4-H Clubs Awards Dinner Honors County Winners
About 78 people attended the annual 4-H club achievement awards banquet at Town and Country Restaurant. County officers Virgil McNatt and Lorena Arrington presided, with Pat King leading cards. Centerville 4-H earned the County Champion Club Award. Triple A and Centerville cited as State Honor Clubs. numerous members received A and other awards for Achievement, Dress Revue, Leadership, and various project categories. Sponsors included Hempstead County Home Demonstration Council Southwest Electric Power Company County Farm Bureau and REA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil McNatt
Lorena Arrington
Pat King
Centerville
Barbara Piercy
Frankie King
Brenda Underwood
Ann Beck
Marlene
Faught
William Schooley
Arnold Middlebrooks
Jack Sumpter
Calvin Caldwell
Dolores McBride
Regina Smith
Frances Middlebrooks
Shirley Smith
R.E.A
Lanette Arrington
Sandy J. Camp
Jennifer Smith
Judy England
Donald Middlebrooks
Barbara Thompson
Marlene Jones
Nancy. . Stephenson
the Amprovement
Carolyn Beck
Kathryn Coleman
Bat ‘King
Freidaiddlebrooks
Jenny Waters
Linda Reece
Jimmy Howe
Shirley McMillen
Dwayne Arrington
Bruce Garrett
Charles Arnold
Wayne Jarrell
Carroll Wayne Beck
Jimmy Langston
Robert Cash
James Rowe
Local science class hears visiting chemist from Henderson
ARKADELPHIA Richard E. Robinson, assistant professor of chemistry at Henderson State Teachers College, spoke to two Hope High School science classes this week under the Visiting Scientist Program. He discussed a new approach to atomic structure, marking his second state trip after earlier visits to Carthage High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkadelphia
Richard E. Robinson
Henderson State Teachers College
Hope High School
Hope
Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Proram
Carthage
Arkansas
Weather Station Report for 94 Hours Ends 7 A.M. Friday
Weather Experiment Station logs 94 hours ending 7 am Friday with a high of 62 and a low of 17, trace precipitation recorded. Copublished by Page Phree.
Farm Bureau backs gas tax to fund road program
Arkansas Farm Bureau officials plan to mobilize members to support a one cent per gallon gas tax increase to finance Gov. Faubus road-building program. Highway Commission chief Hampton said the panel backs higher vehicle registration fees and fuel taxes to align with neighboring states and boost road revenues. Meetings were held in Stuttgart Monticello Newport Texarkana Jonesboro Forrest City Clarksville Fayetteville Arkadelphia and Marshall with plans for another today. Faubus aims to propose a 150 million highway bond issue in the coming session.
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Orval
Faubus
Highway Commission
Wayne Hampton
Commission
Stuttgart
Monticello
Newport
Texarkana
Jonesboro
Forrest City
Clarksville
Fayetteville
Arkadel Hia
Marshall
Dimes Drive Names Hempstead TAP Chairs
Andy High and Kathy Thrash were named chairs of the Hempstead March of Dimes Teen Age Program TAP with Lance Jones and Cathy Camp as co chairs They promote TAP as a local effort to help birth defect children nationally About 250000 affected yearly funds will support treatment at 60 March of Dimes centers and scientific research plus Health Career Awards for students TAP aims to boost future outcomes and scholarships through local chapters and community involvement.
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TAP
Peace Corps
Andy High
Kathy Thrash
Hempstead
March of Dimes
Andy
Kathy
Lance J Jones
Cathy Camp
United States
March of Dimes Scientific
National Foundation-March of Dimes
Lops $4.5 Million From Arkansas College Budgets
Arkansas Legislative Council cut state higher education budgets by 4.5 million dollars, short of the 5.3 million goal. Lawmakers propose restoring funds if more general revenues materialize, with a Jan 7 adjournment to wrap up issues before the session. Authorities project potential revenue growth from a proposed income tax withholding system to complete restorations. The panel also advanced anti strike measures and a county judge powers reform, while dodging an agricultural sales tax exemption bill.
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Little Rock
Legislative Council
Arkansas General Assembly
Spaniel
Perry County
Paul, van Dalsem
van Dalsem
Joint Budget Committee
Orville Cheney
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Washington
Soviet Union
Germany
Amintori
Fanfani
Italy
Fidel Castro
U.S
Guantanamo
Canada
Senate
Arkansas
Legislative’ Council
Wife Talk Says More Than Words in Marriage
HAL BOYLE examines wife talk as a powerful and expensive form of communication. He satirically highlights indirect expressions, misunderstandings, and the required counterpart of husband talk, distilled to a single safe response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Buster
Convicted Spies Sentenced in Newark Case
An American engineer John W. Butenko and Russian chauffeur Igor Ivanov were convicted of conspiring to spy for Russia and received long prison terms. Butenko drew 60 years on the espionage charge, plus concurrent terms. Ivanov got 20 years with concurrent 5 year counts. Both were fined for failing to register as foreign agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Russia
Tern
John W. Butenko
Igor Ivanov
Butenko
Soviet Union
Saigon on Full Alert for Weekend of Trouble
Saigon police mobilized against potential clashes as Buddhists and Viet Cong prepared for weekend action. Monks and supporters spoke of extreme measures amid threats of immolations and hunger strikes near the U S embassy and presidential palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Cong
Tran van Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Front For the Liberation of
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell DL. Taylor
Huang
Arkansas Bites Cold Front Grips State With Subzero Lows
A brisk Arctic front plunged Arkansas into frigid conditions after moving through Thursday. Beaver near the Missouri line dipped near zero, Harrison logged single digits, and Fayetville fell to 3 while El Dorado hit 22. Winds kept the chill intense with a warming trend only Sunday as highs ranged from the 20s to 60s and overnight lows from zero to single digits north to near 29 in the south.
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Arkansas
Beaver
Missouri Line
Carroll County
Auro
Harrison
Fayet?ville
el Dorado la
Weather Bureau
Severe Cold Grips Nation Amid Snow and Freezing Rain
The Associated Press reports a wide cold spell driving temperatures below zero across twelve states from Washington to Wisconsin and Nebraska. Widespread rain, freezing rain, and snow crippled roads, with Montana losing thousands in livestock and National Guard aiding closures. North Dakota reports sheep perishing in blizzards, while adverse conditions spread to Nebraska Utah Idaho and Michigan. The coldest December day on record hits Oklahoma City at seven degrees.
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Associated Press
Washington State
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Ohio
Delaware
New England
Kentucky
Great Lakes
Montana
National Guard
Miles City
Mont
Butte
Helena
West Yellowstone
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
N.D
Dickinson
Idaho
Utah
Michigan
Illinois
Copper Country
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City
Two Killed in Accident at Sheridan
SHERIDAN Ark Two women were killed and six persons injured in a two car head on collision on US 270 about 3 miles west of Sheridan. Killed were Sandra Kay Hollinger 16 of Prattsville and Mrs Trixie F Brown 49 of Hot Springs. Miss Hollinger was apparently killed instantly. Mrs Brown died at a Pine Bluff hospital. Six others in the two cars were listed in serious or critical condition at Pine Bluff hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie L. Benning
Billy K. Wright
Prattsville
Pine Bluff
Miss Hollinger
Brown
J.T. Redden
Mountain Pine
D.T. Redden
Imogene Redden
Mesquite
Tes
Four die in Indiana nursing home fire and 16 trapped
AP News Digest reports a deadly nursing home fire in Indiana with four confirmed dead and sixteen others believed trapped. Severe cold grips a wide region with subzero temperatures and snow and freezing rain in several states.
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Indiana
University of California Regents
Berkeley
Carl B. Sanders
Georgia
Goldwater
Washington
Spring Hill Youth Choir to Sing Christmas Story
The Spring Hill Methodist Church Youth Choir will present Story of Christmas with narration scripture and colored slides at 7 00 p m Sunday December 20. Singers include Sharon Brown Sheri Mosier Ben Downs Sara Brown Paula Anderson Julia Ann Brown Elaine Fuller Peggy Fuller Barbara Fuller. Director is Mrs John B Ross pastor John B Ross will read the narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill Methodist ‘Church
Spring Hill
Sharon Brown
Sheri Mosier
Ben Downs
Sara Brown
Paula Anderson
Julia Ann Brown
Elaine Fuller
Peggy Fuller
Barbara Fuller
John B. Ross
Earl Downs
Fred Fuller
Spring Hill School Menu Next Week Preview
Spring Hill School outlines next week's meals with items for each day. Monday features soup crackers cheese slices and lettuce wedges plus an oatmeal square. Tuesday serves sliced turkey with dressing and gravy, candied sweet potatoes, English peas, cranberry sauce, and bread. Wednesday offers chili dog, potato chips, and peaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill
20 Aged Persons Perish in Indiana Rest Home Fire
A bitter cold nursing home blaze in Fountaintown Indiana killed fourteen residents with four others missing while heroic staff saved fifteen patients. One death occurred en route to hospital, and five women were found dead in a concrete block addition. Fire officials, sheriff, and operators raced to assemble a death list as the two story structure burned to its bones. A stairway collapse trapped second floor patients, while a nurse’s aide recounted the escape from the linen closet outbreak and the rescue efforts.
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James R. Polk
Fountaintown
Ind
Indiana
McGraw Nursing Home
Myrtle Donahue
Shelbyville
Paul Whittington
Lucian Arata
Shelby County
Greenfield
Edghill Moore
William McGraw
William
Fanny Wicker
Frances
Nurs
Fanny
All Around Town Highlights From Henderson and Hope
Town briefing recalls Youth Center dance after the basketball finals with the Shamrocks of Arkansas State Teachers College. ROTC cadets at Henderson honor Pershing Rifles with ribbons. Henderson students invited to join Kappa Delta Pi. Boacan Beta Club to serve Christmas lunches. Harding College chorus member Sandy Sue Stone highlighted with family roots in Hope.
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University ‘of Arkansas
Arkansas Am&n
Arkansas A&m
Arkansas ‘Tech
Arkansas State
Beebe
Henderson State
Shamrocks
Arkansas State Teachers College
Henderson
Pershing Rifles
Larry Browning
Hope
Sandy Sue Stone
J. O. Stone
Harding College
Belles and Beaux
Harding
Miss Stone
J. A. Collier
Britain Delays Third War Debt Installments
Britain postponed $175.8 million in principal and interest payments due on postwar loans from the United States and Canada. Chancellor James Callaghan said the government would use a 1957 financial agreement provision to defer installments through 2002, a move accepted by the other governments.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Britain
James Callaghan
House of Comments
Pernel Pal
Baptists to Hear Messiah Sunday Evening
The Community Chorus will present excerpts from Handel’s The Messiah at 7 30 p m Sunday in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church. Featured soloists include Art Carter bass Dora Ann King contralto Mrs Clarence Geist Gayle Williams sopranos and Bill Flanders tenor. The public is invited to attend this meaningful service as a main spiritual experience.
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First Baptist Church
Hope
Art Carter
Dora Ann King
Clarence Geist
Gayle Willams
Bill Flanders
Messiah
Ministers Elect New Officials Hope Ministers Elect New Officials
The Hope Ministerial Alliance met at the Community Room of the First National Bank and elected officers including President Rev. B. J. Wilhite Vice President Rev. Bob Moore and Secretary Treasurer Rev. John Finn. The group commended Hope citizens for support of the annual Thanksgiving Service and noted an offering of $190.22 for benevolent purposes.
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Hope Ministerial Alliance
First National Bank
B. J. Wilhite
Bob Moore
John Finn
Alliance
Citizens of Hope
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Arkansas Farm Bureau
Bureau
Dimes Drive
ALC
Sheridan
AP News Digest
Barry Goldwater
Charles A. Halleck
House
Spring Hill Choir
Ronnie Ray Hatfield
Frederick Morris Smith
William Wilson Walden
Gerald Wayne Camp
Otis Delaney Cheatham
George Eugene Smith
Bobby Glen Rivers
Lee Earnest Harris
Joe Edward McGinty
Albert Neil Barwick
Thomas Dean
Kappa Delip Ri
National
Hono
Rary Education Fraternity
Sharon Coffman
Margarette Troutman
Louise Stuart
Prescott
Boocan Beta Club
Bodcaw School
Joyce Daniels
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