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130 Years Ago

Governor Kinkead issued a requisition for the arrest of Michael Donnelly convicted for the crime of mayhem in California and who jumped his bail. The Sheriff of that county apprehended his bird at Reno.

110 Years Ago

All sorts: Polkadot parasols are all the rage in all colors and styles, woven or embroidered.

70 Years Ago

Advertisement: "Carson Theatre: 'Wuthering Heights' with Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven and Donald Crisp. He married the woman he hated to spite the woman he loved. A living story of a tragic house."

50 Years Ago

Memorial Day Services are planned by he American Legion according to Co-Chairman F. N. Dondero and A. M. Woodgate. Services to commence under the direction of Earl Laird and Rev. John D. Ward to give prayer ...

20 Years Ago

Snowshoe Thompson, famous historic trans-Sierra postman, is honored at the Genoa Courthouse Museum.

10 Years Ago

Plans on how to spend the $48 million from the tobacco settlement were made by Governor Kenny Guinn " half to be put into a millennium scholarship program.

- Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.