Card, Faubus for Governor Political Ad

 
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Card, Faubus for Governor Political Ad
Faubus campaign card
Faubus campaign card

Card, Faubus for Governor Political Ad

Object number2007.005.07
Date1965
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    Description1965 Faubus for Governor card. The top of the card has a black and white image of Governor Orval Faubus. Beneath the image in white lettering on red background: "Faubus for Governor". On the back of the card: "Keep Progress Alive in '65", "Faubus for Governor".

    Orval Eugene Faubus was born on January 7, 1910 in Madison County. Faubus married Alta Haskins in 1931, they had one son. In 1938, Faubus was elected circuit clerk and recorder of Madison County. After WWII, Faubus was rewarded with an appointment to the state highway commission and later worked in the governor’s office as an administrative assistant. In 1955, he defeated Pratt Remmel for the governorship becoming the thirty-sixth governor of Arkansas. While in office Faubus improved public education including pay increases for teachers, began an overhaul of the State Hospital for the mentally ill, built the Arkansas Children’s Colony, expanded state parks, and paved hundreds of miles of highway. He left office in 1967. Faubus died on December 14, 1994.
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