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75 YEARS AGO.............1937

The two sawmills of the Quincy Lumber Company will start operations April 15, announced general manager C.A. King. The sawmills are expected to saw 20 million board feet at Sloat and 15 million board feet at Quincy, resulting in the biggest year for the company since 1929. The timber is being cut from both the Butterfly Valley and Poplar Valley logging areas.

Sawing operations will start at the Meadow Valley Lumber Company at Spanish Ranch next week, with a three million board feet deck on hand until woods operations can commence.

75 YEARS AGO........1937

The question of the possible incorporation of Quincy was put to 30 random residents this week by the Feather River Bulletin’s inquiring reporter drawing 17 affirmatives, 4 opposed, 5 undecided and 4 indifferent. The topic was raised in observance of the possible incorporation plans posed by the Quincy Chamber of Commerce for the past two years.

75 YEARS AGO.............1937

Advertisement:  Thompson Hotels assure you a happier visit to San Francisco. The Maurice, located at Post & Jones and The Canterbury, located at Sutter & Jones, are $2.50 a night per person and The Drake Wilshire, located at Stockton and Union Square is $2.00 per night per person.

Unused for many years past, the Beckwourth Church was reopened last Sunday. The church building is credited with having unusually fine acoustics.

75 YEARS AGO........1937

The question of the possible incorporation of Quincy was put to 30 random residents this week by the Feather River Bulletin’s inquiring reporter drawing 17 affirmatives, 4 opposed, 5 undecided and 4 indifferent. The topic was raised in observance of the possible incorporation plans posed by the Quincy Chamber of Commerce for the past two years.

75 YEARS AGO........1937

Funeral services were held in Crescent Mills for pioneer Plumas County resident Nicholas Stampfli, 89, who is believed to have resided in Plumas County longer than any other person. A native of Switzerland, he settled in Meadow Valley in 1850, moving to Indian Valley in 1857 and had a ranch near Crescent Mills since 1863. He is survived by four sons and seven daughters.