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21.	Early Media / Wichels, Ernest [852] [WICHELS-1964-852] It is difficult for most of us, living in the year 1964, to realize the advantages we possess over those available to Vallejo residents or Mare Island personnel just a hundred years ago. We take our freeways, radio and TV, dial telephones with direct connections to New York or Hawaii, automobiles, airplanes, etc., for granted. Detailed record - Similar records
22.	Changing Fashions / Wichels, Ernest [849] [WICHELS-1964-849] Newcomers, and the younger generation, are not as conscious of the changing fashions of living in this area as are the oldtimers or those who pore through Solano County's historical past. We are all aware of the new bodies on automobiles and the gadgets which add considerably to the cost of a car. Detailed record - Similar records
23.	Solano Pioneers / Wichels, Ernest [848] [WICHELS-1964-848] This afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the public is invited to the Third Annual Pioneers Day sponsored by the Solano County Historical Society, at the historic Rockville Churchyard, about a mile north of Cordelia. The society has a long-range program of cataloging the large list of pioneers who shaped the destinies of our, county a century ago. Detailed record - Similar records
24.	The White Sulphur Spring / Wichels, Ernest [850] [WICHELS-1964-850] The "day camps" at our Blue Rock Springs recreation spot now become a memory with the opening of another school semester. Some 60 years ago this time of the year marked the end of the "summer camp" for scores of Vallejo families. Detailed record - Similar records
25.	Messengers Of 1912-1914 / Wichels, Ernest [851] [WICHELS-1964-851] This community and this county are saddened by the passing, last week, of Harry V. Soanes--a leading business, civic and philanthropic leader and a citizen who truly helped to spark the progress of Vallejo during the present generation. Detailed record - Similar records
26.	Earlier Days In August / Wichels, Ernest [813] [WICHELS-1964-813] Vallejo and Mare Island share many August anniversaries. Not the least of these concern Admiral Farragut and his family. More about them later. Let's quickly review some of the other highlights-a few of these the present generation w ill remember; others were familiar to our great-grandfathers. Detailed record - Similar records
27.	Dusts Of Early Vallejo / Wichels, Ernest [812] [WICHELS-1964-812] As Parish Bros. bulldozers and steam shovels level the blocks of the Redevelopment area in southwest Vallejo, they do more than merely create dust and dirt in the downtown stores. Detailed record - Similar records
28.	Historical Sites Marked / Wichels, Ernest [811] [WICHELS-1964-811] Our readers, like all Solano and Napa County residents, are inveterate motorists. One can meet drivers of local automobiles on any given day in almost any spot in California. Along with the highway safety signs, directional signs, etc., one does not travel far without seeing this one: "Historical Marker, 500 Feet." Detailed record - Similar records
29.	Advertising Of Long Ago / Wichels, Ernest [810] [WICHELS-1964-810] Present day shoppers for all sorts of merchandise are enticed by sales promotions and advertisements unheard of sixty or seventy years ago. Detailed record - Similar records
30.	Old Rocks, Other Items / Wichels, Ernest [809] [WICHELS-1964-809] No one thinks of Vallejo as a former "mining town" and most of Solano County's residents will probably say that the only "mineral" in the county is the natural gas produced in the southern and eastern sections. Detailed record - Similar records

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