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	Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present gathering place for police officers, firefighters, and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]].		Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present gathering place for police officers, firefighters, and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]].
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−	The store generated much notoriety in 1988 when Little Rock police chief [[Jess F. "Doc" Hale]] was arrested for stealing money, perhaps upwards of $12,000, from the store. Police officer [[Keith Rounsavall]] accused Wimberly of setting Hale up when hidden cameras caught the police chief taking money from the till on three separate occasions. Hale was also suspected of removing the billing slips for medications he received at the store so as not to have to pay them. Hale committed suicide on April 12, 1988, before standing trial on the misdemeanor theft charge. The allegations against Wimberly were never substantiated.

	Wimberly served eight years on the [[Little Rock Board of Directors]] and three years on the State Crime Commission during the 1960s, and then served as mayor twice (from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1976). He also served ten years in the Arkansas State House of Representatives. Wimberly often ran on "law and order" and anti-tax campaign platforms. In 1987 he authored successful House Bill 1984 which restored the Pulaski County use tax levied on certain purchases made outside of the state. Also in that year he authored the successful House Bill 1083 which abolished the Pulaski County Civil Service Commission, and the successful HB 1433 which prevents employers who provide pharmaceutical benefis from requiring that their employees receive their drugs only from out-of-state mail-order companies. Wimberly also co-authored HB 1802, which strengthened Sunday blue laws by increasing the proportion of necessary foods sales to liquor sales permitted by licensed hotels and restaurants. He also helped make the House chamber a non-smoking room.		Wimberly served eight years on the [[Little Rock Board of Directors]] and three years on the State Crime Commission during the 1960s, and then served as mayor twice (from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1976). He also served ten years in the Arkansas State House of Representatives. Wimberly often ran on "law and order" and anti-tax campaign platforms. In 1987 he authored successful House Bill 1984 which restored the Pulaski County use tax levied on certain purchases made outside of the state. Also in that year he authored the successful House Bill 1083 which abolished the Pulaski County Civil Service Commission, and the successful HB 1433 which prevents employers who provide pharmaceutical benefis from requiring that their employees receive their drugs only from out-of-state mail-order companies. Wimberly also co-authored HB 1802, which strengthened Sunday blue laws by increasing the proportion of necessary foods sales to liquor sales permitted by licensed hotels and restaurants. He also helped make the House chamber a non-smoking room.

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 Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present gathering place for police officers, firefighters, and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]].
-The store generated much notoriety in 1988 when Little Rock police chief [[Jess F. "Doc" Hale]] was arrested for stealing money, perhaps upwards of $12,000, from the store. Police officer [[Keith Rounsavall]] accused Wimberly of setting Hale up when hidden cameras caught the police chief taking money from the till on three separate occasions. Hale was also suspected of removing the billing slips for medications he received at the store so as not to have to pay them. Hale committed suicide on March 10, 1988, before standing trial on the misdemeanor theft charge. The allegations against Wimberly were never substantiated.
+The store generated much notoriety in 1988 when Little Rock police chief [[Jess F. "Doc" Hale]] was arrested for stealing money, perhaps upwards of $12,000, from the store. Police officer [[Keith Rounsavall]] accused Wimberly of setting Hale up when hidden cameras caught the police chief taking money from the till on three separate occasions. Hale was also suspected of removing the billing slips for medications he received at the store so as not to have to pay them. Hale committed suicide on April 12, 1988, before standing trial on the misdemeanor theft charge. The allegations against Wimberly were never substantiated.
 Wimberly served eight years on the [[Little Rock Board of Directors]] and three years on the State Crime Commission during the 1960s, and then served as mayor twice (from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1976). He also served ten years in the Arkansas State House of Representatives. Wimberly often ran on "law and order" and anti-tax campaign platforms. In 1987 he authored successful House Bill 1984 which restored the Pulaski County use tax levied on certain purchases made outside of the state. Also in that year he authored the successful House Bill 1083 which abolished the Pulaski County Civil Service Commission, and the successful HB 1433 which prevents employers who provide pharmaceutical benefis from requiring that their employees receive their drugs only from out-of-state mail-order companies. Wimberly also co-authored HB 1802, which strengthened Sunday blue laws by increasing the proportion of necessary foods sales to liquor sales permitted by licensed hotels and restaurants. He also helped make the House chamber a non-smoking room.

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 His parents James T. "J. T." Wimberly and Eleanor Fish Wimberly farmed in Cane Creek Township near Star City, Arkansas. He was married to Coy Wimberly. George Wimberly has three sisters and two brothers: Jessie Lee Wimberly Christensen, James Wimberly, Mildred Wimberly nee Hoover, Marjorie Wimberly nee Curasco, and Charles Wimberly. George Wimberly has two sons, [[Wes Wimberly]] and [[John Wimberly]].
-Wimberly was named "Pharmacist of the Year" by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association in 1986.
+Wimberly was named "Pharmacist of the Year" by the [[Arkansas Pharmacists Association]] in 1986.
 ==References==

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		+	[[Image:George-wimberly-1.jpg\|thumb\|George Wimberly in Buice Drug Store. Photo by Phil Frana.]]
	'''George E. Wimberly''' (February 3, 1920- ) is manager and druggist at [[Buice Drug Store]] in the [[Hillcrest]]-[[Stifft Station]] area of Little Rock. Wimberly is a former Democratic state representative and past Little Rock mayor.		'''George E. Wimberly''' (February 3, 1920- ) is manager and druggist at [[Buice Drug Store]] in the [[Hillcrest]]-[[Stifft Station]] area of Little Rock. Wimberly is a former Democratic state representative and past Little Rock mayor.
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		+	Wimberly served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Marion, Iowa, doing farm terracing and erosion control during the Great Depression. He then served on a U.S. Naval Department hospital ship in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

	Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present gathering place for police officers, firefighters, and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]].		Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present gathering place for police officers, firefighters, and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]].

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 Wimberly served eight years on the [[Little Rock Board of Directors]] and three years on the State Crime Commission during the 1960s, and then served as mayor twice (from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1976). He also served ten years in the Arkansas State House of Representatives. Wimberly often ran on "law and order" and anti-tax campaign platforms. In 1987 he authored successful House Bill 1984 which restored the Pulaski County use tax levied on certain purchases made outside of the state. Also in that year he authored the successful House Bill 1083 which abolished the Pulaski County Civil Service Commission, and the successful HB 1433 which prevents employers who provide pharmaceutical benefis from requiring that their employees receive their drugs only from out-of-state mail-order companies. Wimberly also co-authored HB 1802, which strengthened Sunday blue laws by increasing the proportion of necessary foods sales to liquor sales permitted by licensed hotels and restaurants. He also helped make the House chamber a non-smoking room.
-His parents J. T. and Eleanor Fish Wimberly farmed near Star City, Arkansas. He was married to Coy Wimberly. George Wimberly has three sisters and two brothers: Jessie Lee Wimberly Christensen, James Wimberly, Mildred Wimberly nee Hoover, Marjorie Wimberly nee Curasco, and Charles Wimberly. George Wimberly has two sons, [[Wes Wimberly]] and [[John Wimberly]].
+His parents James T. "J. T." Wimberly and Eleanor Fish Wimberly farmed in Cane Creek Township near Star City, Arkansas. He was married to Coy Wimberly. George Wimberly has three sisters and two brothers: Jessie Lee Wimberly Christensen, James Wimberly, Mildred Wimberly nee Hoover, Marjorie Wimberly nee Curasco, and Charles Wimberly. George Wimberly has two sons, [[Wes Wimberly]] and [[John Wimberly]].
 Wimberly was named "Pharmacist of the Year" by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association in 1986.
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 ==External links==
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-'''George E. Wimberly''' (February 3, 1920- ) is manager of [[Buice Drug Store]] in the [[Hillcrest]]-[[Stifft Station]] area of Little Rock. Wimberly is a former Democratic state representative and past Little Rock mayor.
+'''George E. Wimberly''' (February 3, 1920- ) is manager and druggist at [[Buice Drug Store]] in the [[Hillcrest]]-[[Stifft Station]] area of Little Rock. Wimberly is a former Democratic state representative and past Little Rock mayor.
-Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present hangout of police officers and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]]. The store generated much notoriety in 1988 when Little Rock police chief [[Jess F. "Doc" Hale]] was arrested for stealing money from the store. Police officer [[Keith Rounsavall]] accused Wimberly of setting Hale up when hidden cameras caught the police chief taking money from the till on three separate occasions. Hale committed suicide after the incident. Rounsavall's allegations were never substantiated.
+Wimberly began running Buice Drug Store when the original proprietor [[J. W. Buice]] died in the 1960s. The store, which opened in 1929, is located at 3013 West Markham Street. The store is notable as a past and present gathering place for police officers, firefighters, and the political elite of the city. The store is located a half mile west of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]].
-Wimberly served on the [[Little Rock Board of Directors]] during the 1960s, and then as mayor twice, from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1976. He also served ten years in the Arkansas State House of Representatives.
+The store generated much notoriety in 1988 when Little Rock police chief [[Jess F. "Doc" Hale]] was arrested for stealing money, perhaps upwards of $12,000, from the store. Police officer [[Keith Rounsavall]] accused Wimberly of setting Hale up when hidden cameras caught the police chief taking money from the till on three separate occasions. Hale was also suspected of removing the billing slips for medications he received at the store so as not to have to pay them. Hale committed suicide on March 10, 1988, before standing trial on the misdemeanor theft charge. The allegations against Wimberly were never substantiated.
-His parents J. T. and Eleanor Fish Wimberly farmed near Star City, Arkansas. He was married to Coy Wimberly. George Wimberly has three sisters and two brothers: Jessie Lee Wimberly Christensen, James Wimberly, Mildred Wimberly nee Hoover, Marjorie Wimberly nee Curasco, and Charles Wimberly. George Wimberly has a son [[John Wimberly]].
+Wimberly served eight years on the [[Little Rock Board of Directors]] and three years on the State Crime Commission during the 1960s, and then served as mayor twice (from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1976). He also served ten years in the Arkansas State House of Representatives. Wimberly often ran on "law and order" and anti-tax campaign platforms. In 1987 he authored successful House Bill 1984 which restored the Pulaski County use tax levied on certain purchases made outside of the state. Also in that year he authored the successful House Bill 1083 which abolished the Pulaski County Civil Service Commission, and the successful HB 1433 which prevents employers who provide pharmaceutical benefis from requiring that their employees receive their drugs only from out-of-state mail-order companies. Wimberly also co-authored HB 1802, which strengthened Sunday blue laws by increasing the proportion of necessary foods sales to liquor sales permitted by licensed hotels and restaurants. He also helped make the House chamber a non-smoking room.
 ==References==
-*John Brummet, "He'll Answer Someday, Wimberly Says," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' June 15, 1988.
+*Cary Bradburn, "Questions Still Remain; The 'Doc' Hale Case," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' April 20, 1988.
 *John Brummet, "Pressured Prosecutor Has Played it Straight in Hale Case," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' May 1, 1988.
 *"Investigate Wimberly, Former LR Officer Asks," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' April 23, 1988.
-*Rob Mortiz, "Hale Tapes Not Altered, Goodwin Says," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' March 2, 1989.
+*Lamar James, "Active Wimberly Remains a Paradox," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' April 3, 1988.
 ==External links==
 [[Category:Living people]]