Looking Back: Santa Clara Headlines From March 6th

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (March 7, 1919)

Celebration on July 4th to be Mammoth Event: A.N. Nuttman Serving as Secretary of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Welcome League
Chamber of Commerce in Touch with Scores of Homeseekers Who Are Coming Here This Summer: Requests for Literature Coming from Washington D.C., Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Southern California
Grammar School Graduation Will Be Held Tonight: Class of 25: 12 Boys and 13 Girls to Graduate
What Uncle Sam Will do for the Disabled Soldier: Aid Secured Under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Xmas Package Takes 18 Month Trip: Local Tailor E. Belcastro Received Returned Package Sent to his Brother in Italy Over a Year Ago: Brother Wounded on Italian Front
Lecture Course Begins Sunday at Franck Hall on the Topic: ‘Current Events in Light of Bible Prophecy’
Red Crown Gasoline Proves Superior in Road Test: Averages 23 Miles to Gallon in San Francisco-San Jose Run
Gift Clock from Mrs. Benjamin Weston to be Installed in Town Hall: Clock Shipped from Boston: Timepiece Weighs 489 Pounds

50 Years Ago: Santa Clara Journal & News (March 5, 1969)

Alvisans Accuse School District of Stalling: 80 Alviso Residents Make Demands at SCUSD Board Meeting: Need Busing and Bus Shelter for Elementary School Children, More Mexican-Americans Hired as Teachers and Counselors, and Hot Foods Cafeteria Built with Free Lunches for All Who Qualify
In April Municipal Election: 11 Candidates Seek 2 Council Seats; 4 Candidates Seek Mayoral Seat — Gary Gillmor, Bill Kiely, Matt Talia, and Bill Wilson, Jr.
City Sets Friday as ‘William Burton Ward Day’ to Honor His Unselfish Devotion to the Community: He Provided Land for Santa Clara campus of West Valley College District in Memory of his Grandmother Lydia A. Hunter; Provided the Funds for Bleachers at the International Swim Center; and Now Paying for Landscaping of the Grounds of the Triton Museum: a Fifth Generation Californian, his Ancestor A.B. Hunter Owned a Farm on Agnew Road: Santa Clara Woman’s Club Will Also Honor Him at Their Pioneer Heritage Luncheon
Both Backers and Opponents of School District Tax Measure Pass out Flyers And Phone Voters
Wilcox High Students Institute District School Projects
Congressman Don Edwards Favors Tobacco Farmer Subsidies In Exchange for Restrictions on Mass Media Advertising of Smoking
Invitation to a Queen’s Coronation: Santa Clara G.I. Forum and Ladies Auxiliary Holding 8th Annual Black & White Coronation Ball on March 8th