Pryor Scrapbook Clippings, 1955-1980

DAILY CITIZEN -Thursday, May 1, 1980 F MAY - Miss Beth Harp of Des Moines, Iowa, is dubbed f May by Hardin·g University President Clifton L. Ganus Jr.· _ presentation of the annual May Fete on the front campus 1$s Harp was attended by .-Miss Shirley Wilkerson of Mon– , Alabama, and Miss L ;Donna England of DeSoto, Texas. ·to mark · ! anniversary Mr. and Mrs. J. C. I Shewmaker will celebrate their golden wedding annivers~ this week. They were married on M~y· 29, 1930 at Harding College in Morrilton, by J. N. Arm– strong who was then presi– dent of the college. The Shewmakers are the parents of four children · Stan, a resident of Abilene: Texas, Mrs. Jerry (Claudia) Templer of Columbia, Missouri, Sam who is ·a missionary in Lusaka, Zambia, Africa, and Sherman, who lives in Bloomington, Indiana. They have nine grandchildren. Th~y spent foriy years on , the mission field in Africa and helped establish a Christian school. · They invite their friends to a reception honoring them at the fellowship room of the College Church of Christ, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 31. , l q ~D , DAI LY CITIZEN - Searcy, Ark. - Thursday, September 4, 1980- Page 3 Former White County Sheriff John B. Davis, Jr., . 65, . a 48 year employee of Missouri Pacific Railroad,. died in a Searcy hospital Thursday morning. Mr. l)avis was active in business and public affairs for many years, serving as Sheriff of White County for 10 years and a member of the Searcy City Council for eight years. He had also served as interim mayor of Searcy for a.short period. Born November 5, 1915 at Jerome , Arkansas, Mr. Davis was the son of John B. Davis and Etta Bryant Davis. He joined the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1931 and was a full or part time engineer until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Davis was owner of fu·miture and appliance stores in Searcy and Brinkley and a partner in Radio TV Servicecenter in Searcy. A deacon at First Presbyterian Church, Mr. Davis was a member of the Whitewood Shrin~ Club, the · Masonic Lodge and Scimitar Temple. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Nancy; one brother, Coll~t >f. Davis of Searcy; two daugbten, Mn; Betty Woodle of St. Louis and Mrs. Johnnie Ray Donne.11 .of Searcy; two ~epsons, John .Ed,ns of B~ffalo, New York and Jim Edens of Memphis,· Tennessee and five grandchildren. Services will be at First Presbyterian • Church at 3 p.m. on Saturday by the Rev. Dick Neelly. Burial will be in Gum Springs Cemetery by . McEuen Funeral Home. The fainily has requested that memorials be made to the cancer fund or First Presbyterian Church. Searcy .. Scout earns ·aU -ho110rs . During her six years in scouting through Brownie and Junior levels, ·Samantha .Farrar has completed all the signs, patches, and the 47 . badges listed including a - Troop's Own ii) bowling, plus an additional 20 patches and bars for such special ac– tivities as service projects, camp attendance, and Scouting events. Samantha will be continu– ing her Scouting experience with Cadette Troop 466 led by Mary Beth Childers, ·and will be serving as vice– president of the newly form- ed White County Cadette Council. Asked which badges had been the most fun she answered, "Cooking and Camping.' Her favorite ser- vice project was the volunteer work she spent most of the past year with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Farrar of Route 4, Searcy. A Scout official said, · "Girls of all ages are invited to have fun learning and ser~ •, ving in Scouti~g from the Brownie and ' Junior . l)l'O– grams in 'Worlds toE•re' through the ·Cadette and · Senior 'Let's .Make It Ha~ pen.'. Troops are nqw beidg organized and registration is open to all girls ages 7 f,~ugh 17, ,grades '2 throuah FRON-T AND BACK - Samantha Farrar shows what a iunior scout uniform looks like when all the bad.ges have been earned. Samantha · of :rroop _350 is one of few who can show the proof. . . '. .