Dec. 11, 2024: Times Past
This photo, from the collection of Mountain Home, Arkansas, resident Randy Fouts, shows the 7-mile-long conveyor belt that carried rock from the quarry at Flippin, Arkansas, to the construction site at Bull Shoals Dam on the White River around 1950. The photo came from Fouts’ father-in-law, Charles Reed of Flippin, who worked on the construction of the dam. In fact, said Fouts, he lost his Flippin senior class ring somewhere in the concrete of the dam. When Fouts posted the photo on Facebook page several years ago, several people responded that their fathers or other relatives had worked on the incredibly long conveyor.
Ozark County News
Dec. 12, 1889
Work on Guy T. Harrison’s new store house is progressing. It is to be a commodious building.
The material has been procured to build a new belfry at the Christian church. The work will be commenced this week.
Dec. 15, 1904
Gainesville post office schedule: West Plains mail departs daily, except Sunday at 6:00 a.m.; arrives 6:00 p.m. Dugginsville mail arrives daily, except Sunday, at 7:20 p.m. and departs at 6 a.m. Ava mail departs daily, except Sunday, at 2 p.m., arrives at 1:15 p.m. Sycamore mail departs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 15, 1898
WANTED: 1,000 dozen eggs by H. Winger for Christmas
The snow which fell here Sunday night was the heaviest that has fallen here for a number of years, the average depth being about four inches.
This has been a week of fun for many of our citizens, trailing the deer and turkey through the snow. A number of deer have been killed throughout the country, besides a score of turkey. . . . Three deer passed through the east part of town on Tuesday going east, having been run out of the timber west of town by hunters.
Bakersfield News
Dec 12, 1940
Noble Mitchel and A. W. Morris have just completed some flagstone pumphouses which is an improvement to their property.
Ad – Hurry! Get your permanents before Christmas. $1.50 to $5. Janella Beauty Shop
Sturkey items – There will be a picture show at Liberty Hill Friday night.
Dr. L. E. Tony of Little Rock, Ark., has been a caller in Sturkie this week and while here operated on Mrs. C. H. Cavin for a growth on her eye which was giving her much trouble. But Mrs. Cavin is improving very fast at present.
Ozark County Times
Dec. 14, 1944
The sad news was received a few days ago that Willard Willhoit had been killed in action in France. He is a son of the late Rev. Geo. Willhoit and Mrs. Willhoit of Lutie. Mrs. Willhoit and family now live at Brookline, Mo.
Jason Prock, a sailor, coming home from Farragut, Idaho on a furlough, was burned to death in a fire about 7 o’clock which destroyed the Ava hotel at Ava Tuesday morning, and Pvt. Treat, who was also en route home on a furlough, was fatally injured when he jumped from a window of the burning building, falling head first on the concrete sidewalk. He was rushed to a hospital but died on the way.
The boys had come down from Springfield by bus and checked in at the hotel at 2 o’clock. They were to have been met Tuesday by their parents.
Sailor Prock is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Prock of Wasola. . . . Pvt. Treat is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Treat of near Thornfield.
The fire was believed to have started from a fireplace in the lobby of the two-story frame structure, which was one of the oldest Ava buildings.
Dec. 17, 1964
Patricia Hambelton and Sheridan Endicott were crowned as Mr. and Miss GHS during halftime of the B game [against the Bradleyville Eagles Tuesday night]. First attendants were Dotty Luna and Ronnie Robirds. Second attendants were Sue Clark and Richard Casey. Little Carla Hunt and Brad Morrison carried the crown and gifts that were made by Ed “Cedar Pete” Petterson.