Yesterdays

75 years ago

(1934)

The Conway Central Arkansas Softball League team took a doubleheader from Murphy and Murphy of Little Rock. The scores were 8-2 and 20-11. A crowd of 2,000 crowded the high school campus to witness the contests. Conway hitters watched as Eason, former Hendrix athlete, and Seelig made 33 hits in the two games, with 25 of them coming off Seelig's delivery. Russell Charles led the night's hitting with six hits out of eight trips. Billy Dunaway, Kessinger Nowell and Hilliard Lyons got five hits each and Gerald Martin got four. W.A. Scroggin and J. Ross McDonalds were the pitchers for the games.

The Rev. Benton Wofford, who is home for the summer after attending a seminary at Louisville, Ky., last year, preached the commencement sermon at Liberty High School Sunday night.

50 years ago

(1959)

The Junior Shakespeare Club met at the home of Mrs. George F. Hartje. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Jimmie Ligon and Mrs. Harley O. Weatherly. Articles written by Miss Judy Norrell of her impressions of India were discussed. During the social hour guests were invited into the dining room, where Mrs. Lee Reynolds and Mrs. H.J. Wasson served a raspberry pineapple dessert, nuts and coffee from a tea table which was centered with an arrangement of white lilies.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dayer moved into their new brick home at 139 Mitchell St. They had resided for many years at 113 Prairie Street.

25 years ago

(1984)

Eight fathers were awarded gift certificates from Western Sizzlin Steak House as winner in the "I Love My Dad Because:" contest. Children were invited to submit entries to the contest stating in 25 words or less why they loved their fathers. Those receiving certificates were Herbert Baker, Kent Griffin, Henry C. Haynes, Lawrence L. Babcock, John P. McNew, Charles Martinez and Don Weaver.

W. Royce Cullum was appointed as controller for Valley Pump Group in Conway. Prior to the appointment, Cullum was accounting manager for the company.

10 years ago

(1999)

The Log Cabin Democrat began publishing the results of a month long historical project as part of Celebrate 2000. Working with a number of people in the community, the newspaper developed a list of 10 most influential people in the history of Faulkner County. In today's paper, S. Theodore Smith was profiled. Mr. Smith was one of the founders of the Conway Development Corp. He served as chairman of the Conway Corp. board from 1946 until his death in 1973. Under his leadership and the Conway Corp's generosity, the city utility gave $120,000 for a new city municipal building, $63,000 to purchase land for the Arkansas Children's Colony, and $40,000 that enabled Arkansas State Teachers College to buy 20 acres. In 1916, his father S.G. Smith opened the first automobile dealership in Conway, a Ford agency. S.T. Smith was severely wounded and a decorated hero in World War I. The dealership was still owned and run by the Smith family.