50 Years Ago
From the Herald and Democrat in 1968
Arkansas Western Gas Company was notified that its 1967 Annual Report was declared a "Merit Award" winner in Financial World's Annual Report Survey for 1968.
The "Merit Award" was in recognition of the overall excellence of the content and design of Arkansas Western's Report.
The winning of the award made the Company's Report eligible for the coveted "Oscar of Industry" trophy to be awarded in New York City.
30 Years Ago
From the Herald-Democrat in 1988
A new industry, Pro Line Inc., was scheduled to start production in Siloam Springs Aug. 1. Pro Line specialized in manufacturing component parts for pressure washers and ag sprays.
According to Richard Roth, General Manager of Pro line, the company would employ eight workers to begin production of spray guns, wands, unloader valves and rubber hose assemblies. Specialties were components in sub assemblies and custom plastic injection molding.
Roth, formerly with Delco Manufacturing and Clarke Industries, had 15 years of experience in the pressure washer business. Instrumental in overseas sales and import of Pro Line's products.
According to company officials, Pro Line anticipated substantial growth within the next year and had already initiated plans to expand its existing building, located on Highway 68 Bypass.
10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2008
Sixteen-year-old Ginger Macfarlan brought home national honors to Arkansas. Macfarlan placed first in the Sons of the American Revolution Oratorical Contest in Sacramento, Calif.
The finish adds $3,000 to her college savings account.
The Sons of the Revolution began the oratorical contest in 1945.
Its purposes were to bring American History to the high school student and focus on events of today, to draw an intelligent relationship between the past and the present, to clearly demonstrate freedom of opportunity as a basic right of our national heritage, to place a positive emphasis on the plans of our founding fathers, to emphasize justice under law in the free society and to illustrate how the Revolutionary War influenced our freedom of expression.
Participants had to prepare and deliver from memory a speech pertaining to an event, personality or document relating to the Revolutionary War and show a relationship to America today.
Macfarlan chose the Boston Tea Party for her speech titled, "Saltwater Tea."
Earlier in the year she placed second in the 2008 National American Legion Oratorical Contest.
She was the author of a weekly column in the Siloam Springs Herald-Leader, "A Little Spice from Ginger."
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