07 Jan 1974
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1974
Page
1
The Associated Press reports the National Weather Service expects occasional rain in southern Kansas tonight and Tuesday. Precipitation probability is about 60 percent for Tuesday as conditions warm slightly and remain unsettled across the state.
Warmer temperatures forecast with highs in the 30s to 40s and clouds increasing tonight. Regional overnight lows span 14 to 31 degrees with scattered rainfall totals from Pine Bluff to Little Rock and a sequence of station reports noting brief precipitation and temperatures.
A messy OCR snippet lists staff roles and multiple newspaper association affiliations, then moves to a rate table for classified mailing and home delivery. It references the Associated Press, southern press groups, and Arkansas advertising offices, followed by a payment schedule for carrier and mail subscriptions across Hope and nearby counties.
Police investigated a weekend shooting in Texarkana Arkansas that killed three people Joe Morgan his estranged wife Jessie 34 and family friend J W Wells 48. Morgan died Sunday from gunshot wounds suffered Saturday Wells and Mrs Morgan died Saturday. Morgan reportedly shot Wells on the front lawn then killed his wife and turned the gun on himself as officers say six Morgan children were in the house.
Mrs. Mary C. Smith 62 of Hope died in a local hospital. She was an LPN at Hempstead County Memorial Hospital and a Unity Baptist Church member. Survived by husband Allen, son Raymond, brother R.E. Cornelius, and two grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Herndon Funeral Chapel, burial Shower Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Virginia Wilson Muncey 87 died in a nursing home in Hope. She attended the First Pentecostal Church of Hope. Survived by son Charles Morris, daughters Glendean Lively and others, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Herndon Funeral Chapel, burial Rose Hill. Mrs. Velle Jones of Emmet, Ark., died, funeral 3 p.m. Monday at Emmet First Methodist Church, burial Snell Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, two daughters, a brother, nine grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.
Little Rock hosts the dedication of the Arkansas Bar Center with remarks by former California Chief Justice Roger J. Traynor. The center houses the Arkansas Bar Foundation and Association, Pulaski County Law Library, and the Little Rock division of the University of Arkansas School of Law.
The Annual Connectional Stewardship Institute hosted by the African Methodist Episcopal Church will be held January 8 11 1974 at the Sheraton Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee. Delegates from Gorden District include Mrs E L Hicks and Rev O W Walker. Also notes announce the birth of Aquanetta Szetle on December 24 1974 at Fitzsimmons Hospital Denver with details on parental and grandparent relations. Holiday guest reports list St Louis Missouri and Little Rock visitors with ties to local families.
Insurgent gunners fired on Phnom Penh air port compound but no damage or casualties were reported. Government forces, backed by armor, claimed to have killed over 100 rebels in four attacks as Khmer Rouge troops allegedly moved into the area and villagers were rounded up near Tang Kra sang Pagoda.
Senator J W Fulbright filed a registration with the Senate for his political committees and named John W Elrod as campaign manager for the Arkansas Democratic Party bid for the U S Senate seat held since 1945. W E Darby is secretary treasurer with prior Fulbright campaign ties. Mrs Hilton also served.
U S Senator John L Mc Clellan will speak at the Arkansas Cooperative Conference in Hot Springs Tuesday night January 8, delivering a banquet address mid point of the two day meeting. About 350 cooperative officers directors and employees are expected with sessions at the Arlington Hotel. Tuesday’s program includes remarks by Quentin West and panel discussions on cooperative roles in 1984 and farm policy.
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