New Reservoir Is Underway October 9, 1941 Under the direction of state and federal government inspectors work is being rushed on a 100-acre foot reservoir on the premises of Mardis Barry, whose holdings are located a mile and a half east of Susanville. The big individual irrigating...

Men Close Store To Join Service October 8, 1942 Closing of the Jensen Brothers Hardware Store at 727 Main Street for the duration of the war was announced this week by Abe and Jud Jensen, the proprietors. Both are to leave soon for the armed forces,...

1,198 Apply For Stamps In Lassen October 5, 1940 Susanville and Westwood areas alone have 1,198 duck and deer hunters, according to Postmasters Elmer Minchell of this city and Frank Lauer of the lumber center. Bieber, Nubieber and all of northern Lassen county are yet to...

Films Taken Shasta-Cascade Area Is Photographed October 4, 1938 Work of picturing scenic points of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland on color and black and white motion picture films for showing at the coming San Francisco world’s fair, is now about two-thirds complete, according to J. H. Eastman, Susanville...

Shasta Cascade Convention Set At Susanville October 3, 1937 Elaborate preparations to entertain Shasta-Cascadians in the ‘land of the tall pines’ have been completed in advance of the seventh annual convention of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland association. Ross Draper general chairman for the conclave, announces that Susanville’s part...

Slain Veteran Found In Lassen After Bonus Paid ‘Widow,’ Former Soldier Located October 2, 1936 Jesse Owen Gifford 45, former South Pittsburgh Teen, war veteran reported murdered eight years ago, tonight explained his mysterious disappearance by saying “something scared me at the time.” Clifford, employed as a truck...

Lassen Youths Sign For Army October 1, 1940 Many Susanville youths are deserting the plains and ranges for voluntary military service in the army and Marine Corps, according to Chief of Police W. O. Long. Long has been called upon within the past few days to investigate...

Youngsters Footprints Welcome September 28, 1950 When the workers finish a concrete job, their effort is to leave the surface as smooth as possible, and the bane of these workers are the youngsters who delight in leaving footprints in the fresh cement. When the new wading pool...

Lassen Butcher Shops Closed in Wage Dispute September 27, 1950 A wage dispute closed all butcher shops in Susanville Monday with the exception of three operated by individual owners who do their own meat cutting. Negotiations are now under way. Sam McNeese, secretary of Butchers’ Local 352...

Lassen Hospital Work is Started September 26, 1950 Pouring of cement for the foundation of the new addition to the county hospital has begun and work will proceed from that point as fast as possible, it was announced. Ground was broken last week for the long-anticipated new...

Wild Horse Roundup on Painters Flat September 25, 1949 A roundup of wild horses by plane is in progress on Painter’s Flat about 20 miles southeast of Ravendale. About 150 horses were rounded up and corralled Saturday and Sunday. The job is under the direction of Bill...