Program, Orval Faubus' 35th Infantry Division Reunion

 
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Program from the 35th Infantry Division reunion
Program, Orval Faubus' 35th Infantry Division Reunion
Program from the 35th Infantry Division reunion
Program from the 35th Infantry Division reunion

Program, Orval Faubus' 35th Infantry Division Reunion

Object number2007.005.83
DateOctober 3, 4, 5, 6, 1991
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionProgram from Orval Faubus' 74th Annual 35th Infantry Division reunion on October 3-6, 1991 in Little Rock, Arkansas. White cover with blue design and blue text. Five gold stars arch across the top of the program. Includes black and white photos, black text.12 Pages, Also contains 10" by 8" black and white photograph of Faubus on float in parade and a souvenir pamphlet from 75th Annual 35th Division Association Reunion (Pocket Guide).

    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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