Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 2, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Evidence Hearing To Be Last Local Court Visit For Dansby

Joe Louis Dansby will be in court one more time in Nevada County, before his murder trial begins in Texarkana.

Dansby will be tried for the May 16, 1992 murders of Jeff Lewis, 24, and Malissa Clark, 21. He was charged with two counts of capital murde...

Threats Land Man In Jail

A man with a history of mental illness is being held in the Nevada County Jail on charges of terroristic threatening.

Larry Frazier recently appeared before Eighth Judicial District Circuit/Chancery Judge Joe Griffin after making threats to employees...

Clocks To Be Moved Forward This Weekend

Daylight savings time is here again.

People are reminded to set their clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 6. It is suggested, though, to make the change before going to bed Saturday night. This will prevent any confusion on Sunday morning.<...

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Banquet, Festival To Be Combined

BY C. HARLEN SANDERS

There will be some major changes this year for two annual events in Prescott.

According to officials with the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber Banquet is being combined with the annual Chicken and Egg ...

Kelly-Miller Circus This Sunday At Fairgrounds

From the newly designed Italian circus tent to the lighting and acts, the 1997 edition of the Kelly-Miller Circus should prove to be one of the best ever, according to a news release from the circus.

Prescott Lions Club is sponsoring the circus th...

Emmet Receives Water Grant

Residents of Emmet have something to celebrate these days.

The city received a check for $828,000 to replace its water lines and provide and safer water to the citizenry on Thursday, March 27, at the Emmet City Hall.

Theodore Eldridge, Rural Uti...

Woman Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards

A Nevada County felony warrant resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old El Dorado woman.

According to Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator for the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Prescott Police Department, Laura Voss, was picked up by the El Do...

Glaucoma Can Be Preventable With Eye Exams

Slowly and quietly it robs you of your eyesight a little at a time. It's glaucoma. And it is preventable.

According to a report in the April issue of the Mayo Clinnic Health Letter, over three million Americans are victims of glaucoma, with 80,000...

Illiteracy Affects Everyone

When people talk about how to reduce crime, they often miss one major factor: illiteracy. The nation's prisons are filled with men and women who can barely write their names.

Illiteracy is a problem that affects everyone, perhaps not directly, bu...

Committees Ready With 3 Ballot Issues

IN THE SENATE--

Senate and House committees have agreed on three proposed constitutional amendments to put before voters in next year's general election.

Proposal one could make it more difficult to enact sales tax increases. It ...

Committees Ready With 3 Ballot Issues (cont)

ative available to save the life of the mother. The State Medical Board would review cases before charges could be brought under the law.

Rep. Judy Smith of Camden managed the legislation approved by the House to add the burning of church proper...

Fish Are Stocked In River

In early March the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stocked white crappie and channel catfish into Little Missouri River near Whelen Springs and Delight.

There were 385 fourteen-inch channel catfish and 10,000 two-inch crappie were put in the r...

PHS Takes 3rd In Relays

In spite of threatening weather on March 18, the second annual Prescott March Relays was a huge success.

There were over 30 schools that showed up for a great day of competition, coach Eddie Jackson said. Last year's meet was in "ice box" weather....

Protect Yourself From Tornadoes

By Lamar James

Cooperative Extension Service

PROTECT YOURSELF

FROM KILLER TORNADOES

Killer tornadoes March 1 underscore the need for Arkansans to know more about nature's deadliest weather phenomenon and how people can safegua...

Hillery Earns Scholarship To Arkansas State

Susannah Marie Hillery of Magnolia, a senior at Magnolia High School, has accepted an Academic Distinction Scholarship to attend Arkansas State University in Jonesboro next fall.

Her parents are Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Whitehead of Magnolia and Wil...

Emmet School Kindergarten Registration Set For April 10-11

Emmet School kindergarten registration for the 1996-97 school year will be held Thursday, April 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, April 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Emmet School office.

Parents registering a student should bri...

Military News

Army Pvt. Wendy D. Gulley has entered basic military training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the eight weeks of training, the soldiers will study the army mission and will receive instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading...

Deaths, Funerals

Bess Citty Gist

Bess Citty Gist, 95, of Prescott, died Monday, March 24, 1997.

Born March 30, 1901, in Ozan, she was a librarian for Nevada County for 19 years and also worked for Steuart Grocery for 20 years. She was a member of the Daughters of the American R...

Dr. Garland F. Garrett

Dr. Garland F. Garrett, 93, of Culver City, Calif., died Friday, March 27, 1997.

He was a retired gynecologist.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Garrett of Culver City, Calif.; five daughters; one son; and one sister, Elizabeth Murrah of P...

Lee Ila Wood White

Lee Ila Wood White, 75, of Prescott died Friday, March 29, 1997, at her home.

Born April 14, 1921, in Morris, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Ethel Lois Nichols Wood, a homemaker and a mother and the widow of Clifton O. White. ...

Johnny `C.J.' Childers

Johnny `C.J.' Childers, 51, of Prescott died Sunday, March 30, 1997.

Born November 21, 1945, in Nevada County, he was the son of Cegel John and Christine Garrett Childers. He was a heavy equipment operator and a member of Central Baptist Church ...

Luke `Poor Boy' Spearman

Luke `Poor Boy' Spearman, 65, of Prescott died Friday, March 28, 1997, at his home.

Born in Nevada County on August 23, 1931, he was the son of Jacie and Elizar Rodger Spearman. He was a retired saw filer from Potlatch and also an Arkansas licen...

R.C. Block

R.C. Block, 77, of Prescott died Saturday, March 29, 1997, in Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.

Born in Nevada County on August 10, 1919, he was the son of John and Susie Spence Block. Retired from Potlatch, he was a Baptist and a navy veter...

Cohen C. Otwell

Cohen C. Otwell, 80, of Springhill, La., formerly of Prescott, died Monday, March 31, 1997, at Lagniappe Hospital in Shreveport, La.

Born February 9, 1917, in Cale, he was the son of V.B. and Emma Higginbotham Otwell. He was a retired jeweler and...

Watch For Scams, Tricks Which Often Follow Storms

For some, the worst part of a disaster is not the loss of all their personal possessions, but being taken advantage of by scam artists.

This has been true for victims of the March 1 tornadoes, as reports surfaced of scam artists showing up offering t...

Prescott Mayor Attends Conference

Prescott Mayor Howard Taylor recently attended the National League of Cities Conference in Washington, D.C.

While there, such major issues concerning municipalities as electric utility deregulation and the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Tr...

Ball Registration Set

It's time for the boys of summer to get ready for their annual return to the diamond.

Jeff Haynes, with the Prescott Baseball Association, said registration has begun for all divisions in baseball and for girl's softball.

Tryouts for Little Lea...

Golf Card Available

There are many advantages to playing the game of golf -- relaxation, entertainment and exercise.

And with the American Lung Association's Golf Privilege Card, there's an even bigger advantage -- helping Arkansans who struggle with lung disease to...

Asthma Camp Set

Summer will soon be here and with it comes swimming, fishing, playing -- and for children with asthma, Asthma Camp.

This year's camp, in memory of Stella Boyle Smith, will be held July 20-25 at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock. Camp is sponsored by...