100 years ago
Aug. 26, 1914
• A minimum wage and maximum hour bill for women is to be introduced into the 1915 General Assembly by the State Federation of Labor. The bill already has been tentatively drafted, M.J. McMahon, deputy labor commissioner, said yesterday. The measure, as drafted, provides that women may not be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile establishment, laundry, hotel, restaurant, telegraph, telephone, express or transportation business more than nine hours per day, for more than six days a week or more than 54 hours in any week. No girl under 18 years of age will be permitted to begin work before 7 a.m. nor to work after 9 p.m.
50 years ago
Aug. 26, 1964
• The Little Rock Traffic Department changed the downtown signal lights Wednesday to give pedestrians an additional four seconds because of heavy foot traffic in the shopping area. Henry M. de Noble, director of the traffic department, said the heavy influx of shoppers was largely due to the preschool preparation. The time periods are lengthened for pedestrians three times a year, de Noble said, just before school opening, Christmas shopping season and the week before Easter.
25 years ago
Aug. 26, 1989
ENGLAND -- Black citizens Friday night postponed a decision on boycotting Monday's opening of school until they discuss the strategy today with their attorney. United Citizens of England met Monday night after math teacher Marilyn Roberts, 36, was quoted in the Aug. 17 Arkansas Gazette as saying "I'm not prejudiced ... but there is a limit. I understand there's no pool facility for blacks, but as far as swimming -- I'd feel a little uncomfortable being around them all the time. They could get government money and go to where you don't have to pay." Roberts resigned Tuesday. On Wednesday, however, she told the Arkansas Democrat she felt her decision had been made hastily and she wanted the board to let her keep her job. The school board decided to reassign her as a study hall supervisor and place her on probation for one year.
10 years ago
Aug. 26, 2004
BLYTHEVILLE -- The expansion of a Blytheville steel plant, for which county funding was recently approved, is expected to bring 40 jobs for the area. The Mississippi County Quorum Court on Tuesday adopted a resolution to pay for part of the Prospect Steel Co. expansion. The county's money will go toward buying land.
Metro on 08/26/2014