Heavy rain evacuates four Doddridge families in state
Associated Press report says heavy rain pounded Kansas Sunday and Monday night forcing evacuation of four Doddridge families and closing highways and streets. The National Weather Service logged 7.96 inches of rain at Little Rock in 24 hours ending 7 am, with 6.5 inches at Ferndale and 6.1 at Hot Springs.
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Weather floods parts of Arkansas as rain persists
Dozens evacuated in Little Rock area and Doddridge as high water closes roads and damages homes. Weather service warns continued showers and thunderstorms, with a tornado report in Catisle and hail near Magnolia. Highs in the 70s to mid 80s, overnight lows 50s to 60s.
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Doddridge
Texarakala
Miller County
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Carlisle
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Garland
Miller
Weather Service
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Memphis
Fort Smith
Death claim for JL Brown singer writer at 81
Jesse L. Brown, gospel music singer and writer, died Sunday at a local hospital at age 81. Survivors include wife Ruth, three sons Garland Alvin A D Brown, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Midway Methodist Church Prescott with burial at Midway Cemetery. Herndon Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers named.
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Jesse L. Brown
Ruth Brown
Walnut St
Hope
Garland Brown
Ajo, Ariz
Alvin Brown
Oklahoma City
A.D. Brown
Dallas
Midway Methodist Church
Prescott
Horace Honen
Midway Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Calvin Hare
Barry Brown
Archie Cook
Glen Reese
Finis Odom
Alpine Adventure for Hope Rotarians Tour
Rotarians toured central Europe in a simulated Alpine Adventure organized by Jesse Duckett. Mr and Mrs Haskell Jones guided Hope Rotary Club through Bavaria and the Munich Olympic Village with KXAR International plans shifting from May to October. Jones noted Hope Centennial in August 1975 and invited tours during the three day celebration. Visitors included Frank Scott Thompson of Adelaide Col Willis Tomson USACE Tulsa and Dr M A Ray Fayetteville.
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Haskell Jones
Hope Rotary Club
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Germany
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Hope
Bob Gullett
Jones
Frank Scott Thompson
Adelaide
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Willis Tomson
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Tulsa
Okla
M.A. Ray
Fayetteville
Obituaries Note Mary M Lewis of Nashville and Albert Simonton
Mrs. Mary M. Lewis, 80, of Nashville died Saturday in a Nashville hospital, formerly from Hope. Survived by husband B. C. Lewis, son John Thomas Tinsley of Orlando, Fla, and two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Herndon Chapel, burial Memory Gardens. Albert Ray Simonton, 65, of 212 N McRae, formerly Griffin, Ga, WWII veteran, died Sunday. Body returned to Griffin for services and burial there. Oakcrest Funeral Home handling local arrangements.
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Nashville
Hope
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John Thomas Tinsley
Orlando
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Herndon Funeral Chapel
Carlton Roberts
Wesley Thomason
Memory Gardens
Herndon Funeral Home
Albert R. Simonton
Albert Ray Simonton
N. McRae
Griffin, Go
Griffin
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Livestock Sale Report Shows Higher Prices Across Cattle Types
Hope Shuesday cattle sale receipts 478 up from 370 last week. Slaughter cows 29.50 to 34.00, bulls 40.00 to 43.00. Feeder steers 300 400 lbs 48.00 to 53.50, up to 55.00 in places. 400 500 lbs 42.75 to 49.50. Feeder heifers 200 300 lbs 48.00 to 64.50, 300 400 lbs 44.50 to 49.50. Replacement cows 32.00 to 33.75, cow calf pairs 350 to 430 per pair.
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Woman Hurt In 32 Crash In Arkansas
Betsy Griffin of 919 South Main Street was driving north on Highway 32 about 8 am Monday when she lost control and struck a tree. State Patrolman John Turner investigated. Griffin, an employee of Tex-Ark Joist, was treated at Hempstead Memorial Hospital for deep cuts. extent of other injuries unknown.
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Arkansas State
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Tex-Ark Joist
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
All Around Town and Local Appointments Readied
John F Schweitzer of Lewisville Ark completed the hospital Corps School in San Diego. Mrs Alphonso Denham of Ashdown elected treasurer of Arkansas Association of Extension Home Economists for 1974 at Hot Springs meeting. Dr Tish Henslee promoted to Associate Professor at University of Arkansas Little Rock. Gamma Sigma Delta members enroled in University of Arkansas agriculture program. Revival at Washington Baptist Church April 24 28 with Evangelist James Guthrie and Dennis McCrackin music director. Willpower problem solved London AP Com pulsive eater Charles Smith 39 to reduce weight by clamping teeth. 70 pounds shed in four weeks.
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Frank J. Schweitzer
Lewisville
Ark
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San Diego
Alphonso Denham
Ashdown
Hope
Arkansas Association of Extension Home Economists
Hot Springs
Tish Henslee
J. W. Smith
Mr. Smith
University of Arkansas At Little Rock
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James Guthrie
Curtis
Baptist Church
Dennis McCrackin
Rosedale Baptist Church
Little’ Rock
London
Charles Smith
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