Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 16, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Sales Tax Issue Discussed
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- There's nothing like a sales tax issue to bring people together.
The Gurdon City Council, in its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 14, discussed a proposed 1/2 cent sales tax for the purpose of installing an emergency siren system, animal control ...
- Smithson Details Plans For New Middle School
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- Gurdon Superintendent Bobby Smithson said the Gurdon Middle School project may well be his last.
He told the Gurdon Rotary Club, at its regular weekly meeting Thursday, July 10, he will most likely retire before the district builds a football field o...
- In Prescott:
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- Chicken & Egg Festival This Weekend
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- It's cackleberry time in Nevada County.
This weekend, Prescott will be invaded by tourists as the 10th Annual Chicken and Egg Festival kicks off. The fun begins Friday, July 18, with plenty of athletic competition, entertainment and a trough fu...
- All-Stars Have Good Tournament
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- Gurdon's Little League All-Stars came close during the All -Star Tournament in Bismarck, but fell short of the title.
The idea to put a 9- 10-year-old all star team together came to a group of concerned parents on Thursday, June 26. This was two days...
- Red Springs Sets Homecoming
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- Red Springs Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating its 103rd homecoming services Sunday, July 20, with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m.
Bro. Doug Clements, pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of Ringgold, La., formerly of Gurdon, will preac...
- Clark Makes Dean's List At Louisiana Tech
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- Charity Cayne Clark of Gurdon was named to the Dean's List at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La.. Charity is a senior accounting major and will graduate in February 1998.
The Dean's List honors students with an average of at least 3.5.
- Leadership Program Is Staged
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- The Clark County Extension Homemakers Council shared its leadership program with the Senior Adult Center in the CADC Building at the Clark County Fairgrounds.
Fall fashion was the cultural arts, clothing and textile leadership program topic. Deb...
- Campmeeting Scheduled For July 25-Aug. 3
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- Davidson Campground, located 12 miles west of Arkadelphia on Highway 26, will hold its 113th annual "old-time" Methodist Campmeeting July 25 -August 3.
Allen Rainey, pastor of Western Hills United Methodist Church in Little Rock, will be the eva...
- Clark, McNeal Get B&PW Scholarship
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- Arkadelphia Business and Professional Women have awarded two $250 scholarships for the 1997-98 academic year.
They are Kadre Layne Clark, a Gurdon High School graduate, and Shawna Latrese McNeal, a graduate of Arkadelphia High School. BP&W...
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Vivienne Hank
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- Vivienne Hank, 82, of Gurdon, formerly of Chicago Heights, Ill., died Monday, July 7, 1997.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Gurdon. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vivienne Rylla Hank. Survivors...
- Lee O. Jarmon
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- Lee O. Jarmon, 81, formerly of Gurdon, passed away July 10, 1997, in Dallas, Texas.
He was born in Marion, La., August 25, 1915. He grew up in Gurdon and attended Henderson State Teachers College. He married Jo Runyan April 8, 1950, in Little Ro...
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