LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO Oct. 13, 1912
W.W. Wagner, superintendent of the Garbage Department, has issued an order calling attention to the ordinance which prohibits the sweeping of trash into the paved streets of Little Rock. There have been numerous complaints, according to Mr. Wagner, of downtown merchants allowing trash from the sidewalks in front of their stores to be swept into the street. Mr. Wagner also called attention to the fact that no sweeping shall be done after 7 o’clock in the morning and that sidewalks must be sprinkled before they are swept. Dust arising from a janitor’s broom not only is unpleasant, but, according to Mr. Wagner, is a menace to health.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 13, 1962
CONWAY - At least 12 Arkansas State Teachers College students are not lacking in spirit. Four of them are running and walking to Searcy today. Eight are riding bicycles. The distance is 49 miles. They are trying to rally interest in the ASTC-Harding college football game at Bison Stadium tonight. They started their trek at 4 a.m. and hope to reach Searcy by nightfall.
25 YEARS AGO Oct. 13, 1987
BEEBE - The Beebe School Board voted to expel four students Monday night, in front of an emotional crowd of about 75 parents and students. Some of the parents broke into tears, while others shouted derisive comments about the board. One parent, however, did make a remark in favor of the board. The board expelled the male students for drinking alcohol before a football game.
10 YEARS AGO Oct. 13, 2002
BRINKLEY - The big rigs filed out of the gravel parking lot Saturday, kicking up dust and dirt as their horns blared in an odd chorus. Some were inscribed with names like “Miss Samantha,” others sported phrases such as “Playing for Keeps.” This is how truckers protest: not with a sit-in or a boycott, but on the open road. About two dozen big rigs drove in a convoy Saturday for roughly 40 miles, from Brinkley to Stuttgart, protesting what they call an unfair sales tax on their vehicles.
Arkansas, Pages 14 on 10/13/2012