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100 YEARS AGO
Feb. 11, 1915
HOT SPRINGS — The price of bread will not be raised in this city. This was decided upon at a meeting of the wholesale and retail grocers, members of the merchants’ association and butchers of the city tonight. The bakers and grocers, however, decided to eliminate selling six loaves for a quarter. It was said the grocers are making a sacrifice in order to prevent raising the price of bread, the greatest sacrifice, because they will get two loaves less for a dollar than they have been getting.
50 YEARS AGO
Feb. 11, 1965
Mrs. Frank Letzig Sr., chairman of public affairs for the Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs, representing women’s clubs and organizations, asked city officials Wednesday to amend the city street lighting plan to use metal rather than wooden street light poles in residential areas. Mrs. Letzig said there were several reasons for the lighting change request other than beauty. She said many Little Rock traffic accidents and much crime is a result of poor lighting.
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 11, 1990
Almost a year after the state legislature stepped up the war on truancy, the
Little Rock School District is still struggling with a student attendance policy. The policy that took effect with the start of a new semester Feb. 5 violates state standards because it gives incentive points for good attendance. The standards say course grades should reflect academic performance only, according to the state Education Department.
10 YEARS AGO
Feb. 11, 2005
An earthquake centered in rural Mississippi County knocked pictures off walls, shook dishes and generally rattled the nerves of people living along the New Madrid seismic zone Thursday morning. The quake registered 4.1 in magnitude and was reportedly felt in six states. U.S. Geological Survey officials downgraded what initially was reported as a 4.2 seismic event after seismologists studied recorded measurements of the earth’s movements. The earthquake was centered about a mile south of Milligan Ridge in Mississippi County and 26 miles east of Jonesboro. It was the biggest since a 4.0 temblor centered in Blytheville on April 29, 2003. Von Bell lives nearly atop Thursday’s reported epicenter, which scientists said was 9.6 miles beneath the earth’s surface. He knew something was amiss when his window blinds began moving.