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100 years ago

Sept. 1, 1914

• The setting of yesterday's sun marked the close of the annual armistice between the deer tribe and man, and from now on until the close of the season, when a big buck exposes himself he will run the risk of stopping a bullet from the rifle of one of the State's many and mighty huntsmen. The first campaign against the fleet-footed beast opened yesterday when a party composed of some of Little Rock's most prominent and ardent hunters departed for depth of the forests around the Chenault mountain, in Maumelle township, where they hope to meet and take the agile deer in his own element.

50 years ago

Sept. 1, 1964

MENA -- Three children of farmer Archie Cude who were vaccinated by the state so they could attend school went to their first classes today, but they apparently had no intention of trying to learn. Wayne, 13, Della, 11, and Linda, 9, refused to take books, pencils and other supplies, saying their father had told them not to accept them. Their mother told The Associated Press that the children would not study in defiance of the state authority that vaccinated them against smallpox against their parents' religious beliefs.

25 years ago

Sept. 1, 1989

• Just when children thought it was safe to fish in Laman Plaza pond, snapping turtles appeared. Two large turtles, donated by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will take up residence at the pond later this month in an attempt to scare children from fishing, T. Richard Smith, acting director of the North Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department, said Thursday. "The kids from the neighborhood go to the pond with their nets and fishing poles and wade in there to catch fish. We hope this will stop them," Smith said. The pond is in front of the William F. "Casey" Laman Library on Pershing Boulevard.

10 years ago

Sept. 1, 2004

PINE BLUFF -- City leaders and a car-audio dealer agreed Monday to place a time limit on the testing of stereo equipment and call off a planned "jam zone," clearing the way for an amendment to the city's sound ordinance. Clint Billings, store manager of Ace Audio and Car Alarm, and Alderman Jackie Kirby, chairman of the Public Safety Committee, worked out a compromise after it was determined the proposed amendment did not have enough support to meet with City Council approval.

Metro on 09/01/2014

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