Back in the day a lot of information that would not be considered newsworthy today was in the news. The papers wrote about local events…
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A highlight the Vosti boys remembered for the rest of their lives was a trip to the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939. Lois and…
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It seems like every time I look through the newspapers I find a story about my family that I’ve never heard before. In 1923, Henry…
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After courting for three years, Henry Angelo Vosti and Lois Elvene Curtis were finally married on June 19, 1926. The Modesto News Herald described the…
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Without exception, every older person I’ve ever interviewed said they had daily chores and worked hard from the time they were as young as four…
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On paper, Henry Vosti and Lois Curtis were an unlikely pair. He was the oldest son of a wealthy Swiss Italian rancher and he was…
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It was Monday, February 2, 1931. The United States was at the beginning of the 10 years known as The Great Depression. Unemployment was about…
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Wikidictionary defines a “blind pigger” as someone who operates a ‘blind pig’ or speakeasy. The Modesto Evening News headline “Blind Pigger Pays Big Fine to…
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