Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Benicia Population 10,000 (March 25, 1943) Basing the population on the 7650 registration for ration books, it is estimated that a conservative figure of the number of people living in Benicia is approximately 10,000. The figure is arrived at on a basis of the number of registrations at […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of March 18, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Local Women Broadcast In Victory Program (March 18, 1943) Mrs. Madeline Quandt was one of four women to assist in a broadcast held recently in San Francisco over Station KWIB on a program arranged by Lt. Knight. Benicia Arsenal, in the interest of presenting the war effort of […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of March 7, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Former Benicia Boy Is Awarded Purple Heart Decoration (March 11, 1943) Lloyd M. Morris, former Benicia boy and brother of Mrs. Joe Silveria, has been awarded the Purple Heart Army decoration, the first Coast Guardsman in history to receive that award. Morris, who is 24 years of age, […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of March 4, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago The Best Income Tax Story (March 4, 1943) The way one man solved his income tax problem makes the best story on the unpleasant subject of taxes this office has heard— and its author, A.C. Woodress. It seems that a deck hand on the Martinez-Benicia ferry, was listening […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 25, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Jail Sentence For Disturbing School (Feb. 25, 1943) Clarence Coats, 19, Benicia youth, was given a 30 day sentence in the county jail in Judge Springer’s court this morning, on complaint of L.H. Hamann, charging Coats with disturbing the peace at the Benicia High school. Sentence was suspended […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 18, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Benicia School Won’t Accept Shipment of WPA Warehouses (Feb. 18, 1943) Disregarding the refusal of the school board to accept discarded WPA plyboard demountable warehouses for a school here, the old buildings have been shipped here and are being unloaded at Benson’s Lumber Yard. Consigned to the school, […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 11, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Board Refuses Los Angeles “Scrap Plyboard” Makeshift For Benicia School Children (Feb. 11, 1943) Refusal by the Board of Trustees of the Benicia Unified School District to accept demountable former WPA storehouses constructed from plyboard to house Benicia school children has failed to check the FWA regional office […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 4, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Formal Dance Planned For Soldiers (Feb. 4, 1943) The first formal dance for the enlisted men stationed here will be given Wednesday night, February 10, in the City Hall under the direction of Mrs. Olga Hettinger and her committee of workers. Miss Violet Molfino assisted by boys from […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Jan. 21, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago School Board Turns Down Offer For Schoolhouse (Jan. 21, 1943) The proposed solution to Benicia’s school housing program in sending old WPA warehouses made from ply board from Los Angeles to be used for class rooms for Benicia school children was definitely turned down Tuesday night at a […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines from the week of Jan. 14, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Deadline For Tire Inspection Postponed (Jan. 14, 1943) The Office of Price Administration has postponed the deadline for tire inspection from January 31 to the end of March for holders of basic gasoline ration A coupons with a six month requirement for inspection instead of the former requirement […]