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From: "Ronald S. Morgan" <>
Subject: Looking Back
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:37:16 -0800 (PST)


January 12, 2005

Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc
County Record, a weekly newspaper, published in
Alturas, CA. The following is transcribed from the
January 6, 2005 issue.
,
Looking Back

116 Years Ago 1889
THE ECLIPSE of the sun on New Years Day was a treat
to everybody. The sky was almost entirely free from
clouds, and a good view was obtained. When the eclipse
was nearest totality, only a small portion of the sun
was visible and it grew quite dark, especially
indoors. The Planet Venus could plainly be seen for
nearly half an hour. The publication day of the New
Era has been changed from Wednesday to Saturday. A
supplement announcing that change was issued
yesterday.

96 Years Ago 1909
MRS. GESFORD, a trained nurse, has leased the Star
Hotel and will convert the same into a sanatorium. Dr.
Gibson will be the attending physician. The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank
of Alturas will be held January 12, 1909

86 Years Ago 1919
THE ALLIES have decided against any further
intervention in Russia at present. The new government
is to get the moral support of the allies, but
military aid is decided dangerous. The new Christmas
toys reached us yesterday, just as we were beginning
to get gray-haired over their non-arrival. Look them
over at E. Lauer & Sons.

66 Years Ago 1938
THE DIONNE quintuplets, Yvonne, Cecile, Marie,
Annette, Emelie in Five of a Kind, their third and
best picture with Jean Hersholt, Claire Trevor and
Cesar Romero, played at the Niles Theatre, Sunday and
Monday, January 1st and 2nd, 1939.

Doctor Gibson was quite a character in Modoc County.
He and his family lived in a nice bungalow style home
just off Main Street and 3rd street. Mrs. Gibson and
their daughter, Pearl, were most conspicuous during
the Depression years because of their stylish and
elaborate manner of dress. Those two were never seen
in public without being very fashionably dressed,
which included hat and gloves. I still carry an
impression of some jealousy among Alturas matrons
because the most of us lived as best, and as cheaply
as we could. Most could not afford but the most basic
things to exist.

The Dionne quintuplets were born in Canada, but
received much press notice in the United States. I
believe that they were the first quintuplets to ever
survive and they were quite an oddity for many years
and received much publicity.
See you all again next week, I hope.

Ron Morgan










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