Sunday, May 11, 2025

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 15, 1946

Honor Accorded Bank Official October 15, 1946 At a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the local branch of the Bank of America, Arthur J. Mathews was tendered a service pin, which made him a member of the Bank of America Quarter Century Club. The presentation was made...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 12, 1944

Assault Charge Follows Affray October 12, 1944 In an affray in front of the forest service office, corner Gay and Main streets, Tuesday afternoon, James Solopoff, 31, received a three-inch stab wound in his left chest, inflicted by Elmer Hunter, it is charged. Solopoff, who recently received...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 11, 1944

Many Register For X-Ray Films October 11, 1944 More than 70 percent of the employees of the Fruit Growers Supply company registered for the chest X-ray films taken on Tuesday, October 3, under the auspices of the Lassen County Tuberculosis Association, Dr. J. W. Crever, president...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 10, 1942

Price Ceilings Said Violated October 10, 1942 Widespread violations of price ceilings in the Susanville area were reported to the Lassen county war price and ration board this week by Rationing Administrator Landon W. Owen. Citing numerous instances of violations, Owen blamed the lack of interest by...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 9, 1941

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...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 8, 1942

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,...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 5, 1940

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...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 4, 1938

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...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 3, 1937

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...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 2, 1936

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...

LMUD Presents: This Day in Susanville History – October 1, 1940

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...
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