95 years ago
Oct. 23, 1914
The boxing bout held at Minden Saturday evening under the auspices of the Carson Valley Improvement Club, was well attended and the gate receipts were better than $300. The main event was scheduled to be a ten round go between George Green and Antone La Grave, the latter being declared the winner in the second round by administering a clean knockout. The second barely started when La Grave landed a wicked left to the face and Green sank to his knees. He stayed in that position until the count of nine and came up like a fighting demon. La Grave waited his chance and landed a heavy left to the jaw sending Green to the mat for the count of ten.
80 years ago
Oct. 25, 1929
Many who read the article in the last issue of the Record-Courier stating that the potato yield at the H. H. Springmeyer ranch was 17 tons to the acre, concluded that a typographical error had been made and that the yield was seven tons to the acre. A sack of choice potatoes was left at this office and those who have inspected them declare the spuds are the best they have seen in many years.
50 years ago
Oct. 22, 1959
Dancing for all ages will be an outstanding feature of the 1959 Nevada Day celebration, including everything from Indian tribal dances through pioneer square dancing to exhibition folk dances to the most up-to-date rock and roll teenage stepping. This visual history of the development of dancing since the early days when Nevada was admitted to statehood, will fill the day of celebration on Oct. 31.
25 years ago
Oct. 18, 1984
The Minden-Gardnerville Sanitation District, suffering from a weekly illegal dumping of a toxic waste to its system, has been failing to meet state requirements for treated wastewater for the past two months. The unknown toxic waste affects the plant's biological phase by killing bacteria that further treats the water. Al Biaggi, an environmental specialist with the Nevada division of Environmental Protection refused to comment on how much the plant had been exceeding its limits, saying he hadn't received a quarterly discharge report recently. Possible toxic elements could be heavy metals such as zinc, copper, mercury and chromium. Other toxic waste include petroleum products, excessive grease, corrosive acids or other unusual concentrations.
10 years ago
Oct. 20, 1999
Douglas County leaders decided Tuesday they support making Leviathan Mine a federal Superfund site. Citing what they called lackluster efforts by California officials to clean up the mine, county commissioners told Environmental Protection Agency representatives they think federal intervention will be more effective. The EPA hasn't decided whether to propose Superfund status for the toxic mine site located 25 miles southwest of Gardnerville in Alpine County, California.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
