February 20, 1920: Bishop Brookes sells Buick dealership

February 11, 1920: Curtis Jones speaks to chamber members

100 Years ago

February 6, 1920: New slogan for new chamber of commerce

100 Years ago

January 30, 1920: Planters Bank is organized in Lockesburg

100 Years ago

January 4, 1945: Fire destroys the Queen theatre equipment

75YEARS AGO

Dec. 26, 1949: County War and Rationing Board note changes

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Dec. 26, 1919: Call for the world’s end has no effect in De Queen

100 YEARS AGO

Dec. 2, 1919: Factory to be established near Sevier County Gin

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Nov. 21, 1919: Thanks to the De Queen High School band

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Nov. 4, 1919: Builder’s Supply Co. comes to De Queen

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Oct. 31, 1919: Ginners are urged to save situation; don’t pick wet cotton

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Oct. 31, 1919: Warm and rainy weather makes it look like spring

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Oct. 10, 1919: County citizens inspire envy of neighbors

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Oct. 3, 1919: Man critically wounded in Elk Hotel shooting

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Sept. 19, 1919: Grand Theatre to be open to the public

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Sept. 12, 1919: Bank of Horatio to construct new building

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Sept. 5, 1919: State Baptists looking to raise $75,000,000 for missions

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August 29, 1919: Downs suffers injury cranking engine at phone exchange

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August 22, 1919: Homeowner offers $10 reward for arrest of thief

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August 15, 1919: Family of D.C. Goff injured in car accident

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August 8, 1919: Von Ferguson’s patent to earn him millions

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August 1, 1919: Grand jury expected to return 85 indictments

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July 4, 1919: Nine-room bungalow finished in De Queen

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June 27, 1919: Telephone operator shot several times

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June 15, 1944: New band director hired by district

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June 6, 1919: Eleven tanks cars and a refrigerator car leave tracks

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June 1, 1944: Canning kitchen to reopen in band building

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May 23, 1919: Voters approve a 12-mill school tax

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April 25, 1919: Company is testing to drill for oil in Lockesburg

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April 18, 1919: Lockesburg boy killed by a bolt of lightning

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April 11, 1919: Battle tank to vanquish the ‘Hun’ to be in De Queen

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April 4, 1919: Robert Rea elected new mayor, J.P. Norwood, street commissioner

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March 28, 1919: County Agent Wallace returns from Kansas City

100 YEARS AGO

March 21, 1919: Marshal John Knox shot in the leg

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March 14, 1919: Lockesburg Tribune will be printed again

100 YEARS AGO

March 7, 1919: Bottling Works established in De Queen

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February 28, 1919: Dogtown Road to become a highway

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February 7, 1919: Good time to kill hogs and cure meat

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January 17, 1919: Wingo asks the U.S. to donate cannon to county: January 17, 1917

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January 10, 1919: Engineers begin final survey of Bonneville trail

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January 3, 1919: Blount and Henderson open grocery store

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December 20, 1918: Red Cross Roll Call extended to Jan. 10; Dec. 20, 1918

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December 13, 1918: Schools closed due to influenza epidemic

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November 29, 1918: D&E Bridge over Russey Creek, destroyed by fire

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November 22, 1918: D&E Bridge over Russey Creek, destroyed by fire

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November 15, 1918: De Queen celebrates the Armistice

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November 1, 1918: Influenza situation has improved

100 YEARS AGO

October 18, 1918: Court to see demonstration of road working machinery

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October 11, 1918: Health authorities close all public places due to flu

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October 4, 1918: Boy Scouts pick a 500 lb. bale of cotton from farm

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September 20, 1918: Workers strike demanding more pay

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