Blast From The Past - December 30, 2022

10 years ago
(December 27, 2012)

The first grade Daisy Girl Scouts hosted a Christmas For Critters donation drive to benefit th local animal shelter. They sought donations for items needed by the shelter.

20 years ago
(December 26, 2002)

The Grant County Senior Center was awarded the 2002 Focal Point Center Award. The local facility was one of only 12 in the southwest district to be recognized with the honor.

30 years ago
(December 30, 1992)

Volunteers who stepped up to assist Brandon Biddle in his recovery following a near death drowning were recognized. Clubs and organizations as well as individuals had volunteered their time to help out. Some of those recognized included students Jared Eddy, Meghan McBride, Kimere Kimball, and Kelley Grantham.

40 years ago
(December 30, 1982)

Harsh weather brought snow and closed roads. The highway from Ulysses to Johnson was closed dur to poor visibility and US Highway 160 from Ulysses to the Colorado state line was closed for a time. Snowfall in the Ulysses area averaged for moisture content, was two inches.

50 years ago
(December31, 1972)

The Ulysses girls' basketball teams both won against Syracuse. The Ulysses Tiger boys' gymnastics team took third at a meet in Medicine Lodge. Hansel and Gretel was the play presented at Red Rock Elementary. Also in the news, actress Mary Pickford ended her retirement to make a comeback in the movie "The Library".

60 years ago
(December 27, 1962)

S.C. "Curt" Adair, 85, was killed after being struck by a car as he walked across Colorado Street. Adair built the first sidewalks in Scott City and he, along with C.H. Lozar, plastered the first hotel in Scott City. He moved to Grant County in 1914 and farmed near Moscow. He moved to Ulysses in 1939, where he worked in construction. Adair built the Webber Supply building, which was built of brick from the old Ulysses school house. His other projects included the only store building in Hickok, the first store building in Manter and the drug store building in Johnson, among others. He operated the first motion picture theatre in Ulysses. The theatre was an "open air"  with benches for seats.

70 years ago
(December 25, 1952)

Thirty-five Grant County farmers and ranchers requested the placing of seven coyote bait stations in the county. The farmers and ranchers complained of severe livestock, lamb and chicken losses from coyotes. The stations were established on the land farmed by E. P. Brewer, Clifford Willet, Ralph Tuttle, Will R. Christian, Alvin J. Walters and Hugh Hooper.

80 years ago
(December 31, 1942)

T.I. Leatherman, radioman on the USS San Francisco, visited in Ulysses with his brother, W.T. Haley and family. Leatherman had been in the Navy for three years at that time and had an eight star service record, signifying service in eight major sea battles.

90 years ago
(December 29, 1932)

Prizes were offered to old time fiddlers and singing cowboys at a Farm Bureau event. Grant County Bank offered prizes of $1 for first place, and .50 cents for second place in each of the events. Also in the news, the Daugherty drug store at Syracuse was broken into. The culprits took off with approximately $200 in silver and currency, 50 packages of cigarettes, some fountain pen desk sets and personal papers belonging to W.C. Daugherty. Also during that time, the Ulysses Theatre presented a showing of "Horse Feathers" featuring the Four Marx Brothers. Admission was .10 cents and .40 cents.

100 years ago
(December 23, 1922)

A staff member of the Grant County Record (now the Ulysses News), drove to the end of the new railroad and saw for the first time the site of the future town of Manter. At that time there was almost nothing in the way of buildings. Mr. Crow, who built the depot and section house there, had a "force" of men putting up buildings. Essie and Boyd Zongker moved the Dan Roberts dwelling to Manter in preparation for the removal of the family to that place as early as conditions will allow. The boys intend to put in a grocery and meat market business as soon as they can get a building on the ground.