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Published on 07/21/1997 All articles from this issue

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25 years ago in the Town Crier

As reported in the July 26, 1972, issue of the Town Crier, four candy stripers at El Camino Hospital- Debra Bayard, Linda Sedwick, Katherine Miley and Arlene Lucas- were honored for devoting at least 500 hours each to their volunteer duties.

They were honored at a hospital auxiliary awards luncheon on July 17, 1972. The presentations were made by Richard Linneweh, the hospital's assistant administrator, and Mrs. Raymond Hoefler, auxiliary president.

John Marcus Taub of Los Altos, a graduate of Homestead High, was among the first 652 Cowell College pioneers who opened the University of California at Santa Cruz campus in 1965. He was the first to have completed work through to his doctorate degree in psychology entirely at Santa Cruz. Not one, but two graduate degrees were formally awarded to him on June 17, 1972. The first was a master of science degree earned earlier in March and the other was his doctorate in psychology.

The Los Altos Hills Major League All-Stars defeated the Los Altos American League All-Stars 11-4 on July 21, 1972, to remain the sole local survivors in District 53 Little League play. The victory earned them a shot at the district title.

50 years ago in the Los Altos News

As reported in the July 24, 1947, issue of the Los Altos News, the expenditure of more than $100,000 for improvement and rebuilding of roads in the Los Altos area was included in the county road building program of county supervisor C.P. Cooley.

The program utilized funds that had not been used during the World War II years owing to scarcity of materials. The two-lane San Antonio Road from Hillview Avenue to the railroad tracks (now Foothill Expressway) and Miramonte from El Camino Real to Fremont were scheduled for widening.

Twenty-four Girl Scouts from Los Altos were among those who enjoyed camp life through July and into August 1947 at Camp Sky Meadow, the site maintained by the Palo Alto Girl Scout Council in Big Basin. All the varied activities of an enjoyable camp life- swimming, nature study, group projects, hiking - were enjoyed under the direction of experienced leaders.

The new 57-passenger school bus was ordered for delivery by fall 1947 by the Los Altos Grammar School trustees. The two busses already in operation were considered inadequate for the anticipated enrollment of 800 pupils, most of whom lived in areas quite distant from the school. The new bus cost approximately $6,000 and met all state requirements.

-Ellen Shaw of the Los Altos History House Association