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Looking Back: Pioneer Day Celebration in 1936

Excerpt of Oct. 12, 1936, Daily Telegram of Paso Robles, CA Big Crowd at Sixth Annual Pioneer Day Celebration –By Frank Gehring All traffic on […]Full Article

Looking Back to 1930: City plans airshow for Armistice Day celebration

Excerpts from the Thursday, October 2, 1930 Paso Robles Spotlight: Director Kelker appoints show chairman and aide for event, urges city’s aid –Appointing G.W. Dunn, […]Full Article

Looking Back to 1936: Statistics give insight into the mailing habits of city

Excerpts from the Saturday, March 14, 1936, Paso Robles Times: Postal receipts increased an average of $2,500 per year for past three years –Five thousand, […]Full Article

Looking Back: 1887 was a good year to buy the farm

Excerpts from the September 10, 1887, Paso Robles Leader: Town lots and farms –It is unnecessary perhaps to remind the public that if they wish […]Full Article

Looking Back to 1944: Pioneer baby contest is announced

Excerpts from the Wednesday, September 6, 1944, The Paso Robles Journal: Feature of city celebration will bring out history of families –Pioneer family parents of […]Full Article

Looking Back to 1931: The adventures of Mrs. Harriet E. Exline, lost in the wild

Excerpts from the Wednesday, September 2, 1931, Paso Robles Advertiser: P.R. Pioneer in Exciting Experience –The large city dailies have devoted a good deal of […]Full Article

Looking Back at 1955: Nacimiento Dam water denied to SLO County

Excerpts from the Sunday, August 21, 1955 Sunday Review: –The San Luis Obispo County board of supervisors this week began looking for ways to legalize […]Full Article

Looking Back at 1930: Business prosperity predicted, Fifth Monday fools four citizens

Excerpts from the Thursday, October 2, 1930, Paso Robles Spotlight: Prosperity is seen on return by businessman Chamber secretary notes upward tendencies; normalcy soon An […]Full Article

Looking Back to 1911: No place in Paso Robles for rubbish piles

  Excerpts from Wednesday, August 23, 1911, Paso Robles Leader: Clean Up, ‘no place in Paso Robles for rubbish piles’ There’s nothing in this world […]Full Article

Looking Back: Arrest of former oil company head on grave labor complaint

  Excerpts from the Thursday, October 30, 1930, Paso Robles Spotlight: Police seize Blanton, ex-superintendent in hotel. Out on $2,000 bail. Tentative dismissal of officials […]Full Article