The Butterfield Overland Mail Company The Road From Fort Smith Sarah Ridge Victory Loan Nicol Wintory Richard Paschal Pix Flying Circus From Berlin To Kerens Between Two Spectacle ‘The Fort Smith, Part II A Giant In Worlds Greatest’ Transportation Vol. 37, No. 1, APRIL 2013 MISSION: The mission of the Fort Smith Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1977, is to publish The Journal of the Fort Smith Historical Society and through The Journal and other activities to locate, identify and col- lect historical data; to publish source materials and historical articles, all pertaining to the City of Fort Smith and the immediate surrounding area. Preservation of Fort Smith history is our primary mission and to this end, we always welcome the loan of Fort Smith historical material and will return it promptly. MEMBERSHIP & ORDERS: Journal back issues are avail- QUESTIONS pertaining to the Fort Smith Historical able. 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AMELIA WHITAKER MARTIN Journal Editor & Co-Founder 1977-2004 EDITORIAL BOARD: Billy D. Higgins, Editor Carole Barger Wincie Hendricks Steven Kite George McGill Loren McLane Clara Jane Rubarth Contents Bob Willoughby VOL. 37, NO. 1 APRIL 2013 DESIGNING: In Memoriam: Art Bradley Martin .............................................................. 2 Cathy Peterson News & Opportunities................................................................................. 3 INDEXING & PROOFING: History Conference At UAFS: Women of the Southwest Frontier .............. 5 Shelley Blanton By Martha Siler OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Nicol L. Wintory: From Berlin to Fort Smith, Part II .................................... 6 Chuck Girard, President The Butterfield Overland Mail Company .................................................... 21 Calline Ellis, Corresponding Secretary Sherry Tolliver, Recording Secretary By Roy Fisher Wincie Hendricks, Membership Chairman The Victory Loan Flying Circus: ‘The Spectacle Was The Greatest Nancy Ciulla, Treasurer Ever Witnessed Here’................................................................................. 26 Mary Jeanne Black, Inquiry Coordinator and Researcher By Alan L. Roesler Jerry Akins Richard C. Kerens: ‘A Giant In Transportation’ .......................................... 33 Jo Ann Campbell Jimmy Ciulla By Jerry P. Hendricks Aleese Craig Sarah “Sallie” Ridge Paschal Pix: Between Two Worlds ........................... 42 Jerry Hendricks By Melanie Speer Wiggins Billy Higgins Brad Kidder Who Knew? ................................................................................................ 56 Steven Kite By Mary Jeanne Black Joanne Swafford Sherry Toliver Book Reviews ............................................................................................. 60 Joe Wasson Rena Westbrook Mystery Photo ............................................................................................ 62 Al Whitson Dr. Robert Willoughby Early Day Bloviating About Fort Smith ....................................................... 63 By Jerry Akins Membership in the Fort Smith Historical Society includes subscription to The Journal 1913 Newspapers ...................................................................................... 65 of the Fort Smith Historical Society , which By Wincie Hendricks is published semi-annually. Membership year begins January 1 and ends December 31. Index ........................................................................................................... 68 For membership, send dues with your name and mailing address to: The Fort Smith Historical Society, Inc. COVER: Main photo: William H. Buckley’s design for a centennial commemorative stamp. Courtesy of the P.O. Box 3676 Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913-3676 Lower photos, from left: ❖ Sarah Ridge Paschal at about age forty. Courtesy of Paul Ridenour and McNeir Family Collection. Types of memberships: ❖ Lt. Charles Potter (right) confers with his lead mechanic regarding the status of the 50th Photo Section Annual. $ 30.00 Jenny in Fort Smith on May 5, 1919. Franklin O. Carroll via Alan L. Roesler. ❖ Nicol Wintory in a Ross Motor Company shirt c. 1941. Courtesy of Nic Wintory. Senior Citizens (62 or older). 15.00 ❖ A dignified success radiates from this photograph of the white bearded Richard C. Kerens archived in Annual Sustaining. 50.00 the collections of the Missouri History Museum. Joint Membership with Fort Smith Museum of History. 100.00 © Copyright 2013 ISSN 0736 4261 Annual Business Sponsor. .200.00 by the Fort Smith Historical Society, Inc. Life (Individual). 350.00 c/o Fort Smith Public Library Journal Back Issues . Each Copy 4.00 3201 Rogers Avenue (For mail orders, add $2.00 mailing charge per copy.) Mailing address: P.O. Box 3676 Composite Index Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913-3676 for Volumes I thru IX. 10.00 (For mail orders, add $4.00 mailing charge per copy.) CHANGE OF ADDRESS We welcome the loan of Fort Smith historical Change of address cards are free at your post office. material and will return promptly. If you move, please fill one out and send it to: P.O. Box 3676 • Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913-3676 The Fort Smith Historical Society, Inc. is a nonprofit organization under Sec. 501 (c) (3) No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form, except for of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Gifts brief excerpts for review purposes, without the consent of the editors of and legacies are tax deductible. The Journal. 1 In Memoriam Art Bradley Martin, M.D. December 11, 1917 - January 27, 2013 DR. ART MARTIN RECEIVING AN ARKANSAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION AWARD from Dr. Jeannie Whayne, professor of history at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. rt Bradley Martin, M. D., founder of the Fort Martin and Amelia, who died in 2004. The Trolley Smith Trolley Museum and initiator of, with Museum has expanded to its present operation and Awife Amelia Martin, The Journal of the Fort organization and is today an essential part of the Smith Historical Society died in Fort Smith on January tourism and student learning industries in Fort Smith. 27, 2013. Dr. Martin was ninety-five years old at the The Journal is an award-winning publication with time of his death, being born in Greenwood, Arkansas, contributing writers from all parts of the country, local on December 11, 1917. Dr. Martin was a World War editors, dozens of volunteers, and hundreds of members. II veteran serving as a battalion surgeon with General For these profound contributions to the cultural and George Patton’s Third Army in Europe. Returning to physical health of this city, we recognize and salute Dr. Fort Smith after the war, he became a medical fixture Art B. Martin and wish the very best for his surviving