100 years ago – November 1, 1917
Bargain day brought hundreds to town
Bargain Day in Healdsburg yesterday was a success. The streets were lined with autos from all sections of the country tributary to Healdsburg, and the sidewalks were crowded with shoppers. In the stores the clerks were busy. “How are things going?” a Tribune man asked of Harold Rosenberg, as he was trying to keep up with the demands of the crowd in the big store of Rosenberg & Bush, about the middle of the afternoon. “Couldn’t be better,” replied Mr. Rosenberg. “I haven’t had time to go to lunch yet, and you may know that I am pretty busy when I miss my lunch.” A look into the stores about the Plaza showed the counters lined with customers. Passalacqua & Cook, grocers, received a phone order from Santa Rosa, and a big order came to them from the Cloverdale section. The merchants of Healdsburg gave genuine bargains, and Bargain Day was a decided success in every way.
50 years ago – November 2, 1967
Joins Redwood Empire Chapter, 51-year Red Cross era ends
A nostalgic note marked the final annual meeting of Healdsburg Chapter, Red Cross, at Mid-Town Cafe. It brought to a close a half century of services to the community as an individual chapter and marked the beginning of a dramatic new era as the Red Cross here merges with the Redwood Empire Chapter on Jan. 1. The merger, voted unanimously by the local board of directors after careful study and long debate, “Will mean not an end, but a beginning in a new and more efficient phase of Red Cross work in this area,’’ members were told by Chapter Chairman Elmer B. Christensen. Headquarters will be maintained at the Red Cross building in Santa Rosa, It was pointed out that the chapter building here will remain as a community center and clearinghouse for local Red Cross services. The Healdsburg Chapter was chartered June 13, 1916. World War I was raging then and in less than a year, the United States declared war on Germany.
25 years ago – November 4, 1992
Cops collect eggs on a very quiet Halloween
Witches and goblins got more treats and played fewer tricks on Healdsburg residents Halloween night than in years past, according to the Healdsburg police. “City-wide, it was pretty quiet,” said Detective Kevin Young. No arrests were made Halloween night and the only vandalism was some fruit that broke a window during a food fight.” While about 25 dozen eggs were confiscated by police, Young said Saturday wasn’t as bad as in years past when droves of youngsters would arrive in town to have egg fights. “It’s improved in the last few years,” said Young.
