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100 YEARS AGO May 13, 1918

MALVERN — A meeting at the A. M. E. church (negro) was held for the negro teachers and preachers of Hot Spring county, called by County Demonstrator J. H. McCulley, for the purpose of discussing the labor shortage among their race. Harry N. Kapp, the district agent of the United States Department of Agriculture, explained the plans for carrying on this task. Mr. Mattison discussed the conditions of the city relative to unnecessary idleness on the part of their race, striving to impress upon them the necessity for their having gardens, and when possible, small truck patches and devote their idle time to profitable employment. An association was formed to be known as the Colored People’s Time Improvement Association. They decided to send speakers out into the entire county.

50 YEARS AGO May 13, 1968

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Young Republican League adopted a resolution Sunday calling for the passage of “uniform and clear statutes for the sale of mixed drinks.” The League said the present liquor laws were outmoded. The League also adopted a resolution urging repeal of the law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools and another that said League members “deplore the attitudes and antics of certain irresponsible members of the Arkansas General Assembly.” They did not name any legislators in the resolution. Also approved was a platform calling for the abolishment of capital punishment.

25 YEARS AGO

May 13, 1993

■ For three days, as thousands of cars whizzed by less than 100 feet away on Interstate 30, a teenager lay injured and near death until spotted Wednesday morning by a transient walking north of the West 65th Street exit. Police say they believe the youth, identified Wednesday afternoon as Matthew Costley, 15, of Mabelvale, was hit by a car early Sunday. Unable to move, he then was battered by rain, wind and sun for three days. Costley was taken to University Hospital, where he was in serious condition Wednesday afternoon, a hospital spokesman said.

10 years ago May 13, 2008

■ In preparation for stricter student testing requirements that will go into effect in 2009-10, the Arkansas Board of Education on Monday gave preliminary approval to a set of rules for that program. Act 2243 of 2005 and Act 35 of the 2003 special legislative session on education call for students beginning in 200910 to pass the state’s End of Course exams in algebra I, geometry, biology and literacy, or alternate assessments in those subjects, to qualify for graduation from high school.