Sowell's Furniture is celebrating their 85th year of business in Searcy AR. I visited it today and came away SO impressed. The furniture is lovely and the art work is especially lovely and the cookie was delicious. But the things that were so interesting were historic items as I show a little
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03/31/2023
Isn't this thing as pretty as a new toy!! It is new....but not a toy. In July 2021 we wrote a blog about a new subdivision starting in Searcy AR on Country Club Road. Here is what the blog said. Go here if you want to see the sign. https://activerain.com/droplet/FHl5Welcome to a new subdivisi
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03/28/2023
Methodist Episcopal Church! Was there a split?I think we have run this picture before but the card appeared on ebay for sale and I took the picture again. I could read, this time, the fine print where it says Methodist Episcopal Church. I had never noticed that before. So, Searcy Methodist Sl
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03/27/2023
Remember when fancy belts for women were popular?The lovely Searcy lady who wore these belts died in 1999. I obtained them from an estate sale that was held at her home near downtown Searcy AR. They are not very big around (remember when ideal waist size was 25") so she was a slim and graceful l
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03/22/2023
Too-tight mom refuses to pay for a birthday card and just makes one herself. My kids had grown up and were living in California. I was an art teacher and had been to caricature classes in Georgia and felt I could just make a card myself. This was in approximately 1985 and it was saved by Paul.
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03/14/2023
I had lunch at Searcy Arkansas's Chit, Chat and Chew restaurant. Is is on Race Street on the street with the historic Rialto Theater. There are two separate entry doors. I sat myself down and looked around and was amazed to see this large brick wall with a Coco Cola sign painted on it. It wa
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03/06/2023
Taking a picture of a picture is not ideal. So I am sorry the picture is not quite straight. But......While visiting a historic location on Spruce Street in downtown Searcy AR I found this picture of "how things used to be" at the location. It "used to be" a pool hall so I took this picture of t
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02/28/2023
This is a curved pencil that shows a good sense of humor. Evidently Carder Buick (Automobile dealers in Searcy AR and I wish I knew the date it was done!) gave them away for advertising. This side reads "The Only Curve You Will Receive At Carder Buick - Olds- Opel Kadett Co." Now read the ba
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02/23/2023
Boy Scout Card!Just found. My husband's Boy Scout card from December 1949 to December 1950. They spelled his name wrong. Rodger had a "d" in it but they spelled it Roger. So it went for his whole life.Someone tell me......do they still have these? This one was very small and came in the litt
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02/09/2023
We have shown several pictures in the last few weeks that were taken by REALTOR M. D. Faith in Searcy AR. The pictures were taken around 1979 or 1980. Here are two more, pretty close neighbors. Top is one to be loved and cherished, the Legion Hut, that is very historic. Second is (look close
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02/06/2023
