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46.	Contra Costa 'Other Coast' / Wichels, Ernest [791] [WICHELS-1964-791] Contra Costa, meaning the "opposite coast," is no longer a stranger. The water barriers have gradually broken down. About Dec. 28, 1885, a ferry carried the first train across Carquinez Strait [...] Detailed record - Similar records
47.	Georgia St. Has Pioneers / Wichels, Ernest [790] [WICHELS-1964-790] When the first block of Georgia Street was razed by the Redevelopment people for the Marina Vista project, the wreckers also removed the landmarks of many early business establishments. From the year 1850 the first block of Georgia has had associated with it the names of dozens of pioneer Vallejo merchants, lawyers, hotel operators, and others. In more recent years it has had some denizons of whom we shall say nothing. Detailed record - Similar records
48.	More On Hospitals / Wichels, Ernest [789] [WICHELS-1964-789] Last Sunday we discussed the hospital facilities or, rather, lack of such facilities available to Solano County and Vallejo residents form 1849. Today we will go into some detail concerning the medical and nursing care Vallejoans have had since that date. Detailed record - Similar records
49.	Early Hospitals In The County / Wichels, Ernest [788] [WICHELS-1964-788] Vallejo did not have a hospital until 1907! What did Vallejoans do for surgical and medical service, and for nursing care, during the early part of the past century? Detailed record - Similar records
50.	February Anniversaries / Wichels, Ernest [787] [WICHELS-1964-787] Every day Is an anniversary of some person, some discovery or other event. These have varying degrees of importance. February reminds us of anniversaries because we celebrate the birthdates of Washington and Lincoln. But we are tempted this week to recall other February anniversaries which should interest many Vallejoans and Mare Island folk. Detailed record - Similar records
51.	Early Schools About County / Wichels, Ernest [786] [WICHELS-1964-786] Alfred W. Newman, a member of the governing body of Vallejo's Unified School District, presented a remarkable story of the public schools in this community at the November, 1963, meeting of the Solano County Historical Society. Detailed record - Similar records
52.	Names To Remember / Wichels, Ernest [785] [WICHELS-1964-785] Last Sunday the Times-Herald published a picture-story of the forthcoming 40th anniversary observance by Carl H. Kreh Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1123 is closely identified with Vallejo's community life and widely known for its civic interests. Detailed record - Similar records
53.	Early Solano / Wichels, Ernest [784] [WICHELS-1964-784] A common human weakness is to predict the future. Sometimes the vision we see in the crystal ball may, by coincidence, come true. The editor of the Vallejo Recorder, in July and August of 1867, published a series of articles on Solano County communities and speculated on their development. Detailed record - Similar records
54.	Problems Not New / Wichels, Ernest [783] [WICHELS-1964-783] Too frequently we read of some "new" development to improve the economy; or hear someone wonder what has happened to modern youth; or see a reference to the shipyard "crisis." In reviewing the pages of one hundred years of Vallejo newspapers we come to the inevitable conclusion there is really nothing new. Detailed record - Similar records
55.	Earlier Newspapers / Wichels, Ernest [781] [WICHELS-1964-781] Like Santa Claus, the editor of an historical column has many helpers. Hardly a day passes that I do not receive some information which helps to bridge the gap between the past and the present. Detailed record - Similar records

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