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Published on 05/18/1998 All articles from this issue

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25 years ago in the Town Crier

The May 30, 1973, edition of the Los Altos Town Crier reported that the underpinnings of a refurbished old Pullman car, serving as a bar for the Old Station House Brochetterie on First Street, became a delivery room and nursery for a young mother cat and her offspring.

The plight of the gray and white feline mother and her brood led restaurant employees to serve the cautious cat milk a la carte. Betty Stevens, one of the restaurant employees and a founder of Pets In Need, was seeking homes for the mother and her fluffy kittens.

The May selection for the Los Altos Junior Women's Club's "Spotlight on Youth" was Allen Olsen, a senior at Los Altos High School. Musically talented, he was active with his school groups and with the California Youth Symphony, as well as with many other school activities.

Allen planned to major in physics and minor in music at U.C. Berkeley and, eventually, seek a doctorate in physics.

Allen's twin brother, Steven, was an active musician, also. He was looking forward to a second summer on a scholarship at Tanglewood, Mass.

Main Street between Second and Third streets in Los Altos was undergoing growing pains in May 1973. The project extended the street three feet on each side and was aimed at alleviating traffic problems caused by cars backing out of diagonal parking stalls onto a narrow strip.

50 years ago in the Los Altos News

According to the May 27, 1948, issue of the Los Altos News, a "Drive for Five" was initiated by members of the local United World Federalists, coincidental with a membership campaign in all 48 states.

The purpose of the drive, in which each member endeavored to sign up five new members, was to create a nationwide demand for a federal world government with powers sufficient to maintain peace, according to Melvin L. Hawley, local chairman.

Memorial services, in tribute to those uniformed Americans who died in service to their country, were held May 27, 1948, at the Legion Hall in Los Altos. More than 125 residents and visitors were in attendance at what was described as an impressive ceremony. The elementary school band and local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops participated in the service.

On behalf of the American Legion Auxiliary, Poppy Day Chairman Lucille Liewer thanked Los Altos citizens for their enthusiastic response. Two thousand poppies were sold.

- Ellen Shaw of the Los Altos History House Association