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100 YEARS AGO

Oct. 17, 1914

Misunderstanding concerning the legality of the State Board of Charities naming a physician for the Arkansas Home for Confederate Veterans has resulted in two men claiming the place. Dr. G. K. Mason, who has been the physician for the home for several years, was taken ill, and the State Board of Charities named Dr. William Tipton of Mountain Home to take his place. Dr. Mason recovered his health and wanted his job back, and his claims are seconded by Superintendent C. P. Newton. They are disputed, however, by the state board.

50 YEARS AGO

Oct. 17, 1964

A Craighead County child was bitten by a bat several days ago and an examination has shown the bat to be rabid, Dr. Harvie R. Ellis, director of veterinary medicine in the state Health Department, said Friday. The victim was identified only as the child of William Holden. The child is taking anti- rabies shots. Dr. Ellis said the bat was examined by the state Health Department and further checked by a laboratory at Atlanta.

25 YEARS AGO

Oct. 17, 1989

A decision should be made by next Monday on whether teachers at Pulaski Heights Junior High School and all other Little Rock schools must supervise students in the hallways as they move between classes. A grievance hearing was conducted on the issue in a private session Monday by the district’s new labor relations manager, Brady Gadberry. Gadberry, the former Henderson Junior High School principal, serves as the superintendent’s designee in grievance hearings. He has five working days in which to make a decision after a hearing.

10 YEARS AGO

Oct. 17, 2004

The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce has a new home. North Little Rock and civic officials dedicated “Commerce Corner” on Friday at the chamber’s headquarters at Main Street and Washington Avenue after years of the chamber renting space in a city-owned building. An electronic display facing the Main Street Bridge entryway into the city from Little Rock across the Arkansas River heralds the chamber’s now prominent downtown location. “We’ve never had our own special place to call home,” said Barry Hyde, chairman of the chamber’s Board of Directors. Buying and renovating the former Square Deal Jewelry and Loan building cost about $1.4 million, chamber president Terry Hartwick said.