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| 2 | 2 | | *ADF037* 02/20/2025 12:33:15 PM ADF037 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HR 1054 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Representative Beck 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | TO WISH ELIZABETH "BETTY" KAUFMAN THINES A HAPPY 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | 107TH BIRTHDAY AND TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR HER SERVICE 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 11 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 17 | 17 | | TO WISH ELIZABETH "BETTY" KAUFMAN THINES 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | A HAPPY 107TH BIRTHDAY AND TO RECOGNIZE 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | AND HONOR HER SERVICE TO THE STATE OF 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | ARKANSAS. 18 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines was born in the rural 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | | community of St. Vincent, Arkansas, on March 4, 1918; and 21 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines worked alongside eight (8) of 23 |
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| 26 | 26 | | her siblings to take over operation of Kaufman Farms in 1931, and they were 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | selected as the 1939 Arkansas landowner champions of the Plant to Prosper 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Competition, which recognized farmers who incorporated best farming practices 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and improved utilization of cotton cropland; and 27 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines served as Deputy County Clerk 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | in Conway County, Arkansas, from 1941 -45; and 30 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines was a stenographer and 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | secretary for the House of Representatives during 1953 -55 and 1959; and 33 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, during her time of service to the House of Representatives in 35 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Arkansas, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines lived and worked in Vermont, but 36 HR1054 |
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| 41 | 41 | | she chose to take a leave of absence from her primary employment to return to 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Arkansas and serve the legislature in her home state; and 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines was pleased to serve the 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | State of Arkansas and is proud that photographs of her during her time of 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | service with the House of Representatives are still on display in the State 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Capitol Building; and 7 |
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| 49 | 49 | | WHEREAS, from 1959-68, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines co -owned and 9 |
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| 50 | 50 | | operated, alongside her husband, Henry, Thines Supermarket in Morrilton; and 10 |
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| 52 | 52 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines has executed an integral role 12 |
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| 53 | 53 | | in the preservation and continuation of Kaufman Farms, which was designated 13 |
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| 54 | 54 | | as an Arkansas Century Farm in 2018; and 14 |
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| 56 | 56 | | WHEREAS, one (1) of the job responsibilities of Elizabeth "Betty" 16 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Kaufman Thines was to officially record votes made by the House of 17 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Representatives on resolutions; and 18 |
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| 60 | 60 | | WHEREAS, the House of Representatives wishes to recognize Elizabeth 20 |
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| 61 | 61 | | "Betty" Kaufman Thines by conducting a vote on the floor of the House of 21 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Representatives to honor her public service and the many contributions she 22 |
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| 63 | 63 | | has made to the State of Arkansas that are worthy of recognition on the 23 |
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| 64 | 64 | | memorable occasion of her one hundred seventh birthday, 24 |
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| 66 | 66 | | NOW THEREFORE, 26 |
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| 67 | 67 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 27 |
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| 68 | 68 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 28 |
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| 70 | 70 | | THAT the House of Representatives wish Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines 30 |
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| 71 | 71 | | a happy one hundred seventh birthday and recognize and honor her service to 31 |
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| 72 | 72 | | the State of Arkansas. 32 |
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| 74 | 74 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption of this resolution, a copy be 34 |
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| 75 | 75 | | provided to Elizabeth "Betty" Kaufman Thines by the Chief Clerk of the House 35 |
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| 76 | 76 | | of Representatives. 36 |
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