Arkansas Postcard Past: Alma in 1939 | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Alma, 1939: U.S. 71 North, connecting Fort Smith and Fayetteville, was paved only about three years earlier. With the modern road rose businesses like the Alma Inn "Home for Tourists." "Home cooked meals and modern rooms" were promised at the intersection of U.S. 64 and U.S. 71.