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A Glance at Days Gone By
This photo from Allen Wright’s birthday party, probably in the spring of 1932, was taken beside the Independence Hall building near Sidney and College streets. Identifications are as follows: Front row (from left) Donald Weigart, Don Andrews in front, Jim Barnett directly behind Andrews, …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on March 30, 1993. 95 YEARS AGO A total of 15 cars of freight were shipped out from Pfeiffer Monday, consisting of stone riprap, manganese ore and cedar posts. Joe Pfeiffer said that for the next …
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Grandma’s gift: Woman gives birth to her own grandchild
CHICAGO — Setting foot in a hospital again, Emily and Mike Jordan couldn’t help but feel anxious. More than two years before, at age 29, Emily had been diagnosed with cervical cancer. But just before she was to undergo a radical hysterectomy, she was told …
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Batesville volleyballers rack up four victories
Batesville’s junior and senior high volleyball teams swept non-conference and conference foes Thursday night. The Junior Lady Pioneers defeated Jonesboro MacArthur’s Junior Lady Cyclones 25-18, 28-26 in Pioneer Gymnasium as Hannah Qualls deliverd four kills and four aces, and Kate Sanders dealt out three assists. …
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Greenwood favored in return to roots; Pioneers picked over Searcy Lions 20-17
FAYETTEVILLE — Greenwood, which opened its season with a convincing 47-14 win over Sallisaw (Okla.) last week, has won the last two Class 5A championships and six of the last 11. The No. 7 overall Bulldogs moved to Class 6A this season, but they return …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sport events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, September 7 – Saturday, September 8, 2012.
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Time corrected
The wrong starting time was reported in Thursday’s Guard for registering for the Sara Low Memorial 5K. Registration at Batesville High School will begin at 6 a.m. Saturday.
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Searcy scores late, hands BJHS another close loss
SEARCY — The Searcy Lion Cubs won Thursday night in Searcy Lion Stadium in what proved to be another close loss for the Batesville Junior Pioneers. Seven days after a season-opening, 14-8 loss in Batesville to the Jonesboro Annie Camp Whirlwinds, the Junior Pioneers fell …
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Arrest made in chair assault
As the suspect in a domestic assault incident Thursday night, a Newark man was arrested as he exited a neighborhood convenience store, according to Independence County Deputy Michael Darr. William C. Bullard, 25, of Ninth Street was jailed after he allegedly struck his wife with …
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Georgia Brent
Georgia Newcomb Brent, 84, of Batesville died today, Sept. 7, 2012. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made …
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Lee addendum
Additional information has been provided to the Guard for the obituary of Johnnie Kay Lee, which ran in Monday’s edition. Survivors include two great-grandchildren, Mason Hatler and Mikey Moody.
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Gary Davidson
MALDEN, Mo. — Funeral services for Gary L. Davidson will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Landess Funeral Home in Malden, Mo. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
