50 Years Ago
From the Herald and Democrat in 1966
Mrs. John Stockton, Welcome Wagon Hostess for Siloam Springs, reported that during 1965, 186 new families moving to our city were presented a basket of gifts and the good wishes of the community. This was an increase of 30 families over 1964.
In a breakdown of the type of employment of the head of each household, she found that 36 were retired, 13 established new businesses, 38 were employed by industrial and manufacturing firms, 94 were of miscellaneous employment and five were unemployed.
At the time of her call, 37 owned homes, 89 rented homes, 42 rented apartments and 18 lived in trailers. There were 251 children living in the homes.
30 Years Ago
From the Herald-Democrat in 1986
Crawford Burgess of Siloam Springs was named the 1986 Pioneer Citizen Award recipient at the 56th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet held in John Brown University's Mabee Center.
Tom Whiteside, 1965 winner of the award, presented the prestigious award to Burgess after talking about his friend. "He came from Virginia and is a Republican. I guess nobody's perfect," Whiteside joked, and then went on to outline Burgess' lifelong accomplishments.
He was instrumental in influencing the Pet Milk Company to come to Siloam Springs. Pet became the first industry to locate in the city and their presence marked the beginning of an industrial era in Siloam. Burgess retired from Pet Milk as a company manager in 1967, and then became associated with Allen Canning Company as an assistant to the president.
10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2006
One man's trash creates another man's job. The jobs of those who collect and sort trash in Siloam Springs got a bit easier.
With the opening of a new $1.1 million solid waste transfer station at 1108 E. Ashley St., trash could be sorted and consolidated more efficiently before being taken to the Cherokee Nation landfill in Oklahoma, said Randy Atkinson, public service manager for the city of Siloam Springs.
The previous transfer station was built in 1981 on Tahlequah Street and was too outdated to serve the waste management needs of Siloam Springs, Atkinson said.
Editorial on 01/27/2016