14 августа в истории Арканзаса: от создания тюрьмы до рождений знаменитостей

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for August 14, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPH has collected this data. 1835 — Albert Pike called for an Arkansas prison. Writing in the Arkansas Advocate, Pike argued that Arkansas needed a penitentiary rather than relying primarily on corporal punishment, fines and local jails. His August 14 article became part of the debate that preceded creation of the state penitentiary after statehood. 1864 — Federal troops abandoned another effort to trap Confederate Gen. Joseph O. Shelby. After skirmishing near Searcy, Union commander Brig. Gen. Joseph R. West learned on August 14 that only Confederate stragglers remained west of the White River. He ended the expedition and began returning to Little Rock, marking the failure of another attempt to neutralize Shelby’s cavalry. 1980 — Norristown was consolidated with Russellville. Russellville Ordinance No. 969, approved August 14, consolidated the incorporated town of Norristown into Russellville. The older nineteenth-century Norristown settlement had largely disappeared after Arkansas River flooding and erosion; the later community occupied nearby Norristown Mountain. LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH 1925 — Cleveland County Deputy George W. Rogers died in the line of duty. Rogers was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for attacking another person with an axe. NOTABLE BIRTHS Junius Marion Futrell, born in Greene County in 1870, served briefly as acting governor in 1913 and as Arkansas’s 30th governor from 1933 through 1937. A lawyer and judge, he governed during the depths of the Great Depression and emphasized reduced spending and limited government. He opposed state spending on education past the eighth grade. Harvey Wilson Goodwin, born in Little Rock in 1912, performed under the name Harvey Lee. He became a nationally and internationally known singer, dancer, stage performer and female impersonator during the 1930s through the 1950s. Paul “Daffy” Dean, born in Logan County in 1913, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals alongside his brother Dizzy Dean. Paul won nineteen games and pitched a no-hitter during the Cardinals’ 1934 World Series championship season. Bernice Lichty Parker Kizer, born in Fort Smith in 1915, was a lawyer, state legislator and pioneering judge. She became the first woman to chair an Arkansas legislative committee and the first woman elected to an Arkansas judgeship. Fran Bennett, born in Malvern in 1937, built a long career as an actress, voice instructor and movement director. Her television credits included Guiding Light, Roots: The Next Generations, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Scandal and numerous other productions. NOTABLE DEATHS Margaret Heller Himstedt Letzig died in Little Rock in 1982. She was an educator, civic leader, Women’s Army Corps officer and the first director of Arkansas Girls State. Robert Blair Stobaugh died in 2017. Born in Morrilton, the Harvard Business School professor and international-energy specialist advised several presidential administrations and co-edited the influential study Energy Future.