Armstrong College founder reflects on self-made path to success
J Evan Armstrong built Armstrong College in Berkeley after leaving UC faculty in 1918. From a farm upbringing and 16 hour days he funded eight years of education with his own work, growing the college to national prominence with students from across the United States and abroad. The piece praises his practical, idea-driven approach and leadership.
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Armstrong
University of California
Armstrong College
Kittredge Street
Harold Way
Berkeley
California
J. Evan Armstrong
United States
California NOTES explores Argonaut Country and wanderlust
Evelyn Slack profiles Mrs Gist of Indio famed for digging up back country vignettes in California. William Caruthers praises Magazine California the pull of its ads and reach into virgin territory. Garden notes feature George C Roeding Jr a leading nurseryman and heir to horticulture tradition.
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California
Evelyn Slack
Gist
Indio
Golden State
William Caruthers
Death Valley Trails
Magazine
George C. Roeding, Jr
What Do You Know About Californians in 1940s Notes
A jumble of California figures and cultural references. Lefty O Doul in San Diego Oakland uniforms. Hoover as living ex President. Steinbeck novels Grapes of Wrath and How You Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm. Hollywood icons DeMille Pickford Mab. Warren’s cross party votes. Prohibitionists end.
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John Steinbeck
Protests Over Tarzan Removal Echo Across Papers
The public voice charges syndicates with dropping Tarzan of the Apes from a local newspaper. Paterson readers are urged to spread word on Tarzan status during a tense blackout. Old comic legends like Li'l Abner and Happy Hooligan evoke nostalgia amid the era’s humor shifts.
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Patterson
Tarzan
Li’l Abner
Happy Hooligan & His
Mule
Maud
Buster Brown
Dog Tige
Andy Gump
Wi Barney Google
Spark Plug
Dick Tracey
Tess Trueheart
We Palooka
Sol
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San Diego
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Nellywood
Herbert Hoover
Occidental College
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Hollywood
C. B. deMille
Valentine
Mary Pickford
Robert Milliken
Cal Tech
Cataline
Warren
Diers
Hopal Cassidy
Ukiah
Cal’s
F. P.mcallister
Sonora
Optimist Club
Livermore
Clarence Goulding
Merrick
Mike Jackson
Leo Pozzi
Lincoln
E. F. Trott
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Normie Ray
Healdsburg
Arnold Santucci
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