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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1973
Page
1
The National Weather Service says a low pressure system and a cold front have slowed in Oklahoma and are not expected to reach Arkansas before Saturday. Until then, conditions will be partly cloudy, windy, and warm.
Hope Star provides a local weather forecast for Arkansas with highs in the low 70s to low 80s and cooler lows in the upper 40s to upper 50s. State details note partly cloudy conditions, a chance of rain tonight, and temperatures ranging from upper 40s to mid 70s across regions. An Experiment Station report records a 24 hour high of 74 and a low of 41.
Advertising director Johnny Edwards and assistant Sibyl Parsa list subscription prices by carrier for Hope and nearby towns and mail rates for Hempstead Nevada Lafayette Howard Pike Clark Counties Arkansas and other regions. Rates vary by duration with monthly, quarterly, half year and yearly options for in state and out of state mail.
The Rev. Gerald W. Trussell of First Baptist Church invites the public to a Sunday 7 p.m. program on November 4. Missionaries the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hobson of Paraguay, under the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board, will speak and share slides detailing their years of service and experiences.
The report notes Nanaimo in British Columbia rose to the island’s second largest community, tracing its origins to a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. It also mentions environmental issues with the Salton Sea where salt water leaches from soil and limited outlets raise salinity levels.
Receipts estimated at 1475, up from 1172 last sale. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.75 higher, bulls steady to strong. Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply 250-390 lb. Cows and bulls minor mix. prices listed for various grades and weights. One cow with calf at side noted at 650.00 per pair.
The column notes reflections from Esther Hicks and a calendar entry for Union Baptist Church Fulton Arkansas celebrating its 74th anniversary on November 4 1973 with Rev S G Green of Texarkana preaching and Rev F Rose leading morning worship. It also mentions Rogers J Hicks Sr improving and in intensive care at East VA Hospital Little Rock Arkansas.
Patrolman E L Mullins testified that a pickup carrying Elton Hayes and two friends tried repeatedly to ram the pursuing police car at speeds over 100 mph in a night chase. Hayes died later from injuries deemed homicidal by prosecutors, while pathologists described head wounds as blunt and potentially from the crash.
Obituary notices for Lawrence T. Stovall 61 of Prescott and others, plus a lengthy Texarkana case brief. Stovall, a railroad engineer, dies in Texarkana. services in Prescott with burial at DeAnn. Other obituaries list Lille Rabb Franklin, Robbie Wilson, and W D Revenga, with service details. The report also covers a fatal police pursuit case tied to the Hayes death, including witness statements about intoxication, vehicle chase, and court actions against multiple officers and defendants.
Wealthy Houston businessman Harry Bradley, owner of Houston Aviation Products, granted an Alton nurse with incurable lymphoma a plane ticket to Europe and $500 for travel. He has a history of aiding orphans and supporting students with charitable airlifts and substantial donations. The nurse hopes to visit a cancer clinic in Zurich.
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