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When the Whigs Met in Fayetteville

Courtesy of the U.S. Patent Office, Patent number 574534, January 5, 1897
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via The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
Henry C. Gibson’s patent for his Turkey Caller & Gobbler; January 5, 1897. Yell County native Gibson is credited with developing the first box-style turkey call.";

We examine this week in history by learning more about a Congressional race in 1844, an Arkansas invention patented in the late 19th Century, and a rockabilly legend's song released in 1959.

MUSIC: "Turkey in the Straw" Paul Eakins' World Famous Calliopes

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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