130 YEARS AGO
Advertisements: Sufferers from special and chronic diseases will be pleased to learn that Doctor de Freys, a well known specialist, can be seen at the Arlington House. Consultations in all modern languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, etc.
120 YEARS AGO
A good scheme: The boys of the Box Factory have organized a society ... when anyone of them gets hurt by the machinery, they start up a collection for him. Entering the society is initiated by being thrown into the sawdust pile.
70 YEARS AGO
Advertisement: Carson Theatre, "Calling Dr. Kildare" with Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore, Nat Pendleton - His sense of fair play nearly outlaws Dr. Kildare from his chosen profession, in an exciting hospital drama.
20 YEARS AGO
RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) held its "kick-off" meeting to launch its Home Companion Program.
10 YEARS AGO
Nevada State Children's Home celebrates the "First Annual Children's Home Reunion." According to Stephen A. Shaw, Adminis-
trator for the Division of Child and Family Services, "The sense that I've been getting is that there is an incredible need (for the children) to reattach to their past, and we hope to facilitate that."
• Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.