Searcy, AR

This old picture of a bridge just says that it is near Searcy Arkansas. I'm thinking that it is the bridge that connected Judsonia with Kensett without folks having to drive miles around. If so, it is the bridge that is now closed with the county trying to find the money to make repairs. Being in Judsonia the other day, I took this next picture.

I can't tell for sure if they're the same. But here's the greatest photo of the bridge that connects. It is a professional photo taken by Fred Garcia and is on First Security Bank's calendar this year. The calendar features bridges across the state. This reads Judsonia Bridge - White County. Through truss bridge with center swing span over Little Red River on CR 66 at Judsonia in White County. Built 1924 by the R. L. Gaster Construction Co. of Little Rock.

If I'm wrong about the bridges, correct me. And thanks to First Security Bank for a great calendar this year. I hope they don't mind my sharing this picture.

We once had filling stations/service stations on every corner of Searcy Arkansas and other towns across the country. They're dwindling.

Here's one that is gone. I'll let you see if you know where it was, Searcy readers, and report back to me. A hint. The house in the picture is still there. It looks like one of the old Sears Roebuck houses that was a mail order house. I did a blog on another one or two in Searcy and this one is similar.

This photo was taken by my son back in the 70's when he took photography for a project in 4-H. I'm not taking a picture of what's there now because.......well, you can tell me.....

While you're refreshing your memory, you might as well see if you remember this sign, a picture that he also took. Yep, gone now.....

I wrote a blog about a spooky voice saying to me, "Have a nice dinner. I will call you tomorrow." It was from a landline text. The voice is robotic and mysterious sounding because you don't know who it is from.

A blogging buddy sent me this fantastic web link and you need to visit it just as I did. Click here. You'll meet Julie who will say whatever you type in. She'll say it in different languages and different speeds. (I had to do slow for Southern speak, of course.) If you get tired of Julie you can choose other characters and they will say what you type in. There's a pretty handsome guy if you choose a boy's name.

The eyes follow the cursor and my buddy says you can play with the cursor and make the eyes cross. I can see parents using this to teach their kids a language.....

Try it...........and thanks Bob Collins........

This picture is so interesting. This was loaned to me by Bob and Anita Fuller. It shows a wrecker pulling in a wrecked car and dates around the 1930's. In the background is First Methodist Church. The filling station was called Pershing Service Station and is no longer there. I have another picture of Pershing Filling Station on this blog.

I need some of the Searcy experts to tell us what the two story building in the background was. And is that a man back there in front of the church? I do love this picture!

They say you can't safely walk the streets of New York in a fur coat or you might get violated in some way.

Wonder what New York would think of this remnant of the past. Look at these fashionable Searcy ladies walking in Hot Springs Arkansas. Two of them have their fur collar pieces which consisted of whole skins.

Now this was a long, long time ago. I put the picture on my blog a few weeks back and said to note the gloves and hats and heels. They were dressed perfectly for the time.

I have just discovered one of these fur collars. It consists of four skins that includes eyes, nose, feet, ears.

The special features are getting a little beat up or moth eaten but the skin is still pretty.

It has a nice little clasp to fasten around the shoulders.

I wonder if they even make and sell these little collars anymore.