Turning Back The Pages 2-11-10

75 years ago — 1935

SALISBURY — John Erickson is making alterations and improvements to his home on Bunker Hill.

Reflections of the Season (editorial): We seem to have a lot of economists in the country but darn little economy.

The second snow train with 11 cars drawn by two engines came to Norfolk from New York last Sunday to enjoy outdoor sports. About 500 people made the trip and apparently thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Reflections of the Season (editorial): Pork has taken another jump in price, and beef of all kinds is also up in price. If things keep on people will have to eat more spinach.

50 years ago — 1960

Roy Sherwood brought the Eastern State Ski Jumping Championship back to Salisbury last Sunday when he topped the Class A field on Satre Hill with two beautiful leaps of 180 and 163 feet. And 200.2 points.

Services were held last Friday morning for Alexander P. Matheson of Salisbury, who died on the evening of Feb. 2 in Sharon Hospital. Mr. Matheson was born in Scotland on Nov. 23, 1872, and had come to this country when he was six years old.

Last night, prior to its regular meeting, the Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing on the so-called “triangle� in Taconic. The petition that the ground on which the former Chapel is located be made into a park or green for the village of Taconic was unanimously endorsed.

25 years ago — 1985

The first 20-below-zero temperatures of the season were reported in Lakeville Monday. Nina Brammer said both she and neighbors had readings of -20 on State Line Road west of Lakeville. It was also -20 at the Hammond school bus garage.

The state Department of Education recently notified Housatonic Valley Regional High School that it was awarded placement as the third-ranking high school in the state.

Taken from decades-old Lake-ville Journals, these items contain original spellings and phrases.

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