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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
2
Atlanta AP report says Savannah Sugar Refining Co may not use a picture of the Georgia flag on its sugar packages. Attorney General Arthur Bolton cites two laws banning flag use for promotion and forbidding mutilation defacement or defilement of the state emblem.
An Arkansas ad promotes Super Slender-X tablets for weight loss with no prescription. A 20 day supply costs 2.98 and a 40 day supply 4.98. It also markets Slender-X Swallow Tablets and offers Crescent Drug Store in Hope for mail orders.
Jerome Smith, 62, a Fort Worth District real estate appraiser with the U S Army Corps of Engineers since 1956, will retire October 14 after 19 years with the Engineers. A Hope Arkansas native, he helped acquire the Southwestern Proving Grounds and held posts in Omaha Little Rock New Orleans and Fort Worth. He plans to return to Arkansas to do appraisal work and run farms and ranches with his wife Occo Milam.
France plans to press its critique of U S Vietnam policy and Israeli actions at the United Nations General Assembly. Maurice Couve de Murville is expected to echo Charles de Gaulle’s call for U S withdrawal from Vietnam and for Israel to return Arab lands won by force. De Gaulle touts France's NATO exit as easing tension while warning of hostile blocs. Britain backs U S Vietnam stance, while Canada pushes halt to bombing to pave peace talks.
Beulah storm exposes rift between Gov. John Connally and Sen. Ralph Yarborough as House public works subcommittee surveys hurricane damage in Texas. Yarborough leads witness questioning. Connally skips the official tour opting for his own Beulah inspection.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller announced plans for a special legislative session to convene by mid February. He sought closer cooperation with the Democratic General Assembly and predicted a two week duration. He opposed a Buffalo River dam and declined a highway bond proposal until audits restore public confidence. He would await Wilbur Smith and Associates turnpike study before picking a route. The article also notes Calvary Baptist Church welcoming a new pastor, Thomas S. Simmons, and outlines his background and planned sermon series.
A 1967 Chevrolet Biscayne will be awarded Saturday night at the Third District Livestock Show Rodeo, on display in the Coliseum. The car is a four door six cylinder with white wall tires vinyl trim and a tinted windshield, valued at 2641 dollars and 45 cents. The Texoma Rodeo starts Thursday night September 28 in the Coliseum, with a Westinghouse Upright Freezer and a Zenith Color Television to be given away on subsequent nights.
In Mena Arkansas burglars forced entry to Planers National Bank with a back door and damaged the vault mechanism but officials could not confirm any loot. They also burglarized a nearby supermarket taking about 180 dollars in cash and 120 in checks. Police seek two men in a vehicle seen near Texarkana crossborder area.
Milwood Lake sees a falling water level with tailwater at 234.00 feet and lake elevation 257.09 feet. The lake remains clear with good fishing and 10,478 visitors anticipated for the week. Mosquito control spraying continues. Gates open and C.F.S. flow listed as 700. Recreation areas available.
Earl Bowden 75 longtime Hempstead resident died Wednesday in a local nursing home He was a Baptist Church member Surviving sister Mrs Dad Laster of Houston Services set for 2 p.m Friday at Herndon Chapel burial at Rose Hill Cemetery Herndon Funeral Home Canaries are used in mine disasters They are sent into mines to test the air more susceptible to gas than humans Charles Mitchell Irvin 81 longtime Ozan resident died Wednesday in a local nursing home He was a Hempstead native and retired farmer Methodist Church member Surviving wife Allie Arnold Irvin a son Joe A Irvin of Little Rock two daughters Mrs Milam Green and Mrs Norman Bradford three sisters Mrs Ruel Norwood Mrs Grace Braggins and Mrs Lulab el Paup services 2 p.m Friday at Latimer Funeral Chapel burial in St Paul Cemetery near Quan Latimer Funeral Service
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