North Carson Street looking northeast in the 1950s.
Wednesday
145 Years Ago
Starting early — Doc. Benton has started his regular stage line to the Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, with Hank Monk on the driver’s box.
140 Years Ago
Baseball. About fifteen hundred people assembled on Sunday last on the Comstock to witness a baseball game between a Virginia picked nine and a nine of the Leavitt minstrels. The latter met an inglorious defeat, scoring only three to the Comstocker’s thirty-three.
120 Years Ago
It is reported that a $20,000 casino will be constructed this spring at Tallac, Lake Tahoe. The casino will be thoroughly equipped with a bar, club rooms, four bowling alleys, billiard rooms, etc.
80 Years Ago
The big spring event for the youngsters of Carson City and vicinity gets underway promptly at 1:30 o’clock Sunday when the children will be admitted to the capitol grounds for the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the 20-30 club.
40 Years Ago
The 24-year-old county designations are on their way out with the new license plates appearing in the next two months according to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The first set of the new plates, No. 008ADA was issued to two Carson City chiropractors.
20 Years ago
Warm, sunny days will rule this week.
Thursday
145 Years Ago
There will be no need of violating the meat-prohibiting church-canon today. There came in from Lake Bigler yesterday some of the finest strings of trout we have ever seen. Big specimens of the same are very abundant.
140 Years Ago
The vetoing of the Chinese immigration bill by the President has cast a dark gloom over this community. When the news first reached here yesterday morning it could scarcely be believed; but after a private telegram arrived confirming the report the feelings of our people dropped to zero.
120 Years Ago
Yesterday the steam traction engine that is billed for the Dangberg ranch in Carson Valley was given an airing on the streets of Carson. The engineer in charge unloaded the huge machine by steaming it up and running it off the car it was loaded on.
80 Years Ago
A Flying Fortress crashed near Bridge, Idaho today. Six bodies have been found but have not been identified. Three crew members are missing.
40 Years Ago
Quick thinking by a Carson City man and his mother saved several lives in the fiery gasoline tanker explosion that killed several people in a bay area highway tunnel Wednesday.
20 Years Ago
Nicole Greer struck out 10 batters through six innings to pick up the win for the Dayton High softball team as the Dust Devils defeated Battle Mountain on Friday.
Friday
145 Years Ago
Again, has the warm springs property changed hands. Its present proprietor is Hon. J.G. McClinton whom everybody knows or ought to know. Under the new proprietorship, the springs will be a very desirable resort for the epicure, the invalid, and the fellow citizen (of either sex) seeking a thorough bath or a good swim. Here is a constant supply of warm spring water flowing into large stone walled rooms amply large enough and deep enough for swimming in.
140 Years Ago
The Appeal has been requested to state that the circulating library contains a splendid collection of juvenile books.
120 Years Ago
A batch of 413 coyote and 23 wildcat scalps, on which Humboldt County paid a bout of $229.50 were cremated at Winnemucca yesterday.
80 Years Ago
The army today acquired three new assembly sites for evacuating Japanese. The removal program is being accelerated, and enemy aliens and Japanese Americans should immediately put their affairs in order.
40 Years Ago
A Washoe County assemblyman has urged Gov. Robert List to appoint a blue-ribbon study committee to review enforcement of a tough new drunken driving law passed by the legislature.
20 Years Ago
If you get a phone call this weekend asking your opinion about Carson City’s downtown, take 10 minutes to answer the questions.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.
