24 Oct 1974
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1974
Page
1
The forecast notes Friday will be partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers expected at times. An area low pressure and unsettled conditions persist, bringing intermittent showers into the day and over the surrounding region.
The Hope Star issue header lists publication details for October 24 1974 including staff roles such as Walter Sackbers president editor and Dorothy Winchety editor with bylines for women’s news and society sections. It notes advertising and circulation information, postal details, and Associated Press affiliations along with subscription rates and mail areas.
Betty McRoy died Tuesday in a Prescott hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Delight Methodist Church with Reverend Jerry Westmoreland officiating. Burial followed at Delbert Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Ellil McCaskill, Artie Stewart of Prescott, and Fred Wells of Arkadelphia. four sisters Nis Crafe Harkin of Roy, Opal Sanders of Nashville, Jane McClendon of Texarkana, and Rosa Sullivan of Murfreesboro. sixteen grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
An unclear note reports a numeric measure linked to Meansonarg with figures like 1300 Whiskers per square inch and 580 per square inch on a chin. The fragment lacks context or identifiable entities.
Disabled American Veterans in Nashville will hold their annual banquet supper for members and wives at the American Legion Hut in Nashville at 7 3 p.m. October 28. Band entertainment is planned and the event aims to honor active and veteran members.
In Rea Puart Georgia AP report a Rockmart Junior High student recalls chaos after a school bus collided with a train near a crossing. Seven children died and more than 70 were injured as the bus was struck while crossing. names include Bobby Duke Neal Williams Terry Wright Lynn Morgan and others. The bus driver Billy Kettr was in shock and unable to describe the accident. Westerman of the Southern Railway said the train was backing when the caboose struck the bus causing a rollover and dragging the bus along the tracks.
The Fuego volcano 24 miles from Guatemala City has erupted for two weeks with lava, rock and ash. One death confirmed, a six month old boy hit by a burning rock as his mother fled Yepocapa. About 1,903 residents stay, others seek refuge in schools as crops suffer $35 million in losses. The volcano blasts rock and ash up to 20,090 feet, with ashes over six feet deep.
Hope Lions met at Town and Country restaurant for a noon gathering. A misdated talk caused no-show speaker, but an impromptu forum preserved momentum and supported plans to renovate a youth center, acquire park space, bolster police patrols, aid the Blind Rehabilitation Center, and assess Christmas basket needs. Committees will study proposals and report later.
KXAR offers free time for public discussion of amendments and issues on the general election ballot. Spokesmen for all sides must answer questions by phone. Schedule lists four sessions from October 28 to 30 covering Amendment 57, Local option, Leash law, and Amendment 56 county government. Call general manager Haskell Jones to participate.
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