PIGEON SHOOT IS HELD - Paragould-The first live pigeon shoot of
the season took place last week at Paragould, participated, in by
members of' the gun club at the baseball- park. The total killed
within the boundary was 64 out of 98 birds. - Source -
Journal Advance May 21, 1909.
Farmer Drops Dead Near Paragould - George S. Strange, a farmer,
dropped dead while plowing in his field. He was found soon after,
by his sons, who were working in another part of the field. Death
was instanteous, as was shown by the fact that the furrow was
straight up to the point where he lay. - Source -
Journal Advance May 21, 1909.
PASSED OVER PARAGOULD Arkansas Town Flustered Over Strange Aerial
Voyager - Little Rock, Ark., A special to the Gazette from
Paragould. Ark. says: A large airship, carrying three or four
passengers and a powerful headlight of some sort, passed over
Paragould last evening, appearing from the north and headed south.
The airship was about 1,000 feet high and carried a brilliant
light. Thousands saw the air craft, which appeared to pause while
passing over the southern part of the city and to circle about.
The airship, to all appearances, was a air balloon and under
perfect control. No signals wore given out from the ship. Source-
Daily News 1-17-1917.
MANY EFFORTS TO BURN A TOWN - P a r a g
o u l d , Ark., Oct. 4 The lives of 300 men , women and children
were threatened here early Saturday night, when alleged arsonists,
said to have a grievance the city attempted to burn the Mack
building on South Pruett street, where members of the Odd Fellows
and the Rebokahs, their wives and children, had gathered in a
joint meeting. It was only in efficient work on the part of the
fire bugs and a quick discovery of the flames that prevented a
panic, and probable whole sale destruction. There was only one
exit to the building. Four other buildings were set on fire about
the same time. Frank Throlkeld, J. W . Baton , the latter's son,
Lynn Eaton , all local, painters, wore bound over to the grand
Jury and sent to Jail on charges of attempted arson.
Source-Muskogee County Democrat- 10-7-1915
PARAGOULD FISHERMAN FOUND DEAD IN RIVER Paragould, Ark., -William
E. Winn, 71, fisherman, whose body was found late yesterday in
Locust creek after he had been missing since Tuesday, will be
buried today. Officers expressed the opinion Winn fell out of his
boat. He was a bachelor and had no near relatives. Source-
Fayetteville Daily Democrat 1/2/1931
PARAGOULD, Ark., Oct. 13. Floyd Dixon, 48, died early today at
Paragould hospital as the result of a pistol wound in the abdomen,
received yesterday while he was sealed in his automobile on the
St. Francis bridge, eight miles east of here. Dixon is reported
to have named a man as the one who shot him. Source- Blytheville
Courier News -10/14/1928
Hold Paragould Man In Accident Faces Manslaughter Charge After
Crash In Which Two Die. PARAGOULD, Ark., Sept. 3. Albert Fowler,
26, was held under bond today on a charge of manslaughter in
connection with an accident near here Sunday in which two were
killed and six injured. He was arrested at his rooming house by W.
T. Crowley, deputy sheriff, and later released under bond of $1,000.
He will be given a preliminary hearing Monday. A car driven by
Fowler and a truck driven by Mark Sullivan figured in tho crash
in which Lem Sullivan, 15, of Marked Tree, and Kenneth Willie, 25,
of Jonesboro, were killed. Source - Hope Star 9/3/1929
Paragould Youth in First Solo Flight 16-Year-Old Boy Makes
Perfect Landing in First Venture
PARAGOULD Marcus Green has made his first solo flight at the
age of sixteen. The youth made a perfect landing at the
completion of his first flight. He has five hours flying
instruction to his credit, and has passed the physical
examination for a student pilot. Source - Hope star 5/30/1931
Jack Leonard, 5-year-old son of Mrs. Ralph Leonard, who recently
moved from Harrison to Paragould, died Saturday of heart trouble
and was buried Sunday at Leslie. Source - Harrison Times 10/30/1920
E. F. Brown of Paragould, referee in bankruptcy, has sold 4,300
acres in Cache bottoms in Greene, county, belonging to B. J.
Smith, bankrupt, to John Martin of Jonesboro, for $65,000. Mr.
Martin owns other large tracts in Cache bottoms and says he will
divide the lands into small tracts and colonize them. Source-
Harrison Times 10/28/1916
Mrs. Flora Fuller, a Paragould widow, was instantly killed by her
5-year old daughter, who was playing with a loaded, pistol. 'The
girl supposed it was a toy pistol and had taken it from the
bureau drawer. The mother was sitting by the stove holding her
baby, when the girl called to her and she turned around, and as
she did so pulled the trigger. The bullet struck the woman in the
eye. Source- Journal-Advance 1/27/1905
Child Bitten By Dog. Paragould, The 11-year-old daughter of H. R.
King, residing In North Paragould, was terribly bitten by a large
Shepherd dog. The girl and other children were playing with a
ball, the dog was taking part in the play. The girl ran and got
the ball and the dog sprang at her throat. The girl threw the dog
off and it then seized her by the right arm sinking its teeth
into her flesh above the elbow and also biting her on the hand
and wrist. Physicians say she will recover if no complications
arise. Source - Journal-Advance 4/11/1913
Paragould The Grand Jury returned an Indictment against Roy
Joiner,charging him with murder in the first degree. Joiner is
suspected of the killing of "Uncle Billy" Tisdale, an
aged citizen, who resided on the Pete Black farm nine miles east
of Paragould. Mr. Tisdale disappearedMarch 13. Weeks later his
body was recovered from the St. Francis river ditch, eight miles
below the Black farm. Tisdale and young Joiner left the Black
farm together, it is said, saying they were going hunting. Source-
Harrison Times 5/16/1914
Paragould. - Tom Hunt, aged years, a Confederate soldier, was
convicted of attempted assault upon Mrs.Hughey Warren, in this
city on August 12, 1913, and was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. Source- Harrison Times 5/16/1914
Paragould. Sheriff Grooms with a pack of bloohounds is searching
for an assassin who shot Jim Butler, a well-known farmer of near
Paragould Friday night. Butler, with a party of friends, was
eating roast chicken at a festival in a schoolhouse, about five
miles from Paragould, when the unknown assailant approached and
fired twice through a window. One of the missiles struck Butler
in the back and penetrated his body for about two inches,
narrowly missing his right lung. He is dangerously injured.
Source- Harrison Times 4/14/1914
Mrs. Margaret Johnson, agcd 80 years, was fatally burned at
Paragould Recently. This lady is the mother of Judge Johnson of
Paragould. Source - Journal-Advance 4/27/1906
A group of members of the Blytheville bar, Including Judge W. D.Cravette,
Cecil Shane, E. E. Alexander and Ranwey Duncan, went to Paragould
today to attend f uneral services for Jefferson Davis Block
prominent barrister and banker who succumbed Tuesday. Blytheville
Courier News 7/3/1929
Paragould Hoe Killer To Face Murder Trial PARAGOULD. Dec. 9. Gus
Hyde 32, Greene county farmer, was arrested today on a first
degree murder charge for the killing if Melvin Combs, 32, here
last July.Combs was, struck over the head with a hoe and died in
the hospital the next day. Hyde claims self defense. Source-
Blytheville Courier News 12/9/1929
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Kirby motored to Paragould Tuesday for the
funeral of Clyde Mack who died suddenly Monday (Mar. 18).
Blytheville Courier News Wed. 3/20/1929.
PARAGOULD, Ark.. Oct. 12. The body of Kirk Ogles, who was shot
to death Wednesday al McGeiee, was taken to the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ogles at Marmarduke today. Funeral
services were arranged for noon at the Methodist Episcopal church.
Ogles, 30. a taxicab driver, was shot and instantly killed by H.
A. Hunt, a postoffice clerk. Hunt surrendered immediately after
the shooting but was released when a coroner's jury returned a
verdict of justifiable homicide. Testimony offered at the inquest
was to the effect. Ogles had ordered Hunt to leave town under
threat of shooting him on sight. Source- Blytheville Courier News
10/12/1928
The
residence of J. McLaughlin, near Paragould was destroyed by flre.
The loss was complete, as no insurance was carried. The family were
away from home at the time.
Friday, April 28, 1905 Gentry Courier Journal