hodge, district president. Rev. Quinten Radford, pastor.

Church anniversary will be held Sun., Feb. 20, at Munn's Chapel Baptist Church, Prescott. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Special guest will be New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor, will be the speaker. Rev. Author Hill, pastor.

The officers and members of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Rufus R. Hatley, and family's eighth pastor's anniversary Sun., Feb. 20, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches welcome. Special guest will be Lonoke Baptist Church, Hope, Rev. Alvin Hunter, pastor, will be the speaker. Rev. Rufus R. Hatley, pastor.

The officers and members of Lonoke Baptist Church will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Alvin Hunter, and family's sixth anniversary in Hope Sun,, Feb. 27, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Special guests will be Harrison Chapel Baptist Church of Delight and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of Okolona. Rev. Rufus R. Hatley, pastor, will be speaking. Rev. Alvin Hunter, pastor.

The officers and members of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church of the city will be celebrating their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Johnny C. Harris and family's 15th anniversary Sun., March 5, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome.

The officers and members of Eastern Star Baptist Church will be celebrating their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Marshall Allen's 8th pastor's anniversary Sun., March 26, at 3:00 p.m. in Smithton community. Everyone and all churches are welcome.

Annual church anniversary Sun., March 26, at 3:00 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of the city. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Special guest is New Zion Baptist Church of Lockesburg. Rev. Rodney Briggs, pastor and speaker. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.

Pastor's aid program Sat., April 8, at 6:30 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of the city. Everyone is welcome. Sis. Sheree Hendrix, Sis. Mary Ann Anderson, vice-president. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.

Mrs. Odessia Hatley of Gurdon is in St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, where she had surgery. She is reported to be doing fair at this writing.

Mrs. Margree Gatlin of Gurdon is doing fair after her minor surgery.

The father of Audry Faye Sims passed away in Shreveport, La. Funeral services will be held Tues., Feb. 15, at 11:00 a.m. in Shreveport.

Odray Anderson is home and reported to be doing fair.

Sis. Mattie Stephens of Gurdon is in Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock and reported to be in fair condition. She is the aunt of Mrs. Lila Bell.

Wishing Mrs. Helen Burton of Chicago, Ill., a belated happy birthday Feb. 12. She is my mother and Winfred Burton's.

Happy birthday to Fredrick Hatley, Connie Williams and Milton Golden on Sat., Feb. 19.

William Edward Harrington of Chicago, Ill., is here visiting his mother, Willie Sue Harrington, in Little Rock as well as relatives in Okolona, Gurdon and other surrounding areas.