Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Lodi News-Sentinel was founded in 1881 by Ralph Ellis, a former sheriff, farmer and flourmill operator. Ownership has changed several times over the years, from Ralph Ellis to Samuel B. Axtell then to Fordyce P. Roper and George H. Moore, followed by Clyde C. Church, and later to Fred E. Weybret.
Born in Lodi, California, Hittle stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 164 pounds (74 kg). Hittle served in the United States Army during World War II [ 3 ] and began his professional career in 1946 pitching for the unaffiliated Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League and lower-classification teams on the West Coast .
In 2005, he spoke about Japanese Internment before the Lodi Historical Society in Lodi, California. [8] Fletcher donated five acres of his land to the town of Florin, where the Fletcher Farm Community Center was built. [7] In 2011, he was given a birthday bash, and honored for his heroism and his story was being told in books. [9]
The Lodi News-Sentinel reported Meyer was from Belgium. Sept. 13, 2009 ... The 27-year-old was a tourist from Germany, according to the News-Sentinel, and was attending a jump school at the center ...
Nakanishi was first elected to the Lodi City Council in 1998 and was chosen as mayor in 2001, but left to represent the state's 10th Assembly district in the California State Assembly in 2002. As an Assemblymember, Nakanishi served as Vice Chair of the Health Committee. He was also a member of the Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Siemering was born in San Francisco and was raised in Lodi, California, [1] [2] where he attended and played high school football at Lodi High School. During his senior season as a center, the Lodi Flames went undefeated. [2] He graduated in 1928. Also during this time, Siemering played semi-pro baseball for the Sacramento Stallions. [3]
Maurice Weiner (August 18, 1930 – September 30, 2012) was an American politician who served as Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles under Mayor Tom Bradley.In October 1975, Weiner was arrested for groping an undercover police officer in an adult theatre in Hollywood, [1] resulting in his resignation from office in February 1976. [2]