Mobile laboratory to check gasoline quality in state
The Weights and Measures Division announces a mobile laboratory to test retail gasoline for water dirt and contamination. It will operate with one technician and two chemists, using District Headquarters for power and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weights and Measures Division
Department of Commerce
Arkansas State Highway Department
van Gates
David Karlish
Lloyd Shores
Little Rock
Sam Hindsman
Donnie Parker
Parker
Hempstead
Nevada
Howard, Pike
Miller
Little River
Clark
Lafayette
Sevier
Watermelon City club Coffee Break donors listed for door prizes
A long list of donors for the Watermelon City Area CB Club Coffee Break on October 16 at the 3rd District Livestock Coliseum is provided. Each entry shows a business or individual and the value or item donated, including appliances, cash, cleaning services, and various goods.
Arkansas bans studded tires ahead of winter
The Arkansas State Highway Department reminds motorists that studded tires are prohibited in the state. A July 1974 Federal Highway Administration review found adverse effects on highway safety from studded tires, prompting the ban.
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Arkansas State Highway Department
Federal Highway Administration
Arkansas Highway Commission
Arkansas
Ferry fall kills driver on Mississippi River ferry
Elmer E. Biggs 60 of Steele Missouri was killed when his pickup left the Cottonwood Point to Heloise ferry and plunged into the Mississippi River. Blytheville rescue squad recovered the body. The incident occurred on a ferry operating between Cottonwood Point and Heloise Tennessee.
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Cottonwood Point
Pemiscot
Missouri
Elmer EF. Biggs
Steele
Mississippi River
Blytheville
Ark
Heloise
Mystery of the Mary Celeste Abandoned in 1872
The Nova Scotian ship Mary Celeste was found adrift and unoccupied on November 25 1872 with no sign of the ten crew and passengers aboard when it set sail.
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Division of Weights and Measures
Finland
Star
Otasco
Medic- Aid
Deanna
Spates Florist
Lester Sitzes
Lloyd Turner
Spring Hill
Dairy
James Cleaners, Inc
Butane Gas Co
Auto Mat
Buck's
Plyer’s
Harley Sisson Real Estate
Arthur Stretch Real Estate
Jimmy
Foster Realty
Scroggins Tire Service
Pioneer Printers
Rubbermaid
Jewell Still’s Auto Service
Westside Furniture Store
Smith Generator & Starter Service
T.O. Porter Garage
Russell's Curb Market
East Third Street
Hope Village
S-M-L
Iy Gilbert
Cox Drug Co
Timex Watches
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