MORE PHOTOS IN
THE LONG AGO IN
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ARKANSAS

Welcome to MORE PHOTOS In The Long Ago in Randolph County, Arkansas. It appears that these photos were originally published in the Pocahontas Star Herald around 1968-70, but are much, much older than that. Remember that you can use your special "find" or "search" button on your toolbar to look for surnames - and be sure that you check different spelling variations. So ... sit back ... scroll down ... and enjoy ...

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TOP PHOTO: The above photo was made at Oak Grove, near Attica, around 1915 and was furnished by Mrs. Arthur Bennett of Pocahontas. Making up the happy group, which was apparently a class on an outing are, from left, Margin Simington, Notra Foster, Dee Knotts, Lily Sago, Lucy McDaniel, Frank Thompson, Dora Lacy, Emily Simington, Arthur Tyler (a teacher), Mazie Bennett, Daily Lacy and Bessie Simington.

BOTTOM PHOTO: Mrs. Dee Knotts furnishes this photo of young converts at Oak Grove Methodist Church at Attica, in August, 1908. Left to right, front row, are Rev. Baty, the pastor at that time, Dee Knotts, Arthur Tyler, Daly Lacy, Rob Hart, Marvin Simington. Back row, from left, Arthur Weatherford, George Browdy, John Newton, Joe Snodgrass and Jack Cole. Mr. Cole was conducting a singing school at the church at that time. The girl at the right is Katy Stacy.

Could this possibly be a band of Pocahontas Suffragettes marching for their rights in our city in the long ago? No, ole timers tell us it was a big march staged during World War I, with marchers stepping lively around the west side of the Court Square, with many of the women wearing white clothing with red crosses on their headdresses. Sign on the building in the background was "Pace's Cash Store," this building is now occupied by King's Dept. Store. The lower photo is that of a group of women being conveyed around the Square by team and wagon during World War I. The event was a Red Cross or Bond rally, and the driver of the team is thought to be the father of the late Ben Johnston. Few of the women in the wagon are identified, but of the three women on the front row, Mrs. J. W. Argo is in the center and Mrs. Birdie Kizer is to Mrs. Argo's left. A banner which is being displayed has the words, "Home Guards", thereon. Each woman has a garden hoe in her hand. Mrs. Argo's daughter, Mrs. Joseph W. Meek of Coral Gables, Fla., furnished the photos.

Pictured is Horace Hawkins Sunday School Class at the Baptist Church in 1907. Members of the class are, front row, from left, Paul Maynard, ----- Richardson, Henry Richardson, Pug Douglas, Roy Hawkins and Les Fowler. Second row, from left, Spurgeon Richardson, Jessie Poynor, Earl Richardson, Novella Cate, Day Wyatt, Vera Wyatt, Horace Hawkins (teacher), and Lucille Douglas. Back row, from left, Joe Abbott, Speed Bemis, Schley Anderson, Estelle Abott, Mollie McNabb and Dewess Cate.

Mrs. Lena Abbot of St. Louis furnishes this photo of herself and a group of friends, made in the early fall, 1900 on the porch at the home of Dr. H. A. Slaughter at Maynard. From left are Henry Abbott, Lena Redwine Abbott, Kate Moore, John Downing, Baird Weaver, Nell Gamble and Emma Purdy.

Pictured are four sons of Mrs. Ethel Rawlings of Pocahontas and the late B. M. Leathers. The photo was taken in 1912. They are, from left, Herall, Ray, Doyle and Buy. Heral and Guy make their homes in Pocahontas and Doyle resides in Rockford, Ill. Ray died in 1966. Another brother, Park Leathers, resides in Westminster, Calif., and he was not yet born when the above photo was made in the long ago.

J. A. Poynor has furnished this street scene, taken on the main street of Maynard about 1905. The horse and buggy, then a principle mode of transportation, were owned by Charley Fowler (later a doctor) and seated in the buggy are, from left, Lee Poynor, Tommie Lewis and Bill Lewis. The building in the background housed the old Maynard Enterprise newspaper on the ground floor and the upstairs of the building housed the Odd Fellows organization. The house at right still is standing at Maynard and is now occupied by the Delbert Carrolls.

The above photo was made about 1911 - 12 according to Mrs. Cina Ingram. It is a picture of a group of men from the Supply community who were in court at that time, as petit jurymen. The whole list is not known. Among those whose identity is known are John Duff, second in the second row, Lewis Fowler, second in the top row. Cling Gazaway, fourth in the top row; next in the top row are Tom Ingram and Charles Fowler. The case in which some of the men were jurors was that of Sulah Bird who had shot "Old Gardner," which was mentioned in the Reynolds diary of that time, published in the Star Herald a few weeks ago. The group rode in a wagon from Supply to Biggers and caught the train to Pocahontas from there. The information used here is from Mrs. Cina Ingram and the photo belongs to Clarence Fowler of Poplar Bluff.