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100 YEARS AGO April 11, 1914

HOPE - Miss Mellie James of Clarksville, a guest of her sister, Mrs. L.M. Rogers, here, early this morning was so badly frightened during a fire that in her efforts to scream she loosed paralyzed vocal chords and now is able to talk. Paint and varnish in a room at the residence of Dr. C.C. Tittle fired the house. The glare of the flames shown in at a window in the room where Miss James was sleeping and she was awakened. Frightened at the light and the sounds of fire, Miss James attempted several times to call and finally, with a supreme effort, did so. The sound was the first that her voice had made for more than seven weeks.

50 YEARS AGO April 11, 1964

The Archie Cude children were back with their parents near Mena today, apparently more content than when they were guests in the governor’s mansion. But, if their father persists in his opposition to having the children vaccinated against smallpox, the children may be returned to the custody of the State Welfare Department. Wayne Monroe, Delia Marie and Linda Mae Cude were returned to their parents late Friday after four days in Little Rock. It took a good deal of legal maneuvering, and a plea by Gov. Faubus, to get the children back home.

25 YEARS AGO April 11, 1989

MALVERN - Malvern School Board members met for 2 3/4 hours in executive session Monday after being ferociously criticized by patrons over the unexplained firing of veteran Superintendent Bill Hunt. Board member Mike Burris, a Hunt supporter, said at 12:10 a.m. today that the five-man panel will have another special meeting April 17. All board members were asked to resign and explain Hunt’s firing. They did neither before going into executive session at 9 p.m. The controversy began Feb. 7 when a motion to extend Hunt’s contract for one year died for lack of a second. Hunt has served the district 35 years, including 21 as superintendent.

10 YEARS AGO April 11, 2004

Arkadelphia families will be the first in the state to get reports about their children’s health, required to be compiled for every public school student under a new state law. The annual reports, most of which were sent Thursday and Friday to the families of Arkadelphia School District students, will include each student’s body mass index, a body fat calculation based on height and weight, as required under Act 1220 of 2003.