The way it was 7/8

100 Years Ago -- July 8, 1903

The Nevada School Board met last night in regular session and we are glad to state that the heretofore deadlock over the election of Miss Bessie Kennedy was broken and everything is now working harmoniously for the betterment of our public schools. Kennedy was elected as teacher for the fifth grade at the Central School. Miss Bessie Thorp was elected for the sixth grade annex and Miss Louise Ingram elected to teach third and fourth grade of the Jefferson School. Miss Jennie Wood has been promoted to the sixth grade at the Bryan School and Miss Jessie Pople and Miss Denton were elected as substitutes.

75 Years Ago- July 8, 1928

ODD AND INTERESTING --They never get too old to marry in the Ozarks. The following dispatch from Huntsville tells the story: George B. Hall, aged 85 of Combs and Mrs. Nola July, aged 45 of Flemmings Creek, were married at Combs recently. This is the sixth time Hall has been married and he is the father of fifteen children, twelve of whom are living in various parts of the country. 50 Years Ago -- July 8, 1953

During recent months, Nevada has been the scene of much new construction, new buildings and business moves. One of the larger projects is the new motel at the corner of Lynn and East Walnut Streets, which is being built by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dickinson. The Dickinson's also built the Ranch House Motel at Highways 71 and 54. The new motel to be called Uptown, will be completed and ready for business about the first of August. Air conditioning, hot water heating and tile showers will be the main features of the new motel. The interiors of the 10 units are finished in various types of woods. The Dickinson's living quarters are also in the structure. They will operate the motel. H.L. Wealand, Nevada's Mr. Chips with a mail sack was honored yesterday at a farewell picnic at Davis Park. He was a city mailman here for 33 years before he retired on July 1. Now, he and Mrs. Wealand, of 822 West Cherry, are planning to leave Nevada to establish a new home near Cassville, Missouri. Wealand, estimates his average daily hike at 10 miles, figures he has walked almost 100,000 miles over Nevada sidewalks, paved and unpaved.