New UA Press Book Highlights Memories of Jerome, Rohwer Internees

New UA Press Book Highlights Memories of Jerome, Rohwer Internees

Special to the Saline River Chronicle FAYETTEVILLE – A very interesting first-person look at the Japanese-American Internment Camps in Southeast Arkansas has been published by the University of Arkansas Press.  “Jerome and Rohwer: Memories of Japanese American Internment In World War II Arkansas,” edited by Walter M. Imahara and David E. Meltzer, is a 228-page…

Warren native, Harvey Donegan, topic of 81st Arkansas Historical Association Session recently

Warren native, Harvey Donegan, topic of 81st Arkansas Historical Association Session recently

Special to the Saline River Chronicle A very esoteric look at New York’s Avant guard lifestyles by the collection and writings of former Bradley County resident was a part of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Historical Association last week. The AHA met on Zoom for the 20-minute scholarly presentations in lieu of meeting in…

Pastime: Dustin’ the erasers

Pastime: Dustin’ the erasers

Back in the day when “white boards,” and “computer screens” were the sci-fi subject of the educational and classroom future, according to the Weekly Reader, there was the chalkboard and eraser duo found in every classroom. And what a duo they were. It was the mass communication vehicle for learning most every subject. How many…