Report, Sid McMath - "A Report to the People"

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Report, Sid McMath - "A Report to the People"

Object number2003.079.06

Date1949-1953

OriginLittle Rock, Arkansas

Mediumpaper and ink

Dimensions6 × 9 1/16 in. (15.2 × 23 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum collection

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DescriptionReport to the People from the Administration of Gov. Sid McMath 1949-1953. Paper bound with green cover, 42 pps and 19 topics are discussed. The report details the accomplishments of McMath's administration. Topics include report on good stewardship, cash balances, state treasury increased, increased funds for state highways, more aid for schools and colleges for better education, welfare payments increased, built better roads for increased traffic, better healthcare due to more healthcare facilities, more sanitation facilities established, state police trained in criminal control and disaster relief, more industries established, built dams for flood control, dug eight new lakes for fishermen and tourists, unemployment reduced, banks better able to lend credit, and penal institutions improved.

Sidney “Sid” Sanders McMath was born June 14, 1912 in Columbia County, Arkansas. McMath won the election for prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District in 1947, and soon after being sworn in, McMath formally charged Hot Springs Mayor Leo McLaughlin with accessory to election fraud. The next year, 1948, McMath was elected governor. During his four years as governor he was able to add more than 2,000 miles to the state highway system, extended power to all regions of the state, secure funds for the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas (now the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), and help to consolidate and integrate schools. The governor’s mansion was completed 1949, and the McMath family became its first residents. He died on October 4, 2003 in Little Rock.

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