Ice Storm Threatens Northwest Arkansas
The Associated Press reports an ice storm watch for northwest Arkansas following a prior ice event in the southern portion of the state. National Weather Service issues the alert as icy conditions loom tonight.
09 Jan 1974
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1974
Page
1
The Associated Press reports an ice storm watch for northwest Arkansas following a prior ice event in the southern portion of the state. National Weather Service issues the alert as icy conditions loom tonight.
Southeast shower potential and colder trend dominate forecast for today and tomorrow as low pressure develops in the southeast. Highs range from the low 30s in the northwest to near 60 in the southeast. overnight lows mainly in the 20s to 30s. Rain totals varied across stations with Memphis and Little Rock posting higher amounts. The report lists city highs and lows, rainfall, and station figures.
Royce Pendergrass announced a welding course at Red River Vocational Technical School starting January 14. Classes run Monday nights from 7 to 10 for 15 weeks. Tuition is 22.50 per person. Pre-registration with Mr Pendergrass or Mrs Turner at the school. phone 722.
Kenneth Paddie was promoted to executive vice president and general manager at Greening-Ellis Company. Gaylord Solomon joins as staff. Solomon, a Waldron native and Ouachita alumnus, previously coached at Wynne and Hope, with a 6-3-1 Wynne season and 7-3 last year. Solomon begins February 1, with wife Joness Watts and daughter Amanda.
A new Self Awareness Class sponsored by the Red River Regional Council on Alcoholism and the Red River Vo-Tech School starts Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Vo Tech School It extends DWI classes for those with two or more offenses and offers rehabilitation referrals for Hempstead County employers The program aims to develop a life style beyond drinking and is open to community members Call 777 8998 to enroll Driver's Re education courses run four times monthly for DWI offenders with sessions starting January 10 Previous January 3 class canceled due to weather costs shared by students
James Lester Beckham 77 longtime Hempstead County resident WWI veteran and retired farmer dies at home in Hope. Survived by wife, son B. W. Beckham, five brothers, one sister, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Oak Crest Funeral Home Chapel Hope. Burial New Hope Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home Stamps directs. Bradie Douglas Sr. 56 of Columbus Ark dies in local hospital. Member Vernon Park Baptist Church, WWII veteran, employee of J A Gunter Blackland Farm. Survived by Nelda Douglas and three sons Brodie, Russell, Timothy. six brothers, three sisters. Body returned to Citronelle Ala for services. Freeman Funeral Home Citronelle directs. Local arrangements by Herndon Funeral Home. Bruce Vanders 63 dies, funeral 2 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home Stamps, burial Lakeside Cemetery. Amos Webb 40 dies in New Haven Conn. services held at Richardson Funeral Home Texarkana with burial Morrison Chapel cemetery Mandeville Ark.
A local drug store ad urges customers to choose Deanna Drug for 1974 with a focus on personal service. It touts price safeguards, free delivery, charge accounts, Gold Bond stamps, and family records. The message warns against discount pharmacies, claiming comparable prices with added services.
Voters in McCrory, Harrison, and Stamps approved three Act 9 bond issues Tuesday night. McCrory authorized up to 5 million for a 260000 square foot American Greeting Card Co. plant west of town. Harrison approved 5 million for an Emerson Electric Co. plant on 200 acres near the Harrison Industrial Park, employing about 200. Stamps authorized 5 million for a Leber Mining Co. iron ore processing plant on a 26 acre site north of town, with a pilot pigment operation.
A blaze at the Park Cotton Gin in Manitou Oklahoma damaged 40 of 65 trailers loaded with unprocessed cotton, with two nearby homes suffering roof damage. Firefighters from Snyder Frederick Altus Tipton and Lawton fought winds 30 to 40 mph for over three hours. The gin itself sustained no damage and the loss is estimated at about 100000.
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