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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1967
Page
2
Waltrip reported no control sighted for the Santa Paula fire as flames swept through an oil tank field where nearby materials were cleared. Firefighters fought to halt the brush fire in the national forest, with 590 to 600 acres burned and terrain potentially cutting off ground crews if timber is ignited.
The Commerce Department reported September personal income rose by 2 billion dollars, the smallest gain in four months, with total personal income at a record 633.5 billion annually. Wages and salaries increased 900 million, while payrolls in commodity-producing sectors fell about 250 million due to strikes.
Shorley Denman took her 16 month old twins to the Corsham Navy base, leaving them with a basinette and a week’s supplies. She complained her 27-year-old husband John had just returned from 18 months in Singapore and was ordered to leave again, calling him “that ran.” The base chaplain returned the twins to Mrs Denman.
Rick Stone, son of Mr and Mrs Homer Stone of 120 North Hazel Street, was named drum major for Henderson State College marching band in 1967. He plays first chair clarinet in the concert band and saxophone in the Collegians Stage Band. A junior music major and 1965 Hope High graduate.
The report says Scott Romney, 26, son of Governor George Romney, remains in good condition after surgery to remove a gangrenous appendix at Mt. Auburn Hospital. His bride, Ronana Romney, notes the operation occurred about eight hours after his Sunday admission.
Civil Air Patrol resumes search for Margin Melton, 65, of Jonesboro, amid bad weather. Five planes and three Arkansas National Guard helicopters scanned a triangle between Arkadelphia, Malvern and Bismarck, with more aircraft expected as conditions improve. Melton disappeared Friday on a flight from Jonesboro to Dallas.
Lawyers for 18 white defendants in the 1964 Mississippi slayings predict the conspiracy case against them will reach the jury. Defense cites remaining witnesses as closing approaches while noting a long Monday session and a planned Tuesday or Wednesday verdict path.
Funeral services are reported for Mrs Adeline Segler Perdue in Texarkana with burial in Emmet Cemetery. She is survived by husband Ray J Perdue and several siblings. Also noted is the death of Miss Pearl Tyson Middlebrooks, former Hope resident, with multiple survivors and a Muskogee connection. Two funeral services are described, with details about churches, cemeteries, and attending relatives.
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