25 years ago — 2001
The LeMoyne-Owen College Community Development Corp. has been awarded $700,000 in federal grants. The agency will receive $500,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and $200,000 from the Small Business Administration, Sens. Fred Thompson and Bill Frist (both R-Tenn.) announced Thursday. HUD awarded the money from its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program. The Small Business Administration grant will help the agency provide technical assistance to disadvantaged businesses.
50 years ago — 1976
The Memphis Area Transit Authority yesterday reduced bus fares from 50 cents to 25 cents for Nov. 15 only to introduce major route changes. Bus system changes will go into effect Nov. 14, but the 25-cent
fare will be used for the first weekday of the extensive changes.
75 years ago — 1951
Wonder how many of the top society people are living today who were guests of Richard P. Hart, of the New York Yacht Club, when he gave a trip on the Mississippi River aboard his beautiful Yacht Natka? She was the finest pleasure craft that had visited the port of Memphis and her owner, Mr. Hart, took great pride in stopping over en route to New York via the Great Lakes and other waterways, which were popular 62 years ago. Among those aboard were Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Holst, who chaperoned the party, and Elvin Jordan, Martha Dockery, Eva Sale, Charline Scott, San Stewart, Mary Metcalf, Louise Turley, Laura Martin, Mabel Brinkley, Allie Chilton, Shallye Johnson, Martha Shelby, Lawrence Coffin, Corinne May Holst, Nell Talbot and Eleanor Tracy.
100 years ago — 1926
Forces have been mustered to handle the third annual Armistice Eve banquet of the Memphis Reserve Officers Association at the Hotel Chisca on Nov. 7. Col. William J. Bacon, president of the association, has held two meetings of his shock troops and preliminary plans were got under way yesterday. The committees are now turning to the business of making the programme of such decided interest that the success of the affairs on the two preceding Armistice Eves may be even surpassed this year.
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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What was happening in Memphis history on Oct. 12? A look back through the years
