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100 YEARS AGO May 24, 1915 TEXARKANA — In the District Court at Boston, after a trial lasting four days, the jury in the case of Bascom Coleman, charged with wife abandonment, yesterday afternoon returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the defendant’s punishment at six years in the penitentiary. The defendant’s counsel gave notice of appeal. This was the second trial of this case, the first having taken place two years ago, when a verdict of guilty was reversed and returned with the penalty fixed at two years.
50 YEARS AGO May 24, 1965 JONESBORO — Two brothers from Walnut Ridge were arraigned Sunday in connection with the theft of an estimated $100,000 worth of government property. Millard M. Clark, 49, and C. Leroy Clark, 43, waived a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Marian Penix. Each posted $10,000 bond. Millard Clark was charged with embezzlement of government property and Leroy Clark with receiving and illegal possession of government property.
25 YEARS AGO May 24, 1990 PINE BLUFF — The feud between two veteran lawmakers in a heated battle for one state Senate seat here picked up steam Wednesday. The feud centers on business that the men have with municipal and county governments, as well as the state. Reapportionment threw Sen. Jay Bradford, 50, and Sen. Knox Nelson, 63, both of Pine Bluff, into a race for the newly drawn District 28 seat.
10 YEARS AGO May 24, 2005 About 2,000 acres of soybeans are growing in Robert Stobaugh’s fields and another 2,000 acres just sit, too dry for planting. They wait — like Stobaugh — for some rain. “It’s one of those perils of farming that Mother Nature throws at you,” he said. Stobaugh, of Atkins in Pope County, said he plans to start irrigating this week. Pumping water in May is something he’s had to do maybe once in his 22 years as a farmer. The spring of 2005 has Arkansas farmers, ranchers and forestry officials grimly watching the heavens for signs of a decent soaking. National Weather Service officials say much of southwest Arkansas is experiencing a “moderate drought,” while the rest of the state is “abnormally dry.” A series of dry air masses have held off the rain, said Chris Buonanno, science and operations officer for the National Weather Service’s Little Rock office.