RECOLLECTIONS

40 Years Ago Aug. 12, 1971 Pea Ridge Graphic

A 19-inch black and white portable television was reported taken n a break-in at Shaw’s Furniture, TV and Appliances in downtown Pea Ridge. Henry Shaw, the owner of the business, said that the television was the only item missing and that nothing else in the store, including silver change in a desk drawer, had been disturbed. The television was a Philco model number B716UWA, serial number 25007.

The eight-month old weekly newspaper, the Cave Springs Scene, was sold by founders Earle and Billie Jines of Pea Ridge, to their son and daughter-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jines of Cave Springs.

30 Years Ago Aug. 12, 1981 Pea Ridge Country Times

Arson was suspected in the burning of the home of Bill Ruark, in Seligman, Mo. The blaze was responded to by the Seligman Area Rural Fire Association, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State fire marshal. A member of the SARFA reported from the scene that there appeared to be three separate places in the home at which the fire started, apparently from a flammable liquid. Deputy Sheriff Perry Smallwood told The Times it “may have been arson,” but that he had to wait fora report from the state fire marshal before he could confirm it.

The park pavilion was almost ready for use.

20 Years Ago Aug. 8, 1991 The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

A group of Pea Ridge residents was circulating a petition which sought the resignations of members of the City Council and the mayor. Heading the movement was businessman Hugh Turner. The petition was titled Petition for Change. It read, “We the undersigned, are in favor of the immediate resignations of city of Pea Ridge Mayor Mary Rogers and Aldermen Norman Abrams, Delores Hall,Gary Immel and Nancy Mendenhall for what we consider to be decisions that are entirely unacceptable and incompatible with the orderly progress and growth of this community.” 10 Years Ago Aug. 8, 2001 The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

Keith Escue’s impressive tomato plants were the product of organic gardening using Better Boy tomatoes, raised bed and special nutritional formula from Frank Fingers’ Nitron Industries. He said the secret to the tall plants is in the pruning and staking.

They were calling them tree-top tomatoes because the plants were so tall.

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