100 years ago
Oct. 14, 1919
• The Little Rock Board of Commerce trade excursion party will leave at 7 o'clock this morning over the Missouri Pacific, to make 32 towns in the northeastern part of the state in two days, returning in time for breakfast Thursday morning. The party included over 90 men, with a band of 15 pieces from Judsonia. F. L. Eaton had been over the entire route as advance man to complete arrangements with the different towns for their entertainment of the party, to enable the business men of Little Rock to meet as many as possible of the business men of the various towns they will visit. Mr. Eaton reported an enthusiastic reception in the northeastern part of the state, and predicts that the fourth trade trip will be a very successful one.
50 years ago
Oct. 14, 1969
• A suit by James Burton of West Kiehl Avenue, North Little Rock, claiming that by adverse possession he owned 20 acres on the east side of the North Little Rock Municipal Airport was dismissed Monday by the state Supreme Court because Burton hadn't pressed his appeal. Chancellor Murray O. Reed had ruled against Burton in November 1966, opening the way for the city to build a runway across the tract in dispute. Construction had to be delayed, however, because of Burton's appeal and the runway plan later was dropped. The Supreme Court dismissed the case under Rule 10 of its procedures, which provides that if the party who appeals doesn't file a brief within a year he has failed to prosecute the case.
25 years ago
Oct. 14, 1994
• Dr. Katherine Mitchell, president of Shorter College, will be honored today at 7 p.m. in the Arkansas Excelsior Hotel's Grand Ballroom. The "roast and toast" will recognize her years of service as an educator and raise money for the Shorter College Scholarship. Mitchell, a Little Rock School Board member, has been involved with the community for many years. Under her leadership as Shorter College president, enrollment has increased from 94 students in 1989 to nearly 350 students.
10 years ago
Oct. 14, 2009
• A housing program for domestic violence victims won't get off the ground, and Little Rock's small economic development fund will be completely emptied after a third round of budget cuts proposed for the capital city this year. The combined $175,000 from the two funds is part of $809,312 that City Manager Bruce Moore proposed cutting Tuesday to ensure that Little Rock ends the year with a balanced budget. Little Rock's sales tax revenue hasn't met expectations and has been down by as much as 10 percent in recent months. City governments can't spend more than they take in, as the federal government can, to make up for shortfalls. Both cuts concerned city directors, who said the projects were valued programs that needed to be funded eventually.
Metro on 10/14/2019