November 5, 2025: TIMES PAST compiled by Sue Ann Jones
Isabella schoolteacher Dallas Herd stopped by his school to say good-bye to his students on the day he was leaving to go overseas in World War II, probably sometime in 1942, says his daughter Jeannie Jackson, who shared this photo a few years ago. She doesn’t know the students’ names or who took the photograph. Herd, son of the late Joe and Mae Herd of Isabella, served with the Army in England, France, Belgium and Germany. After the war, he returned home and served Ozark County as county clerk for 40 years, believed to be longer than any other county clerk in the state. He died in 2007.
Ozark County News
Nov. 2, 1899
Gainesville was visited Tuesday night by burglars, and the general merchandise store of J. W. Howard was the scene of operations. That night the youth of Gainesville were out in force to carry out their Halloween program. Before they had finished swapping wagons, horses and cows for the citizens while they slept, and turning unoccupied houses over, the clock struck 11.
Before the youth retired. … two strangers stood at the glass front of Howard’s store. One of them, with a short stick, broke one of the large glass panels, making a hole sufficient to admit a man’s body. …
As soon as all was quiet, the strangers entered the store and helped themselves, first by breaking a cigar slot machine and taking about $2; next by taking a good supply of shirts, overalls, smoking tobacco and pocketknives.
The two had been seen in town about dark Tuesday evening and got lunch at Howard’s store.
When the robbery was discovered Wednesday morning, the strangers were suspected. Sheriff Luna with half dozen deputies started in pursuit. … They waylaid them on the Rockbridge road 10 miles north of town about 7 o’clock. …
When arrested the men had their pockets full of knives and tobacco and were wearing some of the stolen clothes. They were brought to town, and as the evidence was plain against them, they confessed and told with delight how they went in and came out. … The men live near Mtn. Grove. …
Ozark County Times
Nov. 5, 1909
Nottinghill – The new Baptist church at Thornfield is about completed.
Thornfield – J. J. Kyle is getting his new drug store building pretty well finished.
J. A. Morris completed Jack Blair’s chimney this week and will soon be at work on a flue at the new drug store.
Nov. 28, 1919
[Headine] Senate rejects peace treaty and adjourns without declaring war ended. Ratification put off till next session.
Nov. 7, 1913
Editor's note: A week after the teachers association met and, among other things, had a spelling contest for teachers and pupils, the Times ran a list of the words the participants were asked to spell. Here are a few of those words.
For teachers: buoyancy, vermicelli, chrysanthemum, gangrene, veterinarian, etiquette, pomegranate, rendezvous and guillotine.
For students: radiation, auxiliary, ambiguity, trousseau, stupendous, mischievous, spectacles, isthmus, centipede, palatial, porcelain.
Toledo – The P.O. inspector took several packages of whiskey from our mail hack this week.
Locust – W. S. Snider was in Locust Friday. He said he was 72 years old and had never seen a snow like the one a few days ago.
Nottinghill – T. P. Gardner has been helping Fred Wright on his mill house this week.
Lutie – Jack Haskins and Dr. Davis left Oakland on a raft of ties for Cotter a week ago, on a pleasure trip. It began to rain shortly after they left and rained all day. We wonder if they went below and kept dry or stayed out on deck all the way.
Nov. 1, 1934
New Hope – Sister Audie Ingram filled the pulpit here Saturday night and Sunday in place of Bro. John Wray.
Bob Stewart has been helping Frank Nipps make molasses. They have made over 100 gallons of the best they ever made.
Oct. 25, 1973
The Gainesville high school band marched in the Veterans Day Parade in Springfield. Jerry Brogden, director, accompanied the students.