11 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1975
Page
1
A cold front moves into Arkansas tonight and should clear the state by Friday noon. Southerly winds continue but moisture remains scarce, so no widespread rain is expected though scattered showers may occur as the front passes. The front is already moving toward Missouri and Kansas this morning.
The Hope Star reports cold air moving into Arkansas with a sunny late autumn day today and cooler Friday. Temperatures range with Little Rock at 32 and Memphis at 38, winds 8 to 18 mph, and eight to ten hours of sun today decreasing to under three hours Friday. Subscription rates and delivery details are listed for Hope and surrounding counties.
Airman Larry A Patton serves in Keflavik Iceland with an Aerospace Defense Command unit while his wife Evelyn of Hope helps at home. Marine Private First Class Roy E Wood reports for duty on Okinawa with the 3rd Marine Division. District and Student Advisory Committees plan a joint ESAA meeting at Hope High on December 16. Rescue Unit officers and new board members are elected. Gospel singing at First United Pentecostal Church. Junior class plans a work day to raise funds for Operation Goodwill.
Earl E. Smith 74 died Tuesday morning at a Prescott hospital where he lived. Native of Nevada County he worked as a steam pipefitter. Survivors include wife Esther Jobe Smith Pittsburgh daughter Mrs. George Shaw brothers Milton and Herbert sister Pearl Vandiver granddaughter Deborah Susan Shaw. Funeral 10 a.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church with Revs. East and Thomason officiating. Burial in Caney cemetery by Cornish Mortuary.
President Ford may shorten his planned Christmas ski vacation in Vail Colorado from December 23 to 29 due to unresolved tax cut and spending issues with Congress. White House aides say he originally planned at least two weeks, but a final tax bill extending reductions may pass next week, which he is expected to veto if it breaks his spending cap.
George Frazier of Hope Arkansas and Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency announces candidacy for president elect of the National Association of Insurance Agents. He has led AAIA, AATA, and serves as NAIA vice president and executive committee member. He is the first Arkansas candidate since 1917 and AAIA endorses him for energy and leadership.
Calendar item notes a 2 p.m. December 21 1975 musical event at St Luke No 1 Baptist Church Fulton Arkansas under Mrs Dorothy J Smith and Rev Jerry Bishop with Powers Community. Also mentions Tina Major a 13 year old preached at Bethel AME Hope and upcoming service. Funeral set for Robert Williams Texarkana Texas December 14 at Cedar Grove Baptist Church near Lewisville.
A community card expresses gratitude for donations to Christmas Seals and invites attendance at a church service Sunday to honor the season and continue support.
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