The Way it Was

100 years ago

L.H. Turpin's successor

There Vernon County Democratic Central Committee met this afternoon for the purpose of electing a secretary, the office being vacant by the recent death of L.H. Turpin.

The meeting was called to order by chairman Nunn with a good at attendance of committeemen from over the country in the circuit court room.

George E. King, of this city, the present treasurer of the committee was unanimously elected secretary. Mr. King resigns as treasurer and the vacancy was filled by the election of W.H. Hale of Coal township.

50 years ago

Report hundreds killed in Hungarian revolution

VIENNA, Austria -- Many hundreds of persons were reported killed in an anti-Russian, anti-Communist revolution gripping the Hungarian capital today. Soviet tanks and troops went into action and Communist machinegunners and warplanes waged a fierce battle against the rebels.

Austrian travelers arriving, tonight from Budapest said "many hundreds" had died. They reported Communist jet planes joined the Russian tanks and machinegunners to battle students and workers who defied a government ultimatum to surrender.

The travelers said many Hungarian soldiers refused to fight against their countrymen and actually gave the rebels active support by letting ammunition trucks fall in to the workers' hands.