The Way It Was: Woman breaks rib with sneeze; posse seeks robbers

These were some of the stories reported by the Texarkana Gazette this week in history: 

100 years ago

 

Feb. 13, 1917:

WOMAN BREAKS RIB
WHEN SHE SNEEZES

A sneeze, a twist of the body-result, a broken rib, according to the experience of Mrs. Arthur Heiser, thirty-five. She was emerging from a department store when she sneezed violently, and in an effort to save herself from falling off the steps of the store, she twisted her body. She saved herself from falling, but was immediately bothered with a severe pain which sent her scurrying to the doctor, there she discovered she had fractured a rib.

 

Feb. 14:

FORT WORTH HAD 8 INCHES SNOW

Snow covering all Texas on Sunday reached 6.2 inches in Fort Worth, the greatest snow previously recorded was 5.5 inches Dec 9, 1898.

 

Feb. 15:

MAY HAVE TO PAY
FINE FOR LITTLE JOY RIDE

Emmett Curtis, a young white man, was arrested by the West Side police department yesterday while participating in a joy ride over the snow on West Broad Street, and he is booked to appear before Major Runnels and give an explanation of his rash act. According to the notation on the police record, Emmett is accused of "tying a sled behind an automobile and riding on it," and such an unsafe act being in violation of the city ordinances, the police had no other recourse but to arrest him.

 

Feb. 16:

POE SHOE COMPANY
STORE ENTERED BY BURGLAR

Poe Shoe Company at 106 West Broad, was entered Sunday night or Monday morning by prying open an iron shutter. Tracks in the snow near the window indicate that the robber was committed by a person wearing a No. 7 shoe, through the police have no clue Manager Watson stated yesterday that only two pairs of shoes and a used pair had been stolen.

 

Feb. 17:

POSSES TRYING TO
ROUND UP BANK ROBBERS

Poses are engaged in trying to round up the band of bank robbers who have been looting Oklahoma banks, reported early tonight that they had the bandits surrounded. A hurried call for reinforcement was sent. The fleeing bank robbers engaged the posse men three times in running today. Two of the bandits are believed to have been shot.

 

Feb. 18:

THREE ARE INJURED
AS RESULT OF NASTY SPILL

CAMDEN, Ark.-Dr. W.A. Purifoy, J.A. Diffie and J.A. Parker, all of Chideater, were injured in an automobile accident. Mr. Parker and Mr. Diffie each sustained broken ribs. Dr. Purifoy was caught underneath the car and received numerous bruises. A bad place in the road caused the spill.

 

Feb. 19:

SERIOUS CONSIDERATION ASSURED

"Did Gwendolin laugh when you proposed to her?" "Not a ripple. I had a handsome engagement ring and took pains to show it to her before I began to talk."

50 years ago

Feb. 13, 1967:

DAR GOOD CITIZENSHIP
MEDAL AWARDS

Eight Arkansas school students have been selected by the teaching faculty of their respective schools to receive the Good Citizenship Medal. Students receiving this honor are Jerry Nall, Donna Beth Haisty, Judy Arnold, Joyce Swinney, Gregory Casteel, Kimi Green, Ricky Murphy and Doyle White. Mrs. L.H. Henry is regent of the Texarkana chapter, largest chapter in Arkansas.

 

Feb. 14:

STUDENT WINNERS IN TIME TESTS

Arkansas Senior High has announced that Ronnie Isom and Connie Haisty are local winners in Time's 31st annual Current Events Contest. Certificate of Merit winners for high scoring are Charles Jaster, Richard Fitzrandolph, Reggie Smith, Gary Williams, Ramona Rice, Ricky Martain, Ronnie Grantham, Peter Doherty, Jack Gordon, Mike Fouke, David Metcalf, Dwight Bailey, and Robert Nix. The test was given this year to more than 3 million college and high school students in the U.S., and Canada, consists of 100 question on national and foreign affairs.

 

Feb. 15:

RECITAL TO BE
PRESENTED BY ROPER PUPILS

Mrs. Joe Roper will present her pupils in plain recital Sunday at Hardy Memorial Methodist Church. To participate are Raymond Ardeneaux, Debra Avery, William Avery, Diane Calley, Karen Copeland, Nancy Ferrell, Kerri Hesley, David Paulk, Richie Purifoy, Belynda Pickering, Rita Woodruff, and Amy Young.

 

Feb. 16:

TEXARKANA COLLEGE HONORS ANNOUNCED AT ANNUAL BALL

Sandy Hobbs and Tommy Jones both Texarkana sophomores were crowned Mr. and Mrs. Texarkana College Friday night at the annual Presentation Bail held in the College Student Center. Miss Hobbs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Hobbs, 2021 South Akin, and Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Jones, 721 Jerome, are both campus leaders. Miss Hobbs is president of the Blue Jackets and treasurer of the French Club while Jones is president of the President of the Student Senate this year. At the Presentation Ball, Ron Young, business manager of the student yearbook announced that the 1967 Bulldog would by dedicated to Dr. J.W. Cady, president of the college. During his three years at the college he has built several buildings and planned more for the future. Senate officials said that they believed the crowd was a record for a dance at Texarkana College.

 

Feb. 17:

DISTRICT 13-AA CHAMPIONS

The Hooks Hornets, winners of the District 13-AA for the third consecutive year, will meet West Rusk next Tuesday in Tiger Gym in the first round of the Class AA state playoffs. Members of the team are Ronnie Morris, Randy Jordon, Gary Nash, Frankie Stanley, Bob Gray, Granville Starrett, Janmes Manning, Joe Bob Hall, Mike Terral, Dennis Rivers, Mike Birdwell, Harold Ayres, Robert Shepard and Coach Cotton Staten and Coach Durwood Merrill.

 

Feb. 18:

BIRTHS AT ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL

Feb. 11-Mr. and Mrs. James Holley Jr., 3109 Jefferson, a boy

Feb. 13-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jester, 918 Prince, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Weems, 1001 Wheeler, a boy; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mooneyham, 3827 Senator, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Butler, Rt. 4 Box 1090, a boy.

 

Feb. 19:

NEWS CARRIERS HONORED

Texarkana Gazette and Daily News carrier-salesman who have maintained only the highest standards in sales, service and collections make up the Sparkplug Club. Boys, who qualified for the club, are Reggie McFaul, Huey Smith, Dudley Wicker, James Pree, Ricky Greely, Monty Kreidler and Randy East and Louis F. Young, circulation manager was with the boys.

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