Claim: Mills, an American Republican politician born in Kensett in White County, attended public schools in Kensett but graduated as valedictorian from Searcy High School in the county seat of White County.
Evidence: Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977.