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Robert Earl "Bobby" Jones, Sr. (1927-2021) of Ferriday recalled having swept the Arcade for $1 a day. A graduate and[[football]] player at nearby Ferriday High School, Jones also recalls five-cent popcorn and nine-cent movie admission. "Those were the days. Nothing was real expensive. I always had money in my pocket," Jones reminisced for the ''Concordia Sentinel.''<ref>"Memories: Bobby Jones, Ferriday,” ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref>
Robert Earl "Bobby" Jones, Sr. (1927-2021) of Ferriday recalled having swept the Arcade for $1 a day. A graduate and[[football]] player at nearby Ferriday High School, Jones also recalls five-cent popcorn and nine-cent movie admission. "Those were the days. Nothing was real expensive. I always had money in my pocket," Jones reminisced for the ''Concordia Sentinel.''<ref>"Memories: Bobby Jones, Ferriday,” ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref>
Gaye Clark (1938-2009) of Vidalia, the Concordia Parish seat of government, said that she worked at the Arcade as a cashier in 1954. "I have so many memories of the Arcade . . . Working there and being given the responsibility of being cashier gave me a work ethic that has stayed with me my entire life . . . ," Clark added.<ref>"Memories: Gaye Clark, Vidalia,” ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://youngsfuneral.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/348741/Clark-Gaye/obituary.php|title=Gaye Clark obituary|publisher=Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia, Louisiana|date=October 13, 2009|accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref> Dan Ratcliff of Natchez recalls that each year the Arcade had three free movie days prior to [[Christmas]]. "Each showing was packed, and I remember they mostly showedElvis Presley or [[Jerry Lewis]] or [[Dean Martin]] films.<ref>"Memories: Dan Ratcliff, Natchez", ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 7.</ref>
Gaye Clark (1938-2009) of Vidalia, the Concordia Parish seat of government, said that she worked at the Arcade as a cashier in 1954. "I have so many memories of the Arcade . . . Working there and being given the responsibility of being cashier gave me a work ethic that has stayed with me my entire life . . . ," Clark added.<ref>"Memories: Gaye Clark, Vidalia,” ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://youngsfuneral.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/348741/Clark-Gaye/obituary.php|title=Gaye Clark obituary|publisher=Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia, Louisiana|date=October 13, 2009|accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref> Dan Ratcliff of Natchez recalls that each year the Arcade had three free movie days prior to [[Christmas]]. "Each showing was packed, and I remember they mostly showed Elvis Presley or [[Jerry Lewis]] or [[Dean Martin]] films.<ref>"Memories: Dan Ratcliff, Natchez," ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 7.</ref>
==Museum weathers the threat of closure==
==Museum weathers the threat of closure==