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1media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:48:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1912 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team5Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-05-28T16:23:32-07:001912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:51:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1913 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team4Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:41:01-07:001913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:27:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-10 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A tightrope walker falls when performing in Walnut Ridge, and has his leg amputated due to injuries sustained in the fall.media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-29T13:58:36-07:0003/10/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T20:40:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1894 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team3According to "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie," team members pictured are, from left to right, Dr. Clinton Meriwether, Montie Sharum, David Bloom, Caroll McCaroll, and Solon Crook, first row; Bert Israel, George Ponder, Berg Israel, C. W. Cooper, and Bob Cooper, second row. Image courtesy of CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:49-07:001894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:01:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-09-21 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 23A deputy sheriff throws a night marshal into a Walnut Ridge jail cell as a joke, but a resulting fight with a prisoner results in the prisoner's death.media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T21:13:20-07:0009/21/1925Edward 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/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:34:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A crowd of 3,000 watches five horse races at Ward's Park in Hoxie, and it is reported that "upwards of $5,000 changed hands."media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T13:36:04-07:0008/07/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:04:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-04-25 Menasha Record WI pg 42A 94-year-old Walnut Ridge woman walks a mile a day, "just for the exercise."media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:06:15-07:0004/25/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-08-12 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro 10-4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:03:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-08-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Jonesboro, 10-4.media/1894-08-12 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro 10-4 - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:04:25-07:0008/12/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-04-30 WR Athletic Assoc Emerges Victorious at LR Amateur Track Meet - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-30T20:37:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-04-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge Athletic Association emerges victorious at a Little Rock amateur track meet.media/1898-04-30 WR Athletic Assoc Emerges Victorious at LR Amateur Track Meet - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-30T20:52:07-07:0004/30/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:24:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-11-07 Blytheville Courier News pg 62The Walnut Ridge Bobcats defeat Paragould 6-0 in high school football.media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T20:24:44-07:0011/07/1936Edward 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
1media/1903-08-13 Houston MO Baseball Defeats WR Amateurs - Houston MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:00:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-13 Houston Herald MO pg 22Walnut Ridge's amateur baseball team is defeated by a team from Houston, Missouri.media/1903-08-13 Houston MO Baseball Defeats WR Amateurs - Houston MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T14:01:24-07:0008/13/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-11-19 Blytheville Wins Over WR in High School Football - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:51:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-11-19 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62Blytheville wins 19-7 over Walnut Ridge in high school football.media/1938-11-19 Blytheville Wins Over WR in High School Football - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T12:52:08-07:0011/19/1938Edward 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/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-06-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A baseball game is scheduled between the Walnut Ridge and Black Rock club teams.media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:56:38-07:0006/02/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-17 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Minturn - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:36:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-17 Arkansas Democrat pg 22Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Minturn, 3-0.media/1905-06-17 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Minturn - AR Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T12:37:36-07:0006/17/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:45:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-10-06 Hope Star pg 12The Hope Star gives a description of the 1939 Walnut Ridge football team before game day.media/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T14:46:42-07:0010/06/1939Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-06-26 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:33:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-06-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Jonesboro by a score of 18 to 11.media/1889-06-26 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:36:57-07:0006/26/1889Edward 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/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team_thumb.jpg2020-06-18T14:50:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-10-06 Hope Star pg 1- Headline2The Hope Star's headlines include an announcement of the upcoming football game against Walnut Ridge, and a development in an ill-fated attempt at peace with Nazi Germany.media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team.jpgplain2020-06-18T14:52:23-07:0010/06/1939Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-01-16 Letter from WR Describes Firecrackers at Christmas - Beloit KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:34:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-01-16 Beloit Gazette KS pg 22A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Christmas traditions in the region, which include a bounty of firecrackers.media/1890-01-16 Letter from WR Describes Firecrackers at Christmas - Beloit KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-26T09:41:29-07:0001/16/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-08-27 Hoxie Boxer Knocks Out Memphis Man in Fourth Round - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:47:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-08-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A Hoxie man knocks out a Memphis boxer in the fourth round of their contest.media/1890-08-27 Hoxie Boxer Knocks Out Memphis Man in Fourth Round - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T09:49:24-07:0008/27/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-08-29 Plot Twist-- Hoxie Boxer was Really St Louis Boxer in Disguise - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:20:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-08-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62As it turns out, the "Hoxie man" who beat West Memphis boxer Joe Tansey in a Hoxie fight was really a St. Louis boxer in disguise.media/1890-08-29 Plot Twist-- Hoxie Boxer was Really St Louis Boxer in Disguise - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T11:22:26-07:0008/29/1890Edward 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/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:03:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932-04-06 Boston Globe MA pg 222The St. Louis Cardinals play an exhibition game at Hoxie against local talent and win 6-3.media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22.pngplain2020-06-17T18:04:17-07:0004/06/1932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6