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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1977
Page
2
The National Weather Service warns of near freezing temperatures tonight with a frost risk for farmers and gardeners including tomato crops. Early cover advised to protect outdoor plants.
The state faces a wintry system with a freezing line over the northwest, bringing frosts to low spots and delaying garden plans. Temperatures drop to the 20s in the northwest with highs in the 50s and 60s elsewhere, followed by a warming trend by midweek. Overnight lows vary from the 40s to the 20s across cities such as Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, and Memphis.
The report notes future electrical needs could be met by solar energy, though at higher costs. It also warns that reprocessing fuel yields plutonium, a serious risk due to its use in weapon manufacture.
Funeral services for Edith Southall Henricks 44 of Monroe La were held at Mulhearn Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She is survived by husband David Neal Henricks a son and parents Gerald Southall and Mrs Rita Singleton. Sterling Gale Tolleson 62 of Nathan Ark died in a Murfreesboro hospital with funeral at Biggs Chapel. He is survived by wife Dora Tolleson a son and two stepchildren with siblings and four step grandchildren. Burial in Academy Cemetery under Latimer Funeral Home care.
In Ruleville Mississippi mourners gathered as Fannie Lou Hamer 59 was laid to rest after a funeral and memorial service attended by Andrew Young Stokely Carmichael Julian Bond and other national black leaders. The Mississippi Legislature honored her human rights work and she had endured police beating for challenging segregation. The service noted her role in organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and her battle with breast cancer diabetes and heart disease.
Mexican officials discuss the case of a man targeted by extortionists while driving a late night vehicle with Kentucky plates. Tamaulipas officials offer condolences and invite the Greens to a fishing trip, and a civic ceremony honors Mrs. Hamer for voter rights and anti poverty work. A brief note defines the term helix.
Hope Junior and Senior High Band students attended the Region Solo and Ensemble contest at Ouachita Baptist University on March 12 and earned 39 medals in first and second division. First division recipients include Donna Collier Tonya Inlow James Albritton Eddie Shields David Gorham Deedre Lockard Rosemary Branch David Albritton Stephen Carter Doreen Smith Larry Merrill Steve Rogers and Jennifer Branch. Second division honorees include Lisa Tolleson Wanda Holliday Denise Burke Tommy Radermiller Justin Madison Jenna Price Holly Cofield Lisa Redlich Jan Burke Angela Harrison Larry Merrill and Don Burke. Almost half the adult women in the United States are in the labor force now, as opposed to less than a third in INT.
The Federal Trade Commission orders that Uncle Ben's rice commercials not depict children closely inspecting or approaching foods in the cooking scene. The ad shows a mother and child in a kitchen with the child asking to help and the mother saying to watch the product, claiming it is foolproof.
Tickets for Scout-O-Rama in Texarkana May 7 are sold through Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts. If unable to attend, redeem at Chicken Country on order No. 7-9-10. Tickets cost $1. A revival runs April 4-9 at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church led by Evangelist Kenneth Bazar with nightly services at 7:30 p.m. Marine Private Billy G. Smith Jr. of Prescott has reported for duty with the 30th Marine Division in Okinawa after prior schooling at Prescott High and Henderson State University. Eighty Henderson State student teachers have begun placements in south and central Arkansas classrooms before graduation. The Okolona School Athletic Department hosts an Independent Men's Basketball Tournament April 4-9 with entry of $20 per team. contact Coach Wiley Brooks or Supt. Lester H. Macumber.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead rang the Peace Bell at the United Nations to open Earth Day in New York. Mayor Abraham Beame joined about 20 participants in a brief ceremony as snow began to fall seconds later. John McConnell of the Earth Society Foundation urged a worldwide commitment to caretaking the planet.
Gary and Judy Wells thank Hope High School students band parents organization faculty administrators and the Hope community for prayers kindness and concern during Gary Wells illness. They especially praise the Hope High School band and express heartfelt appreciation.
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