Heading to work!! Gotta hurry! What the devil!!! Look who is holding up traffic? Who do these arrogant little fellers think they are? Since they have the road blocked I might as well look them over. Looks as if there is one "odd duck." Or an "ugly duckling." Or is that just the way a duck
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02/24/2011
We did a blog just a few days ago showing the Judsonia Arkansas depot. The picture was on ebay and it sold. Here's another one of a depot on ebay right now that is for sale. It is so different from all other historical ones where the people are all standing still and waiting for the picture. I
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02/22/2011
You've got your own route to your destination? Right? So have I. I drive down East Market Street near Harding University everyday. Each day I compare the lovely old houses on the North side vs. the apartments and changes on the South side. I especially like this house. The court house says i
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02/18/2011
The land is being cleared on Country Club Road for a big new subdivision. I admit that I don't have all the particulars yet but you can sure tell something is going on when you drive from West Beebe Capps up Country Club Road. It has always been a pretty narrow and tight road with hills and now
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02/15/2011
Some of the office characters who grew up in Searcy were reminiscing about the alleys in Searcy downtown and what stories they held. The alleys are still there. I can't help wondering what they were really designed for. Walking? Driving through? Picking up garbage? Drunken sleep-offs? (Oops!
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02/14/2011
Stumbling across this picture which shows action going on brought back a lot of old memories. Seems that I remember this game but don't remember being any good at it. I was always a scaredy-cat as the kids used to call each other when they were doing a "double-dog-dare" and you refused to do it.
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02/12/2011
This old newspaper article was found in a pile of saved things. It dates back to the 50's and includes a few people who have remained in Searcy. Because the writing underneath is hard to read, let me tell you who they were. They were members of the Senior Class. Front row, left to right, Ann W
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02/11/2011
This story was written by a very young child who was taking photography as a project in 4H and had to do a photographic story. Unfortunately both of the barns shown here have burned due to lightning. The photographs here have suffered a little from the scanning and definitely I needed to keep t
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02/10/2011
This card is for sale on ebay right now. It is a great one for history and I hope Judsonia will buy it. It reads, "We saw a string of wagons like this picture. Mr. Longin took a picture of them." Then the card is labeled Judsonia Ark. Monday May 2 -10. 14 cars 7270 cases srawberries. It looks
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02/06/2011
We might as well say our final good-byes to these two houses on East Center Street. Here is what is left of them. First is 411 East Center. Second is 403 E Center. 403 East Center was born in 1915 and lived a peaceful existence until 2011. Just days ago I saw people living there. I had to tak
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02/04/2011
