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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1975
Page
2
The Associated Press reports Friday will be slightly warmer and dry with no precipitation in Arkansas. Snow is tapering after days of rain, while a travel advisory covers the northern two thirds of the state and driving remains hazardous as snow accumulates minimally.
The Hope Star notes snow ending tonight in northern sections and by midmorning elsewhere. Forecasts call for decreasing clouds and colder temps tonight, with partly cloudy skies and warmer temps Friday. Highs near 30 north to 40s south, lows 14 to 16 north and mid 20s south, with regional specifics listed. Also includes subscription rates, mailing options, and advertising details for the Hope, Arkansas edition.
Fred H Fore 79 died Tuesday in Ft Smith Arkansas native of Nevada County and former DeQueen resident retirement farmer. Survived by wife Melissa Ann of Ft Smith two daughters Mrs Ralph Denny of Ft Smith and Mrs Garvin Green of Paris Arkansas five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral 10 am Thursday Wilkerson Chapel DeQueen with Rev Elton Pennington officiating burial in Redman cemetery
Syd McMath reports Hempstead County bond sales for the year at 206974 dollars, achieving 102.4 percent of the goal. Howard County sales reach 146218 dollars, Nevada County 126160 dollars, with 208726 dollars in 1973. Community updates include a Central Baptist College Choir concert, rehearsals for The Music Man, a film screening, city hearings on Hope's Development plan, and outreach visits by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. County offices now stay open through the noon hour.
Southwest Bell Telephone Company begins adding 600 customer lines to the 777 dial office in Hope. The project, costing 380000, includes long distance connections to key cities and remote links to Little Rock. Western Electric supplies the gear and staff for installation. Expected completion is April.
Three priceless paintings by Raphael and Piero della Francesca were stolen from the Ducal Palace in Urbino. Thieves climbed scaffolding, broke a window, and removed Raphael's The Mute Girl and Piero della Francesca works Madonna of Senigallia and The Flagellation of Christ, leaving frames behind. The value is unknown. officials doubt easy resale, exploring ransom or private collection motives amid rising Italian art thefts.
Washington AP reports the U S Agriculture Department halted its $137 million frozen ground beef program after final purchases for the 1974-75 school year were announced. The plan began last April under White House orders to buy 45 million dollars worth of beef for distribution to schools during the term.
A smorgasbord luncheon will be served by church women from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on February 13 in the fellowship hall with proceeds to the Altar Guild. A Sunday box social, hosted by the First United Methodist Church, invites single girls and women with children to prepare boxes for two or more, auction proceeds funding spring tour expenses. Beef purchase data and meat spending in school lunch programs are noted, including historic prices, quantities, and shifts in the Department of Agriculture’s beef purchases. A Canada Dogs foot care note mentions galoshes as a remedy for sore feet.
In Little Rock the Senate rejected a bill to lift the liquor price advertising ban by a 23 to 6 vote amid heated debate. House action also defeated a Commission on State Owned Mineral Resources bid, while approving a DWI reform making a fourth offense a felony with added fines and penalties.
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