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WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:06:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-05-26 Seminole Producer OK pg 53"Oldtime weather prophets" in Walnut Ridge predict a spell of dry weather based on observing crawfish burrows.media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-06-04 Quip About Summer Time in Alicia and Sweat - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:46:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-06-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Arkansas Gazette quips that the Alicia corespondent knew it was finally summertime by "noticing the flow of perspiration."media/1921-06-04 Quip About Summer Time in Alicia and Sweat - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:48:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:57:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-04-14 Blytheville Courier News pg 12Walnut Ridge farmers turn to selling mushrooms and more than 200 crates of bullfrogs during a drought.media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:59:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-02-12 Coldest and Dryest Winter Known in Hoxie for Years - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T15:51:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-02-12 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A dispatch from Hoxie notes that "this has been the coldest and dryest winter known in this section for years."media/1893-02-12 Coldest and Dryest Winter Known in Hoxie for Years - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T15:53:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:18:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-07-04 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A man dies of sunstroke in Walnut Ridge, and his wife cuts short her visit in Tennessee upon receipt of the news.media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:30:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:02:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-07-04 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Black River pearling, and the sensation it has caused in the area.media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:07:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743