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100 YEARS AGO

July 13, 1920

SPRINGDALE — Henry Stroupe of Logan county, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, visited here Saturday. He is making a motor tour of this section of the state, and went from here to Siloam Springs.

50 YEARS AGO

July 13, 1970

■ Attorney General Joe Purcell of Benton, a candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, officially opened his state campaign headquarters Sunday, promising “the kind of administration this state has never seen before.” Standing before a sign that proclaimed him “The People’s Choice,” Purcell told a crowd that he would conduct this campaign just as he had all his races for public office, strictly on his past record.

25 YEARS AGO

July 13, 1995

BARLING — A smelly bag of grass clippings left in the city administrator’s office here is creating quite a stink in this Sebastian County town of about 4,000. City officials are investigating the incident in which City Director Becky Braswell left a bag of clippings on Rich Haberman’s desk June 8. She said Haberman ignored her requests to have a city crew remove the bag from the street where she lives and she brought the bag to Haberman. Although it has not been determined whether Braswell dumped the grass on Haberman’s desk or whether the bag accidentally broke open, the odor from the clippings overwhelmed several city employees. City Clerk Sharon Stockton, whose desk is outside Haberman’s office, said she [threw up] three times that day because of the odor. Haberman said Tuesday that if Braswell was unsatisfied with his performance, she should have called him rather than dump grass on his desk and sicken city employees.

10 YEARS AGO

July 13, 2010

■ The Arkansas Board of Education revoked Hope Academy’s charter Monday, citing concerns with the Pine Bluff school’s financial stability, adherence to its founding agreement and inability to raise its students’ academic achievement. The 121-student school, which opened in 2007, became the second school to lose its charter in the past four months and the second ever to close against the wishes of its operators. “It’s an unfortunate day,” Hope Academy Director Earl Glass said. “I didn’t want to just come in here and say ‘OK, here’s my charter.’ You fight for what you believe in.” The board voted 6-0 to close the school. Toyce Newton of Crossett was absent for the vote.