Past Pages

130 YEARS AGO

The party who found a pistol in the out-house of the Ormsby House will please return the same. Sharp Brothers. The railroad track is now laid within three-quarters of a mile of Candelaria. Trains will run into the camp by the close of this week.

100 YEARS AGO

State law or county action should be taken against a new cartridge manufactured by the Remington Arms Co. that is a .22 caliber cast with an air chamber that upon hitting an object, explodes, sending lead in every direction. This explosive bullet is more deadly than the plague.

70 YEARS AGO

Major Norman C. Brown, executive officer of the selective service addressed the civil pilot training classes as to the present war conditions and draft registration. Brown announced that the days of half-measure effort are over.

50 YEARS AGO

Muller's Drug set a new team record as they cashed in a sizzling 3098 to win the "A" Division title in the Eighth Annual City Association Tournament last night. Pictured is John G. Macdonald, Sr., Clarence Eiche and Russel (Bud) Hill. In the front row is Bob Hopkins, Lou Werlinger and Stan Pochop.

20 YEARS AGO

Ormsby House hotel-casino owners said Wednesday a widely publicized accountant's report blasting the hotel-casino for poor management practices painted an unfairly bleak picture of the business. Hopes are that foreclosure can be avoided.

10 YEARS AGO

With eyes covered by masks and colorful beads, students at St. Teresa School celebrated Mardi Gras this week.

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