Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 8, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times
- Legislature working to improve state's economy
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- "It's the economy, stupid," was a catch phrase during the Bill Clinton presidency.
It was also an accurate statement, as economic health is vital to an area's survival and viability.
With the economy in mind, the Arkansas Legislature has been working t...
- Big Star staying in spite of rumors
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- Thomason's Big Star has no plans of selling out and leaving Gurdon.
In the past few weeks rumors have been circulating around town that our only local grocery might have been sold to someone else. After speaking with store owner Terry Thomason this pas...
- Bass Hall of Fame discussed
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- Bill Fletcher with the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, was the guest speaker at Rotary this past week.
Fletcher said the idea for a Bass Fishing Hall of fame originally came from a fishing trip to Canada he and a group of buddies went on about t...
- Fair pageant plans finalized
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- The Clark County Fair Pageant and Talent Committee are making final plans for the 2001 Clark County Fair Pageant.
It will be held at the Jones Performing Arts Center on the Ouachita Baptist University campus in Arkadelphia on August 25.
The goal of the...
- Odie Young
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- Odie Young, 89, of Whelen Springs, died Tuesday, July 24, 2001.
Young was a truck driver and member of Spring Hill Baptist Church of Whelen Springs.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Artie Bell-Young; two children, Verda Marie Young and Alvin Young...
- Mary Forthman
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- Mary Frances Forthman, 55, of Arkadelphia died Wednesday, August 1, 2001.
Forthman was a homemaker and member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arkadelphia.
Survivors include one son, Tommy E. Stevens of West Virginia; one daughter, Jayne Jackson of Dod...
- Melba Clark
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- Melba J. Clark, 54, of Gurdon died Thursday, August 2, 2001, at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia.
Clark was born Feb. 12, 1947, in Hartford, near Fort Smith, the daughter of the late H.B. and Grace Oxford Kinard.
She was a press operator for 2...
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