Tripping Through Time Story:
Milpitas Star news from the early 1950s
MILPITAS STAR
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Milpitas, California, on June 27, Milpitas Star office in Milpitas on Oakland-San Jose highway.
Geo. H. Oakes, Publisher.
Stuart Nixon, Editor.
Published every Friday.
Subscriptions-$2.50 year.
6/27/1953
Charles Laughton, “the greatest One-Man Show in America today,” according to the New York Times, will give one of his fabulous readings in the Civic Auditorium, San Jose, on Monday evening, March 2, presented by San Francisco Town Hall. Lugging onto the stage his armful of books: Shakespeare, the Bible, Moliere, Aesop’s Fables’ Dickens, and all the others, Laughton beams at the audience, starts to read and utterly captivates and holds spellbound all who hear. (Tickets for both Laughton and the Ballet Theatre are on sale at the Denny-vVatrous box office, San Jose auditorium.
6/27/1953
First Police Officer for Milpitas
CITY COUNCIL NAMES
RALPH SHANKLAND,
FORMER WITH MERCED POLICE DEPT.
At the regular meeting of Milpitas City Council, Tuesday night–Warren Schmid tells us that the following business was transacted: They appointed their first Police Officer. He is Ralph Shankland, 27 years old. He has six years Municipal Police experience with the City of Merced. He is presently employed by the District Attorney of Merced County. He wil go to work about November 15.
11/5/1954
Milpitas Gets first Press; Star Moves Machinery Here
Last Saturday history was made by the Milpitas Star as its owners George Oakes and Stuart Nixon moved in a newspaper press to be able to give
AGNEWS
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM MADGE and VIRGINIA
The Agnew village looks very Christmasey this year, what with some of the residents having outside decorations. We are very proud of their efforts.
JEFFERSON UNION SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS PLAY
December 16 the Students and Faculty presented the Parents and friends with a Christmas Play in the school auditorium. The program was presented and produced with the cooperation of the entire school staff.With the voices of the Girls Carolers opening the program, it was very effective indeed. A medley of Christmas was presented by the Trumpet Sextet–those boys are: Donald Campbell, John Graham, Donald Kelly and Gray McCabe,
Vernon Stoner and Alan Amaral. “Why the Chimes Rang” was more local news as well as more ably fight for the town’s interests. It is bound to grow, and it needs a champion to meet State-wide leaders, and county officials and to be able to print locally to give it local appeal. Naturally we are interested in becoming a paper of local stature, so that the legal notices that are posted on public places by the City Council can be accommodated in the locally printed paper in the coming year.
We have printed the paper around two or three years and have a fine circulation and a big following of friends in four areas: Milpitas Berryessa, Agnew and Berryessa.
PRESS COMES TO MILPITAS
NEW PRINTING OFFICE HERE
The $60.000.00 new office at Centerville (the News-Register plant) has released machinery which will be used in Milpitas Star printing office. At the old firehouse building behind the Fat Boy restaurant in Milpitas, the first newspaper press Milpitas ever saw came to town last Saturday.
This temporary location is the start of a big newspaper plan in Milpitas. Four newspapers were put together in Southern Alameda Co. this past year, and more machinery is available where the growth of Santa Clara County demands it
LARGE CIRCULATION ADDED
STAR HAS SUPPORT OF ALL
The drive for subscriptions the past month added over 500 new subscribers and showed a big interest in the Milpitas Star in Berryessa, Milpitas, Agnew and Alviso. Contracts for advertising take effect next week for San Jose, Santa Clara,, and Mr. Al Caderois working on advertising which will be a big financial aid to guarantee the success of the paper. He is a Niles man who has made a big trading at home a success at the firm’s Washington Township plant centering at Centerville.
The press brought is efficient and capable of good production. Until lately it has printed one of the State’s most outstanding weekly pioneed big weekly papers, The “Township Register” at Niles.
6/27/1953
MILPITAS-Visiting the new Ford ‘Assembly Plant at Milpitas just before his re election was Governor Goodwin Knight and Mrs. Knight. At left, showing governor the huge factory is A. W. Kissner, plant engineer for Ford. Next to Kissner is Al Lomli, San Jose; at extreme right is John Hernandez, San Jose. (Townsend Photo)
BIDS FOR SIDEWALKS
The City Council also ordered bids to be let for the sidewalk project in Milpitas Local Improvement District No. 1. Bids will be opened November 19.
11/5/1954
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE GETS AMENDMENT
Other business was passing the amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance. The purpose is to simplify administration.
11/5/1954