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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1963
Page
4
A cold front will sweep into the state from the northwest tonight, ending recent warmth. Northern and western Arkansas face cold wave warnings with sleet or freezing rain possibly changing to light snow and lows from 5 to 25 degrees, creating hazardous driving conditions tonight and Wednesday. Early today southerly winds give way to stronger northerly winds as temperatures plunge.
Arkansas faces a cold wave with northwest tonight and Wednesday. Mostly cloudy today with warmer conditions in central and southern regions. skies turn windy and colder tonight. Occasional rain may change to sleet or freezing rain and snow in northern areas and across the state Wednesday. Night lows 10 to 20 degrees northwest and 20 to 30 southeast, highs 10 to 20 northwest and in the 20s southeast. Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday show high 49 and low 30.
The Artmobile, a $65,000 art gallery on wheels, will be in Hope Jam from January 24 to 27 as part of the Arkansas Arts Center extension program. The center promotes circulating exhibitions, slide sales, and outreach to schools, libraries, colleges, and community galleries statewide.
The Tennessee Gas Transmission Co board declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on about 39,970,000 outstanding common shares. The company operates in Arkansas and 17 other eastern and southern states. The dividend is payable March 12 to holders of record.
London AP reports Jerrey Forse aged 21 and Christine 19 travel toward Australia’s Great Burley Reef to seek an island escape from city life and threat of midyear turmoil. A party of nineteen plans to join them to form a moneyless communal settlement.
The March of Dimes coffees fundraiser raised 130.91 dollars hosted by Mrs. Lara Maelmp in partnership with Childs and Gateway. Local cafes contributed totals including Deans Truck Stop 11, Hotel Baylow 15.92, Joe's City Bakery 12.51, Diamond Cafe 24.49, Bobo Cafe 4.42, Ideal Cafe 16.51, Plaza Restaurant 10, J&W Cafe 45, with Pat Faris as chair thanking volunteers Bert Farris Ann Dupree Otis Walden A J Rhodes Aubry Collier Jr Haskell Jones Don Worthy Perry Henle and Madie Griffis.
The Health and Welfare Council of Pulaski County elected Storm Whaley, vice president for health sciences at the University of Arkansas, as president. He succeeds F B Wright, who becomes second vice president. Oliver officers include Tom A Peavy as first vice president and Philip Carroll as treasurer, with additional executive officers listed.
The Irma Dean Chapter Future Teachers of America held its January meeting led by president Dora Ann King and presiding Cherry Anderson. A Do's and Don'ts of teaching panel featured Jennifer Cox Sharon Kaye Green Jon Keesey Johnny Schooley and Al Weisenberger. Refreshments were served by Roy Brown and Diane Ellis.
Rules Committee of the Arkansas House recommended passage today of a bill to require write-in candidates to announce 30 days before the election they plan to run in, instead of 48 hours. The panel also favored measures to allow ballot displays on TV for instruction and to raise salaries for judges and clerks in general elections from $4 to $7 a day.
The trial of Bob Hester 54 of McNab begins jury deliberations this afternoon after prosecutors and defense presented about 30 witnesses. Hester testified last Tuesday claiming Knighton pulled a knife and that four gunshots ended the encounter near McNab on October 21, 1962.
The McCaskill RCI held a New Year meeting at Mrs. Leon Prescott’s home with a large turnout. President appointed new committees including Program led by Mrs. J G Prescott and Kitchen chaired by Luther Spicer and Nels Epperson, with members listed across calls for hospitality publicity and yearbook duties.
Paris Arkansas early this week will see the Paris Steel Co a new rolling mill employing up to 100 workers begin operations within days. Rinehart and Donovan Co of Oklahoma City will own and equip the plant with no local financing. The facility will roll used railroad walls into construction reinforcements and fence posts. The 190 by 45 foot site will house three rolling machines a 2300 degree furnace and cooling beds. The setup followed talks with the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission and city officials led by engineer Julian Saylor.
In Oxford Mississippi the federal government dropped charges against former Army Maj Gen Mwin A Walker and six others arrested after the University of Mississippi desegregation riot. A federal judge dismissed the charges without prejudice meaning they may be reconsidered within five years.
A reader reports on legislative talk about a state withholding tax and taxpayer relief while stressing opposition to increased levies. The notice mentions A J Neighbors closing his dental practice in the National Building and a U S Army Band engagement at Carnegie Hall on February 22. Six Hempstead County students joined 264 in Southern State College forestry field trips visiting Crossett. Names include Billy Stewart Richard Greenhaw Dean Byers Robert M M Taylor Dey Hoover and Bobby Webb.
Gas service was inadvertently cut off in Nashville Arkansas for up to 14 hours amid a cold wave. Arkla crews work to shut off and later relight all meters to prevent fires as gas lines are repaired. Large segments of the town faced no gas for homes hospitals schools and businesses, with electric heating used by many.
Dave Smith Inc of Milwaukee aims to relocate to Little Rock pending approval of a 2.5 million industrial bond issue to finance a two-building complex on a 44 acre site. Construction expected 1984. about 200 jobs. Bond issue to be voted February 26 under Act 1961.
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