Governor Orville Faubus visits Searcy and the band greets him.These are interesting old pictures of the then Governor Faubus arriving in Searcy AR for some function that was important enough to bring out the band. Searcy Sleuths can tell the year by the vehicles, I predict. To the left would be
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06/14/2022
Parade downtown Searcy. Here's an interesting picture of a parade in old down-town Searcy AR. The original brick streets are visible and interesting. The court house is in the distance. To me, most interesting is the service window that has now been closed but once was a part of what is now Qu
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06/13/2022
Karen Fuller in Searcy ARKaren Fuller has returned to Arkansas. She was a top TV news anchor a few years back in Arkansas....so good that she was stolen away by other news stations in other states. She has returned and is working for KTHV 11 as an early morning TV anchor. Her mother, Anita Ha
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06/05/2022
Early look at Arch Street in Searcy ARI stumbled across this old card that is for sale on ebay right now. We often wonder what the old buildings originally looked like. Here is the possible answer. Only Baugh Drug Store appeared to have a protective covered sidewalk and the streets were dirt.
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05/23/2022
Fred Stewart, cartoonist, did this scary, wonderful picture using pen and ink. It has just been discovered after having been packed away for many years. The lower one shows it framed and the top one shows the fantastic pen strokes that make up the picture. It was done in 1972. We wrote a blog
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05/17/2022
Sears Roebuck home? 1908 built? Plan 115?This home has just sold and reportedly it is a Sears Roebuck home that was built over 100 years ago. The setting is magnificent with huge trees. A search turned up a similar home shown below in an advertisement. The price is amazing, isn't it! The act
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04/20/2022
This makes me think of all the Searcy experts who help me with this blog. It is an Avon Super Sleuth Magnifier which has a handle that screws onto the magnifying glass and is called Everest After Shave. The after shave is still in the handle and contains alcohol! Age is not stated but it has b
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04/19/2022
A different style for Searcy AR house, now gone.This house at 1302 E. Race in Searcy AR has been taken down and I will miss it. It was the only house in Searcy of this style. Arches, a tower, and when it was built in 1934 it was probably considered "way out in the country." The courthouse says
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03/25/2022
Remember the old depot on S Main Street in Searcy?Most likely you will not see it when you drive by again because it is finally going down. I hear that it has been sold and when I stopped by a few days ago it was almost gone. Its story is rather interesting in that it was owned by a railroad bu
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03/22/2022
Disco Palace!This is a rare photo loaned to me by Beverly McMinn and she gave me a little history about the building. It is located at 101 N. Main in Searcy AR. Note the famous place in the background on the left? That looks like the Rendezvous Restaurant to me! And here is the front of the b
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03/17/2022
