Days Gone By

10 YEARS AGO
The home of Perot “Bud” Nevin at 112 Harrison St. in Hughes Springs was selected as the Red Radiance Garden Club Yard of the Month.
Blake Walker is the winner of a $50 savings bond, a rod and reel, and a bank with $20 in it for the Big Fish at the ‘Take a Kid Fishing’ contest on Lone Star Lake.
Fire Marshal Jimmy Cornelius has issued a burn ban for the city of Daingerfield effective until further notice.

20 YEARS AGO
Bob Holder accepted a full scholarship to play on the tennis team at Navarro College in Corsicana.
The United States Achievement Academy announced that Vickie Kay Bryson has been named a Collegiate Scholastic All-American.
Action by the Texas Legislature this general session will allow voters across the state on Nov. 2 to decide on increasing an agricultural finance program’s funding authority from $25 million to $100 million.

30 YEARS AGO
Local and area bankers had varying opinions on testimony last week by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volker which has led market analysts to predict a 1 to 1.5 percent drop in interest rates.
The Salem Baptist Church in Linden hosted a gospel music workshop.
Morris County Judge Ron Cowan said his office will submit a revised application on the $34,000 grant approved for the county by the Department of Community Affairs.