100 YEARS AGO Jan. 2, 1914
Attorneys for the saloon interests in both Argenta and Little Rock, acting under instruction from their clients, yesterday refused to discuss their plans for proceeding in the Pulaski County Court in an effort to obtain licensed saloons in these two cities for 1914. The Argenta liquor men filed a saloon petition containing, it is said, the names of 2,849 white adults, living in that city, with County Clerk Herbert S. Turner yesterday.
50 YEARS AGO Jan. 2, 1964
Arkansas duck hunters are faced with poor hunting conditions during the last three days of the open season, which is shaping up to be one of the least productive hunts in years, according to Gus Albright, news editor for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.“The ice is still hard enough to skate on in some areas,” Albright said. “Duck hunting is virtually shut down.” Albright said that rivers are hosting sizable numbers of ducks now that lakes and reservoirs are frozen, but river hunting is rarely practiced in Arkansas these days.
25 YEARS AGO Jan. 2, 1989
It’s official. Patrick Henry Hays was sworn in Sunday as North Little Rock’s new mayor, along with four aldermen and the city clerk. Speaking to a crowd in the North Little Rock City Hall foyer, Hays said first on his list of goals is taking the city “on a new direction.” “That is what will make North Little Rock one of the most sought-after places to live in Arkansas,” he said. Without any direct references to the colorful and controversial administration of former Mayor Terry Hartwick, Hays and Vince Insalaco, master of ceremonies, spoke often of a need to build a new identity for the city.
10 YEARS AGO Jan. 2, 2004
Central Arkansas Transit Authority has entered a new budget year for once without news of bus service reductions rumbling in the background. Bus routes and supplementary services will remain at current levels for the 8,000 weekday and 4,500 weekend bus riders the agency averages, and paratransit service for the disabled will continue as well. Stability in the 2004 CATA budget contrasts with cuts in Little Rock’s 2003 city budget that cost the city two hours of night bus service and a free daytime shuttle service downtown. In 2002, CATA added a fare increase, dropped job-access van service and reduced staff to meet a tighter budget.
Arkansas, Pages 8 on 01/02/2014