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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1976
Page
2
The Associated Press reports a statewide thaw following a period of record cold. Morning lows dropped to or below freezing across the state with temperatures 10 to 12 degrees below typical January lows. Fort Smith set a new record low at 3 degrees, surpassing the previous low.
The Hope Star reports Arctic cold fronts affecting western Arkansas with temperatures dipping into the 20s and 30s, followed by a warm southerly wind. Overnight lows span 20s to 40s across cities including Little Rock and Fayetteville. Also included are subscription rates, circulation notes, and advertising representatives.
A Holy Ghost revival is under way at 505 E Division St led by Evangelist Bill Akins with Pastor Robert Barnes. Nightly prayers for the sick, services at 7 30, extends to November 14. Girl Scouts auction fall course November 9 at Community Center 9 am to 2 pm and 6 pm to 10 pm with a small handbook fee. Call 438 or 8178 to register.
NBC will televise the 37 year old epic Gone with the Wind in a two night event. NBC paid about 10 million dollars, aiming to draw an audience near 110 million viewers. The airings span Sunday three hours and Monday two hours with regional listing times.
Five quakes struck Salonika causing mass outdoor sheltering with no casualties. Tokyo mild tremor reported no damage. Mt Merapi on Java erupted with 10,000 foot smoke plume and lava into a river warning evacuations if conditions worsen.
Retiree Cal Waldroop bought a lamp for 45 cents and found a 178-year-old colonial five shilling note worth hundreds of thousands. While fishing he found a diamond ring appraised at 1000 dollars. A War of 1812 drafting set may be worth about 1000 dollars.
Funeral rites were conducted Sunday at Mt. Zion C M E Church in Hope with burial by the American Legion of Texarkana. Henry died October 29 in a Texarkana hospital. He was a World War II veteran and survived by his wife Mattie L. Henry, daughter Nan Henry, his mother Nannie Mae Henry, siblings in Los Angeles and other relatives.
Obituaries note Otis Duncan 60 of Route 1 Hope dying in a Texarkana hospital. He was a WWI veteran and retired farmer, survived by Evelyn Duncan and nine grandchildren. Also Henry Waters 89 of Hope with service at Willisville Methodist and burial in Willisville Cemetery. Dovie Waters (Hope) and Thomas Waters listed. Winnie Green 66 of Saratoga dies, survived by husband George Green and four children, plus eight other relatives. services in Nashville and Saratoga Cemetery. Mary Rosenbaum 84 of Fulton, four sons, two daughters and many grandchildren. services at Herndon chapel with ministers.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and others discussed federal money for cities tied to unemployment. Beame, Bradley, and White urged formulas favoring areas with jobless issues, criticizing Carter proposals as uneven. White warned Boston faces a $150 million deficit amid a $500 million budget.
Randolph County Chancery Court refused to bar county officials from imposing property tax on two Pocahontas land sections leased via the municipal airport commission to BDT Inc and SE Inc. Businesses argue public ownership and use for public purpose exempt their property.
Final unofficial returns report President Ford 266,752 votes (35) to Carter 496,041 (65). Pryor governor 599,866 (83) and Griffith 122,520 (17). Congress results show Alexander 116,004 (69) and Holloman 52,115 (31) for 1st, Tucker 142,795 (86) and Kelly 22,607 (14) for 2nd. Amendments 56 437,264 (65) for, 233,953 (35) against. 57 629,555 (87) for, 96,410 (13) against. 59 258,999 (36) for, 462,905 (64) against. Act 1177 311,666 (57) for, 237,550 (43) against.
A private Brookings conference of 17 economists from the United States and six other nations urges industrial powers led by the United States West Germany and Japan to expand domestic activity and become engines of world economic recovery. They warn the pause may be momentum and risk of inflation remains.
A chemical responsible for the skunk odor is ethanethiol, so potent that less than one ten-trillionth of an ounce can be detected by the human nose.
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