FROM THE DEC. 12, 1935 THE NEWS RECORDWakefield, Mass. — Miss Gladys Tucker of Wakefield, a South Hampton, N.H., schoolteacher, uses homing pigeons to notify her parents of her safe return … more

From the Dec. 15, 1916 Gillette News:Fred Bell and Dick Jarvis circulated a petition for aid for their fellowtownsman Henry Vedder, who some few months ago had the misfortune of having both legs cut … more

From the Dec. 1, 1921 News Record:Charles Yarroll, of Spokane and other places, paid a visit to Gillette last week, and shortly after the Thanksgiving day fire he left town, which didn’t … more

From the Dec. 8, 1921 Campbell County Record:An up-state editor explains as follows how country editors amass great wealth. “After a good deal of study and work we have a last figured out why … more

From the Nov. 14, 1940 News Record:Penney Co. has grown rapidly in 38 years. Starting in a small mining town, the company now operates 1,578 stores. From one little store in a small mining town 38 … more

FROM THE JAN. 6, 1944 NEWS RECORD:The Campbell County canteen, which was opened on New Year’s day, has entertained many servicemen, representing 13 states from coast to coast during the first … more

FROM THE JAN. 27, 1944 NEWS RECORD:Howard Oliver of Sturgis and Wallace McNeil of Sheridan are in the county jail for the alleged theft last Thursday of a Ford coupe belonging to E.P. Coyle. The car … more

FROM THE JAN. 20, 1944 NEWS RECORD:D.A. “Kelley” Swenson, former druggist at Edelman’s, told the Lions on Wednesday that if they are contemplating a trip to Alaska by car after the … more

From the Jan. 18, 1945 News Record:The Echeta coal mine has recently added two pieces of heavy-duty equipment to facilitate mining operations. A Traxcavator with a two and one-half yard bucket has … more

From the Jan. 5 1956 News Record:A grandfather clock that was believed by local owners to be more than 200 years old was definitely determined to be entering its 312th year since being made. When the … more