Arkansas Echoes Through Time

In 2001, Arkansas voters approved a property tax hike to fund a new junior high school, with over 2,000 in favor and 1,500 opposed. Fifty years earlier, in 1976, a quirky two-actor comedy series called “The Typists and the Tiger” was set to debut at Playhouse on the Square. Seventy-five years back, in 1951, city officials planned traffic signal upgrades at 16 intersections, with some lights expected online in 45 days. A century ago, in 1926, married women got their own morning swimming class at the Catholic Club pool. And in 2004, construction began on the Mississippi River Overlook at Tom Lee Park, led by the Memphis River Parks Partnership. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0db9c597207ed005