News Notes – Rain forces noon meal to Peacock’s shed

Quote from cousin Monette Young’s history notes of Poplar Springs-Reid area: “By my early teen years, Poplar Springs Church had acquired hanging gasoline lanterns.
They lighted well, but oh, were so dangerous. I can recall the earlier years when small reflected kerosene lamps sat on the walls somehow, a shelf, I guess.”
My note: The time frame of the above would have been in the late 1920’s or early 30’s.
Electricity did not reach our area until 1947. Likely, the above lighting system was used until that time.

Happy wedding anniversary June 6 Joel and Bonnie Williams, Robert and Judy Doolittle; June 8 David and Lisa Poynor, James R. and Lucy Duncan;
June 9 Justin and Allison Nichols; June 10 Wayne and Wilma Johnson, Michael and Kim Kendall, Bro. Chris and Jennifer Duncan, Norman and Sylvia Clark (49 years);
June 12 Bobby and Suzanne Inmon, Chris and Cindy Ward, Porter and Jean Ann Casey.
Happy birthday June 6 Gigi Long, Jean Ann Casey, Lori Edmondson, Sabrina Grimes; June 8 June Sexton, Dillon ‘Rudy’ Williams, Cody Liles; June 9 Jeanette Landreth, Edna Easley, Nelda Moore, Billy Wayne Parker Jr.;
June 10 Melanie Hawkins; June 11 Tommy Doler, Oren Reynolds, Shirley Holloway, Jean Chandler;
June 12 John Joseph Alexander Jr. (62), Mickey Grimes, Bobby Whitt, Max Nichols, cousin Jean Pendergrast (90).

Belated happy 73rd wedding anniversary May 28 Kenneth and Maxine Cain. (Their anniversary has been erroneously listed in March.)
Attended the BHS graduation last week. Lantrip’s own Bryan Christopher Nix was among the ‘21 graduating class.
VHS has two graduates in our community–Adrienne Myers and Larry Bullard.
Congratulations to all area seniors.
The memorial at Bailey in Loyd went real well Sunday.

A large crowd attended the event even though it was a rainy day.
Bro. Will Dowling, pastor there, Vardaman and Lewis Memorial in Calhoun City, brought the morning message.
Due to the rain, the noon meal was served at Tom ‘Peacock’ and Barbara Bailey’s shed.
Good report from Lantrip Sunday following the sermon by Bro. Bobby Cobb.
Heavy rains have fallen across the area several days.
The ‘new moon’ is June 10. I am anxious to see the rain prediction from it for the next 30 days.
Sympathy to all bereaved.