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                  <text>tt~, The Playground
1 (t'J~ Of The Ozarks

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~

Woodan::l Courts, ·P,ose Hill, Boy Scout and
ARDY, Arkansas, a re:;ort town
Girl Scout camps, a YW·CA camp, Camp
of considerable note, is locate. d in
Mirimichee, and several other good camps.
the foothills o.f the Ozarks, the
'Thousa nds of peop·le enjoy this recreation..
ll\_Jl1j "lan::l o.f a mi\lion smil~3'', on
r egion each year.
Highways 62 and €3, a::id on the
This se:tion is notable for catt.e r11ls-,
. main line of th.e Frisco rai'.way.
i!::===:.i Recently the highways have been ~ ng and orchards. Poultry raising has bean
much Lr;p"'oyed, and contracts have been let ·. extensively developed recently. The climate
is exceptional, with an altitude of about 600
for the co:npletion with blacktop of the few
f eet at its highest points, and mosquitoes are
miles of gravel which remain.
almost unknown. Average January tempei·a Travelers &lt;an be accommodate d the
ture is 51; average July temperature, 81;
year round at Cabin Creek Mote.:, and Wooda verage ra:n.:al is 47.61 inches.
land Courts; both new and modern, and at
A wi::le-awake Community Development
Metcalf's or the Hardy Hotel. There are fine
S!Jmme.r resorts at Wahpeton 1° Rio Vista,
Council has sponsored many improvement!!! in

�the :r;-ast year, ,notably the new d)Ck at the
community beach, which has attracted hundreds 'of vis:tors . Plans are uncer way for a?
medical clinic· and a county. nu:se, as we 1 l as
)
! br~d r~w c~p fQ.r yo~ng p~le, "B!:!fil!a
Vista," directed by Jul'a Banks &lt;;1f Me1..!2J?his.
Hard; ha-; an- unu~a ~ number of
churches for a town of its size: Methodist,
Baptbt, Church of Christ, Catholic, Pentecost, and I atter Day Saints.
The school is i;- very - fine c:m'.lition,
with a 1,ew y re:nndeled gymnasium containing the Coucity Vbrary and the Ame:-i~an

YES, fishing at Hardy is
fine, too! Look! What a
catch! You'll like to fish
in Beautiful Spring River

Legion Hut; a Ho:ne Economics buil~ing, an
Ag1i ;uitme building, good classrooms, a nice
teacherage, a r. d plenty of space for rec~eat:on.
Go ·L ty Agents co o~erate ' with · ·the
corr.munity in a fine way. The town supports a
li•·e weekly newspaper, The Tndependent.
Peo::ile come to Hardy f om all sect' ons of this country, and we .h ave even ha:l
visitors from far-away Scotland, who greatly
en~yed this gem Q.f the Ozark region.
--.,._ Start rraking plans now, for your next
vacation trip, to Hardy, "the PLAYGROU ND
OF THE OZARKS."

�Any goo d
spo rt like s
l 0 8'W i m.

Y'.o u ---w-il-1 ·~
~ ''

~ike to

;sw im

at our

beach.

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�Enjoy Your Summer Vacation at Hardy, Ark .

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This folder is a project of the Hardy
Community Council.
Printed in Hardy by The Independent

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            <text>tt~, The Playground&#13;
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~!!] ARDY, Arkansas, a re:;ort town H of considerable note, is locate. d in&#13;
~ the foothills o.f the Ozarks, the&#13;
ll\_Jl1j "lan::l o.f a mi\lion smil~3'', on&#13;
Highways 62 and €3, a::id on the&#13;
. main line of th.e Frisco rai'.way.&#13;
i!::===:.i Recently the highways have been&#13;
much Lr;p"'oyed, and contracts have been let ·.&#13;
for the co:npletion with blacktop of the few&#13;
miles of gravel which remain.&#13;
Travelers &lt;an be accommodated the&#13;
year round at Cabin Creek Mote.:, and Woodland&#13;
Courts; both new and modern, and at&#13;
Metcalf's or the Hardy Hotel. There are fine&#13;
S!Jmme.r resorts at Wahpeton1° Rio Vista,&#13;
Woodan::l Courts, ·P,ose Hill, Boy Scout and&#13;
Girl Scout camps, a YW·CA camp, Camp&#13;
Mirimichee, and several other good camps.&#13;
'Tho us a n ds of peop·le enjoy this recreation..&#13;
r eg ion each year.&#13;
This se:tion is notable for catt. e r11ls -,&#13;
~ ng and or cha rds. Poultry raising has bean&#13;
extensively developed recently. The climate&#13;
is exceptional, with an altitude of about 600&#13;
f eet at its highest points, and mosquitoes are&#13;
almost unknown. Average January tempei·a ture&#13;
is 51; average July temperature, 81;&#13;
a verage ra:n.:al is 47.61 inches.&#13;
A wi::le-awake Community Development&#13;
Cou n cil has sponsored many improvement!!! in&#13;
the :r;-ast year, ,notably the new d)Ck at the&#13;
community beach, which has attracted hun-&#13;
)&#13;
dreds 'of vis:tors. Plans are uncer way for a?&#13;
medical clinic· and a county. nu:se, as we1l as&#13;
! br~d r~w c~p fQ.r yo~ng p~le, "B!:!fil!a&#13;
Vista," directed by Jul'a Banks &lt;;1f Me1..!2J?his.&#13;
- Hard; ha-; an- unu~a ~ number of&#13;
churches for a town of its size: Methodist,&#13;
Baptbt, Church of Christ, Catholic, Pentecost,&#13;
and I atter Day Saints.&#13;
The school is i;- very - fine c:m'.lition,&#13;
with a 1,ew y re:nndeled gymnasium containing&#13;
the Coucity Vbrary and the Ame:-i~an&#13;
YES, fishing at Hardy is&#13;
fine, too! Look! What a&#13;
catch! You'll like to fish&#13;
in Beautiful Spring River&#13;
Legion Hut; a Ho:ne Economics buil~ing, an&#13;
Ag1i ;u itme building, good classrooms, a nice&#13;
teacherage, a r. d plenty of space for rec~eat:on.&#13;
Go ·L ty Agents co o~erate ' with · · the&#13;
corr.munity in a fine way. The town supports a&#13;
li•·e weekly newspaper, The Tndependent.&#13;
Peo::ile come to Hardy f om all sect'&#13;
ons of this country, and we .have even ha:l&#13;
visitors from far-away Scotland, who greatly&#13;
en~yed this gem Q.f the Ozark region.&#13;
--.,._ Start rraking plans now, for your next&#13;
vacation trip, to Hardy, "the PLAYGROUND&#13;
OF THE OZARKS."&#13;
Any good&#13;
sport likes&#13;
l 0 8'Wi m.&#13;
Y'.o u --- w-il-1 ·~&#13;
~ ''&#13;
~ike to&#13;
;swim&#13;
at our&#13;
1beach .&#13;
.&#13;
!&#13;
I&#13;
Enjoy Your Summer Vacation at Hardy, Ark .&#13;
This folder is a project of the Hardy&#13;
Community Council.&#13;
Printed in Hardy by The Independent</text>
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