80 Years In Arkansas by J. W. Baker of Prescott
Prescott readers will soon see 80 Years In Arkansas a memoir style collection by J W Baker. The book spans life in Nevada County detailing schooling farming public office and work life with recollections from the 19th and early 20th centuries including marriage in 1915 and family history. It blends memories with social commentary and features photos comparing early plows with modern farm machinery and a portrait of Nevada County life.
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Arkansas
J. W. Baker
Prescott
Nevada
Stella Box
Nevada County
Buyer Beware With Chet Carrier AP Column
The columnist recounts a string of consumer misadventures from a failed car start in England to a TV set failing after a year, a delayed cabinet, and a tax notice error. The sequence ends with a misprinted book gift by Larry Merchant, highlighting ongoing purchase frustrations and warranty headaches.
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Chet Carrier
Associated Press
Kansas City
England
Whit team lines up five sophomores for Arkansas game
Hal Boyle notes the Whit squad will start five sophomores on defense and Red four in Arkansas intrasquad play Saturday. White defensive starters include Chuck Sims Guy Dutton John Moseley Matt Morrison and David Webb with others at end tackle and backer. Red defense features Billy Burns John Rhiddlehow Ray Strain Tom Warren and more with Crowder Binion Williams Wundelry Campbell Irwin. A second Red White game is set for Little Rock at 7:30 p.m. April 22.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Whit
University of Arkansas
Chuck Sims
Guy Dutton
John Moseley
Matt Morrison
David Webb
Bill Gotto
Jim Brawner
David Reavis
Danny Rhodes
Ed Rownd
Jim Irwin
Billy Burns
John Rhiddlehowever
Ray Strain
Tom Warren
Randy Crowder
Scott Binion
Les Williams
Don Wunderly
Mike Davis
Louis Campbell
Clark Irwin
Little Rock
Tornadoes Strike Missouri Arkansas In Late Night Storms
A slow-moving cool front in Central Missouri unleashed heavy thunderstorms and at least one tornado in northern Arkansas early today. Reports of high winds and small hail were common as a tornado touched down north of Corning around 3:30 a.m. Five people were injured when a tornado hit Cassville Missouri about 25 miles northeast of Eureka Springs. Winds near 100 mph were recorded. Most storms weakened by 6 a.m. with skies becoming cloudy to partly cloudy and warm. The front was not expected to move much farther south, but redeveloped thunderstorms were forecast late today across the state.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Corning
Cassville
Eureka Springs
Weather Service
Tennessee
Drunken Drivers Pose Threat to Motorists
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe warned at a National Council on Alcoholism dinner that drunken drivers endanger motorists. Later his limousine narrowly avoided a head on collision with a car driven on the wrong side of the median. the suspect was arrested and found with a blood alcohol content of .20. Volpe cited about 800,000 alcoholics in the roughly two million yearly U S crashes.
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Kansas City
API
John A. Volpe
Volpe
National Council On
Municipal Air Terminal
Gerald Fletcher
United States
Massachusetts
Bethel A M E Church Installs New Organ In 1972
Bethel A M E Church unveils a large transistorized Baldwin organ with a four manual register setup and 115 bolt amplification. Organ pre-dedication services are planned for June with Bethel staff and professional organists to perform during worship hours. Obituary note for Anna Baby McGough on April 11, 1972.
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Bethel Church
Bethel A. M. E
Baldwin
Bethel
W. M. Muldrew
Brenda Wilson
Ester Hicks
W. G. Wynn
Muskie Hopeful Eyes Massachusetts Primary Organizing Boost
Senator George McGovern told reporters at Boston Logan that his Massachusetts operation is growing but not yet strong enough to topple Muskie in the April 25 Democratic primary. Muskie said he would campaign as long as needed to win Massachusetts, while other candidates including Shirley Chisholm Wilbur Mills and Hubert Humphrey arrived to press their bids. Wallace, now campaigning through Louisiana, warned that liberal efforts distract from the tax burden on average citizens.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Sen
George McGovern
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Muskie
McGovern
Boston
Jogan International
Muskie
Maine
Pennsylvania
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Michigan
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Maryland
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Gov. Wallace
Minnesota
Baltimore
Humphrey
Wallace
Louisiana
Lake Charles
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J.W. Baker
State Revenue Department
Larry Merchant
Hal Boyle
Esther Hicks
Andrew Carnegie
Sweet Home
Antioch 4-H Club
Severa Carrigan
Ida Mae Dixon
Peggy Williams
Millwood
Pheneria Hubbard
Los Angeles
Edie Adams
Martin Mills
Mills
Joshua
Home Improvement
Shirley Carrigan
Elaine Hubbard
Anna ‘Baby’ McGough
Ford
Maverick
Mustang
USA
Hope Auto Company
W. Second St
L.S.S.S.U
Ladies Specialty Shop Savings Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!