Edna Lee Howe made her success as a reporter for the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record (morning newspaper) and Hot Springs New Era (afternoon newspaper) in a time and era when men dominated the reporting business. Both newspapers were owned by the same company, and were operated out of a building in the 900 block of Central Avenue near Orange Street (See picture).
She was a fair, but hard-nosed reporter who dug for the facts and let no stone left unturned. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting and story on corruption on the part of a city official. Her stories brought him down.
When several people were killed when lightning struck a truck carrying dynamite one night in the 1950s on Whittington Avenue, she flagged down the Gross Mortuary ambulance racing to the scene and rode in the front seat to the tragedy scene. The mortuary was down the street from the newspaper office, and when she heard the loud explosion that night, she ran into the street to see what happened. The ambulance pulled out of the mortuary with its red lights flashing and siren wailing and started racing down Central Avenue, but it did not make it pass Edna - she stood in the street, stopped it, and jumped aboard to get her story.
Her feature stories also looked for the personal side of the news, and she always documented your family and who they were and where they were to bring the human side to her many wonderful articles.
She covered Hot Springs city hall for many years, and attended all city council meetings. She always dressed very professionally and always looked neat, her hair perfect.
After she retired from the newspaper business, she worked in Public Relations for a downtown bank for several years until 1977. Then she worked for the US Park Service in the information desk at the headquarters building where she always shared colorful stories about her Hot Springs. She was a grand lady, and an excellent reporter.
Her husband, J. Will (Bill) Howe (1894-1963), managed the Alhambra Bath House, 814 Ouachita Avenue, for many years.
Placed 2006 by Dr. Jim Moshinskie, [email protected]
She was a fair, but hard-nosed reporter who dug for the facts and let no stone left unturned. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting and story on corruption on the part of a city official. Her stories brought him down.
When several people were killed when lightning struck a truck carrying dynamite one night in the 1950s on Whittington Avenue, she flagged down the Gross Mortuary ambulance racing to the scene and rode in the front seat to the tragedy scene. The mortuary was down the street from the newspaper office, and when she heard the loud explosion that night, she ran into the street to see what happened. The ambulance pulled out of the mortuary with its red lights flashing and siren wailing and started racing down Central Avenue, but it did not make it pass Edna - she stood in the street, stopped it, and jumped aboard to get her story.
Her feature stories also looked for the personal side of the news, and she always documented your family and who they were and where they were to bring the human side to her many wonderful articles.
She covered Hot Springs city hall for many years, and attended all city council meetings. She always dressed very professionally and always looked neat, her hair perfect.
After she retired from the newspaper business, she worked in Public Relations for a downtown bank for several years until 1977. Then she worked for the US Park Service in the information desk at the headquarters building where she always shared colorful stories about her Hot Springs. She was a grand lady, and an excellent reporter.
Her husband, J. Will (Bill) Howe (1894-1963), managed the Alhambra Bath House, 814 Ouachita Avenue, for many years.
Placed 2006 by Dr. Jim Moshinskie, [email protected]
Edna Lee Howe made her success as a reporter for the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record (morning newspaper) and Hot Springs New Era (afternoon newspaper) in a time and era when men dominated the reporting business. Both newspapers were owned by the same company, and were operated out of a building in the 900 block of Central Avenue near Orange Street (See picture).
She was a fair, but hard-nosed reporter who dug for the facts and let no stone left unturned. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting and story on corruption on the part of a city official. Her stories brought him down.
When several people were killed when lightning struck a truck carrying dynamite one night in the 1950s on Whittington Avenue, she flagged down the Gross Mortuary ambulance racing to the scene and rode in the front seat to the tragedy scene. The mortuary was down the street from the newspaper office, and when she heard the loud explosion that night, she ran into the street to see what happened. The ambulance pulled out of the mortuary with its red lights flashing and siren wailing and started racing down Central Avenue, but it did not make it pass Edna - she stood in the street, stopped it, and jumped aboard to get her story.
Her feature stories also looked for the personal side of the news, and she always documented your family and who they were and where they were to bring the human side to her many wonderful articles.
She covered Hot Springs city hall for many years, and attended all city council meetings. She always dressed very professionally and always looked neat, her hair perfect.
After she retired from the newspaper business, she worked in Public Relations for a downtown bank for several years until 1977. Then she worked for the US Park Service in the information desk at the headquarters building where she always shared colorful stories about her Hot Springs. She was a grand lady, and an excellent reporter.
Her husband, J. Will (Bill) Howe (1894-1963), managed the Alhambra Bath House, 814 Ouachita Avenue, for many years.
Placed 2006 by Dr. Jim Moshinskie, [email protected]
She was a fair, but hard-nosed reporter who dug for the facts and let no stone left unturned. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting and story on corruption on the part of a city official. Her stories brought him down.
When several people were killed when lightning struck a truck carrying dynamite one night in the 1950s on Whittington Avenue, she flagged down the Gross Mortuary ambulance racing to the scene and rode in the front seat to the tragedy scene. The mortuary was down the street from the newspaper office, and when she heard the loud explosion that night, she ran into the street to see what happened. The ambulance pulled out of the mortuary with its red lights flashing and siren wailing and started racing down Central Avenue, but it did not make it pass Edna - she stood in the street, stopped it, and jumped aboard to get her story.
Her feature stories also looked for the personal side of the news, and she always documented your family and who they were and where they were to bring the human side to her many wonderful articles.
She covered Hot Springs city hall for many years, and attended all city council meetings. She always dressed very professionally and always looked neat, her hair perfect.
After she retired from the newspaper business, she worked in Public Relations for a downtown bank for several years until 1977. Then she worked for the US Park Service in the information desk at the headquarters building where she always shared colorful stories about her Hot Springs. She was a grand lady, and an excellent reporter.
Her husband, J. Will (Bill) Howe (1894-1963), managed the Alhambra Bath House, 814 Ouachita Avenue, for many years.
Placed 2006 by Dr. Jim Moshinskie, [email protected]
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