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1. (100)	A Bit Of This And That / Wichels, Ernest [858] [WICHELS-1964-858] It rained this past week-considerably above November's 91-year average of about 1.80 inches. But earlier Vallejoans saw much more moisture than we've had. November of 1885 had 6.6 inches; November of 1926 a total of 6.2 inches. And 1875, 1892, 1913 and 1934 recorded 5-inch rainfalls in November. Detailed record - Similar records
2. (81)	Graduates Of Early Vallejo / Wichels, Ernest [805] [WICHELS-1964-805] Today, a high school education is basic. It is considered the very minimum training to face life's problems and challenges. This past week 540 young men and women were graduated from the Vallejo Senior High School; 348 from Hogan Senior High; a total of 888 for what is undoubtedly a record graduation for our city. Detailed record - Similar records
3. (81)	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
4. (79)	Days Of May 114 Years Ago / Wichels, Ernest [799] [WICHELS-1964-799] Many things have occurred in Vallejo's 114 years of existence. Every day must be an anniversary of some event in our community life. One way to dip into the pages of the past is to recall earlier happenings in the merry month of May. Detailed record - Similar records
5. (79)	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
6. (79)	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
7. (78)	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
8. (78)	Grandfather's New Year's Eve / Wichels, Ernest [778] [WICHELS-1963-778] We've reviewed the New Year's Eve celebrations of earlier generations of Vallejoans. A half century and more ago there was one program which was inevitable. This was the formal grand ball attended by all of the officials and leaders in the community, usually followed by a generous meal sometime around midnight. Detailed record - Similar records
9. (77)	Paddles To Polaris / Wichels, Ernest [841] [WICHELS-1965-841] We, all Solano County citizens, live on an arm of one of the greatest harbors in the world! Navigable waters bound two sides of our county. And yet we find that the average Solano an seems only dimly aware of our county's heritage in waterborne traffic, and its past and present reliance on water "highways." Detailed record - Similar records
10. (77)	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