Parade in Searcy Arkansas. Queen on float and old buildings downtown.

Even with my magnifying glass I can't I.D. the girl on the float.  I'm thinking it is a Homecoming Float..because of the mums she is holding in her lap.  My guess is Ora Dell Huffstuttler but that's just a guess.  She was way ahead of me in school.

Would the store next to Headlee's Rexall be the Pastime Billiard Parlor?  It was in that block somewhere.   And the Dr. Pepper sign would have been above Smith-Vaughn Mercantile.

Headlee's Rexall was 303 N. Spruce....and the Sanitary Market is 317 N. Spruce, phone l96.   You are probably right about the Economy Market being next to the Royal Cafe, and the Sanitary Market is on down, next to Garrison's Jewelers.  

Barbara:  a quick brief history of Searcy.  There were 2 Headlee's drugstores:  Headlee's Drugstore, located in it's original location where you know it: 204 N. Spring, phone 60.....it was owned and managed by Frank Headlee.  The Headlee's Rexall Drugstore, phone 500,  was also owned by Frank but managed by his son, Frank "Sonny" Headlee.  both were pharmacists.  It was the Rexall store where all the high school crowd gathered after school.

I didn't give you those pics. I'm thinking they might have come from Winnie.

My memory is that Mr. Killough's pool hall was the Pastime Billiard Parlor, but guess not according to the above.  I do remember passing by it, on our way to the drugstore, and looking the other way so as not to appear interested in anything going on in there.  I distinctly remember the smell of stale beer and stale smoke "wafting" out the door.

Elizabeth Capps, relative of Ora Dell Huffstuttler, doesn't think that is Ora Dell on the float.   Shall she forever remain a mystery?

Anita, was it because we heard the older citizens talking about the horrid smell when they passed those establishments?  I think that is why I knew. 

I don't remember when there were 3 pool halls in Searcy.  I only remember 2.  1 was on the West side across from the court house and the other one was on Main St. down across the street from the Mayfair Hotel. Maybe even next door to the Lure Cafe. 

I"m with you, Ludean, about only remembering the two pool halls....

As to the "odor"  I'm thinking it was so prominent, we could still smell it even with our heads turned.  Having said that, I sometimes "sneaked" a look inside, as I quickly passed by.  I think they kept the front door open in warm weather.   Now that we're still on the subject, does someone want to tell the difference in pool, billiards, and snooker?   How about Mr. SmartyPants, Nutsy.  I'm sure he'll know.

The second pool hall was on Spring Street, not Main Street.  My mistake.  You know how it is with memory when old age sets in.

I don't think the pool halls had air conditioning, as not many businesses did then.  They opened doors and turned on fans.  

My home didn't have air conditioning either and in the summertime, it was HOT.  I stayed outdoors as much as possible.