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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 24, 1996 edition of Gurdon Times

$11,000 For Upgrades
Park Grant Approved
It's official.
Train Wreck Injures Two In Gurdon
Two people were injured Friday afternoon when two trains collided near Gurdon.
Man Held In Beating, Burlgary
A Gurdon man is being held in the Clark County Jail facing charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threatening and burglary.
Weather Woes Cause Delays For Polycarbon
Weather problems have delayed Polycarbon from completing construction on its building in the Clark County Industrial Park.
School Board Ponders Millage Hike
Gurdon residents will soon be asked to pass a millage increase to build a new middle school.
Hoo Hoo Theatre Awarded $5K Grant
Gurdon's Hoo Hoo Theater was given a shot in the arm with a $5,000 mini-grant from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program recently.
Lake Pageant May 11
Save the Children Clark County Youth Development Center, Inc. will sponsor the 4th Annual Miss Gurdon Lake Beauty Pageant in the Gurdon Middle School Auditorium on Saturday, May 11, at 7:00 p.m.
Poets To Be Published
Gurdon Adult Education students, Diana Garland, Harold Jones and Etta Thomas, all of Gurdon, have been chosen as semi-finalists in the 1996 North American Open Poetry Contest.
Classy Moments From GMS
The preparation for our viistors from the State Department of Education were rewarded with compliments and praise. Each Chairperson of the four committees went over their targets, goals, and planned action with a member of the COE evaluation team. It w...
GMS Odyssey Team Competes In Little Rock; Emerges Fourth
The Gurdon Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team attended state competition Saturday at North Little Rock High School, where they competed against 13 other teams to emerge fourth overall.
Math-A-Thon Raises $3,700
Students at Gurdon Primary School recently raised an astounding $3,735 for St. Jude Children's research Hospital located in Memphis Tenn. The announcement was made by Susan Norris and Jerry Childers, St. Jude Math- A-Thon coordinators. Over 100 kids par...
Marching Cobras Featured At Pageant
The Marching Cobras and Willie Arthur Smith will be in Gurdon on May 11, 1996 to participate in the 11th Annual Save the Children Day Celebration Program. The Cobras will participate in the parade, which will be held at 2:00 P.M. on main street in down...
Gurdon's Season Closing; Go-Devils Post 4-11 Record
It's been a tough year for Gurdon's baseball Go-Devils as the squad has posted a 4-11 record to date.
Little League Schedule Given
The schedule for the Gurdon Little League program for this year has been released. The schedule follows.
Golf Tourney Begins May 4
The Gurdon Rotary Club will be hosting a two man golf scramble on Saturday May, 4, 1996. Tee time at 1:00 p.m. that afternoon at the Red Martin Country Club located on Hwy. 53, three miles south of Gurdon.

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