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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1977
Page
1
A De Queen reader recounts a devoted racegoer who wagers on Oaklawn outcomes, mails his picks, and watches the six o clock news for results. He tabbed a daily double and six winners, slept fitfully as the race day closed, and decided to cool it for a day or two.
Four and a half decades after being separated by juvenile authorities the McIntire Wagner Mowery and Wiley sisters sue Florida for 400000. They want parental and sibling details included in access to adoption records at age 18 and seek damages of 100000 each. The case stems from a 1935 abandonment of siblings on a sidewalk.
The 4th Annual Kiwanis Club Variety Show filled the venue with near-capacity crowds over Thursday and Friday. End men Jake Honea mentored through acts by Jane Routon, the Kathy Akins School of Dancing, and Bruce Webb, while Harry Hawthorne wowed the audience with a soft shoe dance. Rufus Herndon missed the event due to a recent heart attack.
Rome based Chiara Lubich winner of the Templeton Award for progress in religion leads a movement born from wartime bombings. The Focolare Movement uses small community life to unite followers across faiths and serve global projects in the Philippines Brazil Cameroon Africa and the United States. It counts 217 communities in 28 countries with about 2,400 full members and 6,000 associates.
Life Savers faced a schoolyard hoax claiming Bubble Yum contains spider eggs. The company hired a detective and ran full page ads in 30 New York area papers while collecting letters of support from parents. Experts stated spider eggs would unlikely be found in gum and emphasized safety.
Powell Sr., 9, editor of the Southern Baptist Journal and Baptist minister from Braman, Ga., walked away from a rented Cessna 150 that crashed near Pine Bluff. He crawled out uninjured and planned Sunday preaching at Immanuel Baptist Church in Pine Bluff.
Army rebels seized Radio Thailand and ISOC HQ in Bangkok and claimed a coup, killing Maj. Gen. Aroon Tavatasin and his aide. Despite the on air claim, government forces retained control from the prime minister's office as the palace and city remained quiet and martial law continued.
Miss your paper contact times for Star delivery are listed with a weekday and Saturday window. Gen. Serm reports the army navy and air force back the government under Prime Minister Tanin Kraivixien and vows action against the military junta to secure the people and country.
Dana Smith 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Smith of Hope has been moved out of intensive care at St Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock. Dana was injured about four weeks ago when hit by a car near her home on Route 1 Hope and her father describes her condition as stable.
Daly Byers age 50 of Dallas formerly Hope died in a Dallas hospital. Survived by wife Dorothy son Grant and daughter Chevyl all of Dallas. his parents five brothers and three sisters. Graveside services Sunday at 2 p.m. Shower Springs Cemetery with Rev. Carlton Roberts officiating. Herndon Funeral Home in charge. Also Rev. Connie A Robbins died at 65. former Spring Hill Methodist pastor, served 24 years in the Little Rock Conference, involved with AA and Texarkana facility. Survivors include wife Mary, children in Arkansas California and Minnesota. mother Lily Sanders. siblings. Funeral Sunday 2:45 p.m. at Spring Hill Methodist Church. burial Oma cemetery near Hot Springs. Also Thurman Landes 63 died Thursday night, Hope resident, retired farmer, Providence Baptist Church member. Survivors wife Lucille Landes, three sons, one daughter and 12 grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Lane Garner and Rev. Bennie Tiner. burial Providence Cemetery.
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