Biography of Charles Herod Wise, St Francis County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul V Isbell Date: 19 Nov 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** (OPERATES THE WARREN DRUG STORE IN 1954 AT HUGHES ) The record of Charles Herod Wise as the successful owner of Wise Drug Store No. 2. in Hughes, Ark., has earned the respect and confidence of the citizens of the second largest town in St. Francis Co., and now as Mayor he is rendering invaluable public service to his adopted home community. Mr. Wise was born Jul. 2, 1913, son of R. B. and Allie Mae (Hays) Wise, prominent family of Hughes, whose were then living in Choctaw Co., Miss., moving to St. Francis Co. in 1915. Herod Wise graduated from Mississippi Heights Academy, then received a Pharmaceutical Chemist Degree at the University of Mississippi, in 1925. On Nov. 1, 1936, he married Miss Amanda Nickle, daughter of R. C. and Stella (Andrews) Nickle of Hughes. They have a son, and two daughters, all students in the Hughes Public Schools. Always interested in civic affairs, Mr. Wise has been President of the Hughes Rotary Club, and is a member of 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