Message From: Lori Reddell
Topic: #2 Round Robin

Dear Judy,
I would also love to read A Touch OF Newton County. And I have Under the Greenhaw Tree by Clyde Greenhaw Newman, also These Hills, My Home A Buffalo River Story, by B. Touchstone Hardaway, also One Small Drum, A story of the Civil War in Newton County, also by B. Touchstone Hardaway. I will be willing to add these to the Round Robin list.
Lori Reddell
H.C. 30 Box 92
Pelsor, Arkansas 72856
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Message From: Virginia Heard
Topic: Question on Round Robin

Judy,
Where are you going to list the name of the books and where can we post books that we have? I have a extra book of Old Folks Talking by Jim Liles
Virginia Heard
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Message From: Judy Tate
Topic: List Round Robin Books

Will post Round Robin updates as needed, and will make sure Round Robin is in subject line of email, so that those not interested can delete without opening. If any one is interested in any of the below Round Robin Books, post a request to the list with the Round Robin # or #'s your are interested in, remember to include your address.
Take Care, Judy Tate
Round Robin # 1 (Freda Carpenter)
History of Newton County, Arkansas by Walter Lackey
Round Robin # 2 (Judy Tate)
A Touch of Newton County by Millicent Read (Judy Tate)
1. Virginia Heard
PO Box 1522
Los Lunas, New Mexico 87031
2. Lori Reddell
H.C. 30 Box 92
Pelsor, Arkansas 72856
Round Robin # 3 (Lori Reddell)
Under the Greenhaw Tree by Clyde Greenhaw Newman
Round Robin # 4 (Lori Reddell)
These Hills, My Home A Buffalo River Story by B. Touchstone Hardaway
Round Robin # 5 (Lori Reddell)
One Small Drum, A story of the Civil War in Newton County by B. Touchstone Hardaway
Round Robin # 6 (Virginia Heard)
Old Folks Talking by Jim Liles
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Message From: James Harris
Topic: Weather Service

The Indians asked their chief in autumn if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared. Being a good leader, he then went to the phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, 'Is it going to be cold this winter?' The man on the phone responded, 'This winter is going to be quite cold indeed.' So the chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again, 'Is it going to be a VERY cold winter?' 'Yes, the man replied, 'it's going to be a VERY cold winter." So the chief goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather Service again. 'Are you ABSOLUTELY sure that the winter is going to be very cold?' "ABSOLUTELY,' the man replies, 'you can count on it...the Indians are collecting wood like crazy this year!
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Message From: Lisa Hamilton
Topic: Great Idea

What a great ldea this Book round robin thing is! But then again, Newton County people are known for steping up to plate to help others.
Lisa
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Message From: Nancy Jane Balmer
Topic: Re:History of Newton County Book 

Hi Freda
Thank you. Lemuel and Peggy are my gr gr gr Grandparents, my Cagle line married into three of the Standridge brothers. and the forth brother comes into the Cagle family line later.
Thank you again NancyJane
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Message From: Nancy Jane Balmer
Topic: #2 Round Robin 

Hi Judy
This sounds great. It would help all of us people who have never been to Arkansas learn a little bit of history about were are decendents lived. I have lived in California all my life and have not been to alot of other states. I would like to read the book.
Love Your Friend NancyJane

Read Book List:
Nancy Jane Balmer
18425 Sylvan St.
Tarzana, CA. 91335
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Message From: Virginia Heard
Topic: They Were The First

Does anyone have the Book THEY WERE THE FIRST I am unsure of Who the Author is but my mother said he was the Son-in-law of Walter Lackey Who took over the family Genealogy. This book was recently published but unsure of which county was carrying the book it's cost was around $95.00
Virginia
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Message From: Nancy Jane Balmer
Topic: #1 Round Robin Book

Hi Freda
I would also like to see the History of Newton County, Arkansas by Walter Lackey:
NancyJane Balmer
18425 Sylvan St.
Tarzana, CA. 91335
(is this the correct way of asking to read the book??)
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Message From: Judy Tate
Topic: Round Robin Books Update

A recent update the the Round Robin Book List appears herein. If any one is interested in any of the below Round Robin Books, post a request to the list with the Round Robin # or #'s you are interested in, remember to include your address.
Take Care, Judy Tate
Round Robin # 1 (Freda Carpenter)
History of Newton County, Arkansas by Walter Lackey
1. Nancy Jane Balmer
18425 Sylvan St.
Tarzana, CA. 91335
Round Robin # 2 (Judy Tate)
A Touch of Newton County by Millicent Read
1. Virginia Heard
PO Box 1522
Los Lunas, New Mexico 87031
2. Lori Reddell
H.C. 30 Box 92
Pelsor, Arkansas 72856
3. Nancy Jane Balmer
18425 Sylvan St.
Tarzana, CA. 91335
Round Robin # 3 (Lori Reddell)
Under the Greenhaw Tree by Clyde Greenhaw Newman
Round Robin # 4 (Lori Reddell)
These Hills, My Home A Buffalo River Story by B. Touchstone Hardaway
Round Robin # 5 (Lori Reddell)
One Small Drum, A story of the Civil War in Newton County by B. Touchstone Hardaway
Round Robin # 6 (Virginia Heard)
Old Folks Talking by Jim Liles
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Message From: Nancy Jane Balmer
Topic: Another Book

Hi Judy
My Aunt gave me the book Ross and Kin I would be willing to send this book around also, I know you can't get this book anymore.
Your Friend NancyJane
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Message From: Nancy Jane Balmer
Topic: #7 Round Robin Book

Adding this book to the round robin if anyone is interested:
Ross and Kin by Granville James Ross
(397 pages with the index)
Includes the names: Adams, Anderson, Baker, Bales, Bowman, Brown, Carpenter, Cavin, Clayton, Cole, Davis, Dean, Dunlap, Fields, Flood, Freeman, Galentine, Gibson, Greenhaw, Gregory, Gunter, Harris, Harmon, Hendrix, Hicks, Howard, Hull, Jacobs, Johnson, Jones, Page, Parks, Patten, Phillips, Pitts, Punnds, Ross, Smith, Standridge, Sumners,Taylor, Terry, Tilley, Treat, Tumbleston, Wheeler, Wilbanks, Wood, Yates families and more . Some of my Cagle's are in this book also.
Your Friend NancyJane
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Message From:  Gwen Stice
Topic: #7 Book Round Robin

Message From:  Gwen Stice
Topic: Ozark Cousins

Does anyone have or read the book 'Ozark Cousins'?
Gwen Stice
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Message From: Ella Porter
Topic: #6 Old Folks Talking

Judy,
I would like to read #6, Old Folks Talking.
Thanks,
Ella Porter
3165 Calle Malva
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Message From: Lori Reddell
Topic: Re: #6 Old Folks Talking

Dear Judy,
Would like to be included in the Book Round #6 Old Folks Talking.
Lori Reddell
H.C. 30 Box 92
Pelsor, Arkansas 72856
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Message From:  Bert Bryant
Topic: Buffalo River Country

Judy,
Thanks for sending the information from the Buffalo River Country Book. And I would like for you to send me the picture you have of the old homeplace, it would mean allot to me.
Bert
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Message From:  Ella Criner Porter
Topic: Cave Creek

Judy,

One of my grgrandfathers was reported to live in Cave Creek in 1900. My question is this, was Cave Creek in Newton County at that time? I have not been able to find him on the 1900 Newton County Census is the reason for my question. I have asked you about him before and continue to search for him. His name was James Samuel Stephens b. abt 1848.
I know in the early 1800s that part of Newton County was a part of Carroll County, so thought maybe Cave Creek may have had a change of it's borders. Thanks so much.

Ella Criner Porter, born in Mt. Judea
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Message From: Joy Baldwin
Topic: Barnard / Sparks

I am a descendent of Rueben Squire Barnard b. April 5, 1823 and Rachel Rebecca Sparks b. 1821. They came to Newton Co., Arkansas abt. 1852/3 probable settled around Boxley, Newton Co., Arkansas. They had eleven children raising them in Newton Co.
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Message From: Judy Tate
Topic: Christmas 1938

The following was written and sent to me by Colleen Haynes Rongey...it appears on my Newton County site in the Families section under Lurton Community...I thought it would be nice to send to all of you. A Chirstmas memory from back when...a time from the past when schools were not of modern design...times were simple, but remembered...a time when it was not tabo to mention the words of the Bible in school... This is the story of a program I saved since I was 10 years old for the Lurton Christmas Program...It is faded but we can still read the message and names. The only thing missing from the original was the year...(I think it is 1938 but this may have been 1939)

The 1938 Christmas at the Lurton One Room Schoolhouse was the most exciting highlight of our year...

The large (we thought) one room white school had windows all around two sides, double doors on one side and the end with a center curtain to separate the first three grades from the upper three grades. A stage was built up about a foot higher in front with a curtain to pull for our 'programs'.. Ertle Criner (Paxton) taught first, second and third grades, and Ace Gilmore taught the fourth, fifth and sixth...we went to Deer for the seventh.

I was in sixth grade that year, and my sister Phyllis was in third. The Christmas program of 1938 was on a cold blustery winter night and we had a fire going in the big potbelly stove at the side of the room. Our school desks seated two with a desk and chair for the one in front to sit on, and an inkwell and pencil slot on top. (and a few carved initials in hearts, from other years gone by).

For the program, the parents sat in the seats and on top of the seats so they could see and cheer on the performers. Especially when they did well or for the ones who temporarily forgot their speech. The children sat in the front of the stage on the floor waiting for their turn on the program, because every one of us did something on the program, even if it was with the group. The parents sat out there and clapped and beamed and cheered us on.

In one corner of the room stood a giant cedar tree, decorated with school made garlands of red berries and popcorn, tinsel cut from colored papers and a big paper star on top with a roll of white cotton underneath to cover the stand... Big brown paper bags of goodies were placed all around the tree so our eyes couldn't stay away from them long enough to see the 'program' we must watch first.

Around November we always had a 'pie supper' to raise enough money for the Christmas bags of goodies. Mr. I. C. Sutton always added something extra special to each one in case the pie supper funds were not enough. The boys always got marbles or a yo-yo and the girls got jacks.

By some miracle, our mother, Iva Haynes saved an original copy of the program that was handed out to the parents when they came in the door that night and I still have it here in my hand, faded, but can still read the mimeographed copy...

By another miracle, I found this program one more time in 1993. ( and again in 2000)

Mrs. Cornelia Sutton worked with us in our 'drama' at the Lurton school and she helped us with this program in 1938. She had the program typed on white typing paper and cut out in the shape of a large bell, decorated on the outside of the bell with blue crayon lines by the children.

The following performers are listed as they are on this 1938 Lurton Christmas Program...

A Christmas Story:
'The Shining Spirit' by Colleen Haynes
Girl's Speech:
'Spelling Christmas' by Oma Aubrey
Boy's Speech:
'A Brave Speech' by Pat Junior Merriman
Girl's Speech:
'Christmas in our Heart' by Wanda Sue Campbell
Four Boys:
'Christmas Birthday Candles'
Boy's Speech:
'Boo Hoo' by Bobby Lynn Sutton
Song: All
'Have you any Room for Jesus'
The Christmas Story: (Read from the Bible)
'For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior which is Christ the Lord.'
After the program was finished, we had what we called 'The Christmas Tree', where we all got in line, from the smallest to the largest. I was pretty big in the sixth grade.
Santa was all dressed up in his red coat and cap and handed out a big brown paper bag to each one. We had chocolate drop candies, red and white peppermint sticks, Double Bouble gum and all other kinds of good things to eat including an orange and an apple.
Each day at recess, the girls played the game of jacks, (eggs in the basket, babies, etc) and the boys marbles, roly poly, keeps, etc...(gambling didn't just now become a problem...Our recess games were powerful)...Tomorrow the marble trading will begin.
One reason I remember this Christmas so well was...the next morning after the program I woke up crying... covered with red welts and running a high fever. Mother and Dad called Dr. Sexton at Dover, he came out to see me and said I had the 'bad' German Measles. A lot of the Lurton School had the same thing that day!! My little sister Phyllis had them, too and it was weeks before we could go back to school. I told the other kids they better not bother my Christmas bag of goodies 'till I got well again! Mailed to The Editor of the Newton County Times, December 14, 1993...and now...again in the Year 2000...
Colleen H. Rongey
529 Stewart Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70123
504-737-8459
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Message From: Barbara Crutchfield
Topic: