Weather outlook shows thundershowers statewide weekend
The Associated Press reports showers and thundershowers are indicated for much of the state this weekend as a large high pressure system has dominated conditions.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1977
Page
2
The Associated Press reports showers and thundershowers are indicated for much of the state this weekend as a large high pressure system has dominated conditions.
The eastern weather pattern shows a breakdown of the ten day high pressure. Southerly winds push tropical moisture into Texas and Oklahoma with showers and thunderstorms spreading into central Arkansas by tonight. Rain continues into eastern Arkansas by Saturday afternoon and statewide by Monday. Lows tonight in the upper 30s to low 60s. Saturday highs in the mid to upper 70s.
The text lists membership in press associations and national advertising representatives. It also provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for several towns, with prices per week per calendar month and per year. The fragment references Hope and nearby towns and several states and cities.
Labor officials defend a measure to boost milk price support levels as a special case to aid farmers, despite potential effects on consumer prices. The discussion continued from the front page debate on agriculture policy and market stability.
The Rev. Jim Adams of Beech Street Baptist Church Texarkana will lead a WIN clinic at First Baptist Hope to train adults in sharing faith from April 18 to 21 at 7 p.m. Steve Landers of Hope church will run a WOW clinic for junior and senior high youths with music study groups for children.
Carthage traces its founding to 814 B C and its destruction by Rome in 146 B C, marking ages of rise and fall in ancient Mediterranean history. The events reflect key phases of Phoenician settlements and Roman imperial power.
The Ouachita Singers a 28 member Ouachita Baptist University choir directed by Dr. Charles W Wright has toured across the United States and Canada. They have performed at the Pentagon in 1974 and were featured at Southern Baptist Convention events and church music workshops. Sunday's concert is open to the public.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Ollie H. Evans 81 at a Alexandria hospital plus Floy Cummings 63 in Prescott and Harm Thomas Fife 71 at Clinton Arkansas and LeRoy Samuel 91 of DeAnn. Services were conducted at Knolley Memorial Methodist Herndon Chapel Shiloh Crossroads DeAnn and White Oak Grove Baptist churches with burial in local cemeteries under direction of local funeral homes. Survivors include multiple siblings and extended family across Hope Ashdown Urania Nantucket Fort Smith and Garland with grandchildren and great grandchildren listed.
Mobutu Sese Seko accuses the Russians of bombing a Protestant mission hospital and two villages in Zambia as part of a broader West African and Katanga conflict. He also cites alleged French pilot involvement and a fresh military push by Moroccan troops aiding his forces.
The Southern Regional Council reports continued poverty in the rural South with poor health, education, housing, and nutrition. It urges a federal rural development agency, a national policy, a rural development bank, and better program implementation. The three year study was funded by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Mayor Mel Thrash signed a proclamation naming May 1 as Law Day in Hope. The document calls citizens to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and recognition and to reaffirm faith in the judicial system.
The torpedo fish, related to skates and rays, can generate an electric current at will. It uses this shock apparatus to stun or kill smaller prey and to defend itself.
The area hosts Choir Day at Haynes Chapel featuring St. Thomas Blevins and others at 2 p.m. Sunday with Ethel Jackson as president and Rev. David Milton as pastor. Spring Hill and Hope schools plan plays fundraisers and enrollments while First Aid classes begin at Red River VTS.
A listing of local events invites public attendance including a Friday weiner roast at Mrs Betty Turner home and multiple church activities across April. An obituary notes Rev M L Youngblood 74 died in Prescott Nevada County with services Monday at Munns Chapel Baptist Church and burial in DeAnn Cemetery.
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