95 years ago
Nov. 12, 1915
James McKay and other residents of Mono county brought to Gardnerville a sheepherder that was demented. The man, a Basque, was as crazy as could be and broke the windows and demolished the jail stove while held at this place. He discarded all of his clothing and danced about the jail singing and cursing. He refused to eat and kicked the tray of grub from the hand of the Sheriff. The officers here are perfectly willing to take care of all crazy people belonging in Douglas county, but declare they will not allow the officers of another State wish any insane persons onto them.
80 years ago
Nov. 14, 1930
The Minden fire siren gave a short toot early yesterday and had residents as well as members of the fire department on their toes. It was a sickly toot, and indicated that it was not a regular alarm. Investigation proved that a short had occurred in the circuit leading to the telephone office as a result of the heavy rain Wednesday night and linemen were out looking for the trouble.
50 years ago
Nov. 10, 1960
Kennedy to enter White House in January. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts became the youngest man ever elected to the Presidency of the United States and the first Catholic, as he piled up heavy majorities in the big eastern industrial states and in Vice President Richard M. Nixon's home state of California. In Nevada, Kennedy won narrowly over Nixon as Clark County returns engulfed Nixon's early lead. More than 80 percent of registered Nevada voters went to the polls Tuesday.
25 years ago
Nov. 7, 1985
Photo caption. The Douglas High School marching band and flag squad were among the 273 entries that marched in the annual Nevada Parade in Carson City. A crowd estimated at 30,000 watched the three-hour parade that featured bands, floats and, as always in Nevada, lots of horses and one elephant, Bertha of John Ascuaga's Nugget.
10 years ago
Nov. 8, 2000
Douglas County voters have rejected a quarter-cent sales tax hike that backers hoped would preserve undeveloped land. The measure, Douglas County question No. 1, lost Tuesday by a margin of roughly 56 to 44 percent, with 17,533 votes cast. The outcome surprised both sides. Under the proposal, Douglas County's sales tax would have risen to 7 percent and the increase would have raised an estimated $1.2 million a year.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
