100 YEARS AGO, 1917
♦ A special service in the interest of Armenian and Syrian sufferers was held by the Methodist church Sunday schools across America. The program consisted of special Christmas music, a pantomime of the story of Continue reading
Arkansas has a new state Department of Arkansas Heritage program that will likely increase the number of historical markers across the state. Arkansas currently has at least 558 historical markers.
The new program states that “a marker must commemorate a historic person, place or event, and significance must have been attained at least Continue reading
Dr. Harry Warren Readnour, 78, a long-time active supporter of the Faulkner County Museum, died at his home on December 15, 2017 in Conway, Arkansas.
He was born March 30, 1939, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, to the late Harry Wilson and Alice Estelle Sterling Readnour. After graduating from Wynnewood High School in 1957, Continue reading
100 YEARS AGO, 1917
♦ The Women’s Missionary Union of Pickles Gap sold an “investment quilt” at the church. A chance at the quilt was given with every plate supper sold for 25 cents.
♦ The first death of a Faulkner County serviceman occurred when William Luther Fulmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulmer of Beryl, died at Continue reading
100 YEARS AGO, 1917
♦ After repeated delays in transit of the plate glass mirrors for the large post in the center of the Grand Theatre front, the shipment arrived. The theatre became one of the most beautiful amusement houses in any town in the state the size of Continue reading