100 years ago

April 23, 1916

The sugar beet industry is responsible for over $600 paid in wages daily in this district. The Spreckels Sugar Company is advancing a great part of this money on the crop. The best stand in this district is above the acreage and the crop should be heavy. The Manteca dump, just completed, has cost the Spreckels Sugar Company in excess of $7,000. It is expected by sugar beet men that the Manteca beets will show the very highest sugar content as well as a heavy crop per acre.

90 years ago

April 22, 1926

According to information given by the local health nurse, Miss Jessica Murphy, 40 children of pre-school age have been protected from diphtheria and 18 persons, adults and children, haven been given the prevention from small pox at the local health office since January 1, 1925. The health office, which is located above the city offices in the City Hall, is open from three to five every Thursday afternoon and protection from these diseases is free of charge.

80 years ago

April 23, 1936

The first act of the new city council after the old members had relinquished their seats to the new men was to elect by unanimous vote Elmer C. Blodgett as mayor. He took the chair vacated by the outgoing mayor, J. J. Overshiner, and presided like an old experienced man. Chief of Police Tom Brockman and City Attorney J. R. Scott were among those city employees who were re-appointed.

70 years ago

April 18, 1946

Steps toward forming a Junior Chamber of Commerce in Manteca were taken at a meeting held Tuesday night in the Little Club. The organization meeting was called by Ray Brown and Al Weidert, leaders in forming the unit here. Wallace Rolen, president of the Manteca Chamber of Commerce, was introduced to the group and he pledged the support of the senior organization in getting the junior group under way. 

60 years ago

April 19, 1956

Carl Hansen, mayor since 1950, was elected to another two-year term by the city council at its re-organization meeting Tuesday night. And for the first time, Manteca will have a Vice-mayor, with Delbert Luck being elected to this position. New Councilman Merle Thompson was appointed by Mayor Hansen to be commissioner of sewage and sanitation, replacing Councilman Henry Loumena, who was shifted over to serve as commissioner of police and fire to replace Orrin Webb, who was defeated in last week’s election.

50 years ago

April 20, 1966

Manteca’s city population increased more than seven percent in the past year and has hit 12,000, according to an estimate made by the State Department of Finance to determine state money apportionments to the city. Each additional resident is worth about $11 to the city in state apportionments—principally gas tax money for streets. In this case, it will amount to $8,712.

40 years ago

April 21, 1976

City councilmen voted Monday night to look into the handling of disciplinary matters in the police department — an inquiry which appears to have spun off from a grievance hearing March 22. In the case of Patrolman Charles Wegner, who resigned when the council voted to sustain dismissal proceedings brought against him by Chief Leonard Taylor and City Manager Richard Jones. The new inquiry was requested by Councilman Jack Snyder.

30 years ago

April 18, 1986

Manteca school officials plan to use money received from the recent sale of the Walnut Avenue site to purchase land for the district’s next elementary school, providing the state approves. Manteca Unified School District trustees have accepted a $475,000 bid by Eavenson Construction Inc. of Manteca for the 15.5 acre site at the northwest corner of Walnut Avenue and Alameda Street. Trustees have tried to sell the parcel for four years without much luck until now.

20 years ago

April 24, 1996

It’s a done deal. The merger between the Spreckels Sugar Company Inc. and Imperial-Holly Corporation is complete and the Manteca plant will close. Several months ago, Spreckels Industries decided to get out of the declining sugar beet business. Currently, the Manteca plant has about 40 to 50 employees left at the plant processing powdered sugar, said chemist Jerry Tucker.

10 years ago

April 22, 2006

Monitoring and patrolling of the levee system in San Joaquin County will continue at least through next week. Reclamation districts will continue to patrol and monitor the San Joaquin River and Stanislaus River, according to San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services spokesman Rex Osborn.