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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1977
Page
2
The National Weather Service calls for a chance of rain Thursday night and Friday with limited temperature change. Highs near 70 and lows mostly in the upper 50s to around 60 are expected Friday through Sunday.
A Pacific cold front brings cooler air to Arkansas with highs in the 60s to 70s and mostly cloudy skies as upper level moisture increases. Northeast winds favor cool air tonight, with overnight lows in the 40s to near 50 across the state.
Dr Kiess Robert Kiess M D will speak at the Hope Chapter Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International monthly meeting at 730 Thursday night at the Holiday Inn in Hope. Kiess practices general medicine in Poteau Oklahoma after graduating from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The group airs a weekly TV program Sundays on Channel 6 at 10 am. Ladies welcome to attend.
Multiple obituaries report deaths in Hope and surrounding areas. Mrtis Burns, 70, born 1906 in Georgia, dies in a local nursing home with family across several states. funeral at Oakcrest chapel. Other notices include L E Beesley 9, Jeanie Propps 81, Cecil Sutton 63, Kathryn Jones 57, Clyde Barnes 73, Ora Mae McAteer 70, and related survivors and funeral details.
The Department of Christian Education at Lonoke Baptist Church launches its first 1977 study course. This two night program invites participants to engage in religious instruction and community formation.
The governor announced a state payroll fraud probe involving at least 20 employees who filed false per diem claims for overnight stays at area motels. He said civil suits and criminal prosecutions may follow after turning evidence over to district attorneys in Oklahoma, Tulsa, and Pawnee counties.
William E. Butler Jr. was elected president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hope and assumed duties March 15. The Hope native, former executive vice president of Citizens National Bank, brings finance and management expertise and is one of the youngest presidents in the 43 year history of the association.
The Spring Hill PTA will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Spring Hall High School auditorium with Jeanette Gibson from Henderson University presenting. Officers will be elected. A public hearing on the expanded Area Nutrition Plan for the Elderly for 1977 is set for Friday March 3 at 1 30 p m in the Red River Vocational Technical School nursing section Hope. The Southwest Arkansas Area Agency on Aging staff will discuss service objectives and invite public comments.
Margherita Porcari mourns her son as a gunman linked to political motives prompts scrutiny of Italian policy. La Stampa frames the hijacking as the book’s final chapter. Ugo Moretti says Porcari sought help to write his life, including a past bridge bombing for a ransom.
Millwood area details show a $330,000 Farmers Home Administration loan made in 1968 to develop club facilities. The plan involves the state buying 24 acres for $50,000 and leasing back the land for the remainder of the club’s 42 year lease. Fannie Lou Hamer dies after long illness at 59 in Ruleville Mississippi. Antonino Rocca dies in New York at 49 after unclear causes.
The Hope Jaycee-Ettes sponsor a 10 mile Bike A Thon on Saturday March 19 to raise funds for Gerald Ellis a 15 year old with kidney disease who travels to Little Rock for dialysis. The event starts at 9 a.m. from Fair Park Community Center with sponsor sheets available at schools and Community Center. Four trophies will be awarded for First Place Most Sponsors Youngest Rider and Oldest Rider.
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