The Way it Was

100 years ago

Geo. W. Cashell killed by train

Geo. W. Cashell, a well known resident of this city, was almost instantly killed by a passenger train No. 207, at a point between Athol and Filly just after noon today.

Mr. Cashell who was foreman of a tile gang laying tile along the Missouri Pacific right-of-way, was walking along the track toward the approaching train and evidently miscalculated the distance between him and the train. He was hit in the stomach by the end of the pilot and thrown a considerable distance into the ditch. The train was stopped and the injured man taken to Rich Hill in the hope that immediate medical attention would save his life, but the injury was fatal and he died while being removed from the train at Rich Hill.

50 years ago

Nevada completes four years with the Marines

First Lieut. Bob Mathis, son of Mr. and Mrs. V.W. Mathis, Nevada, has returned after receiving his release following four years of service with the Marine Corps. He was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 331, based at Marine Corps Air Station, Miami, Fla., when he received his release from active duty.

Flying the AO Skyraider, he recently returned from carrier duty in the Atlantic, which is part of a Marine flyer's job. During the four years he was also stationed at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola and at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, while under going flight training.