The way it was 7/1

100 Years Ago -- July 1, 1903 FROM NEW YORK -- Something akin to a miracle will be the flashing of a message around the world in five minutes on July 4. President Roosevelt will fill out a telegram at Oyster Bay Saturday and almost before the ink on the pen is dry, the message will have flashed westward over the Pacific, through remote country and back to his desk again. This will be the first telegram to be sent around the world, with the recent extension of the Pacific Cable from San Francisco to Hawaii, Guam, Manila and China making this possible. The cable from Honolulu to Manila a distance of 6,500 miles will be used for the first time in the sending of the President's message. Thirty operators will take part in the transmission of the globe-circling message.

75 Years Ago -- July 1, 1928

Philosophers tell us we must always have wars because of the nature of man demands combat and dramatic action. Boy Scout training is training for peace. The abundant energies of boyhood are organized in constructive effort to improve the living conditions of the community and in maintaining its orderly government. We must safely say that if every man in the civilized world had been given Boy Scout training during adolescence, the world would be safe.

50 Years Ago -- July 1, 1953

The greatest business year in the history of Farm and Home Savings and Loan Association was recorded with the closing of the books for June, according to a statement issued today by N.T. Paterson, president. "Our latest financial statement shows total assets of $87,498,671.07, reflecting a growth of more than $16,000,00 since June, 1952," said Mr. Paterson. This is the largest increase ever made in a 12-month period. L1 Department of Farm and Home has been operating in high gear to take care of the increase in volume of business. New savings and investment accounts in ever increasing numbers came for all sections of the nation and foreign lands and our loan demand was the heaviest year experienced. SCHOOL NEWS -- In a brief ceremony at the site of the new Bryan School this morning, Hubert Fowler, president of the Board of Education of the Nevada Reorganized District, turned a spadeful of earth to symbolize the launching of the district 1953-54 school improvement program. Girl Scouts of the Bryan School troop conducted a flag ritual. The Rev. Roy S. Dinkins, president of the Nevada Ministerial Alliance, pronounced the invocation.