Biography of William V Armstrong, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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Mr. Armstrong was born on a farm 10 miles north of Forrest City, the son of J.
R. and Delia (Snowden) Armstrong. He attended the New Castle Elementary School
in this county, and graduated high school from the Arkansas State College
Academy in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in 1925. In 1935 he received his B. S. Degree
from Arkansas State College. On Oct. 4, 1929 he married Miss Louise Devereux,
daughter of S. A. and Hugh Ella (Hamilton) Devereux of Forrest City, and to this
union had been born two children. Mr. Armstrong is active in most welfare
organizations of the county, being on a committee of the County TB Association,
Salvation Army and the County Infantile Paralysis Organization. The article
mentions many other accomplishments. Since 1933, he has scrupulously discharged
the duties of St. Francis County School Supervisor. Practical experience while
teaching in the Dillon School, New Castle School and Forrest City Junior High
School.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas