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Looking back into Quincy's past: July 22
10 years ago: July 20, 2000
Nunsense cast members dressed in full attire during dress rehearsals this week. The musical comedy is about four nuns struggling to keep their dignity while working with less than desirable conditions. Nancy Connelly, Sherri Kooy, Susanne Wall, Vonna Harris, Bill Higgins and Pat Connelly will be in tonight's opening show.
20 years ago: July 26, 1990
Sparrow Laptops
1 MB RAM standard, expandable to 4 MB memory
AT Hard Disk/Floppy Disk Drive Control
40 MB Hard Drive
DOS 3.3
Cost: $1,995.00
Available from Agricultural and Business Software Systems in Quincy
30 years ago: July 24, 1980
Outscoring their opponents 38-6 in their four games, the Ephrata-Quincy Babe Ruth team romped to the district tournament title held at Ephrata.
40 years ago: July 23, 1970
Norma Zimmer, Lawrence Welk's "Champagne Lady" made an appearance at the Christian Women's Club Luncheon at the Turf.
50 years ago: July 21, 1960
A new irrigation system is being tested out at Frenchman Hills. This self-propelled rig travels along a ditch, pumping water and projecting it in a gentle rain type of sprinkle over a 440 foot area. Keith Hebdon is testing it on his unit.
60 years ago: July 21, 1950
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lamb were hosts to a party Saturday evening. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Don Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Groot, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Art Osborn, Frances O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Petrak, Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Westover, Mr. and Mrs. Don Simmons and Mrs. Art Schorzman.
