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100 YEARS AGO March 28, 1921

EL DORADO — The Walter George well on the Goodwin tract in the southwest of section 31 came in this afternoon at 2 o’clock. According to estimates it is making between 10,000 and 40,000 barrels. The average estimates are from 10,000 to 13,000 barrels. The Arkansas Oil Corporation’s Armstrong No. 1 is due to make its debut some time tomorrow, according to latest reports from the well, where preparations are being made to bail.

50 YEARS AGO March 28, 1971

■ Arkansas voters have defeated the last two new state constitutions to be proposed — one in 1918 and one in 1970 — but the documents nevertheless have had major impacts on the state’s laws. Of the 24 changes of consequence that were proposed in the constitution that was defeated in 1918, 20 afterward were put into law through constitutional amendments or statutes. The current session of the General Assembly has either enacted or kept alive many of the changes that were carried in the document that was defeated by the voters in November.

25 YEARS AGO March 28, 1996

HOT SPRINGS — City Manager Kent Myers said Wednesday that an agreement may yet be reached to allow Magic Springs Family Fun Park to reopen for the summer. “Magic Springs is not closed permanently,” Myers said. “Negotiations are continuing.” Myers wrote city directors a memorandum last week saying the 42-acre amusement park was prepared to close last Friday because of “outstanding debts and obligations.” Magic Springs apparently closed its business office during the weekend or on Monday. It did so after its manager, Eric Bell, the son of owner Melvyn Bell of Little Rock, failed to reach an agreement to restore city services to the park.

10 YEARS AGO March 28, 2011

■ Residents in North Little Rock eager to garden, reduce their grocery bills or who just want to eat more healthfully can now seek assistance from the city for a community garden. Mayor Patrick Hays and the North Little Rock City Council allocated $40,000 in this year’s budget — $10,000 for each of the city’s four wards — to assist with building or improving community gardens. The grant program, available to neighborhood groups, will begin with a mandatory meeting April 9 for anyone interested in applying. The grants are part of the city’s “Fit 2 Live” wellness initiative that promotes a healthful diet and an active lifestyle.