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Local news in Searcy Arkansas 1980. This was the society column from the Daily Citizen.

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Advantage

1980 Society newsA couple of days ago I put the hospital news from March 18 1980 in my blog.

It was a regular part of the Searcy Daily News and highly read.

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Today I think it's fun to put up another feature.

This one is the society news column that was written by Helen Bauer for many years.

Lots of people laughed even then about how it was totally unimportant if a person went shopping in Little Rock or a kid came home from college to visit.

Reading through this brings back smiles and memories.  I still know a lot of these people and we all considered them part of high-society if they were in this column.

Read back and enjoy old memories, Searcy folks!  I was a little taken back by the mention of a Sherry party.  I assume they meant Sherry Wine??? 

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Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Barbara, I remember when the paper had a section like that---I used to think it was pretty weird even then---but this was the facebook of the times I guess:)

Sep 10, 2009 04:59 PM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Charles, I wish I'd thought of that.  It probably was the facebook of the time.  Little bits of knowledge that no one cared a tweet about.  The good thing was there was as employee who did this and the paper was profitable.  How much longer this will last is worrisome because I love my newspaper.

Sep 11, 2009 01:07 AM
Kate Kate
San Diego, CA

I recently saw a demonstration of a newspaper going to print and was surprised how manual the process remains. Guessing our grandkids not only won't recognize a record player but also a newspaper. The morning newspaper was a ritual around our house growing up.

Sep 11, 2009 03:16 AM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Barbara,

I remember when on the radio we would report the equivalent of a meatloaf fire in some guys oven. Today, here, the local paper does not even bother with essential news.

Sep 11, 2009 03:16 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Wow, all these poor women have no first names. I'd hate to be called a Mrs. Jimmy whomever.

sacramento agent

Sep 11, 2009 04:52 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Kate, I once saw the huge presses run also. I was very impressed.  That's been a few years and they tend to "bite the dust."  I don't know what is going to be used in the future.

Steven, sounds like a typical city newspaper now.  No money for reporters and fewer people subscribing to the papers.

Elizabeth, more of the same wasn't it.  Women with no identities except for the husband!  Do you think people still have sherry parties?

 

Sep 11, 2009 02:30 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Sure people still have sherry parties but it's called an after dinner drink now. If it's more than one after dinner drink, then it's a party. LOL.

land park agent

Sep 14, 2009 04:58 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Elizabeth, I believe sherry was for non-drinkers.  It was medicinal.

Sep 14, 2009 06:08 AM
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