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1media/1913-06 Hoxie1_thumb.jpg2020-04-27T19:21:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-06 Sanborn Map of Hoxie, pg 1 of 111Fire insurance map shows the three-railroad intersection at Hoxie and the growth of businesses around it.media/1913-06 Hoxie1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:54:24-07:0006/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts10A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. Taken from the larger work, "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:0010/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:22:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 2 of 27Map of the eastern half of Walnut Ridge, featuring numerous storefronts, dwellings, the first WR courthouse, and even a saloon at the corner of Main St. and Front St.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:25:47-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:43:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-11 Sanborn Map of Hoxie pg 1 of 16Hotels, warehouses, a YMCA, and a moving pictures theater are some of the many establishments noted in this map.media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:57:07-07:0011/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map showing the first three blocks north and south of East Main St., including the original locations of the school building and the Methodist Church.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map of eastern Walnut Ridge featuring such businesses as a billiard hall, a bakery, and a theater.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:06:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Picture, Depiction of First Schoolhouse at Hoxie Circa Pre-18874Undated illustration of the first schoolhouse at Hoxie, a log cabin that perhaps even preceded the district's formal organization in 1887.media/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:23:45-07:001887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:31:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 74Map depicts several churches, many houses, and the school building.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:38:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:57:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 84Map shows houses and churches from East Hazel St down to East Elm St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:49:11-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:30:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-08-09 Bloomfield Vindicator MO pg 33A nine-year-old boy shoots a five-year-old during a quarrel with the boy's brother.media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:35:24-07:0008/09/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-01-24 Account of Trouble At and Following Populist Meeting at Powhatan - Haven KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:07:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-01-24 Haven Weekly Record KS pg 33Trouble occurs at and following a Populist meeting in Powhatan after a group of young boys disturb the meeting and a man throws a stick of wood at one of them in return.media/1896-01-24 Account of Trouble At and Following Populist Meeting at Powhatan - Haven KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-29T14:18:00-07:0001/24/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie School 1934 Home Econ Class - Juanita Johnson via Tale of Two Towns FB Apr 2016_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:33:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie School 1934 Home Economics Class3Photo courtesy Juanita Johnson, via http://ataleoftwotowns.com.media/Hoxie School 1934 Home Econ Class - Juanita Johnson via Tale of Two Towns FB Apr 2016.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:35:37-07:001934Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1905 Cover Image - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Jan 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:37:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge Blade Newspaper Cover Image, Circa 19053A cover of what appears to be a special edition of the paper, depicting portraits of nine Walnut Ridge children; property of James Whitlow.media/WR Blade 1905 Cover Image - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Jan 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:40:14-08:001905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:54:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33The burning of the Star Hotel in Walnut Ridge results in two deaths when a man enters the blaze to save a young boy but both are caught in the flames. The fire spreads across town and results in $125,000 in damage.media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T15:14:24-07:0004/01/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:27:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-09-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Walnut Ridge Special School District announces a request for sealed bids for the construction of the new school building.media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T09:58:11-07:0009/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:01:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1933 Walnut Ridge Football Team3Depicts twenty-three members of the team; photo courtesy of Lori Prater.media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:55:59-07:001933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T11:39:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie 1927 Tornado Damage, School Building3Shows damage from the May 9, 1927 tornado; the disaster killed two Hoxie students, among others.media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:13:03-08:0005/09/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:00:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie High School Building 1926/19273A photo of the school building shortly after its completion in December 1926. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 80.media/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:49:35-08:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 School Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T10:37:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie 1913 Tornado Damage, School Building3Shows damages to the 1908 school building. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 111.media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 School Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:16:36-08:0003/20/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:27:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-15 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 83A newsboy shoots at a passenger on a train near Walnut Ridge, but misses him and leaves a hole in the hat of another passenger instead.media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:0002/15/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:11:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Cotton Picking Near Highway 633Date unknown; five children carry their harvests of cotton bolls.media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:40:36-07:001900 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR High School - MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:57:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge High School and Grammar School2A picturesque view focusing on the high school building, constructed in 1923; postcard date unknown.media/WR High School - MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T19:00:43-07:001923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-11-03 Walnut Ridge Teacher Presents at Conference - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:36:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-11-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge teacher presents an address titled "Some Distinctive Ideas in Teaching" at an educators meeting in Jonesboro.media/1899-11-03 Walnut Ridge Teacher Presents at Conference - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:37:58-07:0011/03/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-13 Law Against Hogs and Youths - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:41:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Walnut Ridge town council establishes a curfew for youths and prohibits free-range hogs on town streets.media/1906-05-13 Law Against Hogs and Youths - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:42:50-07:0005/13/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T10:48:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Electric light and streetcar services resume in Walnut Ridge following post-storm/tornado cleanup efforts.media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T13:56:02-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:23:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 292A ten-year-old from Walnut Ridge writes in to the children's page of the Arkansas Democrat.media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29.pngplain2020-06-16T18:24:40-07:0003/12/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935 Hoxie Yearbook Ads - Danny Hibbard WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:26:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1936 Hoxie Yearbook Ads2Includes ads from a variety of Hoxie and Walnut Ridge businesses; image courtesy of Danny Hibbard.media/1935 Hoxie Yearbook Ads - Danny Hibbard WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2013.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:29:05-07:001936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie School, 1908 High School View 2 - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T12:31:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hoxie Public School, 19082Depicts the school building constructed in 1908 at the corner of Lindsey and Lawrence Streets; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie School, 1908 High School View 2 - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-09T12:31:51-07:001908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:01:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-08-30 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82An African-American boy dies when attempting to sneak onto a train at Hoxie.media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:02:52-07:0008/30/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:26:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-22 Brooklyn Standard Union NY pg 52A local group of the Ku Klux Klan commits atrocities in Randolph and Lawrence Counties, including the area of Richwoods north of Walnut Ridge.media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T15:45:19-07:0007/22/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:43:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Walnut Ridge votes to build a $10,000 school building, and the Hoxie school district votes to add a 1-mill tax for a building fund.media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T17:47:25-07:0005/21/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:55:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Farmer's Union holds a county meeting at Portia, including speeches and a dinner where "everything good to eat was there."media/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:58:11-07:0005/29/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T16:12:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade recounts how several local kids had never seen blue Civil War coats before.media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T16:14:16-07:0001/20/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-06-13 WR School Subject Awards Announced - Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:23:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Twelve school subject award medals, sponsored by local citizens and firms, are awarded to students at Walnut Ridge.media/1923-06-13 WR School Subject Awards Announced - Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:27:24-07:0006/13/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR School Photo 1940s - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T12:44:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Grade School & Athletic Field, Circa 19402Depicts the 1907 school building; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR School Photo 1940s - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-07-09T12:45:36-07:001940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:24:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Grade School Damage from 1927 Tornado2Shows the damage done to the school building after the May 9, 1927 tornado. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-05-11T16:26:56-07:0005/10/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-13 Clyde Herald KS pg 22A tree falls on the wagon of a man crossing a creek near Walnut Ridge, killing him and injuring his family.media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T16:12:50-07:0011/13/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:53:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 122The Arkansas Gazette gives an affable and detailed description of Walnut Ridge, "a hustling city with one thousand inhabitants."media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:0009/05/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:32:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade newspaper notes examples of continued investment and growth in WR.media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T20:35:10-07:0008/11/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:58:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-06-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A special election is held in Walnut Ridge to determine the site location for the new school building.media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T09:01:30-07:0006/05/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T12:59:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-02-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12Two burglars from Alicia knock the Lawrence County Sheriff in the head and escape into the darkness.media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:05:22-07:0002/15/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-09-27 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 32U.S. Senator from Arkansas and vice-presidential candidate Joseph T. Robinson gives an impromptu campaign speech in Hoxie.media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:34:16-07:0009/27/1928Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:40:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05 Walnut Ridge Blade, Section of Front Page2A partial section of the front page of the Walnut Ridge Blade's edition shortly after the destructive May 9 tornado, likely published two days afterwards; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:46:49-07:0005/11/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR High School in Color - FB Larry Dobbs May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:12:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge High School 1923 Building2A color photo of the school building constructed in 1923, taken before the structure burned in 1957; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR High School in Color - FB Larry Dobbs May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-09T13:14:23-07:001923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:50:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-09-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A woman and her two children are injured when the horses towing their vehicle between WR & Powhatan run away.media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:0009/26/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:0009/26/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-03-10 Gun Accident Blows Up Hoxie Boys Face - Fort Smith Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:51:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-03-10 Fort Smith Times pg 12A Hoxie boy dies after accidentally shooting himself while hunting.media/1904-03-10 Gun Accident Blows Up Hoxie Boys Face - Fort Smith Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:53:40-07:0003/10/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-14 Family Injured on Car Ride from Powhatan to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:50:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A family is injured on a ride from Powhatan to Hoxie when their car strikes a log in the road.media/1917-05-14 Family Injured on Car Ride from Powhatan to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:53:55-07:0005/14/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:49:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-10-01 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 92Two Walnut Ridge sisters commit suicide after their parents follow them on a forbidden double-date.media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9.pngplain2020-06-17T09:50:54-07:0010/01/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie School Group Circa 1910 - Barbara Whittaker Brown FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2016_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T08:17:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie School Group, Circa 19102Photo courtesy of Barbara Whittaker Brown, who notes, "Miss Cawley was the teacher and the girl sitting on the left was Grace Manning Bennett."media/Hoxie School Group Circa 1910 - Barbara Whittaker Brown FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2016.jpgplain2020-07-09T08:18:21-07:001910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:0006/07/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-06-23 WR Boy Accidentally Kills Younger Brother With Gun - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:15:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-06-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A Walnut Ridge boy accidentally kills his younger brother when messing with a shotgun at home.media/1898-06-23 WR Boy Accidentally Kills Younger Brother With Gun - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T15:17:17-07:0006/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-28 WR School Closes for the Summer; Only 3 Teachers Listed - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:04:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Walnut Ridge Public School closes for the summer; only three teachers are listed as faculty.media/1905-05-28 WR School Closes for the Summer; Only 3 Teachers Listed - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T12:05:05-07:0005/28/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:04:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three students graduate from Walnut Ridge High School, with commencement week addresses by the Presbyterian minister and Senator Ponder.media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:05:54-07:0005/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:34:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-24 Talladega Mountain Home AL pg 32A trio of juvenile burglars end up in jail after one of them seeks medical care, due to having rolled into a campfire in his sleep.media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:36:33-07:0003/24/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR J D Doyle House 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T08:22:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, J. D. Doyle House near Walnut Ridge, 19102Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs, who notes, "This is the home of County Judge J. D. Doyle in 1910. The Judge is at the right next to his horse. This home was located at the corner of Old Pocahontas Road and Rebecca Lane."media/WR J D Doyle House 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2014.jpgplain2020-07-09T08:24:30-07:001910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T12:46:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-08-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A letter from WR to the Jonesboro Times discusses Walnut Ridge's improvements and its anticipation of a rail connection to Jonesboro.media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T12:50:35-07:0008/29/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:55:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-07-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper comments on girls bicycling around town.media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-29T13:57:23-07:0007/14/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-01-04 Poisoned Sardines Kill Children - Nashville TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:19:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-01-04 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 42Four small children in WR eat a can of sardines and get food poisoning; three of them later die.media/1899-01-04 Poisoned Sardines Kill Children - Nashville TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T18:21:20-07:0001/04/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:18:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-09-19 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 72A group of children at play discover a dead body in a Hoxie culvert.media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T09:20:41-07:0009/19/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:25:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade reports that gamblers have broken into the school building to play their games.media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:27:01-07:0006/21/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1939-01-02 WR Woman Killed on Highway 67 While Walking to Church - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:40:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-01-02 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62A woman is killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking to church along Highway 67 near Walnut Ridge.media/1939-01-02 WR Woman Killed on Highway 67 While Walking to Church - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T14:42:04-07:0001/02/1939Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931 WRHS Commencement Program - Gilbert S. Rainey WR and Hoxie FB Jan 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T12:22:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge High School Commencement Program, 19312Includes the class role and program schedule; document courtesy of Gilbert S. Rainey.media/1931 WRHS Commencement Program - Gilbert S. Rainey WR and Hoxie FB Jan 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T12:23:52-07:0005/27/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Snapp Motors 1938 - Larry Dobbs WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T08:30:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Snapp Motor Company, Walnut Ridge, 19382Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs, who identifies those pictured in the garage as "Richard Spurlock, Earl Campbell, John Lingo, Steve Smith, J. L. Foster and unknown. They are standing around a then modern machine called the Ford Laboratory Test Set."media/WR Snapp Motors 1938 - Larry Dobbs WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2014.jpgplain2020-07-09T08:35:30-07:001938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:55:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-06-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Walnut Ridge hosts spelling bees, perhaps at the school, and Colonel Ponder harvests a crop of clover.media/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:57:39-07:0006/22/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:47:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-08-15 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A woman is charged with hiring an assassin to attempt to kill two Portia girls.media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:51:15-07:0008/15/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:35:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-08-16 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 102A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge asks for a "good singer, who has some money to assist me in my work as a lecturer."media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10.pngplain2020-06-07T19:38:19-07:0008/16/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:57:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Clover Bend hosts a literary program and a pie supper.media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T08:58:59-07:0002/09/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 1 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:35:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge "Live-Wire" School Newspaper, Feb 1911, pt 1 of 22The front and back covers of the first issue of a school newspaper, featuring several news articles and ads from local businesses; image courtesy of James Whitlow.media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 1 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T15:44:47-07:0002/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-01-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22A second, varied account of the Populist Meeting tragedy in Powhatan notes that the son of the sheriff that was involved was sixteen, that he and the other boys had been shooting stones, and other details.media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-29T14:16:50-07:0001/27/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:56:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-12 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 22A Hoxie twelve-year-old dies of a burst blood vessel.media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:59:22-07:0009/12/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:24:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A family's horses are scared by the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie electric streetcar and bolt, tossing people and groceries out of the wagon.media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:28:17-07:0005/12/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-25 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 312Walnut Ridge School District bonds are listed for sale in a St. Louis newspaper advertisement.media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31.pngplain2020-06-11T13:24:16-07:0002/25/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-06-16 Richwoods Man Tries to Murder Nephews - Ridgway IL pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:55:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-16 Ridgway News IL pg 62A Richwoods man tries to starve his nephews to death, but they manage to survive in their locked room by eating cotton seeds for a week.media/1921-06-16 Richwoods Man Tries to Murder Nephews - Ridgway IL pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:58:57-07:0006/16/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 2 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:38:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge "Live-Wire" School Newspaper, Feb 1911, pt 2 of 22The inside pages of the first issue of a school newspaper, featuring news briefs, editorials, and ads; image courtesy of James Whitlow.media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 2 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T15:53:22-07:0002/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6