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August 8, 1929
Comedian Norris “Tuffy” Goff married Elizabeth Bullion of Mena (Polk County). Tuffy Goff, with his partner Chet Lauck, created Lum and Abner, a radio program based on the people of Pine Ridge (Montgomery County) that was one of the longest-running and most popular programs ever on the radio. Later, Goff and Lauck successfully transferred their Lum and Abner characters to movies.