100 years ago
Nov. 3, 1909: Police Chief Irwin put the kibosh on raffles and card games in city saloons and cigar stores. It appears some of these games border on pure gambling. This order caught some saloon and store managers by surprise, but police say they'll enforce it to the letter.
75 years ago
Nov. 3, 1934: Truman Keys is now president of the First National Bank of Normal. He had been cashier the past ten years. Among his civic credentials is his 30 years on the Normal school board. (His name was given to the football field behind Kingsley Junior High School.)
50 years ago
Nov. 3, 1959: The driver who ran over and killed Virgil Leathers on Route 9 got six months at the penal farm. Charles Flanders, 18, has a previous record so Judge Underwood denied his plea for probation. The victim had been here to listen to John F. Kennedy speak.
25 years ago
Nov. 3, 1984: Tuesday is Election Day. The Pantagraph printed its endorsements, backing eleven Republicans, including the Reagan-Bush presidential ticket. (Of the two Democrats endorsed by this paper in 1984, Paul Segobiano is still on the county board.)