remax advantage realtors: Pangburn. 1st grade. 1929-30. Historic photo. Love it!
- 11/06/19 08:36 AM
I love this picture! It is part of the Dale VanPatten collection of pictures and historic documents. I like the old house in the background, the kids looking so well-behaved, and the teacher standing beside the group.
The old style-thing shows up again. Girl's hair style was short-hair-with-bangs straight across the forehead. The 8th girl on back row (left to right) reminds me of me because she is taller than most kids, has serious scared look, and would never be a trouble maker! Boys mostly had overalls. Some had bare feet.
Also look at girls 6 and 9, back row. They have faces … (6 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Plaza Theatre Searcy AR Searcy High Band with names! 1936
- 10/29/19 11:27 AM
We have published the old Plaza Theatre picture before but this time it has the names of the band members. I have always loved the looks of the building and the perfect way all the band members are sitting and standing. The sign to the right on another street says, "Varner's Cleaners & Tailors. We clean everything. Phone 81." Movies were HIGH WIDE AND HANDSOME, EBB-TIDE, and DOUBLE OR NOTHING.
The picture was taken by Faucett-Hogue Photo Co of Litle Rock, ARK and was loaned to me for this blog by Shirley Baugh of Searcy. I believe it was saved by the … (9 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Searcy? Bald Knob? Depot with lots of people. 1952. Arkansas.
- 10/21/19 09:03 AM
Where was it and what were they doing?
This picture has Nov. 1952 written on the back. The front lower corner says Novak Bald Knob Ark. The water tower has something that looks like " ...national ......Co" written on it. Could it have been International Shoe Co.?
So, Searcy Sleuths, can you tell us where it was and what was going on? The people seem to be dressed nicely and there is a crowd. Perhaps someone was speaking to the group.
There are lots and lots of light poles. I really like the picture and think you will too. It was loaned to … (32 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Happy face for a Happy Place. Kathi Raines at The Artistry Searcy AR
- 10/12/19 11:26 AM
Kathi Raines at The Artistry
I stopped by The Artistry at 802 S. Main, Searcy AR today and almost didn't get away. It is a creative artist co-op with retail shops and a learning center. Kathi Raines is the artist/owner. I have known Kathi for years but didn't realize all the creativity that has gone into her business. Lots of people are showing their artwork/treasures in the shop.
I saw the picture above and had to admit, "Kathi, that IS you!" My daughter had described The Artistry as a "happy place." So this is the perfect happy face of Kathi Raines, and … (4 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Mercury dealership location 1952 approximately Searcy AR
- 10/07/19 10:10 AM
Mercury dealership approximately 1952.
The building is still there.
I drive by this building daily, almost, and have wondered what was once there. Seeing a picture in the book, "Memories of America Searcy" with my husband, a former car dealer, he pointed out that the Mercury dealership was once located in the building at the corner of Woodruff and Spring Streets in Searcy. Compare the pictures and you can tell that he is right. So we are seeing a before and after shot of a structure in Searcy AR. It still has class and it would be nice for it to be used … (4 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Crook-Powell Motor Co. Where was it? Old sign. Bettye Perry Picture.
- 10/02/19 11:48 AM
Where was it?
This old picture was included in an old album of photographs of folks from Floyd Arkansas. The girl, as written on the back, was Bettye Perry and there are several pages of pictures of her. So who was she? The album has pictures of the school at Floyd before it was closed and lots of pictures with folks standing beside old cars.
I hope I can share more pictures as I enjoy this album and if any of you sleuths can contribute something about the places and people be sure to do so.
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remax advantage realtors: 1959 Graduating class Searcy AR High School at Rialto Theater.
- 09/24/19 12:49 PM
What a fine group of students!
Searcy Arkansas 1959 students ready to go out into the world! They are standing in front of the historic Rialto Theater in Searcy. The Rialto is still operating in Searcy and is still loved. Lots of the students in this picture are still living in Searcy and the group is gathering this weekend, September 28, 2019, for a class reunion. Don't mistake the Barbara Duncan on the first row for me, REALTOR Barbara S Duncan, but she is my sister-in-law and when I looked through the 1959 yearbook to find a picture of the group for … (3 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: First building permit. City of Searcy AR. 1948. Simon Person.
- 09/23/19 12:15 PM
Interesting! Building permit from Searcy AR. 1948
This old building permit has been loaned to me by Sherry Person, whose father was Colonel Ivan Quattlebaum who collected everything, and whose husband was Leon Person who also collected lots of things. She has a store of old and historic items and is willing to share them for this blog.
On the back of this old document is handwritten, "First building permit made in Searcy." It was made out to Simon Person for a building to be constructed on Lots 46 and 47 Block Moore's Subdivision Watkins and Quarles Addition. It was signed by … (4 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: 1950 Searcy AR High School basketball boys. Named!
- 09/23/19 11:31 AM
1950 Basketball Boys Searcy AR High School
How do you like this group of guys? They posed in 1950. Boys used to wear short shorts for sports. What happened?
Anyway, these guys were named by Anita Hart Fuller at some time in the past. The names are attached to the photo which was loaned to me by Sherry Person. Front row: D. D. Young, E. L. McCollough, Jim Christian, Buddy Huff, Chub Smith and Kenneth Smith (no relation).
Back row: Don Christian, Don Brown, Glen Adams, Bruce Douglas, Elwyn Hughes, James (Red) Morgan, Carthel Mac Angel, and Jimmy Dale Adams.
Handwritten on the back is … (3 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Bank of Searcy, Searcy's oldest banking institution. AR
- 09/11/19 08:38 AM
White County's Oldest Banking Institution
Look at this old picture that was in the 1936 White County Centennial Edition of The Daily Citizen and White County Citizen. It is a drawing of White County's oldest bank with three tiny vehicles in the street. Let's see what it looks like now. It is at the corner of Arch and Spruce on the Court Square of Searcy AR.
I drove by there this morning and snapped this picture. Looks as if it has lost some of the trim at the top of the building. We have gained paved streets, fireplugs, street lights, sidewalks with handicapped … (10 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Trivia question. Who was Searcy's first female barber? Dianne Watson.
- 09/05/19 02:14 PM
Searcy's first female barber?
While sitting in the barber chair a few days ago, I noticed this framed advertisement on the wall. I examined it more closely and saw the "Searcy's First female Barber" written under one of the pictures. The ad was from approximately 1977 and I was in her barber chair.....as I have been each time I needed a haircut for many years! Dianne Felt Watson is a great barber and has been in the business since first hired by Wyatt & Poole Barber Service.
Nosy me.....I had to ask what that was like. She said it was hurtful when some … (11 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Black House revisited. Searcy AR. 1983. Yancey-Quattlebaum Realtors
- 08/29/19 12:19 PM
Historic Black House in Searcy AR
This newspaper clipping was a long time ago but the old house in the background is still old, still lovely, and still loved by all of Searcy, AR. It has been around since the 1860s and had been restored by Dr. Porter Rodgers, Jr. and the Yancey-Quattlebaum real estate firm. Standing in the yard were E. D. Yancey, Tom Quattlebaum, Johnnie Beavers, and Peggy Sims.
Today it is the home of the Searcy Art Gallery and is owned by the city of Searcy. Exhibits are featured at the gallery and are always interesting. Stop by during their … (4 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Security Bank money coin bag. Old. First Security Bank Searcy AR
- 08/26/19 11:39 AM
Old money bag
Too bad you can't feel the age of this money bag. It is stiff and inflexible and a bit dirty but the zipper still works. The small print at the bottom says Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The pictures on this bag show the bank, I think, when it was remodeled somewhere in the 50's or 60's or 70's. My history expert, Anita Hart Fuller, tells me that the bank was originally named The People's Bank. The employees at the bank had a contest to see who could rename it. Her mother, Corinne Hart, won the contest with the name … (12 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Class of 1927. Old picture. About what year taken? Dress styles.
- 08/26/19 11:30 AM
Wonder what year this was taken.
Under the picture is written "Class of 1927." There is no address or name of a school or town. This is just one of those thrown-out, no-longer-cared-about pictures that some family treasured but their heirs don't.
One of my associates asked what year I thought this might be. Could you tell by the dress style? I see all ladies wore skirts, and all skirts were the same length. I do remember my mother fretting about the current year's dress length to be in style. Not that I thought she was stylish but evidently she cared and the … (9 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Robertson's Drugstore. Now Quattlebaum Music. Searcy AR historic photo
- 08/19/19 12:25 PM
Recognize these locations?
Here it is 2019 and Searcy is having a great time having new murals painted downtown, winning a contest for lots of money, and having new people come to town, love the town, and work to keep the town alive and vital.
So these two buildings are the SAME buildings. They come from my old issue of White County Centennial Edition of The Daily Citizen and White County Citizen, given to me by Letain DeVore, and published in 1936.
The picture on the right above was Robertson's Drug Store in 1936. (It is now Quattlebaum Music.) Notice the corner entrance door … (6 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Morris School, Searcy AR, 1936, Old photograph. Buildings and boys.
- 08/05/19 10:54 AM
Another Morris School picture.
We have found another few pictures of Morris School. These were included in a 1936 issue called White County Centennial Edition of The Daily Citizen and White County Citizen published in August 1936.....a long time ago.
This blogsite has had lots of responses from boys who attended Morris School in Searcy AR through the years. Here we see some actual photos of boys swimming and hiking. The school is no longer in operation but it has a road named after it. The road turns off Hwy 36 and leads to the location of the school. Some parts of the … (8 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Headlee Drug, 1936 view, Historic picture, Frank Headlee owner
- 08/05/19 10:23 AM
"Head-in at Headlee's"
These photos are from The White County Centennial of The Daily Citizen and White County Citizen that was published in August 1936, a long time ago. I like the drug store picture and the phrase underneath the picture. Second picture shows the interior with several people. Lots of shirts and ties. Were they employees? Customers? And then there is the picture of the owner, Frank Headlee, with a little bragging that he was not just the genial proprietor but also the president of the Searcy Kiwanis Club.
On the side of the building, signs say DRUGS.....SODA.....CURB SERVICE....LUNCHES and something else … (4 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Searcy AR. Hoofman home. 1936 view. 1215 East Race.
- 07/26/19 12:46 PM
Recognize this home? This photo was in the 1936 White County Centennial Edition of The Daily Citizen and White County Citizen. It is a large 16 page edition with various pictures and it was given to me by my friend, Letain DeVore. This picture was on a two-page spread entitled A FEW OF THE MANY ATTRACTIVE HOMES THROUGHOUT WHITE COUNTY. Somehow this one looked familiar and it did turn out to be one that we see daily if we drive East Race St. It is located at 1215 East Race and the view below shows it as it is today. The … (8 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Judsonia mansion. Henson house. Survived Judsonia tornado.
- 07/26/19 12:10 PM
Remember how much we LOVE the mansion in Judsonia that survived the Judsonia tornado in 1952?
Look what we have found. This picture was in a White County Centennial Edition of The Daily Citizen and White County Citizen that was published in Searcy in August 1936! It shows the mansion long before the tornado and shows all the beauty with trees and shrubs and flowers all around. Streets were probably not paved but there appears to be a curb and sidewalk around the corner. My friend, Letain DeVore, gave me this great old 16 page bit of history because she knew I'd … (4 comments)
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remax advantage realtors: Searcy AR 9th grade cheerleaders. Merrell Walker Vani Geroy historic photo
- 07/21/19 10:48 AM
A lovely group
Vani Quattlebaum Geroy, on front row, far right, posted this photo of a group of 9th grade cheerleaders in Searcy Arkansas. She gave me permission to put it on a blog. I know several of them and am sad to say that the girl on the front row, far left, has passed away. Also, just this week, the tall girl in the center, back row, has passed away. She was Merrell Walker, loved by all who knew her. I know we'd all like to know the names of the other girls so hopefully, either Vani or a Searcy Sleuth … (9 comments)
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