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Download official House Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. Womack of Arkansas was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.)
Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize a business in my district celebrating its 100th birthday this month.
1926 under the leadership of Earl A. Harris. During the Great Depression, the bakery team produced up to 250 loaves each day and sold them for a mere ten cents a loaf. Mr. Harris, grateful for his employees, made sure during that difficult time that none of those employees missed a check.
Earl Harris died in 1959, but the legacy of his company ensued. With serious competition from national brands, a group of independent grocers purchased the bakery from the Harris family, the first to be owned by independent retailers in the United States.
and by the time it celebrated its 60th anniversary, it boasted 100 employees producing 75,000 units a day, a $250 million impact on the local economy.
million loaves annually. Deliveries occur three times a week in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri. It is not just about the bottom line. Harris Baking Company routinely helps with disaster relief when our citizens are suffering a hardship.
Mr. Speaker, the book of Matthew says: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Harris Baking Company of Rogers, Arkansas, has been delivering this basic food staple now for 100 years.