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100 YEARS AGO Sept. 29, 1917
One of Little Rock’s best known pastors has resigned and another may take similar action, it was learned yesterday. The Rev. J.L. Read, who has been pastor of Central Presbyterian church for the last five years, will preach his farewell sermon tomorrow. He will go to Oklahoma to engage in missionary work among the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians. His work will be under the direction of the Reform Church of America, a branch of the Presbyterian Church.
50 YEARS AGO Sept. 29, 1967
BLYTHEVILLE — Mrs. Mary Parker, 67, of Joiner (Mississippi County) was electrocuted Wednesday when she apparently came in contact with a dangling power wire as she was hanging clothes in the backyard at her home. Officers said the victim’s daughter, Miss Laurie Ann Parker, had pulled the woman a short distance from the scene of the accident before they arrived. Because of this, officers said, they could only theorize whether the victim touched the wire or the live power line had touched the clothesline on which Mrs. Parker was hanging clothes.
25 YEARS AGO Sept. 29, 1992
The state Supreme Court on Monday rejected a woman’s request to be declared the winner over her dead opponent in a 1990 race for Crittenden County justice of the peace. Lillian Hodges and Lillian Morris were candidates in the District 3 race for Crittenden County justice of the peace in the November 1990 general election. Morris died two weeks before the election but still got seven more votes than Hodges. The Crittenden County Election Commission certified Morris as the winner.
10 YEARS AGO Sept. 29, 2007
Two home intrusions in which the perpetrator turned off power to the houses before surprising the homeowners has Little Rock police stepping up patrols and warning residents to be wary if their electricity goes out. An intruder stole $70, some credit cards and peace of mind from Kathryn and Billy Gilstrap, who were overpowered and terrorized Sept. 18 inside their Kingwood Subdivision home. “We have lived in this area within four or five blocks since 1958,” Gilstrap, 78, said Friday from his Ridge Road home. “Nothing like this has ever happened. We were careless and stupid in not being more cautious. We were lax. We’re not lax anymore.”