Local history letter ties Blevins to Hempstead lineage
In a Des Moines letter Mrs. Mary E. Hughes reveals Allen N. Blevins was Hugh A. Blevins’s son, linking the pioneer attorney to Hempstead and Nevada counties and to the historic Blevins House. The editor notes long-hidden family ties emerge as local history widens its circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.L
Bob) Lattimore
Texas
Allen N. Blevins
Hempstead County
Arkansas History Commission
W.H. Etter
Washington Telegraph
Blevins
Lattimore
Austin
Mary E. Hughes
Des Moines
Iowa
Little Rock
the Star
Allen Blevins
Hugh A. Blevins
Emily King
Sarah Willis Carpenter
Jackson
Madison County
Tennessee
Hugh
Redland
Wallaceburg Township
Hempstead
Nevada
Mary M. Hughes
43Rd Ave
Star
Arkansas
Officials act to meet worsening fuel crisis
Washington and the White House energy adviser vow quick action on an emergency plan as Arab oil embargo effects deepen. Senator Henry M. Jackson and John A. Love warn the crisis worsened past earlier estimates and discuss possible rationing and conservation steps across airlines, oil firms, and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Senate Interior Committee
Henry M. Jackson
John A. Love
Jobless rate falls as October boosts employment
The Labor Department reports unemployment dropping to 4.5 percent, the lowest since March 1970, with payrolls rising by 570,000 to 85.7 million. Gains centered in manufacturing and services, led by adult men, teens, and women. black unemployment also fell notably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Friday Wisdom Note Delivers Quieter Counsel for Readers
A brief community item quotes ecclesiastic wisdom and a poet, urging calm over noise. It includes a daily life reminder and a service note for city subscribers to report missed papers to a provided phone number by 6 p.m. on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kritton
Unrecorded tapes claim raises unanswered questions
Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben Veniste in Washington said eight former Nixon officials may be called to testify about the White House assertion that two crucial Watergate conversations went unrecorded. Judge Sirica pressed to continue hearings as new questions emerged over tape boxes and the handling of April 15 1973 conversations. Ford and Goldwater criticized Nixon’s delayed disclosure while MacGregor testified he was used and deceived by Dean and Magruder and urged Nixon to testify to the Watergate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Richard Ben Veniste
H.R. Haldeman
Ben Veniste
White
Nixon
John —. Dean II
Dean
Secret Service
Raymond C. Zwiwalt
Zumwalt
Houston
Jeon Jaworski
Sirica
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Watergate Committee
Clark MacGregor
Jeb Stuart Magruder
MacGruder
Local tennis court in Burns Park opens to public
Larry Walton, Hope High School graduate, now manages a new indoor tennis facility in Burns Park inviting players to join. Also notes Prescott Curley Wolves vs Lewisville for 7-A title at Lewisville, Wolves clinch district lead with 22 17 win over DeQueen, DeQueen second, Gordon third. Also Hope Junior High and Hope High Band marching contests at Camden High School with schedule. Phi Beta Lambda and Geology Club officers named at Southern State College for 1973 74. Lt Clinton C Jones serves as executive officer at Fort Riley. Local officer Jepp Harmon completes Academy training in East Camden. John T McKinnon, 68, dies. services Sunday at Oakcrest Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Walton
E.V. Walton
Hope High School
Burns Park
Prescott Curley Wolves
Lewisville
Wolves
DeQueen Leopards
DeQueen
Gordon
Hope Junior High
Byron Holt
Camden High School
Hope
Phi Beta Lambda
Southern State College
Tommy Ross
Stephens
Alan Duncan
Magnolia
Terry Oglesby
Foreman
Brenda Johnson
Marilyn Trexler
Emmet
Wesley Davis
Billy Olson
Waldo
Julie Brown
Shery Bright
John T. McKinnon
First Christian Church of Hope
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Co
Brotherhood of Railroad
Josie Mae McKinnon
Clyde McKinnon
Texarkana
Tex
Clarence McKinnon
Jacksonville
Ark
Coy
Dudley McKinnon
Malcolm McKinnon
Prescott
Maggie Stone
Lois Pitman
Oakcrest Chapel
Gaylon Decious
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Oakcrest
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Alex. H. Washburn
United
Washington Democrat
Phillips Petroleum Co
Sun, Union and Skelly
American
Trans World
Delta
North Central
Piedmond
Continental
Frontier
Eastern
Northwest Orient
Canada
United States
Defense Department
U.S
Defense
Commerce
Fred
Erick B. Dent
Love
Lave
Mary Jane Healey
United Fund Board
Lloyd Hendrix
C.R
Dick’’ Moore
J.F. Gunter
Bob Willis
Aline Claris
Jim Pruden
United Fund
R. Lascal
Linda Lee
Army
Clinton C. Jones
Clinton D. Jones
St., Hope
Shield Artillery
1St Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Jepp M. Harmon
The
Hope Police Department
Law Enforcement Training Academy
East Camden
Dean Morley
North Little Rock
Edwin Brown
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