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100 years ago

Nov. 1, 1920

MOUNTAIN HOME -- The case of Mrs. Mattie Deatheridge, now awaiting the action of the Grand Jury at Newport, on a charge of murder, recalls to the older residents of Mountain Home the fate of her father, who was lynched as a murderer, and of several other male relatives who have been imprisoned, all on charges of taking the lives of others. Her incarceration as an alleged murderess is the latest episode in her life of bitterness, and to the mountain folk of this section at least, appears to prove the truth of the scriptural passage, "The sins of the father shall be visited upon the children."

50 years ago

Nov. 1, 1970

FORREST CITY -- Representative Bill Alexander (Dem., Ark.) of Osceola said here Saturday that he did not think it was a conflict of interest to accept campaign contributions from a political fund supported by dairy farmers. Alexander and two other members of the House Agriculture Committee, including its chairman, were reported as having accepted $13,500 from the Trust for Agriculture Political Education of San Antonio, Tex., set up by key officials of the Associated Milk Producers.

25 years ago

Nov. 1, 1995

• Superior Federal Savings Bank is pushing the service envelope, announcing it will open four of its high-traffic locations to customers on Sunday. Superior, a $1.2 billion savings bank headquartered in Fort Smith, said Sunday hours will apply at branches at the Megamarkets in Little Rock and Jacksonville, at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville and at 1701 S. Zero St. in Fort Smith. The hours will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and start Sunday. Superior's president, Bruce McNeill, said he knows the bank, which has a savings and loan charter, is breaking new ground and taking chances. But he said the concept of Sunday banking has a good chance of taking off.

10 years ago

Nov. 1, 2010

PINE BLUFF -- A significant piece of Pine Bluff's Civil War history is undergoing extensive renovations in preparation for the war's sesquicentennial celebration in 2013. The Boone Murphy House on Fourth Avenue downtown was almost lost to decay, but after city leaders here recognized its significance to the city's history, an effort to save the 150-year-old structure began in full force earlier this year. "This is the single most important piece of Civil War history in Pine Bluff," said Robert Tucker, director of the Pine Bluff Inspection and Zoning Department and lead adviser for the Pine Bluff Historic District Commission, which is overseeing the project. "We just couldn't let this house be lost."

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