Arkansas lost more population per capita than any other state from 1940-1960. At the beginning of that period, this state had seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. We re down to four.
The Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame was held, with much fanfare and a full house of attendees, on April 20 in the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. A VIP reception preceded the general reception, which segued into a dinner and program. Rita Gruber, Hall of Fame chairman, gave remarks, as did Susan and Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
The founder of publicly traded USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, Robert “Bob” Powell, was among the notable Arkansans who died this year. Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer Paul Greenberg was another, as was the founder of Hudson Cisne & Co. Here are a few of big names lost.