July 30, 2025: TIMES PAST compiled by Sue Ann Jones
This photo of a vehicle crossing the Little North Fork of the White River at Hammond was taken during the winter of 1946-47 by the late Orval Jernigan, a sales representative for the Milligan Grocery Co. Jernigan took the photos of the stores he serviced throughout Ozark, Douglas and Taney counties. He typed a description on the bottom of each photo and mounted them into a photo album that is now owned by Christy Voliva of Ava. The late Kenneth Brown scanned the photos into digital format, and Ms. Voliva agreed they could be shared with the Ozark County Historium. Jernigan noted on this photo that it was taken while he was standing on the footbridge that spanned the river there.
Ozark County News
July 25, 1889
J. A. Bingaman narrowly escaped being drowned last Thursday in Big North Fork. In crossing the river, which was very deep, his horse fell down and after recovering his feet fell again and rolled on his side, throwing Mr. Bingaman into the water, which was so deep and swift that he could not stand. He was forced down the river by the current toward the deep water until he happened to strike a large rock, on which he stood until he could take in the situation. From there he made a desperate effort and gained some willows, and finally dry land.
The Republican
July 26, 1906
C. C. Harlin, of the well-known Harlin family of this place, who is now with the National Stock Company in St. Louis, was united in marriage on the 15th of July, at Shipman, Ill., to Miss Lottie Fletcher of West Plains, who was visiting her sister there. They went at once to St. Louis, where Charlie had previously provided and handsomely furnished a home for his bride.
Ozark County Times
July 31, 1925
John Walrath was up from Mammoth Wednesday with a large load of tomatoes for the new cannery. He brought a load last week, the first tomatoes received by the new canning company.
July 26, 1945
A crowd gathered in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Pendergrass of Trail and enjoyed a party in honor of their son, Paul, and also for Alvis Bushong, who left for induction into the army. . . . Paul has five brothers already in the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shaw of Pontiac were in this city Wednesday, shopping and visiting friends. Geo. had his buck string in his pocket that he uses to cure snake bites. He was wishing someone would get bit by a rattle snake so he could demonstrate his buck string remedy.
July 29, 1965
Two days of free boat racing will be held on the Labor Day Weekend, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 5 and 6, on Bull Shoals Lake at Theodosia. The races will be sponsored by the Theodosia Lions club under the auspices of the Prop-Riders Boat Racing club of Springfield.
There will be 16 races each day for first, second and third place trophies. Races will be held for boats powered by from 35 through 200 horsepower motors and for boats with unlimited power. . . . A feature will be the 100-mile marathon race, which will start at 11 a.m.
July 31, 1985
Luna's Grocery in Gainesville, operated by Don and Barbara Luna, announces the opening of a new video center located in the 24-hour convenience store. Several hundred recent movie titles, video recorder unit rentals and a video membership club, offering savings to its members, are features of the video center.
Mabel and Ralph Amyx of Amyx Auto Company in Gainesville received the company's coveted Distinguished Achievement Award last week, presented in ceremonies here by Ford district manager Ray Parrish. The award signifies that the dealership has been outstanding in sales, service, public relations and employee relations. Only a handful of Ford dealers nationwide earn this outstanding honor.