Past Pages 9/2

130 YEARS AGO

A frightful accident: Last evening the section men had an accident near the Silver City Switch. They usually take a handcar and run down to the switch, but the train was detained. The men on the handcar having no intimation that the train would stop, followed, and turning a bend in the road, ran square into the train with fearful force. Charles Wright died, Clancy sustained internal injuries, John Hale, section boss, bruised his forehead, Thomas Conners received a cut on his head and Thomas Mayne, escaped without a scratch as he jumped from the car before it struck.

120 YEARS AGO

Advertisement: Grand Annual Picnic Excursion of the Virginia Miners' Union of Storey County, to be held at Treadway's Park. Program of games and prizes: throwing heavy hammer, mens race, sack race, standing jump, egg race, hurdle race, baseball, military shooting. Music by Cara's Band.

70 YEARS AGO

Headlines read: "Women, Children sent from London, 400,000 Germans on Polish Front" - War preparations made more complete. A mysterious German junker's plane left London for Berlin ... officials declined to reveal details. It is reported on reliable authority that Adolf Hitler may leave Berlin for undesignated destination ... expected to broadcast some declaration within 48 hours. Poland calls for more men.

50 YEARS AGO

Births: Mr. and Mrs. Leon Etchart of Carson City are parents of a boy, born Aug. 23 at Carson-Tahoe hospital.

20 YEARS AGO

The 50th Anniversary of World War II was celebrated in Europe as tribute to the millions of victims. Hitler's troops overran Poland and the war spread around the world ... 50 million people died.

10 YEARS AGO

Chuck Harris, "the train man" and his wife Marie display their train collection in September, and have been displaying them for eleven years. "This is my gift to the community."

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