The Way It Was: President Wilson is for war; college celebrates 40 years
These were some of the stories reported by the Texarkana Gazette this week in history:
100 years ago April 3, 1917: PEOPLE YOU KNOW
The many friends of little Cora Correlle Daniel are delighted that she returns to school tomorrow after a trying siege of whooping cough, which has kept her at home for six weeks.
April 4:
WOMEN NEWS
Miss Lucy Arnold who attended the Teachers’ Institute in Little Rock was the guest of R.M. Mann of that city last night at the weekly Country Club dinner date. Today, she and Miss Grace Hendrix, who also attended the Institute, are the guests of Miss Ruth Arnold and Allen McCurdy in Prescott.
April 5:
92 MILLER COUNTY WOMEN HAVE REGISTERED TO VOTE
There are now enrolled on the tax collector’s books for Miller County a total of 92 women voters, according to the list compiled yesterday. Twentytwo of the little slips were issued to women yesterday as follows: Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Ben Wilson, W.E. Marr, Bessie Conway Thomas, Eola Booker, Carry Schicker, Mary E. Fawbush, M.E. Choate, Rose Lawrence, Essie Goodwin, Matie Hooker, Laverne McCurry, Q.O. Turner, J.H. McClain, Clara H. Owen, F. Palmstrom, L.E. Johnson, Lizzie Jackson, O.P. Morrison, Zebe Hamilton and Minnie Choate.
April 6:
12 DIPPING VATS MAY BE BUILT IN BOWIE COUNTY
Efforts are being made to have the commissioners of Bowie County to make an appropriation of $3,000 for the building of public dipping vats in various portions of the county, stated E.D. Trigg, cashier of Guaranty State Bank. Vats as planned by those working on the project will cost about $250 each, which means Bowie County will have 12 public dipping places in the future.
April 7:
WILSON IS FOR WAR
President Wilson in his address characterized the present German submarine warfare as “A warfare against mankind.” “I advise that the congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German government to be in fact nothing less than war against the government and people of the United States; and that it formally accept the status of the belligerent which has thus been thrust upon it and employ all of its resources to bring the government of Germany to terms and to end war,” Wilson stated.
April 8:
ANDREW BOWDEN HAS AGAIN
TAKEN OVER ARKANSAS MOTOR CO.
Once more, Andrew Bowden has embarked in the automobile business in Texarkana, and is again at the same old stand he formerly occupied on State Street. Mr. Bowden declared that while he had handled several lines of cars, that he is strong for the Chevrolet and will devote the major portion of his time to pushing that one car.
April 9:
PHARR WILL MARRY
H.K. Portrum of Sweetwater arrived Friday evening. On Tuesday evening, Mr. Portrum and Miss Pearl Pharr will be married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Pharr. The wedding will be a quiet one with only the closest friends present. Miss Nell Williams will be the maid of honor and Mr. Portrum will have as best man, the bride’s brother, F.E. Pharr.
50 years ago April 3, 1967: J.K. WADLEY PRAISED FOR HIS COURAGE
Friends far and near gathered in Texarkana Saturday to say “happy
90th birthday” to one of the area’s last pioneer citizens—J.K. Wadley, oil man, developer and philanthropist.
Those who could not come sent messages of congratulations. Among them were tributes from former President Dwight Eisenhower; hotel magnate Conrad Hilton; Arkansas Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller; and U.S. Rep. Wright Patman of Texarkana. More than 200 well-wishers turned out at the Howard Johnson Convention Center to hear Wadley praised as “a true Christian; a man of dedication and service, a man of wisdom—a real pioneer who had the ability to see ahead and the courage to do something about it.”
April 4:
FOUKE MAN ARRESTED IN RAID
A Fouke, Ark., man was arrested on a charge of selling alcoholic beverages without a permit after officers raided his home about 6:30 p.m. Miller County Sheriff Leslie Greer said his deputies and A.W. Keith of the Alcohol Beverage Control, discovered 16 1/2 pints of whiskey and 10 pints of wine at the residence of J.P. Combs in Fouke.
April 5:
LEWISVILLE MAN ESCAPES INJURY
Avis McKamie, 20, of Lewisville, escaped about 2 p.m. after he reportedly lost control of his car and it rammed into a bridge railing on Highway 29 south of here. McKamie received only scratches and bruises in the crash, which demolished his automobile. The automobile was split in half by the force of the impact.
April 6:
FIRE DAMAGES HOOPER HOUSE
A frame-and-brick house at 321 Orleans sustained heavy damage when fire gutted it. According to Texarkana, Ark., Fire Department, the blaze apparently started in the kitchen. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hooper owned the house rented by Miss Lyn Wheat. Units from College Hill station and fire department headquarters answered the alarm.
April 7:
SOCIAL CALENDAR
The Texarkana Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the home of Mrs. John W. Goodson, 39 Broadmoor Circle. Co-hostess will be Mrs. LeRoy Autry,
Mrs. P.G. Alston, Mrs. W.G. Eslinger,
Mrs. Harold Howell, Mrs. Francis Graves, Mrs. S.N. Halliday, Mrs. R.S. McGuire and Mrs. A.A. Tennison Jr. The program “Fragments of Arkansas Lore” will be given by Mrs. J.R. Harris.
April 8:
THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
The Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at the Legion Home. Mrs. Robert Powell will conduct the program on “Child Welfare.” Guest speaker will be Mrs. Florence Birdwell of the Bowie County Child Welfare Department. Hostesses will be Mrs. J.J. Campbell, Mrs. R.L. Powell, Mrs. Jean DeCamp, Mrs. J.A. Landrum and Mrs. May Scoggins.
April 9:
COLLEGE HAS SERVED
MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS
This school year marks the 40th of the opening of Texarkana College. During its history, the institution has been instrumental in shaping the futures of more than 10,000 students. From a humble beginning in 1927, Texarkana College has grown to an imposing 88-acre campus, with a record enrollment last fall of more than 1,800 students, compared with an enrollment of only 109 in its initial year of operation.