50 Years Ago
The Herald and Democrat in 1965
In recognition of their 57th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Bushy of Siloam Springs, received a letter of congratulations and a gift package of "57 Varieties" from the H.J. Heinz Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Bushy celebrated their 57th anniversary on Feb. 22.
R. Burt Gookin, executive vice president in charge of Heinz. said, "We heard about this happy occasion and thought it fitting that a 57th anniversary be recognized by the makers of Heinz 57."
30 Years Ago
The Herald-Democrat
in 1985
An 8-year-old girl was honored by the Siloam Springs Fire Department. An engraved plaque commended Amanda Arnold for "exceptional bravery during a fire at her home on Jan. 23, 1985."
Amanda's father, Gilbert Arnold, was in the bathroom washing his son's coat with a solution of detergent, gasoline and hot water. The child came into the room and shut the door. Soon the hot water tank, which was not enclosed, came on. The fumes from the gasoline caused an explosion and locked the Arnolds in the room.
Arnold kicked a panel of the door out and Amanda escaped to get help from her brothers and sister, Jackie, Ricky, Audra, Dwayne and Paul. She also called the operator for assistance in reporting the fire.
Amanda said she learned fire safety rules at Northside elementary, where she was a third-grader. The National Fire Safety Council presented a program to the students which taught Amanda, "If there's a fire and a lot of smoke, get down on the ground and start crawling."
Amanda suffered second-degree burns on about 20 percent of her body and was treated at the Tulsa Burn Center, missing three weeks of school.
10 Years Ago
The Herald-Leader
in 2005
The Greenbrier Lady Panthers got 34 points from Sidney Steward but could not hold on to a fourth quarter lead as they fell 63-57 to Siloam Springs in a AAAA-West battle.
The Greenbrier Panthers boys team fell behind early and never recovered as Siloam Springs completed the sweep with a 50-31 victory at the Panther Pavilion, spoiling Greenbrier's homecoming.
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