Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Community News

Sunday, July 2, at 6:00 p.m. the first Sunday night fellowship services will convene with Mt. Canaan Baptist Church of the City. Everyone is welcome. Rev. Johnny C. Harris, pastor.

Rev. Jerome Kirby of Detroit, Mich., son of the late Geniva Hunter-Kirby and nephew of William Hunter of Beirne, will bring the message on Sunday, July 2, at 6:00 p.m. at Munn's Chapel Baptist Church of Prescott for the McRae School reunion. Everyone is welcome. Rev. Arthur Hill, pastor.

Southwest District youth revival will begin nightly at 7:30 July 10, 11 and 12 at Union Baptist Church in Hot Springs. Rev. Douglas Jones, host pastor. Sis. Tressia Keaton, director, and Dr. C.K. Yarber, moderator.

Southwest District public speaking will convene at Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Arkadelphia on July 13 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Southwest District annual youth day will be July 14. It will convene with First Baptist Church of Rockport. Dr. J.N. McCollum, pastor.

Section One meeting and fifth Sunday singing union will convene with Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Arkadelphia July 28-30. Everyone is welcome. Rev. C.W. Harris, president of Section One. Sis. Ethel Harris, president of W.M.U. Bro. Laurence Guinn, president of singing union. Dr. C.K. Yarber, moderator.

Jerine Hatley of Gurdon has returned home after visiting her aunt and uncle, Virgil and Bennie M. Johnson, of Madison, Wisc.

Richard Graham of Gurdon has returned home after attending the Graham and Glover family reunion in Chicago, Ill.

Richard Graham and Jerine Hatley visited friends in Prescott Saturday, Mrs. Alberta Hamilton and daughter Freddie.

The Welch family reunion will have their meeting Saturday, July 1, at 6:00 p.m. in the home of Winfred and Margret Burton of Gurdon.

Annie Jewel Gossipp of Camden last week visited her cousins, Winfred and Margret Burton, Jerine Hatley, sister in-law Lula Roberts and Hazle Welch of Gurdon and other relatives and friends.

Lee and Sheree Hendrix of Gurdon have returned home after meeting her son, Greg, and Angela Clabourn in Nashville, Tenn. While there they picked up their grand children for a summer visit.