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Fon Gentry, Page Two

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Camp MacArthur (Waco, Texas), where Fon Gentry died of influenza. Courtesy of Waco History Project.

Below are two additional articles in the Athens Weekly Review which mention Fon Gentry. 

Dauphin School

Feb. 22, 1901

Fon Gentry, who was so sick with pneumonia, is much better. Mrs. New is very low with pneumonia. We had no preaching last Sunday as our pastor was kicked by a horse on the way to his appointment. Mrs. Jim Williams is still sick. Mrs. Florene Holiman is very sick. Billie Cook and Miss Ada Clay were married last Thursday night. We are going to have a little exercise on next Friday, Washington's birthday. Mrs. Criswell is improving her house by repainting it. Tom Holiman and wife are proud of a little son at their house. George Sansing has moved to his new home this week. Harvey Kimble and mother are to leave today for Mississippi. Misses Nellie Williams and Leora Overton spent Saturday and Sunday in Malakoff visiting Nellie Williams' sister, Mrs. Lee Harrel. W. A. Schrader will return home from his school tomorrow. Misses Pearl Owen and Fon Smith of Malakoff were guest of Miss Floyd Gentry Saturday and Sunday. Dan Gentry, clerking at Malakoff, visited his parents last week. Clarence Knotts, who has been staying with his brother, Bass Knotts, left last Saturday for Louisiana. Dodge Gentry and Oscar Ballow, who are attending Bruce Academy at Athens, were visiting their parents last Sunday.

Mrs. Criswell is improving her house by repainting it. Tom Holiman and wife are proud of a little son at their house. George Sansing has moved to his new home this week. Harvey Kimble and mother are to leave today for Mississippi. Misses Nellie Williams and Leora Overton spent Saturday and Sunday in Malakoff visiting Nellie Williams' sister, Mrs. Lee Harrel. W. A. Schrader will return home from his school tomorrow. Misses Pearl Owen and Fon Smith of Malakoff were guest of Miss Floyd Gentry Saturday and Sunday. Dan Gentry, clerking at Malakoff, visited his parents last week. Clarence Knotts, who has been staying with his brother, Bass Knotts, left last Saturday for Louisiana. Dodge Gentry and Oscar Ballow, who are attending Bruce Academy at Athens, were visiting their parents last Sunday.

reporter: Jimmy Pierce


SCHOOL PICNIC AT DAUPHIN

10 a.m., May 25, 1901.

Welcome Address- W. A. Schrader.

Response- Elam Henderson

11 a.m. Entertainment by the school

No. 1 Pantomime- by fourteen girls.

Recitations- Eula Meredith, Hattie Belle Holland, Grover Ballow, Clifford Williams

Essays- Florence Ballow, Rena Jenkins, Frazier Holland

Dialogue- Three little girls

No. 2. Recitations- Erbie Holland, Bertie Gentry, Lonny Tanner, Leather Easterwood, Eugene Holland

Essays- Genie McDanial, Fon Gentry

Colloquium- Jake Sansing and Lessie Williams

Dialogue- Five girls

No. 3. Recitations- Lillie Williams, Sallie Ballow, Albert Tanner, Earl Sansing

Dialogue- Ten girls

Recitations- Gussie May Allen, Leora Overton, Henry Meredith, Lillian Sansing

Essays- Beulah Taner, Nannie McDanial

Declamation- Rufe Easterwood

Colloquium- Fon Gentry, Miss Belle Allen

Noon - 12:30- Dinner on the ground

2 p.m. Address- Judge Paul Jones

A sermon to the children will probably be preached at 3:30 p.m. and an effort is being made to have music all during the day by singers. Everybody invited.

Fon Gentry, Page Three

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