First settled in California in 1849, a rancher just west of Reno, NV from 1880 until his death in 1898, dairyman Gardner Chism was born on August 29, 1824 in Dresden, Maine. Two of his sons born on the Chism Ranch, John & Edward started Chism's Ice Cream in 1903 and built a ice cream factory in 1918. Dr Pepper Snapple Group acquired Chism's Ice Cream Co. in 2013.
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Excerpt from A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People (1904) By Thomas Wren
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This bucket weights 8 1/2 pounds! It will keep your ice cream cold. Side says 'Chism I. C. Co. Reno.' John H. Chism was the proprietor of the Chism Dairy from 1900 to 1912, and Crescent Dairy from 1912 to sometime in the 1950's. By 1904, John H. Chism had the largest number of milk cows in the state of Nevada and was considered Nevada's leading dairyman. The Chism’s sold almost all the milk for Reno and Sparks. John’s brother, Edward Warren Chism created the Chism Ice Cream Company in 1905 on this property. Power for the factory was maintained by a waterwheel along the Truckee River. Edward later moved the ice cream factory to 219-245 West Street. Chism Ice Cream was enjoyed by many locals for eight decades. Renoites remember the wonderfully smooth and deliciously creamy ice cream. Includes a 1918 envelope with a corner advertisement for Chism Ice Cream Company. (sold for $100 in 2018)
Chism Ranch
"Chicken Thief Charley," aka Charles Roddo, was arrested for robbing the Catholic hospital in Pioche, NV. According to the Aug 29, 1873 Pioche Record, he was put in jail "to pine and mourn over the blind errors of those who cannot appreciate genius." FCD would not have been so kind, especially a repeat offender!
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August 29, 1945: Omori became the first prisoner-of-war camp on the Japanese home islands to be liberated when it was reached by landing craft from a U.S. Navy rescue mission. Prisoners at the notorious camp had included Marine ace Pappy Boyington, sub commander Richard "Killer" O'Kane, and Olympic runner Louis Zamperini.
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Another message was added to the top of the barracks after a B-29 Superfortress lumbered over, dropping loads of medicine, food, clothes, toothbrushes, razors, gum, and the big box of soap that nearly killed Bob Goldsworthy when its parachute-rigged bundle broke apart in midair. The new directive on the roof stated: “Drop-Out-Side Thank-You.”
Who were the airmen & sailors in John Swope’s famous photograph of the Omori prison camp?
August 29, 1984: "The U.S. should proceed at the least with the civil defense program proposed by Ronald Reagan in 1982...The Reagan Administration has sought to increase civil defense efforts still further. National Security Decision Directive 26 (NSDD-26), signed in March 1982, sets four objectives for a $4.2 billion civil defense program."
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The New Case for Civil Defense
Friday August 29, 1969: Friday with Frank...Elvis and Priscilla Presley and Frank Sinatra attended Nancy Sinatra's opening night of a three week stint in the 2,000 seat showroom (that had already hosted Barbra Streisand and Elvis Presley) at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
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August 29, 1965: CBS journalist Harold Keen interviews Ronald Reagan about the actor’s potential candidacy for Governor of California.
August 29, 1965: Gemini 5 returned from space today after a record-breaking eight-day flight, landing safely in the Atlantic Ocean 346 miles southwest of Bermuda. The successful conclusion of the 3,300,000-miles mission gave a tremendous boost to the U.S. manned spaceflight program, aimed at putting two Americans on the moon before 1970. The flight’s duration, in itself, was equivalent in time to a round trip to the moon with about two days in between for exploration of the lunar surface. Gemini 5 was piloted by Lt. Col. L. Gordon Cooper, 38, of the Air Force, and Lt. Cmdr. Charles Conrad, 35, of the Navy.
August 29, 1977: A Deadly "Messenger of God"
Cult Leader Ervil LeBaron leaves a trail of death in the West
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TIME magazine August 29, 1994: "Nuclear Terror For Sale"
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History rhymes...
August 29, 2005:
- Hurricane Katrina hits Louisiana
- Kanye West drops his new album
- White Sox in first place
- Afghanistan in the news
August 29, 2021:
- Hurricane Ida (Cat4) hits Louisiana
- Kanye West drops his new album
- White Sox in first place
- Afghanistan in the news
Simulation was on repeat.
Islands are getting popular again, like during WWII.
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Philippine Military Opens New Luzon Strait Base Near Taiwan
Excerpt from A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People (1904) By Thomas Wren
This bucket weights 8 1/2 pounds! It will keep your ice cream cold. Side says 'Chism I. C. Co. Reno.' John H. Chism was the proprietor of the Chism Dairy from 1900 to 1912, and Crescent Dairy from 1912 to sometime in the 1950's. By 1904, John H. Chism had the largest number of milk cows in the state of Nevada and was considered Nevada's leading dairyman. The Chism’s sold almost all the milk for Reno and Sparks. John’s brother, Edward Warren Chism created the Chism Ice Cream Company in 1905 on this property. Power for the factory was maintained by a waterwheel along the Truckee River. Edward later moved the ice cream factory to 219-245 West Street. Chism Ice Cream was enjoyed by many locals for eight decades. Renoites remember the wonderfully smooth and deliciously creamy ice cream. Includes a 1918 envelope with a corner advertisement for Chism Ice Cream Company. (sold for $100 in 2018)
Chism Ranch
"Chicken Thief Charley," aka Charles Roddo, was arrested for robbing the Catholic hospital in Pioche, NV. According to the Aug 29, 1873 Pioche Record, he was put in jail "to pine and mourn over the blind errors of those who cannot appreciate genius." FCD would not have been so kind, especially a repeat offender!
August 29, 1945: Omori became the first prisoner-of-war camp on the Japanese home islands to be liberated when it was reached by landing craft from a U.S. Navy rescue mission. Prisoners at the notorious camp had included Marine ace Pappy Boyington, sub commander Richard "Killer" O'Kane, and Olympic runner Louis Zamperini.
Another message was added to the top of the barracks after a B-29 Superfortress lumbered over, dropping loads of medicine, food, clothes, toothbrushes, razors, gum, and the big box of soap that nearly killed Bob Goldsworthy when its parachute-rigged bundle broke apart in midair. The new directive on the roof stated: “Drop-Out-Side Thank-You.”
Who were the airmen & sailors in John Swope’s famous photograph of the Omori prison camp?
August 29, 1984: "The U.S. should proceed at the least with the civil defense program proposed by Ronald Reagan in 1982...The Reagan Administration has sought to increase civil defense efforts still further. National Security Decision Directive 26 (NSDD-26), signed in March 1982, sets four objectives for a $4.2 billion civil defense program."
The New Case for Civil Defense
Friday August 29, 1969: Friday with Frank...Elvis and Priscilla Presley and Frank Sinatra attended Nancy Sinatra's opening night of a three week stint in the 2,000 seat showroom (that had already hosted Barbra Streisand and Elvis Presley) at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
August 29, 1965: CBS journalist Harold Keen interviews Ronald Reagan about the actor’s potential candidacy for Governor of California.
August 29, 1965: Gemini 5 returned from space today after a record-breaking eight-day flight, landing safely in the Atlantic Ocean 346 miles southwest of Bermuda. The successful conclusion of the 3,300,000-miles mission gave a tremendous boost to the U.S. manned spaceflight program, aimed at putting two Americans on the moon before 1970. The flight’s duration, in itself, was equivalent in time to a round trip to the moon with about two days in between for exploration of the lunar surface. Gemini 5 was piloted by Lt. Col. L. Gordon Cooper, 38, of the Air Force, and Lt. Cmdr. Charles Conrad, 35, of the Navy.
August 29, 1977: A Deadly "Messenger of God"
Cult Leader Ervil LeBaron leaves a trail of death in the West
TIME magazine August 29, 1994: "Nuclear Terror For Sale"
History rhymes...
August 29, 2005:
- Hurricane Katrina hits Louisiana
- Kanye West drops his new album
- White Sox in first place
- Afghanistan in the news
August 29, 2021:
- Hurricane Ida (Cat4) hits Louisiana
- Kanye West drops his new album
- White Sox in first place
- Afghanistan in the news
Simulation was on repeat.
Islands are getting popular again, like during WWII.
Philippine Military Opens New Luzon Strait Base Near Taiwan
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." – Thomas Sowell