searcy ar: Football for girls. Searcy AR. 1973. Valerie Smith. I don't remember this.
- 11/27/20 01:49 PM
I Don't Remember This!
Look closely! There's my daughter in this rag-tag football picture! When did Searcy have girl's football? I did a little research (because I do NOT remember it) and discovered that it was started in October 1973 when Harry Miller was in charge of Parks and Recreation in Searcy AR. Harry was wonderful and was especially instrumental in trying to get sports for girls. I remember my daughter's playing softball and she loved being on a swim team and she played tennis.....but I do not remember football. Let's read what Harry said about the teams. There is a touch … (5 comments)
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searcy ar: 1984 Listing Searcy AR home MLS entry. Note differences in interest rates.
- 11/22/20 12:05 PM
Looking back to 1984 MLS entry
With today's 3% or less interest rates when buying a home, let's take a look at a listing from July 1984. Searcy AR had started getting Multiple Listing Books every two weeks in the year 1982. How'd we do that? We had a California real estate agent move to Searcy and told us how the real world worked and we subscribed. It was wonderful!
Anyway, back to this listing. Notice the information that was included, especially the loan information. It told how much was owed on the house and at what interest rate and gave the equity … (4 comments)
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searcy ar: Pangburn AR Basketball Girls' Team 1953. From tournament program.
- 11/17/20 12:54 PM
Pangburn Girls' Basketball Team 1953
Another one of the 12 teams that were entered in the 1953 Basketball tournament held at Rose Bud Arkansas is shown above. Their fans are listed below the picture. We have put almost all of the teams on blogs so go back and see all of them if you'd like. We have one more to go....Rose Bud.
Either the girls at Pangburn were short or the coach was extremely tall! Look through the group and see if you know anyone.
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searcy ar: Wonderful gift! 1925 Gallowegian year book. Harding University to be! AR
- 11/13/20 04:19 PM
Thanks to a friend in Georgia!
She found my blogs, decided I liked history, wondered if I'd like to have this historic 1925 Gallowegian yearbook that had been kept by a relative! Did I!!! I loved the idea. She mailed it and it is wonderful! Check out this magnificent 4 page fold out of the student body.
Now let's see if we can see a closer look. This was an all girl's school in 1925. Eventually it became Harding College in Searcy AR and then Harding University as it is today. Here's a view of the left side.
And here is a view of … (5 comments)
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searcy ar: Wm. Walker Studio. Phone 694. Searcy AR. How old is this??
- 11/03/20 04:00 PM
How old is this!!
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searcy ar: The Good Ole Days. Early voting 2004. No Covid-19. No masks.
- 10/26/20 11:19 AM
Found! An old newspaper clipping of early voting.
I stumbled upon this old clipping. Don't we all clip family pictures from the newspaper? How this one ended up on the front page of the local newspaper is a mystery BUT it means so much right now. It makes us think of the good old days.....no masks......no safe distancing.....just stand in line to early vote.
Another sad change from 2004 to 2020 is the demise of so many newspapers. This one, The Daily Citizen, used to be delivered almost daily. Now it is delivered three times a week by the US Post Ofice. It … (4 comments)
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searcy ar: Kensett AR school house, 1910, postcard of Ray Hanley's.
- 10/18/20 08:07 AM
Kensett ARK Public School 1910.
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette often runs old postcard pictures from Ray Hanley's collection. They are interesting, especially when they are near us. This one was on line a few days ago and is very interesting. Where was it located in Kensett AR? Perhaps a Searcy Sleuth will remember and let us know. One interesting thing was pointed out. It stated that the two teachers in the doorway (seeing how small they look in the doorway makes the building look MUCH larger) probably made the average salary which would have been $273 for 107 days of the school … (4 comments)
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searcy ar: MoP Depot 1978, and now. Searcy AR. Old postcard on ebay.
- 10/16/20 05:18 PM
Postcard on ebay
The top picture is a postcard that is for sale right now on ebay and the building appears to be in great shape. I don't think trains were anywhere near it in 1978 but it is called the MoP depot, there is an old railroad track on the side in the top picture, and it is in Searcy, AR.
Nosy me. What does it look like now? The second picture shows a more recent view. Looks as if its days are numbered.
It is located on South Main if you'd like to drive by. Perhaps the city of Searcy could … (7 comments)
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searcy ar: Searcy AR has no museum? Look again! Try visiting Old Hippy.
- 10/12/20 11:50 AM
As good as a real museum....except you may purchase things!
We are all tired, bored, lonely during this Covid year. Today I made a visit to Searcy AR's "Old Hippy" store that is located at 1216 S Benton. I already have too much stuff in my house to be shopping to buy more but I DO like to look. In fact, I like museums. But we don't have one close by.
While browsing through all the treasures that are on display out there I had a sudden thought. This is just like a museum! There is history all over the place. Old pictures. … (3 comments)
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searcy ar: Searcy AR Public School May Day Parade Spring St 1912 card on ebay.
- 10/05/20 08:10 AM
May Day Parade on Spring Street looking North, Searcy AR.
This wonderful old card is available on ebay right now. I think I may have used it in a blog before but we probably have new viewers. ( https://activerain.com/blogsview/3389859/two-great-searcy-arkansas-cards-for-sale-on-ebay---may-day-celebration-) We did!! Please do read all the comments on the location and information about the picture when you go to this early blog.
Interesting is the Tom Keene cigar sign on the brick building. Also interesting would be the possible location of what is now Mayfair Hotel. If you go to the ebay site they have pictures that are nicely enlarged. The … (6 comments)
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searcy ar: You gotta smile! Red convertible under tree.
- 09/21/20 10:28 AM
Smile! You have to.
I have made several trips by this property and this happy sight remained. A shiny red convertible had parked itself under this tree. For shade? Meeting someone? A flat tire? Forgotten?
Whatever the reason, I had to smile and feel good each time I saw it. I hope you did too if you drove by there.
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searcy ar: White County Court House Searcy AR 1909. Historic post card.
- 09/01/20 05:00 AM
Another treasure on ebay.
Here's another historic post card showing our beloved old court house that is in the middle of Searcy AR. It was postmarked 1909 with a one cent stamp. Folks were good about sending letters and post cards back then. Now they reach out with cell phones. Will history no longer have evidence? Perhaps so.....with this blog.....
Activerain has done a great job of keeping our blogs alive and they pull up easily in searches.
Thanks, Activerain!!!!
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searcy ar: Searcy AR street 1927. Is that a mudhole? Old postcard.
- 08/18/20 11:01 AM
Old Postcard found on ebay.
Here's another treasure to be found right now on ebay. But before we see the street, let's look at the creative way it was addressed. I was puzzled. Something looked like a handsaw but why? And then there were more scribbles in front of it. THEN I GOT IT! In R (picture of a can) (picture of a saw). Go back and look! Creative, isn't it!!
Now the picture.....It is an old 1927 view of Arch Street in Searcy AR. The street seems to be so much wider then than it it now but I guess the vehicles … (8 comments)
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searcy ar: Robertson's Drug Store. Old postcard. Searcy AR. Historic picture.
- 07/31/20 06:21 AM
Almost priceless picture of downtown Searcy AR landmark.
On ebay right now, priced at $23.75, is this wonderful postcard of the original Robertson's Drug Store (now operated as Quattlebaum Music) in downtown Searcy AR. It was established in 1860, according to the card. I seem to have put this building up several times in this blog history. Here's another view of it .
https://activerain.com/droplet/5krt
And check out this one that has a closer view of the window on the side.
https://activerain.com/droplet/5nD5
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searcy ar: When phone calls were NOT free! 1954 price page. Phone book.
- 07/28/20 01:44 PM
1954 Phone call prices from Searcy AR
Our kids today think phone calls are free. And they are. They can talk for hours on their cell phones. Let's educate them by saying phone calls were once very expensive. Check this phone book page. You live in Searcy AR. You have a friend in Little Rock. You want to call the friend. If you call station-to-station it is cheaper.....3 minutes for 50 cents! If you want to call person-to-person (which means if you don't get the person you don't have to pay) it is 80 cents for the 3 minutes. Plus tax will … (28 comments)
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searcy ar: 1997 football boys, cheering girls. Searcy AR. Duncan's sponsor.
- 07/28/20 12:47 PM
D for Duncan's? Cheerleaders for PeeWee Football 1997.
And who were they cheering for?
Here they are. 1997 PeeWee Football players and their coaches. See if you can find yourself if you were growing up at that time. I believe the sponsor was Duncan's Chrysler Plymouth Jeep.
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searcy ar: 1939 Searcy football stars. Names included! Games won!
- 07/17/20 10:23 AM
Searcy AR football team 1939 - 1942
This great old picture was loaned to me by Ginger Pickens Brookshire and husband Frank. Frank was a member of another football team in approximately 1970 sponsored by Duncan's Chrysler Plymouth car dealership and still loves football. https://activerain.com/droplet/57KH
This picture is so interesting because it names the folks in the picture. You will probably remember (note I did not say recognize) several of them. #99, Gerald Pickens, owns the picture and was another one who loaned it to me. He bragged about their record for the years and it is written at the bottom.
Thanks for another … (7 comments)
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searcy ar: Found! A Treasure! Dusk to Dawn Searcy AR Historic Street Lamp Post.
- 05/30/20 11:22 AM
And this treasure could be yours!
While listing a house at 2405 Brittany Lane in Searcy AR I noticed this georgous lamp post in the front yard. I said, "Surely that is not one of the historic street lamp posts from Searcy!" The owner replied that it is. He bought it when Searcy had removed them. He is the type who can do anything so he put it in his front yard with underground wiring that turns it on at dusk and off at dawn! And he has kept it in perfect condition throughout the years. He wishes he could take … (10 comments)
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searcy ar: Going down! Drive by and say "Good-bye." 210 E Vine & 511 N Main.
- 05/10/20 12:15 PM
210 E Vine....REALTORS'S home for 13 years.
Changes are coming to Searcy AR. Big changes. The newspaper reported demolition permits were given for 6 addresses near downtown Searcy. First Security Bank seems to be planning a new complex and has bought many properties that are very close to the court square. The above picture shows the Searcy Board of REALTORS home for the past 13 or 14 years. It was one of the purchases. While moving we found a sign for Ed Bethune's law office. He had his office here when he lived in Searcy.
511 N. Main......a charming older cottage.
This property has … (8 comments)
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searcy ar: Don't fence me in! Tree vs. Fence. Years long battle.
- 05/06/20 12:49 PM
Fence vs. Tree?
Chain link fences are wonderful because they don't have to be painted, don't rot, don't have termites and seem to last forever. But this one seems to have found a formidable foe. I found this site at a listing today and thought it very interesting because of the time it has had to take to get to this stage.
The tree was probably pretty big when the fence was put in because no one would plan a problem like this. So the tree kept growing, the fence stayed solid.......until......this situation. It's a tough battle but I think I am betting … (8 comments)
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