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

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

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

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March 14, 1919: Lockesburg Tribune will be printed again

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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

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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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September 13, 1918: Lockesburg well blows at 200 feet

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September 6, 1918: Overflow of Cossatot floods farm

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August 30, 1918: Jack and the Beanstalk at the Queen

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August 16, 1918: Farmers join new grocers association

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August 2, 1918: Aeroplane lands in Lockesburg

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July 26, 1918: Pioneer resident of De Queen passes away

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July 19, 1918: Lockesburg farmer struck by lightening

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July 12, 1918: Sheriff collects $137,711.60 in taxes

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July 5, 1918: Church music inspires locals

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June 21, 1918: Up to date cotton gin to open in De Queen

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June 14, 1918: Fire snuffed at the Dawkins Grocery

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June 7, 1918: Red Cross quota almost doubled

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May 31, 1918: Light vote for Sevier County Democratic Primary

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May 24, 1918: New method of baling being taught in Texarkana

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May 17, 1918: New company formed to promote strawberry growth

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May 10, 1918: Sevier County required to furnish 56 draftees

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May 3, 1918: Liberty Bond sales earn district honor flags

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April 1918: Telephone Exchange to upgrade equipment

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April 1918: Strawberry harvest is in progress

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April 12, 1918: Fiercest battle of war raging in France

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April 1918: Claud C. Ray elected mayor of De Queen

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March 1918: Quarterly exams held to choose teachers

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