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VIGILANCE Forever

Our 75 Years of The Signal, Santa Clarita Valleys Newspaper
75th FEATURES

The Great Adventure: An introduction by John Boston 6
the Signal St. Francis Dam: A retrospective on one of America's worst disasters 14
1919-1994
Signal Society: Beauty pageants, tea parties and gossip 28
OWNERS
The Name Game: Ever wonder where we got our names? 39
Edward Brown (1919-1920)
The Silver Screen: The Little Santa Clara Valley as a film mecca 42
Blanche Brown (1920-1925)
Thornton Doelle (lessee/editor, 1925) Scotty on the High Seas: Saluting The Signal's most-feared writer 48
A.B. "Dad'' Thatcher (1925-1938)
The Perkins Perspective: A.B. Perkins, the consummate historian 52
Fred Trueblood I (1938-1960)
Fred Trueblood II (1960-1963) The SCV' S Soap Box: Unsolicited opinions of readers and columnists 54
Ray Brooks (1963)
Scott Newhall (1963-1978) Toon-ing in: Wicks and other cartoonists tickle minds and funny bones 64
Charles Morris (1978-present)
Escapism: Respite from the tired world of uppity entertainment sections 71
PUBLISHERS WAR! A look at The Signal as the nation went to battle 78
Edward Brown (1919-1920)
Hut! Hut! Answers to the longest-burning SCV sports questions 81
Blanche Brown (1920-1925)
Thornton Doelle (lessee, 1925) Quake, '94: The valley's Most-covered disaster 92
A.B. "Dad" Thatcher (1925-1938)
The Next 75? Where we've been, where we're going, by Tim Whyte 94
Fred Trueblood I (1938-1960)
Fred Trueblood II (1960-1963)
Ray Brooks (1963)
THE DECADES
Scott Newhall (1963-1977)
Tony Newhall (1977-1988) 1919: An era begins 7
Darell Phillips (1988-present)
The 1920s: A small town and its newspaper 9
EDITORS
The 1930s: Optimism in the face of hard times 19
Edward Brown (1919-1920)
Blanche Brown (1920-1925)
The 1940s: War, cowboys and newfangled devices 29
Thornton Doelle (1925)
The 1950s: Anti-communism and rodeo queens 34
A.B. "Dad" Thatcher (1925-1938)
Fred Trueblood I (1938-1942)
The 1960s: Change, change and more change 59
Ann and Mark Trueblood (1942-1944)
Fred Trueblood I (1944-1960) The 1970s: Who are we, really? 72
Fred Trueblood II (1960-1963)
The 1980s: A boomtown bursts onto the scene 86
Ray Brooks (1963)
Betty Kirkendall (1963-1967) The 1990s: Shopping malls, wars and earthquakes 89
Peter Stack (1967-1968)
Jon Newhall (1968-1970)
Ruth Newhall (1970-1971)
Tom Brown (1971-1973)
Publisher DARELL PHILLIPS "Vigilance Forever" Editor
Ruth Newhall (1973-1976)
General Manager WILLIAM H. FLEET . TIMWHYTE
Jerry Gruno (1976)
Editor ANDREW VOROS Historical Adviser
Susan Starbird (1976-1979)
Advertising Director ETHEL NAKUTIN JOHN BOSTON
Paul Dworin (1979-1982)
Production Director DON PITTS
Russell Minick (1982-1985) On the cover:lightning strikes over The Signals
Circulation Director JOE DERFLER
Jeanne Feeney (1985-1986) offices at 24000 Creekside Road in Valencia.
Managing Editor TIM WHYTE Signal file photo.
Ruth Newhall (1986-1988)
City Editor STEVE WHITMORE
Chuck Cook (1988-1989) "Vigilance Forever," published May 1, 1994,
Photo Editor KEVIN KARZIN
Joe Franco (1989-1991) is a special edition of The Signal and Saugus
News Editor CHRISTOPHER RUSTOM Enterprise, Santa Clarita Valley's newspaper
John Green (1992-1993)
Lifestyle Editor ELIZABETH GLAZNER Copyright 1994
Andrew Voros (1993-present)