26 Nov 1975
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1975
Page
1
The National Weather Service issued a travel advisory for northern Arkansas as rain and sleet fall. Southern and central Arkansas would see rain turning to snow. Hazardous road conditions were expected to end tonight as a surface trough from eastern Oklahoma moved east at about 15 miles per hour.
A Hope Star weather summary for the east Texas to Arkansas region notes moisture from a departing low bringing snow and sleet, with two inch accumulations in northwest Arkansas and lighter totals elsewhere. It also includes a brief historical reference to January 1779 during the Revolutionary War, describing bitter cold and marching conditions around Annapolis and Morristown.
Jim Rowland and his son Bill received the Hempstead County Farmer of the Year award at a Farm City Week Kiwanis luncheon held at Town and Country Restaurant. Jimmie Ligon of the Arkansas Poultry Federation spoke on egg production, cholesterol concerns, and local financing via Production Credit Association and Federal Land Bank, noting Hope County poultry output ranks high in Arkansas.
Wanda Williams has accepted the position of county Extension agent for home economics with the Dallas County Extension Service. The appointment, announced by Kenneth S. Bates, takes effect November 24 subject to university approval. Williams, a Union County native with degrees from Louisiana Tech, previously worked in Hempstead County and taught at unions parish School.
City budget notes report to conduct a management study by the civil service commission to align personnel guidelines. The plan uses state matching funds, lowering cash outlay to about 500 dollars, with concerns about potential office setup in Hope and bureaucracy for fire and police projects. The council approved the measure. Also approved were bids on a patrol car and two sanitation truck chassis from Young Chevrolet. A second bid was disqualified for bid form errors. The council also declined funding for the Southside Child Development Center after Hempstead County’s 1976 allocation left a shortfall, amid City Mayor Strong’s remark about limited daylight in other matters.
Mary Myrth Martin, 68, of Rosston, died Monday at a Texarkana hospital. She was a Methodist Church member in Willisville and is survived by five brothers, one sister, a stepdaughter, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral at Willisville Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. burial in Willisville cemetery, under Smith Funeral Home of Stamps. Clarence L. Barnes dies at Little Rock veterans hospital. Aged 63, retired Meyers Bakery employee, member of Union Grove Baptist Church. Survives include wife Davie Steed Barnes, son James Barnes, and three step-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hern Don chapel. Burial Memory Gardens, Herndon Funeral Home in charge.
In Louisville residents and businesses react to a dime nickel anomaly. The Federal Reserve asks fast-food outlets for dimes while Stewart's Department Store confirms a nickel demand. Banks seek nickels as dimes go scarce and pennies trade poorly. The reason remains unclear.
The last gospel show of 1975 features the Gospel Birds of Wonder of Dallas Texas performing December 13 at 7 30 p m at BeeBe Memorial C M E Church Hope Advance tickets adults 2 00 at door 2 75 children 1 00 at door 1 25 Free transport for elderly call 777 3603 by December 6 Rev Johnnie Stuart sponsor Also notices cover church family dedication events Lonoke Baptist Church announces calls to families December 1 6 for dedication nights December 6 12 7 15 PM each night additional obituaries and funeral notices from Mt Sinai C M E Hempstead County Arkansas and Hicks Funeral Home Chicago remain in text
In Beirut Christians repelled three mosque attacks as army commandos blocked a Christian assault on Karantina. At least 22 were killed and 54 wounded in fighting to defend Christian districts, pushing overall toll above 190 dead and 350 wounded since the latest Lebanon conflict began last week. U N Secretary General Waldheim arrived seeking restraint and a ceasefire.
The second war crimes case may take two years and targets Hackmann of Osnabrueck, Mrs. Ryan, and others. Hackmann, once sentenced to death, was paroled in 1955. Mrs. Ryan, who served at four camps from 1939 to 1945, faced Austrian conviction for mistreatment and imprisonment, later moved to the United States via Canada in 1957, married an American in 1958, and naturalized in 1964 after concealing wartime status. A Vienna hunter and affidavits from West Germany spurred years of legal action, including relinquishment of citizenship and a 1973 extradition decision by a Brooklyn court.
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