LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO Jan. 3, 1913

“What is practically a new institution in Little Rock will soon open its doors with an invitation for the inspection of the public on next Monday afternoon and night.” This was the statement yesterday of General Secretary R. N. Watts of the Little Rock Young Men’s Christian Association. The old auditorium has been changed into four connected library and classrooms for educational department and 11 additional dormitory rooms.

50 YEARS AGO Jan. 3, 1963

The “nerve center” for the countywide polio eradication effort that begins next Sunday was being readied by optimistic volunteers today. It’s being set up at Meyer Bros., a wholesale drug firm at 200 E. Markham.Those working in the effort are hoping that all of Pulaski County’s 250,000 citizens will go to the nearest of 51 clinics that will be located in selected schools throughout the county. There, they can get three droplets of tasteless vaccine on a sugar cube or in plain water that will provide protection against one of the three types of polio.

25 YEARS AGO Jan. 3, 1988

The Urban League of Arkansas Inc. removed $55,746 from a Head Start account in 1986 to conceal it from a court-ordered garnishment, a review of the league’s financial records shows. Urban League officials also could not account for more than $114,546.89 apparently siphoned in 1986 from Head Start bank accounts into Urban League accounts. Howard Love, Urban League president and chief executive officer gave conflicting reports to the Arkansas Democrat on what happened to the money.

10 YEARS AGO Jan. 3, 2003

The 18 Arkansas counties hit by the Dec. 4, 2002, ice storm and the utility companies that serve those counties will spend more than $13.5 million in cleanup and utility repairs, estimates from the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management indicate. Counties could receive up to 75 percent of the costs in federal reimbursements if they are declared disaster areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The storm left more than 60,000 homes without power throughout north Arkansas.

Arkansas, Pages 9 on 01/03/2013