This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1977
Page
2
Tuesday brings continued warm dry conditions as May nears, with Arkenaas forecast to stay generally dry. The National Weather Service notes a trend toward an arid close for the month historically one of the state's wettest periods.
A Hope Star report notes Arkansas warms after a dry spell. dawn readings show 4.16 inches below normal. El Dorado and Memphis hit 95 and 92 degrees amid a broad early warmth. The forecast calls for mid 60s to mid 90s with scattered thunderstorms and overnight lows around 70. A dramatic rescue sees Lanagan haul 100 foot rope coils to a roof to assist firefighters during a fire drill.
In a fragmented, unclear report a woman recounts a man found dead with inconsistent phrasing suggesting uncertainty about the victim. The text shows garbled narration with unclear attribution and missing details about identity or circumstances.
The Little Rock Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church meets May 30 to June 2 at First United Methodist Church in Hot Springs with about 500 delegates from 36 churches. Bishop Hicks presides over daily sessions and Bishop Jones preaches each evening.
Governor Julian Carroll notes sprinklers might not have saved all buildings and calls for retroactive consideration. Fire began in a basement with many rooms and alcoves, spreading before detection. Officials say most deaths resulted from smoke inhalation rather than burns. Fire controlled around 1 a.m. Sunday.
Scout Troop 91 spent a weekend at Camp Pioneer near Mena for a pre camp out. The group did conservation projects and a canoe trip on Mountain Fork River led by scout master Olen Overturf with assistants Bill Otis and J W Rowe. Participants include William Muldrew James Horton Bill Fuller Steven Avery Calvin Horton and many others.
Movin On 1977 drew 30 000 fans to Pocono International Raceway but a 6000 gallon water supply failed to be hooked up, dampening the celebration. Participants faced canceled CB contests and postponed mud events as dry conditions persisted. Billy Carter and others improvised with scarce resources while country acts Ronnie Milsap and Tammy Wynette drew crowds.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter leaves Brunswick on a seven nation Latin American tour aimed to be more than a goodwill visit. She plans to file daily reports to President Carter and Secretary of State Vance detailing private talks with regional leaders.
The ESAA District-Wide Advisory Committee will meet at 2 p.m. June 3 in the school administration building conference room. This is the final meeting of the year. Also, 110 Southwestern at Memphis students named to Term II Dean's List include Kathryn Marynell Branch. The Hope NAACP chapter will meet at Bethel AME Church at 8 p.m. Thursday.
A deadly blaze at a club house started by a faulty generator, state fire officials say cause undetermined. In a room 35 people gathered for Ona Mayfield's birthday. 15 died including her son Clark Mayfield, coach at Jacksonville State University. The Cabaret Room hosted comedians Jim Teter and Jim McDonald. entertainer John Davidson was headlining but escaped. Busboy Walter Bailey alerted patrons, but some mistook his interruption for part of the show. Davidson escaped unharmed with a later account of the fast spreading fire.
Vacation Bible School titled The King Is Coming opens Monday at First Assembly of God Church 322 North Main Street. For ages up to 16 with a staff of about 35 and director Mary Couch sessions run 6 30 to 8 30 pm daily through June 10. Enrollment expected 100 with transportation by phone.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.