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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 11, 1996 edition of Gurdon Times

Fire's Out: Department Owed $10,000
Council Hopes To Collect For Services Provided By
Gurdon Firemen
GPD Makes Drug Bust
BY JOHN MILLER
Toy Campaign Begun
The South Clark County Jaycees are taking applications for Toys for Tots Campaign. This program is limited to children from one month to 15 years of age. Toys for Tots is for children who otherwise wouldn not have a new toy for Christmas. Applica...
Disabilities Don't Affect Employability
By JOHN MILLER
In Our Time...
Events That Matter To Gurdon And Southern Clark
County.
Music Scholarship Auditions Scheduled
The Division of Music of the Bernice Young Jones School of Fine Arts at Ouachita Baptist University will host its annual music scholarship auditions for entering 1997-98 freshmen and transfer students on February 6 and February 20 at Mabee Fine Arts Ce...
National 4-H Has Display
The National 4-H system has been invited to establish a display of peace and friendship from the youth of the United States to the young people of Russia. The display, to become a permanent part of the Friendship Museum in Sochi, Russia, has been co...
Deaths, Funerals
James William Sublett
James William `Bill' Sublett passed away July 22, 1996, in McAllen, Texas. He was born November 8, 1911, in Whelen Springs. He was the son of Allen `Buddy' and Fannie Hardin Sublett; He was grandson of William M. and Hattie Stiffler Sublett. He atte...
Charles Burton Welch
Charles Burton Welch, 83, of Arkadelphia died Thursday, December 5, 1996, at Baptist Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1913, in Arkadelphia, the son of the late Burton Samuel and Beulah Robinson Welch. He owned and operated Welch's Grocery Store ...
Beverly Sloan Paquin
Beverly Sloan Paquin, 82, of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Beirne, died Monday, December 2, 1996, in Huntsville. He retired from Thiokol as manager of materiel. He attended Gurdon Schools and lived in the area for sometime. Survivors include his w...
Special Program Is December 15th At Methodist Church
The First United Methodist Church of Gurdon youth and children will be featured in a special christmas program on Sunday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. The Youth Handbell Choir will be performing several yultide favorites and the United Methodist Kids wil...
Program Seeks Photos
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is seeking submissions of photographs of historic Arkansas properties for its 1998 Historic Arkansas Calendear, AHPP Director Cathy Slater announced December ...
Jr. Girls Playing Well
BY JOHN MILLER
Go-Devils Doing Well On Hardwood
BY JOHN MILLER
Jrs. Having Trouble
BY JOHN MILLER
Lady Devils Subdue Foes
BY JOHN MILLER
Ross Named To Chair
Senator Mike Ross of Prescott was named chairman of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth during the Senate's organizational meeting. Ross also became vice chairman of the Senate Committee on City, County and Local Affairs, and he retained his po...
Okolona Girl Joins IJBBA
Whitney Smith, daughter of Ray and Debbie Smith of Okolona, is a new member of the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA), according to J. Neil Orth, executive vice president of the international organization headquartered in San Anto...
Close Up Foundation Forms Alumni
Group
Jobless Rate At 2 Percent
The Clark County Industrial Council announced last week that Clark County maintained for the month of October the lowest unemployment rate in the state of Arkansas. This is the second time this year that Clark County has set the lowest rate for the ...

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