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A Lions Club was organized in 1944 with thirty charter members at Hughes Springs.

Arden Hanes Post of the American Legion at Hughes Springs was organized and chartered in September, 1953. The post was named for a local boy who lost his life in action during World War II. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hanes.