Biography of Margie DALTON, Scott Co, Arkansas

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Contributed by Delaine Edwards.
Aug 6 1999

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	The material transcribed below is from a special edition of the 
Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to 
Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as
part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary. They are
arranged alphabetically for presentation here. Pictures were included 
with these short biographies.

DALTON, Margie: Margie Dalton was born October 22, 1898 in Norman,
Arkansas, the daughter of James A. and Allie (O'Neal) Jones. Her husband
was the late Pat Dalton. She has lived in Scott County for 60 years. They
had three children, the late Bert B. Dalton, and J.A. Dalton and Joann
Dozier both of Waldron. Mrs. Dalton attended school at Mt. Ida, John
Brown University, and the University of Arkansas. She was a public school
teacher for 15 years and a state social worker for 30 years. When she
moved to Waldron in the early 30's, "there were no paved streets, no city
water or sewer system, no industry except Burnett Lumber Company and a
few small sawmills throughout the county. W.P.A. and C.C.C. and other tax
supported agencies were necessary to maintain a meager living for local
people, (The WPA built the present courthouse.) Scott County roads were
impassable at times, and many were never worked because the county didn't
have the money. Sometimes when traveling the roads, you had to park and
walk two or three miles to reach your destination. With industry, paved
roads, good county dirt roads, parks and lakes, Scott County has come a
long way." Mrs. Dalton is a member of the First Baptist Church of Waldron.