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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1977
Page
2
Arkansas highway director Henry Gray said winter storms in the state have cost the department 10 million dollars more than expected for road maintenance and repairs, underscoring the weather impact on state infrastructure.
Gray outlined plans to raise state highway funds beyond the initial 60 million based on winter progress and legislative talks. He indicated possible changes include motor fuel tax tweaks and directing new vehicle sales taxes to the department, with a variable gasoline tax tied to price increases. Jake Patterson was elected commission chair and George Kell vice chair, with Patsy Thormassen joining as the second woman on the five member panel.
The ESAA Advisory Committee for the district meets Thursday February 10 in Yerger Middle School reading lab. Lab staff will run the program and outline its objectives and operation at the middle school. The Millwood Shrine Club plans a 7 pm February meeting at Henry's Cafe in Nashville with a special musical program and full attendance urged.
Obituary items list Winston Alva Duncan 42 of Malvern born 1914 in Hope died at home. survivors include wife Violet and children. services by Atkinson Chapel, burial Water Creek. Also memorials for Jessica Mae Adcock 34 months died near Lewisville and Pearl Pittman Cox 91 of Prescott with services and burial details.
Countywide meetings outline certification requirements for pesticide applicators. Sessions are at Lincoln High School February 7 7 pm Saratoga High School February 8 7 pm and Blevins High School February 10 7 pm. Arkansas plant board will enforce pesticide laws after October 21 1977.
Mrs. Mary Cox Davis a former Prescott Arkansas resident died in a Houston nursing home on Wednesday morning. Services were held Friday in Prescott with burial at De Ann Cemetery under Cornish Funeral Home direction. She was born January 3 1833 in Nevada County and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include four sons Roy C Edward W and John E Davis of Houston and F C Davis of Russellville nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Spinach health note cites its nutritional value but notes oxalic acid can limit calcium absorption.
Louisiana verdict shows convict Richey found guilty of three robberies he says were staged by state police staff to embarrass then Superintendent Thibodaux. He testified that four department workers lured him to rob banks while posing as his instructors, with police vehicles used in the final heist. Sentencing deferred as authorities review the outburst.
U S Engineers summon the dredge Potter crew as Mississippi River stages fall to near record lows. The Sally Archer grounded the channel between Memphis bridges, with ice and shallow water halting traffic. Nine crews are affected, and river shipping shifts to trains and trucks as ice blocks the river above Cairo.
Texas political writer Stuart Lang Long 63 died after a yearlong cancer fight. Founder of Long News Service, he worked across state newspapers and radio TV stations and coauthored a Texas politics biography. Lang mentored readers and served in various public roles including Democratic precinct chair in Austin.
The Postal Service cancels a planned rate increase citing a black ink quarter for late 1976. Officials say deficits may return due to higher future costs though attrition reduced expenses and a key commission’s report to Congress is due by March 15.
The Mayor and city officials discuss implementing a review board to oversee hiring decisions. Thrash confirms agreement to proceed and a February 17 meeting at City Hall with Mel Thrash Buckey Sharpe and Floyd Young on the panel to define authority and legal aspects.
Bethel AME Church will welcome Rev. JS Morgan as speaker at the 10:50 a.m. worship service on Sunday February 6 with the senior choir providing music. Rev. Morgan, a Bethel alumnus, retired from the African Methodist Episcopal Church but remains active. The night Union Fellowship Service features Rev. L A Allen of Beebe Memorial C M E Church with presiding elder Rev. W T Keys.
Rev L B Beard notes improved outreach with a nearly new bus for Lonoke Baptist Church. Weekly 25 to 35 riders attend Sunday services with 10 more expected. Bus captains Frances Lee and Macie Nobles run Breakfast on Bus and invite all in city limits to ride to Sunday School and worship. Contacts: Brother Johnson 4281 and Pastor Beard 4022 or 6467 before 8 45 Sunday.
Eugene Tyree aged 58 died in a Little Rock veteran hospital after a long illness. He leaves wife Florene and son Eugene Tyree Jr both of Hope, two daughters, his mother Gertrude Tyree, and three grandchildren of Hope, plus an aunt in Phoenix. John H. Preston of Murfreesboro died at home on January 29, 1977. Zelma Preston leaves two sons Joe Henry of Murfreesboro and John Wesley of Oakland, a sister Ina Sanders of Flint, Michigan. Funeral service set for Saturday February 14 at 11:00 a.m. at Valley Grove Methodist Church with burial in Murfreesboro Cemetery, Hicks Funeral Home Inc. of Hope directing.
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