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100 YEARS AGO Dec. 5, 1917

T. J. Silvey, superintendent of the Calico Rock School District, has filed a $600,000 defamation of character suit at Little Rock against four persons who he said made false statements about him and abused the process of Izard County Chancery Court to file a lawsuit July 19 seeking Silvey’s removal. Chancellor P. S. Cunningham of Walnut Ridge dismissed the suit against Silvey September 18 but the persons seeking his removal filed a second suit two days later.

50 YEARS AGO Dec. 5, 1967

PINE BLUFF — The requests that the city laws relating to Sabbath observance be enforced was made of the City Council last night by a delegation representing several churches of the city whose congregations recently endorsed resolutions to enforce the laws. It was urged that all stores be kept closed on Sunday, including drug stores, confectioneries, refreshment stands, gasoline stations and automobile repair shops. Mayor Simon Bloom declared that if the council voted to enforce the law he would see that all business is stopped, including street cars and telephone service.

25 YEARS AGO

m Dec. 5, 1992

Police received several calls Friday but still had no solid leads after a public appeal for information about a 28-year-old North Little Rock woman reportedly last seen Nov. 28 at a convenience store. Jacquelyn D. Casey of 431 McCain Blvd. was last seen between 11 p.m. and midnight that night when her husband dropped her off at Rocky’s One Stop at Arkansas 161 and Fairfax Street in the McAlmont area of North Little Rock, police said her husband reported. “Some people have said they’ve seen her but we don’t know at this time — nothing definite,” North Little Rock police Sgt. Steve Canady said Friday.

10 YEARS AGO Dec. 5, 2007

PINE BLUFF — A new house the Jefferson County sheriff was building for his family in Humphrey was destroyed by fire Monday night. He said he believes it was intentionally set as a retaliatory action, possibly by criminals. Sheriff Gerald Robinson said he found out at 9 a.m. Tuesday that his partially completed 4,400-square-foot house at 214 N. Mulberry St. had been destroyed by what he called “obvious arson.” The home wasn’t wired for electricity yet and flammable agents were used to start the fire, he said.