Clark J. Bonner was a nephew of William A. Clark and J. Ross Clark, the builders of the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. When J. Ross Clark died in 1927, Bonner who had been a successful businessman in his own right, assumed control of J. Ross Clark’s financial interests. He already controlled the financial interests of … Read more
originally published in Long Beach Independent. Sept. 25, 1949 Mrs. Beerling is Mrs. Watte St. Matthew’s Catholic Church was the setting Saturday for a 9 a.m. wedding ceremony uniting Phyllis Marie Beerling, 1770 Stanley Avenue, and George Dennis Watte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Watte of Los Alamitos. Rev. James P. Lynch was the … Read more
This article was originally published in The News-Enterprise, presumably in the year 1980. Bessie Juszkievicz was the wife of Bronislav Juszkievicz who was the field superintendent for the sugar beet factory. They arrived in Los Alamitos in 1922 from Illinois. Bronislav kept that job for a number of years, even after the factory shut down … Read more
John Ord is one of Seal Beach’s most familiar names. Over the years he continually claimed that he was not only Seal Beach’s first resident, but that for a long time he was the new town’s ONLY resident — all of which was interesting news to the 200 permanent residents who lived a few blocks … Read more
originally published in Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1933 The sport of horse racing did not technically begin in the Los Alamitos area when Frank Vessels started his Sunday “bet-less” races in 1947. There are well-documented races in the area during the ownerships of Abel Stearns and Don Juan Temple of Rancho Los Alamitos and … Read more
In their never-ending quest to synergize new ways of making money, the LA Times used to run many more special sections and pages. One was “Little Farm Homes”. This is from the Dec. 13, 1931 issue. It was written by Mrs. H.E. Thompson, and because she describes Los Alamitos — although not in any real … Read more
In their never-ending quest to synergize new ways of making money, the LA Times used to run many more special sections and pages. One was “Little Farm Homes”. This is from the Dec. 13, 1931 issue. It was written by Mrs. H.E. Thompson, and because she describes Los Alamitos — although not in any real … Read more
I’m not sure just how accurate the headline is but I thought this little tidbit from the June 25, 1935 LA Times to be of interest. Eleven applicants for mon-commercial grades of flying licenses, including two women, were approved in this area during the week ending June 15. It was announced by J.S. Marriott, supoervising … Read more
from the Long Beach Indpendent, Sunday, Nov. 8, 1950 — page 43-A Rosary or Mrs. Alice Otte Cosyns, 73, of Los Alamitos, who died yesterday, will be recited at 8pm in Mottell’s Chapel. A native of Belgium, Mrs. Cosyns came to Long Beach 39 years ago. She belonged to the St. Isadore Catholic Church. Survivors … Read more
originally submitted to the OC Register, and published on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 She tells stories from Los Alamitos’ past Esther Mejia, 94, lives in the house where she grew up. Submitted by Brett Murphy For The Orange County Register Her name is Esther Mejia. She is the one who taught me how to … Read more