Biography of Frank P. Bell, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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The dealership of Shackeford Motor Company, formed in 1946 by Frank T.
Shackelford and E. E. (Gene) Shackleford when they were selling Kaisers and
Frasiers in Helena. After receiving the Lincoln-Mercury Franchise they moved to
Forrest City serving six counties in Eastern Arkansas. At this time they were
joined by their brother-in-law, Frank P. Bell. So in the fall of 1948 they began
construciton of the new facility on West Broadway. Employing 12 employees, the
firm is very successful and important to Forrest City. The third member of the
firm, Frank P. Bell, whose principal occupation is serving as Sales Engineer for
the Hardwicke-Etter Cotton Gin Mfg. Co., is also engaged in farming and raising
livestock. He was born in Dallas County, Arkansas, the son of Charles A. and
Emily Catherine (Roberts) Bell of Flower Branch, Georgia. He was gradauted from
the Arkadelphia High School. For fifteen years he has been a cotton merchant and
in 1937 joined the Hardwicke-Etter Co. with which he has been associated for the
past 16 years. On July 23, 1928, he married Miss Margaret Shackelford, daughter
of E. W. and Margaret E. (Park) Shackelford, and to this union was born a
daughter. He belongs to the Methodist church, and the Masonic Lodge.


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

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