LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1913
FORT SMITH - After one day’s convention, the camp managers of lodges of Woodmen of the World Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri decided to disband forever. The district was organized at a monster convention at Muskogee, Okla., last year, and was to have held a three-day convention in this city. The attendance was so light and the interest so small that the managers voted to disband the association.
50 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1963
The Natural Steps Baptist Church burned down while the congregation watched helplessly Wednesday night after services in the church building. Natural Steps is about 10 miles northwest of Little Rock and does not have fire protection. Members said yesterday that the fire started about 8 or 8:30 p.m. and burned the building down in about 30 minutes.
25 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1988
Since Little Rock Municipal Traffic Judge Bill Watt assumed the bench in 1986, he has ordered more than a dozen drivers to retake their driver’s license tests. Each one passed. That mildly surprised Watt, who sent drivers to retake the test hoping the Arkansas State Police would recommend denying or restricting the licenses. “No one was ever recommended to have his license removed or restricted,” Watt said. “Absolutely, I would have been scared to death to ride with some of them.” Watt said prime candidates for retesting are responsible drivers who suddenly experience a series of accidents. Older drivers often fit into this category, he said.
10 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 2003
A bill that would prohibit the sale or use of urine to falsify a drug- or alcohol-screening test passed the House on Friday amid snickers. House Bill 1116 by Rep. Jay Martin, D-North Little Rock, prescribes a penalty of up to 90 days in jail, a $500 fine or both for anyone convicted of the Class B misdemeanor. Martin described the bill as necessary to thwart a growing trend of buying and selling drug-free urine, often over the Internet, to cover up evidence of substance abuse when tested by potential employers.
Arkansas, Pages 11 on 01/25/2013