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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1975
Page
2
The National Weather Service predicts cloudy skies and cooler temps across Arkansas with possible thundershowers and intermittent rain today. Tonight brings colder air with snow flurries in the northwest and more rain elsewhere, continuing into Thursday in the north.
Daily weather outlook lists a cold front across northwest Arkansas moving southeast with over running precipitation and mild temperatures. Overnight lows mid 20s north to near 30 elsewhere, highs mainly 40s, with pea and marble hail reports in Little Rock North Little Rock and Palestine. Subscription rates shown for Hope area and statewide mail, plus college student bargain details.
The Arkansas Senate backed repealing the Fair Trade Act, arguing it was price fixing that hurt consumers. Sens. Clarence Bell and W. K. Ingram joined Benham in support. Lawmakers noted prior repeals on liquor markup and a remaining dairy rule, while House members worried two Senate amendments to county official salary and quorum court pay bills.
Walter Matthews, special assignment scout for the Houston Astros, spoke at the Hope Lions Club luncheon about his career from minor league player to Astros scout since 1961. He travels 200000 to 300000 miles yearly seeking prospects and noted a shortage of good players. Seventeen teams share scouting duties through a computerized program to reduce duplication and cost. about five of every 100 signed players reach the major leagues.
Paul D. Pierce rises to tobacco specialist for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the Fort Smith division. He joined the firm in 1973 as a sales representative for the Mena area and has since been promoted to area sales representative. Pierce is a Hope native and alumnus of Hope High School, Southern State College Magnolia, and Henderson State College Arkadelphia.
Penn Central Railroad official Robert Blanchette told the House committee the bankrupt carrier will embargo cargo on a future date, likely February 18, and shut down operations around February 25 unless more federal aid is approved as the Ford administration increases rescue funds.
Obituary notices for Lavenia Warren Tidwell and Rev Benny Storey include funeral details at Antioch Baptist Church and tributes from relatives and churches. Fort Worth AP brief notes Frank Reeves 90, longtime Star-Telegram livestock editor, who authored “The Chuck Wagon” until his death after a heart attack.
Ned Purtle, local cattleman, spoke at the Kiwanis Club at Town and Country Restaurant. He noted cattle markets are hot but cyclical, discussed feed efficiency, shifts from grass feeding to feedlots, and observed beef demand rising with Americans eating about 118 pounds per person yearly. He cited scripture on money and urged less selfishness for a healthier economy.
All around town items note Leslie Huddleston, son of local residents, graduates mid-winter from UT College of Pharmacy and now works as a pharmacist in Dallas. Also planned are a Southside Baptist rummage sale with hamburger supper, county office hours reform, a Jehovah’s Witnesses assembly in March at Fair Park coliseum, and a $300 Ouachita Baptist University music scholarship for Bill Billings. Karen Townsend, Yerger Junior High, named to 4A Jr. girls All-District team. tortoise life expectancy noted.
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