100 years ago
Aug. 20, 1914
• "Hot weinies! Hot weinies!" shouted John Anderson, the negro "hot dog" vendor at Washington avenue and Main street. "Hot we--" He stopped short when he turned to see the gasoline tank of his weinie heater in flames. He grasped the heater, pail of steaming weinies, and all, and carried the blazing outfit to the middle of the sidewalk and stood back while the column of smoke rose high in the air. The gasoline soon harmlessly burned out, and John carried his stand back to its regular position near the building on the corner. "They're hotter than ever!" shouted the unperturbed John. "Extra hot weinies! Get 'em while they're good 'n hot!"
50 years ago
Aug. 20, 1964
MENA -- The forced vaccinations of three children of farmer Archie Cude have taken, but Cude maintained Wednesday his long fight with the state is not over. The doctor who gave the children the court-ordered smallpox vaccinations was able to determine the immunizations were positive, but not before the children fled from Sheriff Bruce Scoggin. Just as Scoggin was taking them into the office the children ran. They got about two blocks before officers picked them up and brought them back to the doctor's office. On Monday, two days after the vaccinations, Cude said the vaccinations had not taken because it was "God's will."
25 years ago
Aug. 20, 1989
• Arkansas jails aren't all being inspected every year as required by state law. Nine jails that went uninspected by the state during 1988 were found out of compliance earlier this year when they finally were inspected, the Arkansas Democrat discovered during two-week examination of state records. A total of 29 jails in the state did not receive official inspections during 1988 by committees established in each judicial district of the state. The committees are composed of local residents appointed by the governor.
10 years ago
Aug. 20, 2004
• Arkansas education officials will offer scholarships to college students who are thinking about becoming teachers. If they promise to serve in an area or field that attracts few instructors, the state will help pick up their tuition tab. The State Teachers Assistance Resource scholarship will provide recipients with $3,000 a year if they are pursuing a license to teach science, math, special education or foreign languages, or are willing to teach in parts of the state that suffer from teacher shortages.
Metro on 08/20/2014