Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 14, 1998 edition of Gurdon Times

Short Meeting Wasn't

A short meeting was anticipated for the October meeting of the Gurdon City Council.

Short Meeting Wasn't (cont)

til Jan. 1, 1998.

Festival Rapidly Approaching

Gurdon is two weeks away from the annual Forest Festival.

Props 4, 1 Discussed

Clark County Judge Grady Runyan and State Rep. Percy Malone agree on the importance of proposed Amendment 1.

Stamps Gets Licked

Stamps found out the hard way a team can't win by fumbling the ball away.

Stamps Gets Licked (cont)

k to the field, the offense never got out of the huddle as Gurdon let the clock run out and preserved a 27-0 win.

Unemployment Unchanged

Clark County's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4 percent from June to July.

Deaths, Funerals

NORMA LEE MARSHALL

Norma Lee Marshall, 77, widow of the late J. M. Marshall of Gurdon, died on Tuesday, October 6, 1998 in her home. She was the daughter of the late Norman and Ida Lee Calley.

HERMAN C. POOL

Memorial services for Herman C. Pool, 73, of Lake Cherokee, were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 5 at the Trinity Baptist Church of Longview with Doctor Gary Orr officiating. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Lo...

Lester E. McClure

Lester E. McClure, 87, of Gurdon died Wednesday, October 7, 1998, at his home.

Dedication Of Arkadelphia Airport Is Set

The city of Arkadelphia will have A formal dedication of its airport October 29 at 10:00 a.m. The name has been changed to Dexter Florence Memorial Airport in honor of Lt. Dexter Florence, an Arkadelphia native who served as an army helicopter pilot in Vi...

In Our Time

The Central Arkansas Development Council will distribute commodity foods at the Gurdon Senior Adult Center at 410 E. Main on October 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Senior Spaghetti Supper Oct. 23

St. Joseph's Regional Health Center will hold its Mercy Senior Care Spaghetti Supper at the Hot Springs Senior Center from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23. The center is located at 210 Woodbine in Hot Springs.

Senior Adult Center Fish Fry

The Gurdon Senior Adult Center will host its second annual fish fry October 31 to coincide with the Gurdon Forest Festival activities.

GHS Band Superior

The Gurdon High School marching band recently competed in the Four States Marching Contest in Texarkana, Texas.

Jennings, Tweedle Plan Oct. Wedding

Wedding plans have been announced for Ashley Jennings and Derek Tweedle.

Golden Oldies

Eulah Wilson was awarded a plaque for Outstanding Volunteer for 1998, at a banquet at Henderson State University on Friday evening, October 9. Congratulations to Eulah.

Community News

Appreciation Services will be held Sunday, October 18 at 3:00 p.m. at Providence A.M.E. Church in the Kansas community in honor of their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Sis. Flostene Quarles and their family. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Special g...

Classy Moments

Can you believe that Friday, October 16, will bring to an end the first nine weeks of the school year? That's right. It does seem impossible in so many ways, but the old saying 'Time flies when you are having fun' must be true.

TEA Coalition To Develop Core Funding Plan

The Clark County TEA Coalition is in the process of developing an implementation plan and application for Core funding. The plan and application will allow the TEA Coalition to develop local strategies for delivering services to those in need in Clark Cou...

Red Cross Appeals For Blood

The Greater Ozarks - Arkansas Region of American Red Cross Blood Services continues to be on emergency appeal for all blood types.

Potlatch Offers Scholarships

Students interested in applying for undergraduate college scholarships from the Potlatch Foundation for Higher Education for the 1999-2000 school year should begin the process now, the foundation administrators have announced.