June 2022

4th of July Parade Line-Up

Olive Street - Pageant contestants, fire trucks and politicians Market Street - Antique farm equipment, bicycles, antique cars and trucks Chestnut Street - decorated four-wheelers, go-carts and golf carts, horses Arnold, Lucien and Bryan - new farm equipment. 2 nd Street - All floats will be assigned a position .

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Parade ready

Veterans George Lowe and Earl Ladyman get the Arkansas and U.S. Flag ready for the National Guard to carry during the Corning 4th of July Homecoming Parade.

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Thank you, Janet

The Clay County Courier would like to say thank you to Janet Fritts for relaying her memories of growing up in and around Clay County as she ends her 6 1/2 years as the columnist of “In the Rearview Mirror”.

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Brian Kinder

Brian Kinder high-fives Christopher Young during The Kinders’ performance at Park Elementary on June 28. It was the last program this year in the Corning Public Library’s summer reading program.

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From The Courier Files 1907

Tony Berg, the popular and efficient young bookkeeper at W.R. Alexander’s mill, while helping carry away furniture from the St. James Hotel fire last Friday night, was struck on the nose by the iron end-hook of a bedrail thrown from an upstairs window, his nose was torn off and he fell to the sidewalk unconscious. Friends carried him to Dr. Simpson who sewed his nose on before he became conscious again.

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