Looking Back: Santa Clara Headlines From September 18

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (September 19, 1919)

Chamber of Commerce Booster Issue: Santa Clara Extends Welcome to Homeseekers: Santa Clara is a Progressive City in the Heart of a Valley of Golden Sunshine
Santa Clara’s Schools are Unsurpassed
Climate Condition is Great City Asset
Light and Power in Santa Clara is Municipally Owned
Fruit and Manufacturing Industries Excel: Large Employers include Pratt-Low Preserving Company, A. Block Packing Company, Rosenberg Brothers, Eberhard Tanning Company, Merritt Cement Company and Pacific Manufacturing Company
Questions and Answers on Government Insurance for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines

50 Years Ago: Santa Clara Journal & News (September 17, 1969)

Planning Commissioner William Best Blasts City Council for High Density Rezoning Reversals
Possible Valley Continuation High School Building Sites Revealed: 7 Sites Identified
San Jose City Manager A.P. “Dutch” Hamann Takes Santa Clara University Post: Will Be Vice President for Development and Public Relations
Two Pickets Arrested in Steel Strike at Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in Santa Clara: Worker Complains of Harassment When Crossing Picket Line
Housewife Claims Someone Attempted to Kidnap Her on Pruneridge Ave.
Local Home Brewery Blows Up: Resident Claims Jam Bubbled Over in Pressure Cooker But Police Find Rum Distillery in House
San Jose State University’s Pioneering Registration Process: Adopts Computer-based Registration System
Santa Clara Police Suspect Arson at Grass Fire by Stevens Creek Blvd. and Monroe near Lawrence Expressway: Four Santa Clara Boys Suspected of Starting Blaze
Santa Clara Man, Lester Sullivan of Bellomy Street, Fatally Injured on The Alameda near Santa Clara University
New Officers for Santa Clara Industrial Citizens’ Board include W.J. Nicholson, Owen Reeves, and Ellis Howard