100 years ago
January 17, 1919
City Marshal Maro Litchfield, who has filled the office of city marshal so acceptably since the town was incorporated, has offered his resignation. He told the city trustees he did not care for the office and resigned because the salary was too small. Mayor Joshua Cowell said that F. M. Roundtree would take the office.
90 years ago
January 17, 1929
The committees in charge of arranging for the annual dinner meeting of the chamber of commerce and the Lions Club “ladies night” to be held jointly at Hotel Manteca at 7 o’clock this evening, announces that all plans are completed. Dr. A. J. Whitaker, president of the Lions Club, will preside as toastmaster and the main speaker of the evening will be L. M. Morris of Modesto.
80 years ago
January 12, 1939
A. H. Veith, president of the Manteca Chamber of Commerce the past year, turned the gavel over to his successor, F. Y. Kraft, at the monthly meeting last Thursday noon at Hotel Manteca. The outgoing president thanked the directors and members for their loyal support during the year and bespoke the same cooperation for his successor.
70 years ago
January 14, 1949
While city mail delivery has not yet been approved by the postal authorities, an inspector has recommended to the department that Manteca be given city delivery service. Nothing further can be given here, however, until Postmaster J. M. Luck is advised by the department to establish the delivery service.
60 years ago
January 15, 1959
What to do with the influx of new students in the elementary schools came in for considerable discussion at Monday night’s meeting of the Board of Trustees. Another new school will be needed before too long, was the opinion of Neil Hafley, superintendent. He said he could get along one more year without double sessions, but after that, more classrooms would be needed.
50 years ago
January 15, 1969
Two of the highest honors a community can bestow upon its citizens were awarded Saturday night during the Jaycees 21 distinguished awards banquet at the MRPS Hall. Named Man of the Year was John Gatto, local manager of the Bank of America. Duane Martin, of the law firm of McFall, Burnett and Martin, was named Outstanding Young Man of the Year.
40 years ago
January 17, 1979
Termed a “resounding success” by its sponsoring committee, the John McFall Recognition dinner which drew 780 friends of the former congressman to St. Anthony’s Parish Hall Saturday night had all the overtones and some of the campaign rhetoric of an old fashioned Democratic rally. Those in the audience who may have anticipated that McFall’s homecoming and first public appearance since his defeat November 7 by now-Congressman Norman Shumway would be an unhappy occasion learned otherwise.
30 years ago
January 13, 1989
If the Highway 120 bypass is ever going to be widened and made safer, it will take the effort and support of not only elected officials, but of the public. That was the consensus of elected officials, business people and local residents who gathered at Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Manteca to hear the status of improvements for the bypass and discuss ideas for securing more state funding for those improvements. The meeting was organized by Mayor Jack Snyder.
20 years ago
January 15, 1999
Class size reduction and residential growth has become a double-edged sword for Manteca Unified School District. New portables have been added, but elementary schools are losing blacktop and playing field space since available sites are not open to place new portables. The board unanimously approved a request Tuesday from the district for 12 portable classrooms for elementary sites not yet determined.
10 years ago
January 17, 2009
Near-record highs in January are setting the stage for California to go from a blue state to a dry state. January — the wettest month of the year on the critical Sierra watershed — is shaping up as possibly the driest on record. And that is making water managers such as South San Joaquin Irrigation District General Manager Jeff Shields a bit nervous.
