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1898 – 4th of July in early Los Alamitos

August 17, 2011 Larry Strawther

This was originally published in the July 5, 1898 edition of the LA Times, pg10. LOS ALAMITOS, July 5— The fourth of July celebration yesterday was very successful. Over seven…

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1898 – 4th of July in early Los Alamitos

August 17, 2011 Larry Strawther

This was originally published in the July 5, 1898 edition of the LA Times, pg10. LOS ALAMITOS, July 5— The fourth of July celebration yesterday was very successful. Over seven…

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1988 – LA Times: Los Al Mayor Bernal defeated by Challenger Bates

August 17, 2011 Larry Strawther

Originally published in the LA Times, April 13, 1988 Faulty Vote Tabulator Stalls San Juan Capistrano Count : Los Alamitos Mayor Defeated; 2 Measures Pass April 13, 1988|BRAD HANSON and…

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1986 – LA Times: Winners in Los Alamitos Race Share Concern Over City’s Image

August 17, 2011 Larry Strawther

originally published in the LA Times, on April 10, 1986 Winners in Los Alamitos Race Share Concern Over City’s Image April 10, 1986|JANET ZIMMERMAN | Times Staff Writer The election…

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obit – Death Takes Clark J. Bonner, Sr.

August 17, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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1949 — marriage of Phyllis Marie Beerling and George Dennis Watte

August 16, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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Los Alamitos – Early Memories – Bessie Juszkievicz

August 16, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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bio – John C. Ord, early Los Alamitos and Seal Beach judge and merchant

August 16, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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1933 – Berger Going Ahead With His Race Track

August 16, 2011 Larry Strawther

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”…

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1931: We Really Live Now: Just try to Take us Back to the City

August 15, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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