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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 6, 1999 edition of Gurdon Times

Go-Devils Shoot Outlaws Out Of Saddle
Gurdon's Brannon Hatley scored four times against Dierks Friday night to lead the Go-Devils to a 34-14 rout of the Outlaws. The rushing tandem of Hatley and RaShaun Hopson garnered 268 yards on 38 rushes as the Devils went to 1-1 in the 7-AA West confer...
Forest Festival Nears
Where had the time gone? In four weeks the annual Gurdon Forest Festival will again fill the city's streets with music, song and a ton of vendors. Freddie Horne, festival director, spoke to the Gurdon Rotary Club about the upcoming event. The T-shirt ...
Eudy And The Heathens To Perform During Forest Festival
Mike Eudy hopes to become an overnight success after spending two decades in the music business. Eudy, a native of De Queen, will be the featured performer during the annual Gurdon Forest Festival. He calls his style "front porch pickin'" as Eudy and th...
Jobless Rate Rises To 3.9 Percent In Clark County
Bad news in Clark County for the unemployment rate. According to information from the Arkansas Employment Security Division (ESD), the jobless rate rose from 3.7 percent in July to 3.9 percent in August. The jobless figures in surrounding counties vari...
In Our Times
Deadline for entry into the Forest Festival beauty pageants is October 12. Contact Paul Shaver for details.
Troy and Sunny Efird of Gurdon are proud to announce the birth of their son, Patrick Campbell.' He arrived on Monday, September ...
Miriam Louise Eby
Miriam Louise Eby, age 85 died Wednesday, September 22 at the Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation. She was born October 31, 1913 in Curtis. The daughter of the late Sidney and Callie Langley Thomas. She was a housewife and a Baptist. She was preceded i...
Willene Vaden
Willene Vaden, 76, of North Little Rock, formerly of Vaden, died Monday, September 27 after a long and courageous bout with cancer. She was born September 10, 1923 in Brush Creek, the daughter of the late Sam and Hattie Breshears Riggan. She was a long...
Two Students Honored By National Merit Scholarship Program
Leonard Gills, principal at Gurdon High School announced Monday that Whitney Hogue and Andrew Wilson have been named Commended Students in the year 2000 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scho...
Dr. Franklin Completes Residency
Dr. Patricia Ann Franklin has completed a five-year residency in surgery at the University of Washington and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Wash. Dr. Franklin has begun a practice in general surgery as the fourth surgeon at Skaggit Valley Me...
Seminar Set For Opening Business
The Hope Chamber of Commerce, University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, and Henderson State University Small Business Development Center (a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Association and University of Arkansas at Little Rock) wi...
Classy Moments
We were delighted to have Jamelle Lacy back with us after he suffered a broken leg in the first seventh grade game of the year. Students were so helpful to carry his books for him from class to class. It is not easy getting around with a big cast and cru...
Golden Oldies
Last Friday Charlotte Shepherd and some of the center ladies went shopping in Prescott. The week of October 4-8, we will have bingo, consumer alerts, music, information on fire prevention, puzzles and games. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful, coo...
Community News
Revival services is in session this week at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon at 7:00 nightly. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Evangelist for the week is Rev. Jessie Radford Jr., pastor of Rising Star Baptist Church in Hope, Rev. Quintin Radfo...
70 Arts, Crafts Booths Already Booked For Forest Festival
Over 70 arts and crafts booths have been booked so far for the 19th annual Gurdon Forest Festival to be held Saturday, October 30, according to Freddie Horne, coordinator of the festival. Organizers expect the number to exceed last year's total of 115. ...
Poarwe Winners Are Proclaimed
The Clark County Farm Bureau women's committee has announced the winners of the safety promotion contest it sponsored. Winners from Gurdon Primary in the first- through third-grade category were first grader Kayla Sanford and second grader Railey Willi...
Fall Carnival Set At Cabe Middle School
Make plans to attend the Fall Carnival Tuesday, October 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the parking lot of Cabe Middle School. A chili supper will be served with crackers and drink, and topped off with the delicious cinnamon rolls in the cafeteria. Adult...
Rayon History, Advances Told
Rayon may be the most misunderstood of all fibers. It is not a natural fiber, yet it is not synthetic. It is formed by regenerating natural materials. Adding to the confusion, different rayon fabrics may require totally different methods of care due to ...

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