Out Of The Past

50 Years Ago

Jan. 30, 1974

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. W. Barton Dick of Lexington, Ky., planned to open an office in this Lexington. He was also applying for medical staff privileges at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. - Work began on the Lexington bypass at Interstate 64.

- The Rev. Douglas Chase and his family were presented with parting gifts at a dinner and program attended by 300 members of the Lexington Presbyterian Church. Chase had accepted the position of pastor at a church in Fredericksburg.

20 Years Ago

Feb. 4, 2004

Sen. John Kerry secured the Democratic nomination for president at Washington and Lee University’s Mock Convention.

- Wayne Oyler presented to Buena Vista City Council an idea for a mobile ice cream stand at Glen Maury Park. - Glasgow citizens were making plans to formally organize a Neighborhood Watch, citing the town’s growing drug problem as a reason.