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Fighting with ourselves | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

"Henry and Sarah Becker of 50 Van Ness Ave. on the Westside of Santa Cruz liked to brag about their American-born niece, Mildred Southmayd, who around 1920 married well-to-do Englishman Mr. Fowler," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "He had been living in China when the first World War started and headed home to defend Britain." ....

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Submarine warfare in Monterey Bay | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

"On Sept. 22, 1941, the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf was hit by a major arson fire doing $10,000 in damage," writes Ross Eric Gibson. When news of the Pearl Harbor attack came Dec. 7, the wharf was closed to all fishing, with access controlled by a guarded gateway. It was hoped the special thick-cut lumber needed for wharf repairs wouldn't get prioritized for military use only. " ....

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Dark of the Santa Cruz homefront | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

"After the Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack, the entire town had succeeded in a Dec. 8 blackout, with the exception of the downtown, and a mysterious red light reported in Seabright," writes Local History columnist Ross Eric Gibson. The Seabright light turned out to be the Kelly Hotel sign viewed from a distance and was unplugged as downtown managed at last to extinguish all its lights." ....

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