100 years ago – August 29, 1918
“FRIED EGGS—BOTH SIDES” American Boys Want Home Dishes
Though American soldiers talk of “beefsteak and onions” and “chocolate ice-cream soda” in their sleep, they call for “fried eggs — both sides” when they order a meal while on leave in Great Britain or France. At a YMCA hut in Liverpool, England, Mrs. Nannie Stroud fried — both sides— 1,236 eggs for hungry American soldiers in 10 hours one day. She said that it was not an unusual number. “They always say ‘fried eggs’ and then add after a pause ‘both sides’,” she said in discussing the likes and dislikes of American soldiers. “That ‘both sides’ is the heartbreaking thing. It means standing by a hot fire nearly twice as long, but those men like ‘both sides’ so they must have them. Next to eggs fried — both sides,” she continued, “they want baked beans, then ham sandwiches and buns.”
50 years ago – August 29, 1968
Prunes come in rush, dryers jam up
An early, bountiful prune crop is jamming dehydrators and plaguing both farmers — many of whom are being prorated on dryer space — and dryer operators. The problem of a whole crop ready for processing at the same time is complicated by three days of rain, which left sufficient moisture in the prunes to increase drying time as long as two hours. First rain came Aug. 21 with the official city of Healdsburg total for three days .86 of an inch, but surrounding area totals ranging from 1.64 to 3 inches, causing splitting and general damage to area prunes. The entire crop in Dry Creek Valley probably will be harvested within the next two or three weeks. If the weather holds fair for the next three weeks, without added rain, and dryer space opens up, probably a good portion of the valley prunes will be all right.
25 years ago – August 27, 1993
School guards down to one
Next week, when your small child grabs their school bag and heads for the door to go to the first day of class, you may want to double check what route they are taking and whether it is safe. Because of city budget cuts, the number of adult crossing guards has been cut from 11 guards serving major intersections at local elementary schools last year to only one guard serving a single intersection on Healdsburg Avenue near Foss Creek School. In response to this situation, Police Chief Joe Palla’s advice is “for parents or guardians to make arrangements to get younger children safely to and from school.” We’re trying to figure out a way to deal with the issues out in front of us,” said school superintendent Larry Machi. “There’s only so much money to go around.”
