Experiment Station Report Heard By Hope Rotary Club
Cecil Bittle spoke to the Hope Rotary Club on May 19 at the Sheraton Inn about the Southwest Branch of the University of Arkansas Experiment Station established in Hope in 1936. He noted past directors George Ware and himself, and discussed acreage growth, future expansion by 1979, and a donor connection with Lloyd Spencer.
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University of Arkanas
Hope
George Ware
Cecil Bittle
Hope Rotary Club
Sheraton Inn
Fom Lloyd Spencer
Bittle
Panel seeks report on prison dismissal
The Arkansas Executive Committee of the State Correction Department wants a June 2 report from the Board of Correction on the firing of Michael Reel who worked in the accounting office. Reel reportedly provided information for a memorandum on federal grant management.
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Little Rock
State Correction Department
Mody Commission
State Board of Correction
Michael Reel
Reel
Correction Deprtment
Study Commission
Correction Department
David Pryor
Board of Correction
Commission
Sherman Banks
Reed
Cummins Prison Farm
Banks
Ree
James Mabry
Britton
Adminisservices
Mabry
Correction Board
Pryor
Marshall Rush
Pine Bluff
Mabry, Britton
George Brewer
Rees
Brewer
Charles Ward
Conway
Jack Williams
Near
Ward
Arkansas Students Fall Short in Reading Across Grades
Education officials report Arkansas fourth eighth and eleventh graders score below Southeast and national peers. White students perform better than black peers, boys above girls, and private schools higher than public. Sample included about 9000 students. Little Rock and Pulaski County districts did not participate.
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Little Rock
Education Department
Arkansas
Southeast
Ben Lever
Pine Bluff
Povate
Pulaski County
Lever
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West
Court Docket Highlights Multiple Arkansas Property and Family Matters
A court docket lists numerous cases including Jo Ann Cook v Steve Cook and Cherrie Chambers v Charles James Harris, plus bankrupts and trusts tied to the Union National Bank of Little Rock. The docket spans claims from Hope to Ashdown and Marshall listing numerous names and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Cook
Steve Cook
Cherrie Chambers
Charles James Harris
Ax Union
Nat'l Bank of Little Rock
City of Hope
Sarah Johnson
Grady Johnson
Randy Joe Hamilton
Martha Louise Hamilton
Louia Hopson
Lee Ester James Dennis Crouch
Vande Crouch
Wendy Lee Arnold
Robert Alvin Arnold, Jr
Donald Franks
Shirley Franks University Arkansas For Medical Science
William Clark South Ark. Equipment Inc
Gary Kidd
Fleet Tire Service, Inc
Planning ahead helps save on summer air travel
Air travelers face a wide range of fares and packages this summer with substantial savings from advance booking. Round trips New York to London range 259 to 1312 dollars, while charter flights may account for about 30 percent of trans Atlantic travel. Charter and excursion plans impose advance purchase and stay requirements, with the APEX fare offering lower prices but with a 45 day advance buy and cancellation penalties.
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New York
London
Europe
OTC
North America
Tornadoes and Severe Storms Roil Midwest to Texas
A front extending from Minnesota and Michigan through the mid Mississippi Valley to the southern plains sparked widespread thunderstorms. Gusts reached 70 mph in Mansfield Ohio, with downed trees in Sullivan Ohio and St. Joseph Missouri. Large hail fell in Belton Texas and other Texas Kansas cities. Tornadoes touched down near Higgens and Laredo Texas and Blue Grove Texas. Heavy rain fell in south central Kansas threatening the Minnesota river flood stage. Northeast Kansas also saw strong storms and Laredo Eagle Pass areas in Texas reported the heaviest rainfall.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Michigan
mid-Mississippi Valley
Plains
Mansfield
Ohio
Sullivan
St. Joseph
Belton
Texas
Kansas
Higgens
Laredo
Blue Grove
Midwest
Minnesoah River
Eagle Pass
South
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Rotary
Steve Coz
Carol McFadden
Ronnie Smith
Vic Schoonover
U of A
Fayetteville
Vernon Wickliffe
America
Lester Sittes
John Hicks
B.N. Holt
Yancey Reynolds
Steve Cox
Arkansans
Ginia Lever
Fleet Tire Service
Donald Pinson
First National Bank
Ashdown
William S. Munn Fremar Corporation
Hope Auto Co 555 Inc
Arkansas Corp
Lawrence E. Walker, Jr
Michael Roland Bosley
Manning
Linda Diane Bray
Delight
Ark
Richard Lamb
Sharon Ann Smith
Clyde M. Mays
Lynette Yvone William
James Thomas Miller
Deborah Ann Halliburton
Marshall
Tex
Russell Riley Ben Durant
Cynthia Dianne Surles
James Kenneth Hicks
Rosston
Rhonda Marie Sutton
Herndon
Bassel Wilson
Ft Worth
Elizabeth P Roberson
Fr. Worth
David Scott Neyhard
Pamela Kay Wright
Russell Scott Townsend
Judith Diane Kidd
Gary Duane Formby
Belinda Gale Kidd
James L. Anderson
Melvin Anderson
Melissa Ann Fore
Bobby J. Fore
E. 14Th St
All of Hope
Harding College
Anderson
Kappa Sigma Kappa
Diane
Harding
Des Arc
Miss Fore
Student Association Council
Psychology Club
Kirei Na Ai Women's Club
JOY Fellowship Service Club
United States
Fabric Shop
N- Hervey-Hope
Yar
Super Duck
Yaro
CmameSe
Tg&y
Gospel Meeting
Central Church OF Christ
Hwy
Evanglist
L.A. Sparks
Marshall, Texas
Harold Freeman
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