BASKETBALL Professional basketball first came to Wisconsin with the formation of the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1937. Created by three corporations, the NBL began with thirteen previously independent teams from small Midwestern towns; these were joined by corporate teams such as the Firestone Non-Skids.
Bauxite is a town in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. Located within Central Arkansas, the town is named for bauxite, the source ore for aluminum, which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of aluminum refining. The town's population boomed during expanded aluminum production during World War II and shrank rapidly with output of the ore. Bauxite was incorporated as a town in 1973. The population was 487 at the 2010 census.
The first Arkansas well that yielded sufficient quantities of oil was the Hunter No. 1 that was drilled in April 16, 1920 near Stephens, in Ouachita County. A few days later, gas was discovered in the northern part of the present El Dorado field in Union County by the Constantin Oil and Refining Company.