Past Pages

130 YEARS AGO

Snoring: A preacher was annoyed by snoring in church that resulted in several church members being arrested for interrupting divine worship. The Judge acquitted them on the ground that when a man rented a pew he could do what he had a mind to in it. A pew was like a berth in a sleeping car, and a man could sleep in it or sit up and listen to the mocking bird.

120 YEARS AGO

Advertisement: "Carson Opera House - "Sport McAllister," with Bobby Gaylor, Georgia Parker, Danseurse, The Prettiest of Girls, The Best of Comedies ... the Great Laughing Festival ... "Laugh and the world laughs with you - Weep and you weep alone." 50 cents a seat.

70 YEARS AGO

Nevada has its first share of Boulder Dam earnings - $300,000 as the first installment - some officials are undecided how to go about giving Clark County 20 percent of the money.

50 YEARS AGO

Atomic Waste: A contract has been signed by the State of Nevada permitting a California company to bury low-yield radioactive material in the desert near the town of Beatty ... terms of the contract state that the waste will be transported into Nevada encased in cement and then buried at a depth considered safe by experts in Nye County.

30 YEARS AGO

Inflation rate: The government reports that last year"s inflation rate was 8.9 percent which is the lowest since 1977. In 1979 it hit a decade high of 13.3 percent.

10 YEARS AGO

Photo caption: Glen Lucky of Northern Nevada carried the Olympic torch through a section of downtown Carson City. Lucky, who suffers from cerebral palsy, is a wel- known resident who drew a large group of spectators.

• Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.