Baths in Searcy AR??Public Baths? Searcy AR? Surely Not!!But look at this old, old postcard! See the sign on the side of a building on the left side? If you are confused about where you are it is Spring Street looking North. Imagine that on the left side, just before the first building, woul
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07/14/2025
South Georgia kids about 75 years ago. Check their outfits and compare with our students today. Of course, girls could not wear pants to school. And they sure loved those saddle oxford shoes and bobbie socks. The skirts had to be the same length and might change from year to year. Boys were c
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06/27/2025
Here is our Norma Young again.I discovered a National Chicken Cooking Contest Recipes book this week and it was written in 1971 for the 23rd annual contest winner's recipes. And there she was! Our Searcy Arkansas queen, Norma Young with her signature! We think she discovered and made famous
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06/24/2025
Rediscovered. Painting of my mother from 1966.Well, yes. It was done by little me and it has resurfaced. It is still located in Georgia, where I grew up. It was painted in 1966 in Searcy AR with my signature. She was probably in her 20's at the time. She does look young and pretty here. Wha
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06/13/2025
Look who is admiring my new shirt! Tom Brannon, who gave me the shirt, and who is pictured all over it, points to it. My daughter, Valerie Canepa, is trying to take it because she likes it so much. Actually, it is last year's shirt but I didn't get one last year. The Cereal Drive is held year
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06/12/2025
HEY!!SO!! We have had Searcy in the news a lot in the last few years. Our Mayor Matt Faulkner has done a great promotion job for our town. He is going to support this drive and will come and visit the drive. KTHV11 is having their 25 anniversary cereal drive this year. They visit cities and
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06/09/2025
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette had an interesting article about the penny being discontinued in a short time. Seems it costs more to make them than they are worth, costing about 3 cents to make a penny.SO....I am declaring now that I have been a long-time part of the "penny generation." I fondl
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06/01/2025
Book Discovered.George S. Benson was president of Harding College for years and years, approximately 1936 to 1965. The book was written in 1991 by John C. Stevens. I am sad to say that I never knew that it was written and published. How about you? Just a few days ago I found it at a Searcy AR
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05/18/2025
No picture today. Well, perhaps a picture of my daughter, whom the blog is about. As normal, she had encouraged me to try something new. To be honest, she has insisted that I do many things!!I was a real estate agent and blogging was something new so off I went. How many years is that? 18!!
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05/12/2025
Let's see. 2025 -1904 = 121 years ago? That's a long time ago when this cookbook was compiled by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Searcy AR. The gift was from my good friend and great Searcy artist, Howard Johnson. He says it is a copy of the original and rep
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05/08/2025
