Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 13, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Clark County JPs Do Nothing On Courthouse Issue
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- Offers were tendered, a possible solution was made but no real action was taken by the Clark County Quorum Court Monday night.
In its regular meeting on Aug. 11, the CCQC was offered $400,000 for the old Clark County Courthouse by the city of Arkadel...
- Clark County JPs Do Nothing On Courthouse Issue (cont)
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- lection committee, get a majority vote of the court and then draw up an ordinance, but King's way was faster.
King said it wasn't his way on how the ordinance came to be. "I didn't rush around putting it together," he said. "I was asked to put the or...
- Wimberly Returns To Lead GHS Band
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- Sounds Of Motown Planned To Fill Air In Gurdon
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- Fans of the Marching Gurdon Go-Devil Band will be in for a treat this season.
Alan Wimberly returns to the helm to lead the band after a two-year hiatus in Queen City, Texas. The theme for the 1997-98 Devil band will be "G-Town Plays Motown." Th...
- School Set To Begin Wednesday
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- Classes will begin next Wednesday, August 20, for students in the Gurdon School District, a school official said Monday.
Teachers of the district will have to be at their respective schools Monday, August 18, but not the students. High scho...
- Airport Gets $60k Grant
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- Gurdon's Airport Commission has garnered a grant for $60,000 from the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics.
Members of the commission went to Little Rock recently to meet with the ADA and submit a grant proposal. Commissioner Gary Deaton said the ...
- Rape Is Reported
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- Michigan Woman Tells Of Rape In Nevada County
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- A 24-year-old Michigan woman was reportedly raped in a Nevada County gravel pit, but taken back to Clark County by the suspect.
According to reports, the victim approached an Arkansas State Police Trooper at Dillard's Shell Superstop on Highway 53 ne...
- Errant Juror Delays Craig Murder Trial
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- It took all morning Monday, Aug. 11, to seat a jury for the Toby Craig murder trial.
Once the jury was empaneled, however, one of the alternates decided they didn't want to serve and left the courtroom. This resulted in a delay of about an hour ...
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Annie Laurie Davis
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- Annie Laurie `Archie' Short Davis, 82, formerly of Gurdon, died Sunday, August 10, 1997.
She was born October 3, 1915, to Arthur and Laura Short im Goodman, Miss. She and her husband, Bruce, were longtime owners of the "M" System Grocery ...
- CeNora Armstrong
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- CeNora Armstrong, 58, of Gurdon died Sunday, July 27, 1997.
She was born in Gurdon, October 27, 1938, the daughter of Glen and and Ruth Schee. Survivors include a son, Thomas Victor Armstrong, and two daughters, Rebecca Petters and LaNora...
- Bertha Louise Barnes
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- Bertha Louise Barnes, 67, died Monday, July 28, 1997, in a Cleveland, Ohio hospital.
She was born February 6, 1930, to Theodore and Elizabeth Doby Mays in Gurdon. She was a graduate of Bell High School. She served many years as an usher at...
- UACCH Offers Counseling
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- The Student Services Department at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope will now stay open until 10 p.m. to accomodate night students.
Starting Monday, August 11, Student Services will offer counseling, asset placement tests and r...
- Dogwoods Are Offered
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- Ten free white flowering dogwood trees will be given to each person who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during August 1997.
The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation's trees for America Campaign. "The white flowering dogwo...
- Browns Join Baptist Missionary Board
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- The Rev. Phillip C. Brown and Karen S. Hogan Brown have joined the nearly 4,200 Southern Baptist International Mission Board workers sharing Christ in 126 countries among 336 ethnic people groups.
The Browns were among 45 people appointed by the I...
- Melon Fest Is Set
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- There's something so refreshing about ice-cold watermelon on a hot day. Perhaps that's one reason why thousands of people head for this southwest Arkansas city each year for the annual Watermelon Festival.
This year's festival will take place Augu...
- Taylor Attends Talent Convention
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- Rebekka Taylor of Canadian, Texas, formerly of Gurdon, attended a convention of International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) in New York July 11-20.
She is the daughter of David and Priscilla Taylor. She is the granddaughter of J.W. Taylo...
- Pageant Deadline Near
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- Wednesday, August 20, is the application deadline for the Clark County Fair pageant, according to Barbara Holt of the Clark County Extension office.
Young women between 16 and 21 who would like to compete for Fair Queen, pre-school potential Littl...
- Affects Most Americans:
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- Credit Card Debt Adds Up Fast
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- by Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D.
Clark County Extension Agent -- Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension Service Credit cards are a way of life for many Americans -- we have 460 million of them. We owe an average balance o...
- Tent Revival Planned For August 24-29
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- An area tent revival is planned for August 24-29 at Curtis Junction at 7:00 each evening.
Sponsors of the revival are Harmony Hill, Richwoods, Shady Grove, Shiloh and Curtis First Baptist Churches. Evangelists will be Dr. Scott Jackson, Bro. Robe...
- Computer Class Being Offered
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- `Introduction to Computers' will be offered in September as a non- credit adult class at Gurdon High School.
The class will be held in the GHS computer lab. It will be taught by Freddie Horne. The class will be held on Mondays from 5:30 to ...
- Head Start Taking Applications
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- Gurdon Head Start Center, located at 410 Main Street, has begun taking applications for children for the fall program. Deadline to register is August 15.
If you have a child who will be three years old by October 1, it may be eligible for child c...
- Stovall Turns 85 Today
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- Wednesday (today), August 13, 1997, Theron Stovall will celebrate his 85th birthday. He currently resides at Pineview Nursing Home in Gurdon.
Mr. Stovall was born the first son of Ola and Charles Stovall. He had a brother, Hays, who died a the age...
- Clinton Birthplace A Tourist Mecca For Hope
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- In his speech to the 1992 Democratic National Convention, then Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton made his birthplace a household name when he proclaimed he still believed in "a place called Hope."
After that speech, journalists and tourists began pouring...
- Clinton Birthplace A Tourist Mecca For Hope (cont)
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- and the home.
"We want this to be a family-friendly place," Frazier said, adding that eventually the foundation expects it to become a part of the National Park Service. In the meantime, the foundation is seeking more contributions to expand and...
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