New Chamber Forms Committee of 100 for Industrial Fund
The Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce creates a Division named The Committee of 100 to fund industrial development. Each $100 contributor becomes a member. an Executive Committee of nine leads, with the President and Manager as ex officio. Funds require majority approval before disbursement. Arthur Street named chairman. first donors include Mr. and Mrs. Lester Huckabee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Hempstead County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lester Sitzes
Hempstead
Sitzes
Arthur Street
Lester Huckabee
Streeh
Harold Hendrix
Hulan White
Arthur Stretch
Huckabee
Arthur Strech
Ing
Hope and Hempstead County
Legal Notice Auction of Hempstead County land 1967
Commissioner Jim Cole will offer for sale on April 29 1967 at the Hempstead County Courthouse the SW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 30 Township 10 South Range 23 West containing about 42 acres on a three month credit with 6 percent interest and a lien retained. The sale is conducted under a chancery court decretal order in case No 9052 Laura Smith et al v James E Davis et al, and witnesses a public vendue at Hope Arkansas with terms set by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Laura Smith
James E. Davis
City of
Hope
Hempstead
Arkanas
Jim Cole
Color TV ownership rises in 1966 survey
The 1966 Census Bureau survey reported by The World Almanac found 13 percent of television owning households had color sets, up from 7.4 percent in 1965. It also showed 93.4 percent of households owned one set and 25 percent of those had two sets. Meanwhile in Cambodia Battambang Province bands were active as the Cambodian chief of state said a Communist had been killed by troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
World Almanac
Battambang
War Cost to Slow River Proposal
Dr. Neil Compton of the Ozark Society warned at a spring meeting that federal bills to designate the Buffalo River free flowing may pass but wartime costs in Vietnam will likely delay funding. He urged readiness for a holding action until real Burn Buffalo National River status is achieved, noting the battle wanes from last year.
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Morriston
Ark
Neil Compton
The
Ozark Society
U.S. House
Senate
Buffalo
Vietam
Buffalo National
Compton
Youth guidance panel at Yerger Shover Street PTA meet
Ester Hicks reports a 1967 Yerger Shover Street PTA meeting at the high school auditorium where a four member panel discussed youth deviance linked to lack of love, communication, discipline, and spiritual training. A Wallenda note sits alongside, detailing Steve Wallenda's shift to parachute jumping after his family’s high wire legacy.
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HOPE
Arkstar
Yerger-Shover Street
PTA
Steve Wallertia
Wallen
Steve
Karl
United States
Germany
Steven
Ft. Lewis
Wash
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New Chamber of Commerce Group
Hope Wire Products Company
Ahs
Hempstead County Industrial Foundation
West Avenue
Harold Eakley
Hope Wire Products
George Frazier
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Ester Hicks
Yerger
Shover Street
Spiris
Wallenda
Seattle
Wallendas
Safeway
Mes
Wright
Florida
Heinz
Lipton
Alma
Safewz
Choy
Skylark Buns
Hermburcer
Pork
Satine
Jar
Bel-air
Golden Book Encyclopedia
USDA
Ane 1
California
Safeway Hlorks, Incorporated
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