RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 3 No. 46 Thursday, Nov. 14, 1968
Merchandise tentatively estimated at $200 in value was taken in a break-in sometime Saturday night at Aunt Sally’s Grocery and Market, located two miles east of Pea Ridge on Ark. Hwy. 72. The backdoor to the business had been broken and pried open with a crow bar. Also damaged in the forced entry was an inside door leading from the storage section to the store proper. Mrs. Sally Green, owner, said that among things taken were shells, four BB guns and a case of BBs, a radio, one case of canned pop, a dozen frozen steaks, five gallons of milk, fishing lures, flashlights, cookies, a case of beef stew, several loaves of bread, numerous articles of clothing.
Benton Countians turned thumbs down-once again-on an initiated act that would have made the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors legal. The vote across the county went roughly two to one against the act, but Pea Ridge turned it down almost four to one. Locally, it was 116 for and 426 against it. The county library tax also was rejected-by Pea Ridge, 274 to 226 and by the county, 8,557 to 5,688. The continuing 3-mill road tax for maintenance of county roads passed 385 to 136 in Pea Ridge and 9,973 to 4,557 in the county.
Primarily called a “show and pleasure horse,” the Tennessee Walking horse is the choice of Lloyd Miller of Pea Ridge. Miller has a registered mare, Elkhorn Rose, and this year’s colt, Stand Watie. Elkhorn, now 11 years old, has had nine colts and show the colors of the original stock of a strawberry roan.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 13 No. 46 Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1978
The police radio issue is settled, the trash hauling and police car matters are still pending and the Pea Ridge City Council Thursday evening went into executive session to hear requests from city employees for salary/wage increases and discuss employment policies and conditions — no decisions were made. As the first order of business, Mayor Cotton Carter explained why he had authorized the purchase of a new base radio system for the Police Department. “They just couldn’t satisfactorily communicate with other police agencies.” He made the decision, he said, because this lack of adequate radio communication was endangering the protection of the citizens of Pea Ridge and the city’s employees, including the police themselves.
By a margin of 14 votes, the voters of Pea Ridge refused to approve the issuance of general obligation street improvement bonds in the principal amount of $85,000 at the election Nov. 7. The bond issue had been proposed for the purpose of financing the construction, widening and straightening of streets, alleys and boulevards within the corporate limits of the city.
Sportsman of the year award was presented to Pea Ridge businessman/race car driver, Johnny Bone, at the Thunderbird Speedway racing banquet in Muskogee, Okla., at the end of the racing season. Bone’s dirt track racing career began five years ago, the year he was chosen “Rookie of the Year” in Neosho, Mo. He races in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 23 No. 46 Thursday, Nov. 17, 1988
The destruction of mail boxes on Pea Ridge rural routes is a serious problem, says postmaster Stanley Buttry, and it is raising the ire of residents. Buttry said, “I was talking to Kelly Wallace (Pea Ridge marshal) at noon and I asked him how many calls he had in the city this year (involving mail box damages) and he said 100 or more.”
Ozy Murphy, Elementary School principal announced the first teacher of the year at both the
Boundless Grace Baptist Church
AWANA Bible adventures for pre-kindergarten to sixth-grade students are at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Boundless Grace Baptist Church, 222 Little Flock Drive, Little Flock.
Brightwater Memorial United Methodist Church
Brightwater Memorial United Methodist Church, located at 14108 E. U.S. Hwy. 62, will serve its annual Thanksgiving meal at noon on Thursday, Nov. 15. All are welcome for a traditional Thanksgiving meal at no cost. For information: 479-451-8161 or bit.ly/bmumc.
Episcopal Church Pea Ridge
The Episcopal Church Pea Ridge will sponsor a Thanksgiving Worship service at 11 a.m. and a Thanksgiving Dinner at noon for those who want to come on Thanksgiving day. Worship attendance is not a requirement to come to Thanksgiving dinner. All are invited and welcome.
There will be a Bible study, Advent of a Savior, for Advent at 6 p.m. on Mondays, beginning Nov. 26.
For information, call 479228-1498. The study will meet in Gateway.
The Episcopal Church meets at 10 a.m. Sundays at 16375 Don McCallister Road. Information: 479-2281498.
First Baptist Church
Wednesday night services include 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. BLAST (Bible Learners and Sharers Together), 6 p.m. youth and 6:30 p.m. adult Bible study.
Sunday services begin