Ozarks Beauty and Poverty in the Same Breath
The Ozarks, a rugged plateau across Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma, are praised for scenic rivers streams and lakes while Newton County Arkansas shows stark poverty with Pruitt a tiny hamlet along Highway 7. Pearl Holland runs a rustic camp near the Buffalo River where five generations live in a peaceful setting and locals promote river floats.
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Ozarks
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pruitt
Arkansas
Buffalo River
Newton County
Pearl Holland
Mrs. Holland
Buffalo
Husky Patrick Montgomery
Kansas City
Sunday Ozarks fishing and hills lore mix with caution
A vivid account from Eureka Springs Arkansas and surrounding Ozark country describes fishing on Bull Shoals Lake with guides and a big spring system inland. It contrasts natural beauty with litter and development while noting local tourism struggles and the region’s rugged towns.
Plans for Morgan County Maid of Cotton Contest Announced
Mrs. John Collier chairs plans for the Morgan County Maid of Cotton contest with judging set July 20 in Decatur and crowning July 23 at the Morgan County Farm Bureau meeting in Hartselle. The county’s representative advances to a Sept. 8 Huntsville district contest. Deadline for entrants is July 9. Contestants must be 19 to 25, never married, born in a cotton state, and at least five feet three inches tall.
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Morgan County
John Collier
Collier
Decatur
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Hartselle Tabernacle
Katie Sue Meredith
Huntsville
Farm Bureau
Hartselle
Ann Diseker
Ed Price
Miss Diseker
Oil and Gas Wells Drilled in a Year
In an average year gas and oil companies drill about 7,500 wells and about one of five is productive.
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