21 Jan 1974
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1974
Page
1
The National Weather Service forecasts widely scattered showers in the northwest tonight and scattered showers and thunderstorms over the state Tuesday. The Associated Press notes the Arkansas weather picture remains unsettled with unsettled conditions persisting through the period.
The Hope Star reports a weekend weather outlook with showers ending midweek, mild temperatures ahead and regional highs in the 50s to 60s, plus overnight lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Local rainfall amounts include Memphis 0.43 inches and Pine Bluff trace. Subscription and rate details listed for carrier and mail in several counties.
Funeral services for Arthur Rogers 72 longtime Stamps resident were held Monday at 10 am in Smith Funeral Home chapel with Rev Robert Johnson officiating Burial followed at Liberty Baptist Church cemetery He was a Methodist church member a veteran of American Legion and former county road department employee Surviving wife two brothers Travis Rogers of Stamps Otho Rogers of Cotton Valley La two sisters Mrs Willie Jarnigas of Stamps and Mrs Ruth Stevens of Springhill La and two grandchildren
Carol Frazier Joe Amour Service Award Kennetha Cornelius Betty Crocker Family Leader Award Larry Lavender Bausch Lamb Science Award honored at Hope High School Each student linked to clubs honors and future plans Carol Frazier plans Hendrix College elementary education Kennetha Cornelius to University of Arkansas home economics Larry Lavender to University of Arkansas engineering
Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys, a top country act with over 30 million records, headline the Derby Dinner Theatre opening Feb 7 in Hot Springs Arkansas. The group tours nationwide averaging 240 appearances annually and holds a 13 year streak as country music’s No 1 band.
Princeton based report notes Nixon's approval at 27 percent, a record low after IRS tax return audit. Poll taken Jan 4-7 with 1,504 adults. 63 percent disapproved and 10 percent undecided. Nixon previously hit 27 percent in late October after firing Archibald Cox.
Obituaries list Meredith Thomas Watkins Sr. 49 of Hope dies at home. Survivors include wife Doris and two sons. services at Bethel AME with burial at Scott's Memorial Gardens. Ivey T. Westmoreland Jr. 57 buried after services in Prescott. Lelus Phillips Atkins obituary with service in Rosston. Callie Norwood 89 buried Water Creek cemetery. Loretta Pilgreen infant dies. service in Hull, Texas. Mrs. Bessie Pollard Smith 82 dies Arkadelphia. services in Arkadelphia, burial Richwoods Cemetery. Additional details on survivors and funeral arrangements.
Henderson State College will offer three undergraduate credit courses this semester in Hope. The Humanities Methods and Materials in Elementary Physical Education and Economics for Elementary Teachers require 15 or more enrollments. Interested residents should contact Mrs. Catherine Beck and attend an organizational meeting on Thursday Jan. 24 at 6 30 p.m. in the Brookwood School Cafeteria. Fee per course is 48 dollars.
The governor warned that Arkansas cannot endure a system where urban residents access sophisticated medical care while rural areas lack services. He contended medical education is urban centered in Little Rock and urged reform so graduates serve the broader state rather than 10 or 12 urban areas.
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