130 Years Ago
At it again. Old Eolus was out on a lark again yesterday. He blew off hats, filled peoples mouths, noses and ears with dust and cobble stones and made himself generally as disagreeable as a cross antediluvian chap like he, can. Fortunately his biding time with us is growing to a close for the season.
110 Years Ago
Advertisement: "The Swell. I am firmly of the belief that the people who pay a bit, long or short, for a glass of liquor are entitled to the best that the market affords. I hold the same view in connection to cigars. The Swell. New Fox Block. Wm. Owsley, Proprietor."
70 Years Ago
Contractor Dressler's brick layers have completed the walls for Charles Crosby's mortuary in Carson on the site of the old Grand Theater. The new brick-veneer adds greatly to the appearance ...
50 Years Ago
The Atomic Energy Commission "Operation Hardtack" described the firing of what it termed the lowest yield ever for a nuclear detonation at Yucca Flat proving grounds.
20 Years Ago
Carson City Freshman Matt Russell and sophomore Shannon Faehling, Carson team captain, led the Senators to a variety swimming victory. Russell locked in at 22.99 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle while Faehling was timed in 26.53 for the 50-yard freestyle ...
10 Years Ago
Gov. Kenny Guinn's Millennium Scholarship would benefit juniors as the graduating class of 2000 if approved by Legislature. Students graduating with an average B would be offered $2,500 annually to attend at state university or $1,250 to attend a community college.
- Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.