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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1975
Page
1
The forecast notes a slight chance of showers in the west today and in all but the southeast tonight and Thursday. The precipitation probability is 2 percent today in the west portion, rising to 20 percent tonight and 3 percent in some areas, with Thursday bringing up to 20 percent rain in parts of the state.
In West Milford New Jersey Warner Brothers Jungle Habitat operates a full-time medical staff headlined by a resident veterinarian and assistants who visit the roaming animals twice daily. The 1000 acre park hosts about 1500 animals including lions tigers elephants zebras antelopes baboons buffalos and birds in a jungle-themed setting.
Bill McClendon, representative of E A Ostedgaard and Associates for Aetna Life and Aetna Variable Annuity, honored for outstanding sales. He sold more new business in a five week national campaign than 95 percent of life insurance reps in a year. He joined Aetna Life in 1975 and has consistently been a top producer.
Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria Josephine Scaggs will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Hope and at a 10:30 a.m. Monday luncheon for the Women's Missionary Union. Scaggs previously advised Baptist associations in the Niger delta and later worked in Okuta during the Nigerian conflict before assisting in Port Harcourt tasks.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Hope hosts a Friday chicken spaghetti supper at Hope High School cafeteria from 5 to 7 30 p m with tickets 2 for adults 1 for under 13. A Chamber coffee is set for Thursday at the chamber office from 9 to 11 a m and 2 to 4 p m open to the public. Jim Harris speaks today to Lewisville High School classes on journalism as a career. Perrytown Carnival, a fire department fundraiser, begins 7 p m Saturday with games and a Marlin rifle raffle. An open house benefit supper Thursday at Hopewell Middle School serves turkey and dressing to support a work room project plus a Social Studies Fair. Revival services continue two weeks at the House of Jacob with Bishop Jel B Yonker as guest speaker nightly. Miss Scaggs, noted Baptist missionary, honored for work in Nigeria and Africa, with a long biographical record from Arkansas and Nigeria.
A shoplifting seminar will be conducted at Hope City Hall auditorium at 7 30 p m on October 28. Lt Jenkins of the Little Rock Police Department will speak. Two films on shoplifting will be shown. The program lasts about 90 minutes. Open to employers and employees only.
MOSCOW AP Venus 9, an unmanned Soviet craft, has entered orbit around Venus, becoming the planet’s first artificial satellite. It was launched June 8, but the Tass report gave no orbit insertion details. Venus 10 followed six days later, with speculation of landing one craft while the other observes Venus.
Along the Don river in Russia the Cossacks chose their new leader through a show of fur cap tossing, selecting the candidate who received the majority of throws.
Willie A Battee Sr. age 62 died Thursday in a Hope hospital. He is survived by his wife Manda Ree Battee son Willie Battee Jr. and daughter Joyce M. Battee all of Hope. One grandchild and one sister Miss Earnestine Jack. Funeral services set for Saturday October 25 at 2 p.m. at Lonoke Baptist Church with Rev L B Beard Jr officiating. Burial in Scotts Memorial Garden under Smiths Funeral Home direction.
Jo Porter of El Dorado is a secretary with Brown & Root since 1967 now at home in Ashdown with her husband Bob and two boys She is active in the Business and Professional Women's Association The company highlights local hiring and project work across Arkansas from power plants to mills and dams emphasizing local employment and merit based advancement
Don Sillavan of Hope High School addressed Kiwanis at Town and Country Restaurant, praising Key Club sponsorship and the Henry Seaman Memorial Scholarship. He highlighted athletics for retention and public relations, student government activity, and the band under Gary Wells. He noted changes since 1960, stressed student rights and stricter attendance, and discussed upcoming North Central accreditation processes.
Edna Gibson of Edna and the Misfits is set to appear Sunday at Texarkana College in a two and a half hour public radio program on Country America Show starting at 2 38 p.m. The act, featuring area talent, will also perform with Jerry Lee Lewis in DeKalb, Texas on November 29.
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