Looking Back: Week of December 26th Headlines

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 27, 1918)

Accidental Death is Verdict of Coroner: Thaddeus Gabriel Died from Injuries After Being Struck by Southern Pacific Train at Santa Clara Depot
Sheriff-Elect George W. Lyle Presented with Solid Gold Sheriff’s Badge
The Assembly of Free People: World Map of the War: Nation’s that Gained the World’s Freedom: Belgium, France, Great Britain. Greece, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and The Slavs
Fatal Accident on West Santa Clara Street: Motor Car Kills Henry Emmertz
Senator Herbert Jones Weds Miss Ann MacSwain, Teacher at San Jose High School and Daughter of Santa Clara Doctor
Mrs. Eva Nace Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery: She is Wife of Santa Clara Printer, Charles A. Nace
The Community Council Plan Inaugurated Under Direction of State Council of Defense Gets Endorsement of Farm Bureau
Santa Claus Visits: Many of Santa Clara’s Poor Families Given Gifts and Bags of Food by Santa Clara Relief Council
Musician Arnold Jamison Home on Furlough From San Pedro Where He is Training in Naval Reserve

50 Years Ago: Santa Clara Journal & News (December 25, 1968)

Police Call Pickets a Hazard: Members of Hospital and Industrial Workers Union Walk-out at Santa Clara Kaiser Hospital: Strike Has Been a Source of Traffic Tie-ups Around Hospital
School Tax Election will Ask for 95-cent Hike for Three Years
Arthur D. Little Management Consultants Report Criticized for Not Citing Ways SCUSD Can Save Money
School Board Hears Citizens’ Research: Warning that Spring Tax Election May Fail Because of Adverse Publicity from the Arthur D. Little Management Consultants Report
Citizens Protest Valley High: Neighborhood Residents Protest Proposed Location of a Continuation High School at 1495 Don Avenue
San Jose State Faculty Expresses Support for S.I. Hayakawa, Acting President of San Francisco State College