50 Years Ago
From the Herald and Democrat in 1965
Robinson's Ben Franklin Variety Store advertised the following summer savings sale:
• Pop Art shifts for $2.99.
• Cotton surfers $1.67 each.
• Sleeveless shirts 88 cents each.
• Polyethylene containers with airtight lids, easy stacking for 9 cents each.
• A bag of 50 clothespins for 69 cents, regular price - $1.18.
Hunt's Department Store advertised the following May Mark-Downs:
• Men's colored dress shirts $2.98 each.
• Ladies summer dresses $4 each, values to $6.98.
• Memorial wreaths and sprays 59 cents to $6.98.
• Terry cloth, 77 cents per yard; some piece goods, 2 yards for $1; Bermuda fine denim, $1.29 per yard and Madras plaid $1.69 per yard.
30 Years Ago
From the Herald-Democrat in 1985
The men's bowling team of Gates Rubber Company won the Arkansas Men's Bowling Association, State Team Championship in Mountain Home.
The five member team was one of 355 teams around the state to compete for the Arkansas championship over a 10-week period in Mountain Home. Competing on the last weekend, the Gates team knew the score they had to beat and were able to take the whole pie back to Siloam Springs. They posted a total of 3178 pins for the three games. The second place team totalled 3148.
The team consisted of Terry Eaves, Travis Cross, Robert Riley, Cecil Crittenden and Charlie Keigley and was sponsored by the Gates Rubber Company.
Each team member won a plaque and a patch denoting that they were state bowling champions. Plus, the team won a cash prize of $1,500. The sponsor also received a plaque and patch.
10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2005
Kyle Macfarlan, 16, and Ginger Macfarlan, 13, of Siloam Springs, won the Arkansas Optimist Club Speech and Essay competition, respectively, at the State Convention in Batesville. The theme for the speech competition was "My Hero is..." Kyle Macfarlan's winning speech was on the American soldier. He won a $1,500 college scholarship.
The essay contest theme was "The Power of One." Ginger Macfarlan's essay focused on the importance of Sarah Lincoln, Annie Sullivan and Charlie Riley in the lives of Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller and Jesse Owens. She won a $650 scholarship.
The Macfarlans, children of Kevin and Laura Macfarlan, were home-educated.
Community on 05/27/2015