[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING MARGARET GAINES ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. J. FRENCH HILL

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2023

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Margaret Gaines, who 
celebrated her 100th birthday on February 19th of this year.
  Margaret Gaines has been a resident of Central Arkansas her entire 
life.
  She grew up in Griffithville, Arkansas, and currently resides in 
Searcy, where she's lived for the past 62 years.
  Throughout her life, she's seen and remembers many historic events, 
including President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and President John 
F. Kennedy's visit to Arkansas to dedicate the Greers Ferry Dam in 
Heber Springs.
  Mrs. Gaines believes the secret to her long life is plenty of 
exercise from gardening which she learned to do during the Great 
Depression.
  She still grows a garden every year.
  I wish Margaret Gaines a very happy 100th birthday.

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