foreclosures: Morris School for boys. Closed now but once very active on Morris School Road in Searcy AR. - 11/07/12 08:32 AM
I don't believe we have talked about Morris School for boys.  It was a Catholic school for boys who were boarded there.  It was located on Morris School Road and had nice buildings and lots of land.  It was probably about 6 miles from town.
The thing that I remember the most about it was the presence of the boys on Saturday afternoon in downtown Searcy.  They were almost like an original "gang."  My kids would see the boys and immediately recognize them as being from the school.  Young girls, my daughter included, looked them over very carefully and may have … (106 comments)

foreclosures: I have not seen one of these before! Wooden bathtub. - 10/17/12 04:33 AM
In all my real estate career, over 31 years, I have never seen a beauty like this.
I have seen claw footed tubs.
I have seen different colors of tubs.
I even saw a urinal in the master bath once.
But this is the first wooden tub that I have ever seen.
Look and admire.


It was in a house with a view.  Sit in that tub and see the whole countryside!
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foreclosures: The Star car. Was this a brand? Just a dealership? Star Cars Moye-Davis Motor Co. Searcy AR - 10/08/12 07:36 AM
This full page ad came from an old cook book that is so worn I can find no date.
Women's Missionary Society Cook Book is at the tops of pages.
Moye-Davis Motor Company was at Searcy AR with Phone 296.
I love the way the description reads,  "ability to climb hills in high gear that most cars crawl up in second......enables it to pull through mud and sand that stall most cars."
But to tell the truth, I've never heard of a Star Car.

This book may even predate some of the Sleuths!
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foreclosures: Truman Baker Chevrolet Co Searcy AR old post card. Phone # 650. - 10/06/12 04:20 AM
It does not seem to have been so long ago that we viewed this site each time we drove on E Race Street in Searcy AR.  But it is gone now.  Now it is the site of a big Walgreen's Drug Store.  Those of you who grew up in Searcy will have lots of memories of this old Armory building.  I think that is what you called it.  You'll need to verify.
This card is for sale right now on ebay.  If you want to add it to your inventory, go check it out.
 


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foreclosures: Where was this house? Sleuths, do you remember it? Searcy AR rock house. - 09/25/12 03:32 AM

 
I ran across this old rock house that once lived on a busy street in Searcy and we had it for sale.  One thing about those old listings that were put out by my former company was that they never gave the entire information about a house or property.
The ad was supposed to get the phone to ring.
At that time, no one could go online to find out the "rest of the story."
Now we are prone to just put the entire info in the ad because there are no secrets anymore.
So, Sleuths, test your memory … (10 comments)

foreclosures: An old antique flue cover. Discovered in foreclosure property. Collectible? - 09/15/12 06:37 AM
The colors were so vivid!
It was like a splash of loveliness in a once fashionable house in the country.
If you buy the house, it will come with it but I took a quick picture. Note the reflection because the color and shine were still present.

It is, of course, a flue cover.  The folks with me told me that it was quite common to have a very colorful flue cover to cover that ugly hole that was left when the stove might be removed for the summer months.  He said some were quite large and there was a … (14 comments)

foreclosures: When Kroger was in downtown Searcy AR...on Spring Street. - 05/09/12 03:56 AM

While touring Pioneer Village in Searcy AR I saw this picture hanging in the old depot building.  I remembered that no one seemed to be able to remember when the Krogers store was in downtown Searcy on Spring Street.  The picture says it was on Spring Street and it names the people in the picture.  Here's a bigger view of the tag.
Left to right, Marshall Watson, employee, Jesse Byrd, manager, Tommy Byrd, employee and Ed Coward, customer.  Ed looks as if he is floating in air but it is the reflections from the surroundings that give that appearance.  It's … (18 comments)

foreclosures: A truck to match my shoes!! How lucky can a girl be? Searcy AR collectibles. - 12/30/11 01:33 PM
I saw the truck and had to turn around and go back for a picture.
It had a for sale sign on it so surely the owner wouldn't mind if I snapped a picture.
My ulterior motive?
It would match my shoes!! 

You don't believe it?
Have a look.

Wouldn't they go well together? I may need some orange socks to make them match a little better.
Now, just a little history about the shoes.  My mother-in-law never threw anything away.  Upon her death, I decided I had to keep these shoes even though they don't fit.  They came … (8 comments)

foreclosures: Great photo of Searcy AR folks. - 12/20/11 05:17 AM
Borrowed photograph from a facebook friend with permission.
I just love this photo.
I can tell you who they are and will but I think it would be fun to see if any Sleuths know who they are.
The old car is great.  The happy smiles of the boy and girl are great. And look at the thick wavy hair on the guy.  She has on a fashionable cowl-necked dress with a sashed waistline and looks all dressed up.
I can't quite make out the thing in the background, can you?  Is it the rest of the car???

 
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foreclosures: Those Hoggards....they really rock! Top producers in Searcy Arkansas - 12/16/11 02:08 AM
The Hoggard Team in Searcy Arkansas does so much business!
They are the top team producers in our area.
And they are nice!
You could say they "ROCK."
Just observe.

That's Phil on the left, Joel in the center and Judy on the right.  They are at our weekly sales meeting and rush to grab the seats beside the wall.  At first I thought the rockin' was just a Phil thing.  Then I saw Joel doing it.  And then......Judy joined.
I'm jealous.  If I did that the chair would slip and I'd be floor bound and the REALTORS would ROTFL.
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foreclosures: My 3 cents worth.....a whine. - 12/10/11 08:19 AM

I received a check for 3 cents from an ebay settlement!
The are pretty demanding, however, and say that I have to cash it before 12/22/2011 or it will be no good. 
It's Christmas time, for Pete's sake, and I'm a busy person. 
I may not get to the bank by then and I'll bet no one will accept this check with a store purchase.
What if I buy a 10 cent coke and try to pay with this check and a few pennies. (Oh, I forgot!  There are no 10 cent cokes anymore.)
I guess I got paid pretty … (17 comments)

foreclosures: What happened to all the HUD houses in Arkansas? - 11/22/11 07:23 AM
 
What happened to all the HUD houses for sale?
 
Anyone who is shopping for a HUD home has noticed that the listings for Arkansas properties on hudhomestore.com have all but disappeared. It happened suddenly, around mid-November, much to the dismay of bargain hunters throughout White County and around the state.
Here’s what seems to be going on.
A bankruptcy case filed in the Jonesboro area has caused a temporary suspension of many HUD transactions in the state of Arkansas. According to a story published Nov. 14 on The City Wire (www.thecitywire.com), a Chapter 13 bankruptcy judge in … (6 comments)

foreclosures: What's an airplane bungalow? Google search spells it out and Searcy has an example. - 11/20/11 12:47 AM
Dorothy Warden, our historical oracle supreme, does a column in the Searcy Daily Citizen each Saturday and she  mentioned in one of her columns an airplane bungalow at the corner of Fir and Center Streets.
I hustled over to that street and saw nothing that looked like an airplane.  Sleuth Anita googled it and found this description of the house style. 
The Airplane Bungalow style dates from the early 1900s and becamevery popular in Los Angeles in the mid-teens.
The Airplane Bungalow is a residential style that grew out of theCraftsman movement. The Craftsman movement grew out of theEnglish Arts and … (20 comments)

foreclosures: Are you missing me yet? Old Kelso Purina Building has been updated...Oops! Replaced in Searcy Arkansas. - 11/15/11 12:21 PM
One can take a nap while waiting for the traffic light at the corner of South Main and Beebe Capps Expressway.  Adding a McDonald's and a Burger King has made this one of the most congested corners in Searcy AR.
Instead of a nap today I took a picture of our new building that now occupies the corner on the NW side.  It looks like this today.  It is very attractive and is the home of Kernodle and Katon Asset Management Company.

Just a few blogs (look closely because I said BLOGs not blocks) away, we had the old Kelso … (11 comments)

foreclosures: Help identify this druggist. Jack V Shaw, Searcy DrugMaster Pharmacy? - 11/08/11 12:22 AM
The White County Historical Society held its Pioneer Village open on Sunday November 6, 2011 from 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m.  I visited the open house and enjoyed seeing the old way of living and rejoiced that we have a lot more comfortable life today.
In the old West Point Post Office I met Marilyn Sims and she held up a bottle and said none of the members could remember this particular old Searcy name.  The bottle was inscribed by Jack V Shaw, Ph.G, from the Searcy DrugMaster Pharmacy.

I bragged about the Searcy Sleuths and how they can solve any … (9 comments)

foreclosures: I'm a survivor too. How come that mansion gets all the attention in Judsonia Arkansas. - 10/31/11 08:38 AM
If houses could talk, that might be what this house would say.  It is located right across the street from the Judsonia Arkansas mansion that survived the 1952 tornado.  We have featured the mansion several times in blogs with the latest perhaps being this one.  First, let's review the after-the-tornado photograph.

Now look to the right and see the house that has lost a porch but still has the porch rails.  And then check out this house that we had listed for sale probably way back in the 80's.

The porch rails still look lovely.  The porch has been reattached … (13 comments)

foreclosures: 128 year old house for sale in Searcy Arkansas. It's a beauty. - 10/12/11 02:08 PM
This picture showed up in our Multiple Listing Service.  It grabs your attention, doesn't it?

The information given indicates that it was built in 1883!  The house also overlooks the river in a small town near Searcy.  Sleuths love puzzles so I will not tell where it is right now.  Here's another photo.  Price is $97,500 if you want me to sell it to you.

We toured it and as we were leaving we noticed the top of the roof.  So, Sleuths, you tell me what these things on this roof are for.  Decoration?  Lightning rods?  I'm puzzled.

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foreclosures: The bigger the tree the older the house # 2. - 10/10/11 05:20 AM
The blog that I wrote earlier about the houses being older as the trees gets bigger proved to be true again.   I thought I was brilliant when I figured out that as the trees grow, the houses around the trees become older.  Look at our subdivisions.  When they started out, most were treeless, but when the subdivisions age, trees tend to take over.
So look what brought me to a screeching halt as I drove to work. 

The detail of the house which was once beautiful can now be seen if you can peep over the gigantic tree that has been downed.  … (16 comments)

foreclosures: Important people at Searcy AR long ago - 09/20/11 06:53 AM
This picture has been loaned by Ramona Palmer Riddle, who grew up in Searcy Arkansas and knew everyone!  It even has the names on the back to tell us who they were.

Standing with the dirty apron was Bob Barlow and granddaughter.  Year was 1947
Left to right were J. C. Hart, J. B. Plant, Elzie Darden, Carthel Angel, Melvin Phelps, Bud Collins, Tom Walker, Bud Moye, Orvil Rouse, Emil Hart, M. M. Garrison, Hubert Coward, Bill Price, Harold Humphey, Harry Price, F. P. Girkin, "Fat" Westbrook, Jake Nelson and Sam Lanier.
Where was this taken?  Sleuths will surely say.
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foreclosures: Men in overcoats. Men in overcoats are SO handsome. Searcy AR historic blog. - 09/13/11 02:20 PM
I really have nagged my husband through the years.  He'd get up to go to work and from the hips up he'd be covered with so many clothes he couldn't possibly get cold.  Gloves, hat, three layers of coats.        BUT....from the hips down, he'd have on a single pair of bluejeans. 
"Honey,"  I'd say, "Why don't you wear an overcoat?  It would keep you warm all over...?"
He'd make some remark like, "Real men don't wear overcoats.  Or Southern guys don't wear overcoats.  Or why don't you just leave me alone!"  Then he'd slam the door and leave.
This old picture … (9 comments)

 
Barbara S. Duncan,  GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR (RE/MAX Advantage)

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