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IOCTOBER 1996 NEWSLETIER #281
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBERS
Save this date, October 29, Tuesday evening, 7:00 p.m. SPECIAL DATES We are going to have a very interesting meeting at the Colma Town Hall. Our guest speaker will be Betsy Bogel from the San OCTOBER20-SUNDAY Mateo County Historical Association, who will impart all of her San Mateo County History Buffs knowledge about the Ohlone Indians who once lived here. Not meet at 2 to 4 p.m. in the Stenger many of us know much about these residents who preceded the Gallery, at the San Mateo County Spanish, English, Germans, Irish, and Italians of yesteryears. So Historical Museum. The program please reserve that night for a history lesson and fun evening. will be a talk by a candy man Please also consider bringing a raffle prize or sign up to bring (maker). Admission free. Call 574- treats for after the meeting. Call 757-1676 if you can do so. 6441 for more information.
OCTOBER 29 - TUESDAY Picture & caption Below: Hol/olued out stonts and 1'.lId·fas/,- 7:00 p.m. taken from Peninsula ioned crusirillg pestles were IIsed by the 01,- tone [",/illl's to grilld acorlls and other food- Colma Historical Association Portrait by Michael P. stllffs illto edible pastes. Tl,e utensils meeting at Town Hall. Program Postel. SIrOWII Irere were fO'lIId ill various parts of Sill' Mllteo COllnty. Courtesy, Sail Mateo about the Ohlone Indians. Prizes and Counrq Historical Association Archives ••••••••• treats. Bring guests. _~ •• rJ _ "'W__ - NOVEMBERI2-TUESDAY
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1198 EI Camino Real - Colma, CA 94014 415-757-1676 =Fax: 415-997-8308 A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBERS CONTINUED ... Good news! Our City Manager has acquired the key to our train station. Not all the paper work has , been signed, but should be very soon. Your president took a walk through the station and, not to her surprise, saw it needed a new roof and that some roof timbers need replacing. Lots of work! There was a very old desk setting there that looked like an original from the station days. We are looking into it to see if it was. The scale is still there from the days they weighed all the produce GETTING COMPUTER WISE ••• and freight. A very worthy artifact that should tell We have very few computer wise members in our many stories if it could only speak! The station organization. Dianne Chiappari is one of them and section was very dark and we could not tell if there does an outstanding job on our newsletter. Now we was water damage. We did not see any, and the are in the process of having our own computer carpet seemed dry and did not smell moldy. That setup in the office here. This is all because of room was completely remodeled for the Joseph Silva, who works for a computer outfit that n Crossroads Real Estate". It was sheetrocked, wants to remain anonymous. It is through Joe's carpeted, then divided into two rooms with a efforts that we have acquired what we need with hallway and bathroom. All that has to be removed very little spending. He is also going to be training to restore it to its original design. This is a us, so a very big thank you to Joe Silva. formidable undertaking to restore the station and freight shed as it should be and still use it as a museum and office. We were advised to hire a Historic Architect for this project and are making inquires into the pros and cons of this idea. Now is the time to give your input and volunteer your labor for when we need it. We have a list started three years ago and will need many services. So let DEED OF GIFTS...- ;:-:-f~·;·' ._, ..." us know how you can help. Any ideas are welcome (Have not been printing the items that have been and also constructive criticism. The first order will given to us for the last four or five months. Now be to level the property so that the station can be we do wish to acknowledge them with a very big moved forward, closer to EI Camino. With winter thank you! We do treasure them all.) coming on, we do not know when this will be accomplished, but that will not stop us from all the Stanley Roderick: planning that must be done. Soon, we should be up Sixteen pictures of Rose & Leoni's flower shop on to our ears in work and see this long awaited dream Old Mission Rd. Originial one and new one as it come to be. was being contructed in October of 1978.
COLMA STILL IN THE NEWS... Pat Hatfield: Switzerlandwrote a very nice article about Colma last Old kitchen utensils, wine cork remover, pasta month. They sent it to us, but we did not know what cutter, knife spreader, wooden handled spoon and it said until we had it translated. A former French melon scoop. teacher, V. Bouellard, came in to the office and did the translation. It was quite a long article and we are Ronald Doyle: very pleased with it. There has been a total of 1890 ladies glove, Lefty O'Doul postcard, Balcutha seventeen articles and interviews about the Town of historical photo, "Epplton Hall" ship's postcard, Colma this year (I am speaking of Historical WWII serviceman's map, Appo lo l J interests). Colma is getting to be well known for its commentorative book, old Radio-TV training unique founding. Stett Holbrook from the Halfmoon booklet, various literature from WWII, and asorted Bay review also came in for his articles about postal memorbila. cemeteries in San Mateo County. Mark Hurley: (Police Athletic Club) Bruno Grenci: Trophy, from the Governor of California James Photo of quarry at Mission & Hillside, photo of Rolph to the Colma "Rolph for Governor's Club" 1920 barbershop in Colma, 1940 cover of Daly City 1931. directory, Civic and Commercial directory.
Barbara Fugate: Three class photos from 19i8, 1922 and 1923. Two pictures of wreck under the Olivet underpass.
James Lowe: Many badges from the flower children, Haight Ashbury era. Photo of #40 streetcar through Colma. Postcard of Worlds Fair, Treasure Island, WWII airplane spotter cards.
Donald R. Bocci: Six photographs: Greek Cemetery with Nick Doukas and Bocci crew, Bocci office on west side of Mission, on east side of Mission, first office (early 1900's), Joe & Roy Bocci at work place and SP overpass with Boccis in background.
June Lagomarsino Peterson: Eight items: original stationery statement for Lagomarsino's Violet Ranch, newsletter from Cypress Lawn about 61 years of service - Lloyd Lagomarsino, two class photos, 1923 and 1926, three news articles about flowers and family.
Donald Hutley __ . Lanty MoUoy: Custom fabricated handle air brake of #40 streetcar, 1938.1wo pictures of Brooksville Hotel (now Molloys). daughter.of ie Felser, ]'ournal:lsto Marg a young Sam, as
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SHARING COLMA'S IDSTORY DO YOU REMEMBER? Once upon a time in the early SO's there was a local newspaper. put out by a resident named Sam Felser at 487 000 Street. Sam and Janet moved into their home in Sterling Parle in 1950. They had a daughter named Margie. Sam took an immediate interest in the community and started up a newspaper about events and the people in Colma. Here are some excerpts from his papers. They were called •Sttrling NtwsRand tater "Tht Vilwpo;nt". SAM AND HIS DAUGHTER MARGIE NOW WRITE THE FOSTER CITY ISLANDER.
STERLING NEWS, 11/30151. •• THE VIEWPOINT, OCT. 2, 1952••• Important: It has come to our aacntion that The Police Dlotter: many residents of our community are unaware that Do you remember what it cost to outfit we are an unincorporated area and as such. the yourself for your present job? We were surprised normal functions, such as eolice protection, are to find that a Police Officer has not such an easy set delegated to the County Sheriff. We have been up to start. As an example we will take a advised that this area is patrolled by the Sheriff. Broadmoor Police Officer newly joined. This IS However. the closest station is loc:ar.ed at S.F. wnat it takes to handle his job. He must purchase Airport. The number is Juno 84741. out of his own pocket the following: ~ COMPARE ~ APVERTISEMENTS Gun $62.50 - S768.00 Handcuffs 14.00 26.00 Handcuff Case 3.50 23.00 B.kG GROCERY Bullets 3.50 ? Groceries - Vegetables -- Sundries Pants (2 pair) 60.00 156.00 584 Hillside Blvd. Plaza 5-9941 Eisenhower Jacket 49.50 214.00 Free delivery to Sterling Park twice daily. 11 a.m. Three Ties 4.50 33.00 and 3 p.m. Phone for prompt service. Club 6.00 23.00 Gun Belt 6.50 68.00 Bullet Pouch 3.50 59.00 Holster 9.75 96.00 Leather Jacket 42.50 ? Louie's Associated Service Three Shins 30.00 72.00 An independent station. School & Mission Streets. Cap S.JlQ !U!Q Daly City. Stop in for your S & H Green Stamps. Total cost before S300.75 SI580.00 Good for waffle irons & other swell premiums-free. first paycheck
APVERTISEMENT The Fire Chief has advised us that a new ordinance has been passed recently by this Fire District which requires all persons desiring to burn rubbish in this COLMA MEAT MARKeT area to pick up a permit from the Fire Chief. A. Coserva - V. Rossi There is no charge for the permit. Stop in at the Meats Poultry Fish Associated Service Station located at School & Plaza 5-1636 Mission Streets. Pick up your permit from Louis Free Delivery Nannini. Fire Chief. Anyone burning without a 1 San Pedro Rd. permit may be prosecuted by law. rl!#i!#iL~
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1937 GREEK CEMETERY NICK DOUKAS, PROP. JOE BOCCI IN START OF MAUSOLEUM IVO ANTROCCOLI HOLDING SHOVEL NELL MARTUCCI IN BRIM HAT SIPPI LUCCESI IN BASEBALL HAT OLD DODGE PICKUP, 1934 PA:~ MEMBERSHfr PAID MEMBERSIDP PAID MEMBERSIDP 1996 - 1997 1996 - 1997 1996 - 1997
Arnold, Amber Ginno, John & Cynthia Owen, Joan Barel, Isela Goodrick, Rachel Ida Owens, Betty Bechtol, Dorothy Graham, Ed Parodi, Alice Brodzin Belli, Albert & Myrtle Hargrove, Philip Penney, J.C. Piccardo, Joe & Yolanda Bernardini, Lillian Harper, Edith Pinto, B. J. Bocci, L & Sons Hatfield, David & Pat Borg, Harry & Rosanna Hatfield, David Jr. Pulsipher, Roy Boudewyn, Ray & Susan Healey, William & Mary Putzker, Ralph Risso, Henry, Marlis, Frank & Bowman, John Hill, Shirley Brodzin, Larry Hillman, Dorothy Marlis E. Rocchetta, Bacci Marian Brodzin, Mary Hnilo, Emil & Eleanor & Bullard, Frances Home Savings of America Rocchetta, Richard & Michael California Water Service Home Depot Roderick, Stanley Carpenter, Malcolm Assoc. Home Sweet Home Rosaia, Ida Caserza, Louis & Bianca Hutchings, Mary Rovai, Cherilee Chiappari, Roy & Dianne Italian Cemetery Schembri, Elvira Christiano, Mildred Jaeger, Marilyn Segale & Cerini Commerce Holding Company Kirschner, Lydia Serramonte Chevron (Greek Orthodox & Greenlawn Larkin, Dorothy Shea, Jack &Peggy Simcox, Bob & Shirley Cemeteries) Letcavage, James Cornell, Lange & Peters Letcavage, Walter & Alice Souza, Nancy Brodzin Cypress Abbey Company Lum, Phil, Kristy & Stephanie Stiewell, Don Del Sarto, Fred & Lorraine Maffei, Frank Stone, Gordon & Shirley Devencenzi, Edward & Bernice Maldonado, Ron & Helen Tangye, Tom Titoff, Igor & Olga Dolloso, Art Manning, Don Vallerga, Larry & Frossanna Doyle, Ronald L. Marsigli, Lee & Jean Eberle, Gertrude Martini, Celeste Vallerga, Esther Eberle, James Mori, Margaret Vallerga, Rena Walter, Thomas & Mary Edgman, Mary Nobles, Vie & Chris Ervin, Elizabeth Newman, Bruce D.D.S. Ward, Juanita Falore's Serramonte Olcese, Marilyn Wine, Karin Woodlawn Memorial Park Fisicaro, Dennis & Helen Olivet Memorial Park Fullam, Marilyn Toole O'Reilly, Rev. Joseph P. (If you have not joined or Garrett, Dave & Kathleen Ottsen, Donna renewed your membership, please take the opportunity to do so now.) Please mail to: MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ------~.~~-~-. ----- o RENEWAL
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. 1 NOVEMBER 1996 NEWSLETTER #29
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARDMEMBERS SPECIAL DATES The October 29th meeting at the Colma Town Hall was a grand success. Our City Nov. 20, Wed., 3:00 PM Manager made the announcement that the train San Mateo Co. Museum. station is ours! BART has handed over the "A 75th Anniversary Sal- keys and final papers, and now the fun and ute to the College of financial worries begin. First the leveling San Mateo." and moving the station down towards E1 Camino Real. The station must be down on its foun- Nov. 20, Wed., 7:00 PM dation before we start restoration. Doelger Center. Daly The original plans need some modifica- City/Colma Hist. Guild. tion as we did not include the semaphore BART speaking on the site, the blacksmith shop, a handicap rest- history of the Daly City room and a storage shed. Fundraisers will be and Colma stations. next on the list of priorities, and it will take big bucks to complete the project. We Dec. 9, 10. Tues. & Wed. will need all of your help supporting the Decorating the trailer fundraisers, and unfortunately our fund- raising chair, Laura Eng, has resigned for for the ABCD con{est. personal reasons. We are looking for someone to fill this Dec. 10, Tues., 2:00 PM. important position now when it is needed the Colma Hist. Assn. board most. Please consider helping out in any way meeting in the trailer. you can--you are needed now more than ever. Betsy Boge1, from the San Mateo Co. Hist. Assn., did an outstanding job present- ing the story of the Oh10ne people. She came dressed as an Oh10ne woman and made us feel empathy as well as telling the story of the Oh10ne. She made this an delightful learning experience. Thank you, Betsy, for a fine evening. Thank you also, Millie Christiano, for your great display, Ronald Doyle for your contribution of Indian artifacts, and all of you for the contributions of raffle prizes and treats.
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The ABCD Holiday Decoration Contest (Annual Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City)
We will be decorating_the Colma Historical Association trailer for this contest on Monday, Dec. 9, on Tues., Dec. 10 and on Thurs., Dec. 12, from 9 AM to 3 PM every day. We need many hands to wrap Xmas packages, string outside lights, stuff Santa Claus, decorate the outside tree, etc., etc.. We are keeping out previous theme of Santa's- Workshop. We need toys to put around the workbench inside the trailer, so if they are on loan they will be protected. Please call 757-1676 and tell us if you can participate in any way. Judging will take place between Dec.11 and Dec. 14, and awards will be given on Dec. 18. Deed of Gifts
John Tealdi: two photographs of the Colma Railroad Station (no date).
1995 picture of Santa's Workshop
Deed of Gifts, continued. Sam Felser; Copies of Sterling Park News and The Viewpoint from the 50's. Binder of photographs taken around Sterling Park. '.;. j. -i1--.~•' .. Dave & Pat Hatfield; Calumet baking ~ powder can. Serra Monte Ford coffee mug from the 25th anniver- sary, 1972-1996. Phamplet from Spaghetti fund-raiser dinner.
Don Stiewell; Eleven photographs from 1929 taken in/around Colma. Copy of Daly City Record article, 1929, about Irene Hoffman, his mother, the oldest living Jeff graduate.
Larry and Frossanna Vallerga: Alice M. Agresti: Weisenburger & wooden ravoli maker that belonged Tosi clothes brushes, 1934. Gift to his grandmother here in Colma. from Colma Monument Co .. Making a Movie! A student from Stanford University who is studying film making has chosen Colma as her subject. You may see her as she is exploring our small town this next month: We gave her a short tour of all of the cemeteries so she could take videos to show what she had in mind for her film. She was told .,-----~ ; that it would be even better if she included I ...... -:'::';.'-';":::::::::::: .... residents and businesses. Her name is Nan Bress, ... - - - . she is eager to start the project, and has prom- BOARD.MEMBERSU: ...... ,", ised us a copy of the finished work. Please help :. ::::::::~;~::> '. '.> her out if you see her . .- .. -. Pre$id~ntf PaiHatlield . . :;;, :., _..... ::;;. ,,' ~:;~;/YEL_;H~;~.. Membership: Vice"President . .Ma&~r,q?'-f'!Ii.·:"'·":,':· A letter was written by Karen Wine asking us to I consider the idea of a "Life Membership Donation". I She thought this would be a good idea for those i who forget to renew every year but want to be sure I of permanent membership for all time. The Board I . . .. '" ... .'>':':.':,:' •.:,",,::,. Members agreed that this is a worthy concept, and I" TI"~~surer..J knew that many organizations implement this plan. She also suggested that we could have members pay Iii .D"~~tli.vi'lili~~,. for a number of years in advance at a reduced . ·Consqlt~nl::'.:· rate. This was also thought to be of benefit to I our association, so we will start this program in iF rances'Li$to/J> July of 1997. J "1 1··CHAlHPE~S~.~s.1 1 IMell)p~,r$llipii .:1 Daly City/Colma History Guild: I MaryEdgmar,: •.• I 'Docent . ... "j There will be another great history meeting at the I Fro$sarinak~jlf};.g~.'. Doelger Center on Nov. 20th at 7:00 PM. There will be two speakers from Bay Area Rapid Transit talking about our two Bart stations and probably IMI//i~~~f:i~i~J the Airport Extension. All of the History Guild I ..Hospit~litY·,... meetings have been informative and great fun. Ken .. AI;ceLetcallag~". and Bunny Gillespie are never dull, and neither I, PUblicitY:· are their speakers. Be sure to mark you calendar I Christine: and attend! Stlns'9rr. . NEWSLETTF;~ Pat Hatfield ' Mary BrodzjfJ:: F STREET Ralph Pl/fzkerY Dianne ClpapPf!.tlF " Frossenne val/~~i.,
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SamTrans BUS LOADING COLMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PAID MEMBERSHIP JULY 1996-1997 ARNOLD, AMBER GINNO, JOHN & CYNTHIA BAREL, ISELA GOODRICK, RACHEL IDA OTTSEN, DONNA BECHTOL, DOROTHY GRAHAM, ED OWEN, JOAN BELLI, ALBERT & MYRTLE HARGROVE, PHILIP OWENS, BETTY BERNARDINI, LILLIAN HARPER, EDITH PADILLA, MIKE & ANGELA BOCCI, L & SONS HATFIELD, DAVE & PAT PARODI, ALICE BRODZIN BORG, HARRY & ROSANNA HATFIELD, DAVID JR. PENNEY, J.C. BOUDEWYN, RAY & SUSAN HEALEY, WILLIAM & MARY PICCARDO, JOE & YOLANDA BOWMAN, JOHN HILL, SHIRLEY PINTO, B.J. BRODZIN, LARRY HILLMAN, DOROTHY PULSIPHER, ROY BRODZIN, MARY HNILO, EMIL & ELEANOR PUTZKER, RALPH' BROWN, MELDA HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA RISSO, HENRY, MARLIS BULLARD, FRANCES HOME DEPOT RISSO,,-FRANK, MARLIS'E. CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE HOME SWEET HOME ROCHETTA, BACCI & MARIAN CARPENTER, MALCOLM ASSOC. HUDSON, ISAAC & SUSAN ROCHETTA, RICHARD & MICHAEL CASERZA, LOUIS, & BIANCA HUTCHINGS, MARY RODERICK, STANLEY CHIAPPARI, ROY & DIANE ITALIAN CEMETERY ROMERO, NATASHA CHRISTIANO, MILDRED JAEGER, MARILYN ROSAIA, IDA CHRISTY VAULT COMPANY JOHNSON, WAYNE ROVAI, CHERILEE COMMERCE HOLDING COMPANY KIRSCHNER, LYDIA SANGALLI, RICHARD & DORIS (GREEK ORTHODOX & GREENLAWN CEM.) LARKIN, DOROTHY SCHEMBRI, ELVIRA CORNELL, LANGE & PETERS LETCAVAGE, JAMES SEGALE & CERINI CYPRESS ABBEY COMPANY LETCAVAGE, WALTER & ALICE SERRAMONTECHEVRON DEL SARTO, FRED & LORRAINE LUM, PHIL, KRISTY & STEPHANIE SHEA, JACK & PEGGY DEVENCENZI, EDWARD & BERNICE MAFFEI, FRANK SIMCOCK, BOB & SHIRLEY DOLLOSO, ART MALDONADO, RON & HELEN SOUZA, NANCY BRODZIN DOYLE, RONALD L. MANNING, DON STIEWELL, DON EBERLE, GERTRUDE MARSIGLI, LEE & JEAN STINSON, CHRISTINE EBERLE, JAMES MARTINI, CELESTE STONE, SHIRLEY & GORDON EDGMAN, MARY MORI, MARGARET TANGY, TOM ERVIN, ELIZABETH NOBLES, VIC & CHRIS TITOFF, IGOR & CHRIS FALORE'S SERRAMONTE NEWMAN, BRUCE D.D.S. TOSCANO, JAIME & MARIA FISICARO, DENNIS & HELEN OLCESE, MARILYN VALLERGA, LARRY & FROSSANNA FULLAM, MARILYN TOOLE OLIVET MEMORIAL PARK VALLERGA, ESTHER VALLERGA, RENA GARRET, DAVE & KATHLEEN O'REILLY, REV. JOSEPH P. WALTER, THOMAS & MARY Please mail to: COLMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WARD, JUANITA WINE, KARIN 1198 EI Camino Real 0 l'!ID£ 0 SENIOR 60 Years & Over. $10.00 WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK Colma, CA 94014 0 RENEWAL 0 STUDENTS $10.00 Name _
INDIVIDUAL $15.00 Address _ o (If you have not joined or CiIY _ o FAMILy $25.00 Stare Zip _ renewed your membership, o PATRON $50.00 please take the opportunity to Telephone. _ _ Datt: __ . _ D BUSINESS $100,00 do so now.) PAGES FROM THE PAST SHARING COLMA'S HISTORY
GA TEWA Y To Our Communities
The first train station stop in Colma, (now Daly City) was called the Schoolhouse Station stop. This was because there were so few buildings in the area and the one room school on San Pedro Road stood out as a landmark. On October 12, 1870 the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which had been in existence since 1863, was absorbed by the Southern Pacific. This Schoolhouse stop, which was the second stop in Daly City after Union . Park, was a busy passenger and freight loading area. It was located on Railroad Ave. -- '150 feet north of Washington Street. Now it is the BART right of way along the side ofHwy 280. There was a box factory, many packing sheds for vegetables and the famous Biggio's Gambling Hall near by.
The Colma Depot was built in 1881 by Southern Pacific and because of the increased activity inthe railroad yard after 1911J it was moved to the east side of the main tracts between San Pedro Road and WashingtonStreets, alongside the Southern Pacific freight shed on Railroad Avenue. It remained there until BART purchased the, Southern Pacific right of way to build the extension to the Colma Station.
The train had 21 stops between San Francisco and San Jose. Time was three and a half hours to complete one way. Cost of ticket was $2.50 compared to $32.00 for stage coach fare. In the beginning they averaged 700 passengers per day. There was recorded freight the first four months of206,618Ibs. of vegetables, 1,000 tons of grain and 1,000 pigs. We also shipped flowers.
In 1904 the Bayshore cutoff was begun and when completed much of the passenger service switched to the new route and our line was used mainly for freight and funeral business. The train depot was used mostly as an office and weighing station. The scale is still in the building today. Regular scheduled passenger traffic ceased in 1928 and the last recorded special excursion train ran through the station in 1956.
BART had to move the station to San Pedro Road, just west of Holy Angels Church in 1990. It had been used as an office for Crossroads Realty. In 1993 it was moved to Colma on Serramonte Blvd. and E1 Camino Real, the last of moves for this historic building. It is to be restored and used as an office and museum for the ColJrna Historical Association. Preserving this 115 year old train depot will be a labor oflove as it is the preservation of the history of our community, Written by Pat Hatfield
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBERS SPECIAL DATES We hope all of you can take the time to come and see our beautifully decorated trailer. DECEMBERI8-WEDNESDAY The mini-museum and office look festive for 7:00 p.m. Doelger Center these holidays. Many of you helped to make it ABCD Holiday Decoration Contest so and we thank you all. Award Ceremony in Westlake Park.
Your officers have written a large check for a Panasonic JANUARY 12-SUNDAY copier. We think it will save us money in the long run as Kinko's 2:00 p.m. at Colma Town Hall. The has been on the receiving end of much of our business. This is Daly City/Colma History Guild not counting the time spent going there almost every day. We will annual meeting (Guild members still need to use their color"copier for photographs, but not for the only). newsletter or copies of letters and documents. We feel it was money well spent. JANUARy 14-TUESDAY 2:00 p.m. Colma Historical Assoc. If you noticed, our last month's newsletter looked a little Board meeting - trailer by Town different, it is because Ralph Putzker did it for us on his home Hall. computer as Dianne Chiappari could not do it for personal health reasons. It is wonderful to have someone like Ralph Putzker to come through in a pinch as he has done so many times in many different ways. Dianne is back and ready to do this job that has not been an easy one. We seem to be just making the deadline. (You would think we were the New York Times with a big scoop.) Hal I look forward to the time when our headlines will read GRAND OPENING OF THE COLMA TRAIN STATION. We are getting closer but not as fast as we would like. One of the BART representatives said that they hoped to be able to cut through along the Southern Pacific Line in early spring. This Line is right in- between the station and the parking lot of the station. When that is completed, watch our dust.
1198 EI Camino Real • Colma, CA 94014 415-757-1676 -Fax: 415-997-8308 NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE
COLMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1993
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBERS SPECIAL DATES We hope all of you can take the time to come and see our beautifully decorated trailer. DECEMBER18-WEDNESDAY The mini-museum and office look festive for 7:00 p.m. Doelger Center these holidays. Many of you helped to make it ABCD Holiday Decoration Contest so and we thank you all. Award Ceremony in Westlake Park.
Your officers have written a large check for a Panasonic JANUARY 12 - SUNDAY copier. We think it will save us money in the long run as Kinko's 2:00 p.m. at Colma Town Hall. The has been on the receiving end of much of our business. This is Daly City/Colma History Guild not counting the time spent going there almost every day. We will annual meeting (Guild members still need to use their colorecopier for photographs, but not for the only). newsletter or copies of letters and documents. We feel it was money well spent. JANUARy 14-TUESDAY 2:00 p.m. Colma Historical Assoc. If you noticed, our last month's newsletter looked a little Board meeting - trailer by Town different, it is because Ralph Putzker did it for us on his home Hall. computer as Dianne Chiappari could not do it for personal health reasons. It is wonderful to have someone like Ralph Putzker to come through in a pinch as he has done so many times in many different ways. Dianne is back and ready to do this job that has not been an easy one. We seem to be just making the deadline. (You would think we were the New York Times with a big scoop.) Hal I look forward to the time when our headlines will read GRAND OPENING OF THE COLMA TRAIN STATION. We are getting closer but not as fast as we would like. One of the BART representatives said that they hoped to be able to cut through along the Southern Pacific Line in early spring. This Line is right in- between the station and the parking lot of the station. When that is completed, watch our dust.
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Joe & Yolanda Piccardo • Four photographs - Colma Hotel, F & Mission St., 40 Streetcar on Mission by Hancock Gas Station, hay wagon, motorcycles and cars on Mission, Millet's Training Camp. -
Don Manning • Silver hair brush and mirror from mom, early 20s -- ;-:,. ~'" ! ,_8~ Ronald Doyle • Newspaper, Dec. 7, 1941 - Postcard of signing of ..•.•:.. Japanese surrender.
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~~~~:~~~~ii~~iii~iiijifiiii:fi~jjiiji~ii~ijjji1~~miiimii!ii '·.·.'··...PAESICENTn·.······ OAHU BOMBED BY •••••·•••·••••··p~IH~iti~)d••••'·.·· ••·•• •••••·ViCejp8esibgNt·····.·· JAPANESE PUNfS ···n·····••H,·$I;···¢MB~~jp~¥iqEfA.8Yn ".••••'.·.····• David Hatfield ~t~t'~I[~m • Date nails from our recently taken down SIGNING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ON ....·.·~i#~¥ttt~li#{i' THE USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay, ending the •••••• CONSULTAN1:······· telephone poles. Pacific War was the highlight of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz's career as Commander-in- ..:frf..fn.bfsI/,Stan.······ Chief Pacific. Behind him (L to RI General Douglas MacArthur. Admirals William F. BOOK OF SOULS Halsey, F.P. Sherman. September 2,1945. We have in our museum a book entitled Book Of Souls. This book was started to record the life story of our departed residents. We have very few names in this book. They are: Leopolda Bocci, Raymond Bocci, Eva Bocci, Hal Donahue, Charles Gerrans, Bill Hill, Ted Kirschner, Thomas Patton, Lily Patton. A total of nine names...... There must be a hundred more we could add to this •••••••••• V/ binder. Please come forward with a name and a picture ·.·.··.Ch~d'h;.S6~bh· ••••·.N~~W.~TT~R and some history of that person you would like to see in ...... ·...... P6tHdmdild·.· ..·.·· our book. They must have been a resident of Colma to ••••···..····M~iYQ.(~~2.•@..•••·· qualify for our memory book. This is one way to ensure ••.•..•·•••ffBipIiRliii~t#}".··.···· that our future residents will have a record of at least some ··..····pl#.~i1~·qi1!Rpp~i!...··.. of the people who contributed to this unique town. Please ·.··.F{#~~~n,,~··K~il*f$:~·.·.· help. We do want to remember as many as we can. PAGE$ FROM THE PAST
Sharing Colma's History With Our Permanent Residents
Colma had its share of the rich and famous. They are our permanent residents in our neighboring cemeteries. They welcome visitors to their beautiful grounds and you might be surprised to know who they are.
Faxton D. Atherton 1815-1877, Holy Cross. Landholder for whom the Town of Atherton was named.
.Benjamin Bufano 1890-1970, Holy Cross. Sculptor, created his own grave marker.
Lillie Hitchcock Coit 1842-1929, Cypress Lawn. Philanthropist, she left part of her estate to build Coit Tower.
John Donald Daly 1842-1923, Woodlawn. Real estate and dairyman for whom Daly City was named.
Michael H. De Young 1849-1925, Holy Cross. Established the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper and for whom the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park was named. iWyatt Earp 1848-1929, Hills of Eternity. Famous Western Marshall.
Bill Graham 1931-1991, Eternal Home. Rock promoter for the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana & Janis Joplin.
William Randolph Hearst 1863-1951, Cypress Lawn. Journalist and newspaper tycoon.
George Moscone 1929-1978, Holy Cross. San Francisco's 34th Mayor who was shot.
Francis "Lefty" O'Doul 1897-1969, Cypress Lawn. Baseball great.
James Rolph, Jr. 1869-1934, Greenlawn. Known as "Sunny Jim", San Francisco Mayor and CA Govenor
Angelo Rossi 1878-1948, Holy Cross. Twenty-eighth Mayor of San Francisco.
Ignatz Steinhart 1841-1917, Home of Peace. For whom San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park is named.
Levi Strauss, 1829-1902, Home of Peace. Entrepreneur of canvas trousers which are now Levi jeans.
Adolph Sutro 1830-1898, Hone of Peace. Comstock Silver giant and 21st Mayor of San Francisco and builder of Sutro baths.
And many others - all listed in Colma's book, City of Souls by Michael Svanevik and Shirley Burgett.
A COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TOGETHER
Do you remember that very important day in Sterling Park called Earwig Day? That is when we all banded together to fight earwigs in our community. On a designated day we all dispensed around our houses and yards earwig bait or paint thinner to kill those pests and it worked. We had so many earwigs in our neighborhood that it was common to have many roaming in our houses every day. How many earwigs do we see now? This took place back in the 1950s. PAID MEMBERSHIP 1996 - 1997
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