95 years ago
Dec. 4, 1914
That Mrs. Anna Jensen, the slayer of her husband, has been insane since last May and was so insane on the day of the tragedy, was the substance of the report delivered to District Attorney Moore by Doctors Morrison, Bergstein and Lewis Tuesday says the Journal. The report diagnoses Mrs. Jensen's form of insanity as "maniac-depressive."
80 years ago
Dec. 6, 1929
The solar eclipse of April 28, 1930, will be an usual one and will bring to Nevada two astronomical expeditions from California to observe it. According to the astronomers of the Naval Observatory at Washington, D.C., the face of the sun will be covered by moon not to exceed two seconds at any point along the narrow line, less than a mile wide, called the path of the shadow. The path of the shadow extends across central California and northwestern Nevada. At Reno, when the eclipse is most nearly complete, about 98 percent of the face of the sun will be covered by the moon.
50 years ago
Dec. 3, 1959
Photo caption: The extent of the current drought in Carson Valley is vividly depicted in this picture taken at the Dangberg reservoir. There is not a single drop of water in the reservoir which usually provided ideal skating for youngsters and adults of Gardnerville and Minden during winter months.
25 years ago
Nov. 29, 1984
Xebec Corp. has paid Sunnyvale, Calif., $34,000 to settle a civil lawsuit that charged the high-tech firm with dumping 300 to 500 gallons of toxic solvents into storm drains. Xebec unloaded solvents toluene and tricloroethylene into sewers July 6 as it drained a tank at a property it had recently acquired, according to Stan DeVaughn, a spokesman for the company. DeVaughn said Xebec had been "cleaning up someone else's mess" when "some of it leaked out." Toluene in large doses reportedly can cause dizziness, fatigue, euphoria and nervous disorders.
10 years ago
Dec. 2, 1999
High winds with gusts up to 74 mph wreaked havoc Monday night through Carson Valley. East Fork Fire Marshal Steve Eisele responded to several calls, starting at 9 p.m. He said there were fences down, roof parts blown off homes and metal barns, and trees and tree limbs down all over the Valley.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
