Plantation Manager — W.M. Smith & Sons from 1908
Arthur M. Shaver was plantation manager for W.M. Smith & Sons from 1908 — cotton and general farm, not the Angus books. He was on the place before there was a single black cow on it.
His father, Thomas Jasper Shaver, ran one of the county’s largest blacksmith shops for W.M. and T.B. Smith until a train killed him at the Smithdale crossing in 1926. Winnie Bob Shaver, who married J.H. Smith, is of that same Shaver world.
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First Production Employee
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Champion Showman — Blytheville, Arkansas
Co-Founder, Bluff City BBQ Supply
Jonesboro Friend — Co-Owner, Whitedog Records
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1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1984 Memphis in May Team — Whole Hog Division
1985 Ireland World Cup Team
1985 Ireland World Cup Team
1987 Ireland Team — Met Jim at Dale Carnegie
Head Chef — 1987 Ireland Team
1987 Ireland Team — Dallas Members
2× World Champion 
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Memphis in May 1978–1994