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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 24, 1999 edition of Gurdon Times

District Wins Garbage Battle
It was a time of cautious rejoicing for the Southwest Central Regional Solid Waste Management District.
Boneless Profitable In Poultry
It's hard to remember a time when boneless chicken wasn't on supermarket shelves.
4 For Girls State
When Arkansas Girls State convenes at Harding University in Searcy May 30 through June 4 for its 57th session, four Gurdon High School juniors will represent Gurdon.
WHITNEY HOGUE
Hogue is the 16-year-old daughter of Jimmy and Linda Gayle Hogue.
HEATHER DAVIES
Davies is the 16-year-old daughter of Don and Debbie Davies of Gurdon.
JESSICA GUTHRIE
Guthrie is the 16-year-old daughter of James and Rita Guthrie.
CRYSTAL SIMPSON
Crystal Simpson is the 17-year-old daughter of Darlene and Delton Simpson.
In Our Time
James and Jennifer Harrington of Gurdon are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Leeza Rae Harrington. She was born Thursday, March 18, 1999. She weighed seven pounds and two ounces and was 20 inches long.
Deaths, Funerals
James C. Traylor
James C. Traylor, 77, of Cheyenne died March 13, 1999, at Life Care Center.
Milton Lee Carter
Milton Lee Carter, 73, of Arkadelphia died March 20, 1999, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia.
Reserve Camp Or Picnic Sites With Plastic
Effective immediately, individuals to reserve a Corps of Engineers campsite or picnic shelter should now call the NRRS reservation hotline at 1-877-444-6777 any day of the week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
GurdonTakes Baseball Classic
Victories over Prescott, Nevada and Blevins gave the Gurdon Go-Devils the Prescott Classic title recently.
GURDON 11
PRESCOTT 5 The Devils opened play in the classic with an 11-5 win over their hosts.
PRESCOTT 8
NEVADA 7 The Wolves, in game two, rebounded from their loss to Gurdon to beat Nevada 8-7 and post their second win of the year.
BLEVINS 5
PRESCOTT 3 The third game of the classic saw the Blevins Hornets post a 5-3 win over Prescott.
Leamons, Pennington To Wed May 8
Duane and Grace Ann Leamons of Gurdon are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Autumn DeLynn, to Mitchell M. Pennington.
Holt, Husser Wedding Set April 4
Eddie and Dixie Holt of Crossett, formerly of Gurdon, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Holly Dee, to Galen A. Husser Jr., son of Galen and Mary Husser of Houston, Texas.
Classy Moments
Spring break! As you probably have already noticed, we are on spring break until Monday, March 29. It seemed to be an unanimous decision that we were ready to observe a week off. Of course, we will be eagerly awaiting the day for us to resume our work.
Wimberly: Superior Band
The GHS Go-Devil Band recently competed at ASBOA Region III Concert and Contest Festival.
Golden Oldies
The Gurdon senior adults really enjoyed the first and fourth grade students singing for us last week.
Community News
There will be a cemetery benefit program March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Okolona. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Bro. Hezie Barton, worship leader, Bro. Johnny Hale, president, Rev. Eddie Brown, pastor.
GHS Jazz Band Performs At Grand Opening
The GHS Jazz Band played at the grand opening of Thomason's Big Star March 20.
Kindergarten Registration Is Set At GPS
Students who will be entering kindergarten in the fall need to register at the Gurdon Primary School on Monday, April 12, between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. or Tuesday, April 13, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Students will be given a screening evaluation at th...

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