Yesteryears
25 YEARS AGO
August 3, 1978
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Depler of Newton are proud parents of a son born July 15th at Axtell Hospital in Newton. The baby was named Jeremy Lee and weighed eight pounds four ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dale Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Don Depler of Florence. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clark Miller of Newton, Floyd Depler of Peabody, and Mrs. A.F. Messerall of Pueblo, Colo.
Girl Scout and Brownie leaders met Monday afternoon to plan a bridging ceremony and potluck supper. Leaders present were Mary Griffith, Melanie Haynes, Marilyn Lalouette, Darla Wyss, Dorothy Parks, Rhonda Hett, Kathy Inlow, and Twilah Williams, the hostess.
50 YEARS AGO
August 6, 1953
Considerable excitement was generated in Florence Sunday night when a woman reported she had seen a dead body along the highway near Clements. City Marshal Kendrick called the Chase County Sheriff and met him at the scene. When the two law officials arrived and investigated they found that the "body" was a manikin which was left their several days before following an automobile accident. The manikin had been damaged and was left lying so that only the feet and legs could be seen from the highway.
Showing this week at the Mayflower Theatre: "The Old West" with Gene Autry, "Captain Pirate," "Come Back Little Sheba," "Girls of Pleasure Island," and "Pony Express" with Charlton Heston.
75 YEARS AGO
August 2, 1928
The fact that the Bulletin contains a large number of personal items may not be the town talk, but it comes very close to it. One outstanding fact pleases the Missus more than anything else, and that is the hearty co-operation she receives from the folks over town and in the community. When they phone in their items to her it saves a lot of work in chasing them down, and gets the copy to the print shop in ample time to properly handle them. And, after all, what's more interesting than short stories about the folks we know?
Twenty-nine oil and gas tank cars and their contents went up in flames Sunday afternoon when the coupling broke between two cars on a heavy train. Two of the cars telescoped, causing the flames to start. The accident occurred along the Baker farm and burned for many hours. A switch engine was rushed to the scene with a crew which succeeded in saving many of the cars on the rear of the train. Quite a number of rods of track also were destroyed and rail traffic was held up for about 40 hours awaiting repairs on the line.
106 YEARS AGO
August 6, 1897
The steamer Queen, arriving from Alaska yesterday, brought word that the mounted police of the Canadian Northwest territory are meeting all people down for the Yukon at the British lying. All who have not a year's supply of provisions must return to the coast.
The Danube River in Bohemia has flooded, destroying 30 homes and drowning 25 persons. Almost the whole town of Reiehenberg is submerged and many have drowned. The Danube is now almost double its normal width and is still rising.
