The 26th of March 1926 Oakland Tribune headline blared… Then it was followed by the story of a young couple separated by continents. The young woman, Norine “Dorothy” Segalas, was at home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her boyfriend, Everett Bargones, was working for the Dollar Steamship company in Shanghai, China. A letter home…
Tag: That’s Old News
That’s Old News: Extreme Sports 1890’s Style
Doing some research the other day, I came across this drawing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 10 January 1897: It appears Push Ball was the next big thing…maybe the first extreme sport! The shere was 6 feet in diameter. The two teams push the ball around, against each other. It is unclear if they are…
That’s Old News: Clifford Gonsalves Commended
I found this news item about Clifford Gonsalves (aka Clifford Algrava), son of Maria J. (Costa) Algrava, through her first marriage. Clifford enlisted in the army in 1943. He was 27 and married. This item was in the Oakland Tribune, 1 Jul 1945, under “Awards”. “Cpl. Clifford Gonsalves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P….
That’s Old News: Attempted Murder/Suicide
The Guido family was prominent in the Oakland family. I have several cross links to my Pacheco and de Braga distant cousins. I came across this family tragedy when searching the Oakland Tribune, 29 January 1906, page 7. This is the tragic story of the family of Manoel Guido. Manuel Guido owned a saloon in…
That’s Old News: Youth Clubs
While going through the Oakland Tribune Newspaper [Oakland, CA] dated 17 Sep 1933, I found this little article about the John Swett Leader’s Club. John Swett was born in 1830 and died in 1913. He was the California State Superintendent of Schools from 1863 to 1867. He is considered to be the founder of California…