Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Benicia-Vallejo Hiway Officially Opened Friday (April 22, 1943) Ceremonies for opening the new highway between Benicia and Vallejo will be observed Friday morning, April 23, at 11:30, when state officials, civic leaders and representatives from Benicia Arsenal and Mare Island will meet at a designated spot three-fourths of […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of July 2, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago 40 Gas Masks Allotted To Benicia (July 2, 1942) Benicia and Vallejo were designated as priority cities by the war department in the allocation of gas masks to police officers, deputies and defense workers. Four hundred masks were received in Fairfield Tuesday, Benicia is to receive 40 and […]