..UAL•*ALUU amount of $65,000. Eight feet of the plant wall were blown into the street also part of the roof and a large section of a new boiler blown out with damage to other machin- ery. RepoMs indicate that gas had es- caped from one of the two ten foot boilers and ignited. ' The explosion was heard as far as Marina. The fire departmnt responed to im- mediate call, but there was little damage by fire. Roy Hodges. of Pa- cific Grove, suffering from face and neck - burns and shock, is at Monterey hospital. · Roy Franco re- ceived attention ' for slight injury and· ·Vblrria Adamson of the next door California Packing plant was treated for ,inj,uries due to a light fixture that felI upon her. J. R. Perry, cannery manager and Mon- terey, mayor, and his brother, Hen- ry, · both narowly escaped injury when thrown against a wall 25 feet away. Back Agai n - 1 1 1#24 4'· 1 J - 1. 11 -- 'f, 13 11 1 . DR. A. J. HEERMANN -who resumes the medical prac- tise entrusted to Dr. Workman during the for'mier' s mili,tary se'r- vide. As captain in the medi- cal corps of the army air fore,es from July, 1942, until Feibruary, 1946, Dr. Hermann was stak,ioned at various air ba,ses. This w.eek he toak up once more the duties of a civilian doctor, with office at 618 Lighthouse avenue, whierre he fi,rst began his local practise in 1939, He had previously served his internship at Har- per hospital in Detroit, follow- ing graduation in 1'934 at the IJnivel·sity of Michigan. Modest about his al·my caree,r, Dr. Herv- man "hopes there will no,t be; an,o:€hcer walr," and is "very glad to· be back. "' #c*Lu•i,un: Lins.·weeK 11,ustis,. on June 6, 1906, ,which went into the. insurance. and. b retired. froln: dentistry, - in, which means.a 40th wedding anniversary ing business there. e to4 b€ . celevrated this year. The For a period of time he ent ri ·double immediately afterward es- the insurance department of f tablished the home they've occu- Pacific Finance company·at Fr€ ·- pied ever since at 441 Lighthouse. then known as Rule and Soris. e For years before that, the Grove fore going back to do grad o had been a favorite vacation spot work. at Stanford, Mr. Braml " with senior McQuilkins owning a " cottage on 13th street, not far from 1- the· Grove laundry, built later. 1- : Here tov, settled two of Dr. Mc- y Quilkin's sisters, Mrs. Eva Preston, and Mrs. J. K. PauI. The third sis- > ter, Mrs. Martha Parmelee, resides 1. in Redwood City, and his brother, e F. F. McQuilkin, in Gilroy. l- Members of Mayflower Congrega- y ·tional ' church ever since their ar- '· rival, both Dr. and Mrs. McQuilkin e have been active workers through- ;, out the years. Dr. MeQuilkin, a e deacon for some 15 years, was 1 elected this year, a life deacon. His S wife has been a deconess for a c number of years. Their, first con- y hection with the church was when the congregation met in the for- 1- mer 'frame building, burned down s in 1910. prbfessidn lie has engaged in activ pra:ctice for the past .45, years i Pacific Grove practically all ' 'o that time. *- In those years the co] ner offices occupied above th Bank of America have become t the doctor "almost a second home, and there is "something of regret in ·his decision to iput away the ir struments and spend his time "er joying this wonderful. Montere peninsula." . ' i It was in July, 1904, that Dr. Mi Quilkin opened those offices, ha, ing practiced a short time befor that in Gilroy, following gradu: tion: in 1902. from · th6 :Universit of California Collegd 6f Dentistrj His was the . second dental offic to open here, as Dr. J·.J. Williamt had already established a practic of five ydars .in ' offices ·he sti] maintains- lustabross .the town' busiest corner. , Ever since then th two men have been very"'friendI competitors." ' When Dr. MeQuilkin arrived, P: cific Grove had lost much of it earlier pioneer atmosphere but wa considerably different from what j is today. The Bank of. Americ was ·then the Bank of Pacifi Grove. The late Dr. Trimmer,. th Grove's first idayor, was,presiden' George Eckhart, now in busihess i Monterey, was cashier. On tha i. 1 1 ° Dr. McQuilkin became a member t of the Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge in 1904; both he and Mrs. MeQuilkin belong to the Eastern e star· ' Although Dr, M¢Quilkin says he t· has "no particular hobbids," he has slae or Ine street ·, tnere Was a not failed to find much pleasure, bowling alley, and offices of th Pacific Improvement company, th old "P. I. ,company" of early. per. insula development. The opposit, side I of the block f was built- up, al though greatly' remodeled · in .thi years that have 'intervened. When Dr. McQuilkin first settle, here, the Holman store was locatec where is noW the theatre: ' Acros* the street, where Roy Wright doe business, the late J. K. Paul, broth e and has not needed to retire to en- e - joy the peninsula, for it has been 1- a place of happy living. The two e MeQuilkin daughters· are not too I. far away. Mrs. James A. Sterling e . (Lucile), lives in Gilroy, where Mr. .Sterling is on the post office staff, i and where they have a nearby i ranch home; Mrs. Marion L. Inman s (Eleteth) is now in the Bay area, s where Dr. Inman is now studying 2 at the CoIIege of Dentistry, a fact a that is quite pleasing to Dr. Mc- I Quilkin. A former veterinarian, s Dr. Inman · had been engaged in 0· government work during the war, 5 · their home at Medford, Oregon. ·- Dr. MeQuilkin has found "life in 9 a. small town" very much to his v liking. And as he retires it will s be 'with ' the good wishes of thou- sands for whom the kindly dentist o made, less of an ordeal .that never- .- to-be-looked·on with pleasure visit i, to the dentist chair. In his pro- served as manager and cashier the J. P. Strom auto agency in F no. Those living in Pacific G] have followed Mr. Bramblett's reer as mayor with keen inter He has served this city efficie: and capably for seven. years•- latter years being extremely ing due to the war emergency. I ing his three and a half terms office the city has mademany provements and an increased',ni ber are planned now that·mat, als Mr building, etc., are more cessible. In the four times came up for election lie .whs .0 opposed once-that ·- Was ,the< fi time. 3--*141_ 1 ME.2- 3:· - -:-zy' iwd a' IM/'.I -2 €Lk - of·*77 - 1- k -+ 1- ..ft-i-'ill---_I:-t* 2.7 .Jl-Ji&--*- '31 1-LI-2©t*Zm · Outside Interests As you can plainly...see, his. di ties as mayor and secondary ci ordinator of Monterey count schools plus a wife and two youn sons keeps him fairly active. Bi he also finds time to participate i Rotary club activities and Masoni work. He is also a member of th board of directors of the Californi Teachers association. Personal Convictions Mayor Bramblett emphasizes ths he will campaign with ':no advanc commitments to anyone." Durin the campaign issues will be publicl developed; however, he does· e, press his desire of a strong an firm foreign policy regardless o party, for iii properly administei ing international relations one mui be · vigilant of the policy whic er-in-law· of Dr. McQuilkin had ·: furniture store and undertakini palor. .Interestingly enough, it wa quite, the custom of those.days b combine the two · businesses wit] cabinet-making included. The fur niture department was · bought b: Holman's and Paul's Mortuary nov operated by · the son, Leland, wa, built later. ··. Recollections of those days ;alst refer to th, former privately·operat ed bath house and fenced-in beach later taken over iby .the =city, and fession, Dr. MeQuilkin has seen opened to the public. "many changes, many improve- Born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in ments," which made ·his life-work 1876, the young MeQuilkin came to all the more interesting. "Had I California ,with 'his - parents ·to set- to make the* choice over again," tle on· a ten-acre tract at Gilroy he said, "I'm, sure I could not have in 1895. There he graduated from decided on hny other career that high school· in·189.8,· and there too, would.have seemed· more worth- he married a. Gilroy girl, Myrtle while." -r ... ,.pieoq.Aluno:)041Act3(032\IserP.01.0,16Pa@-601dReluIeust;aido.Id--e-rcG-52077-1.,Cr•Q-1*-1-2-it-f--:':=ft#L-W,¥-24--2.·-I=k-- Id.iL' luE.IN..5138 1!tulad *ainin; 112@U 41 , UDATS NUIAEH pul; paPIDIK os jiuI Ft,324·.i ., - 2- . --' i . [dolk »trNU0»z 01*t0© ULL.i122-3? 1--1 --L-1.- V.1- --€-7-.- -r.N-9 , OCR Text: ..UAL•*ALUU amount of $65,000. Eight feet of the plant wall were blown into the street also part of the roof and a large section of a new boiler blown out with damage to other machin- ery. RepoMs indicate that gas had es- caped from one of the two ten foot boilers and ignited. ' The explosion was heard as far as Marina. The fire departmnt responed to im- mediate call, but there was little damage by fire. Roy Hodges. of Pa- cific Grove, suffering from face and neck - burns and shock, is at Monterey hospital. · Roy Franco re- ceived attention ' for slight injury and· ·Vblrria Adamson of the next door California Packing plant was treated for ,inj,uries due to a light fixture that felI upon her. J. R. Perry, cannery manager and Mon- terey, mayor, and his brother, Hen- ry, · both narowly escaped injury when thrown against a wall 25 feet away. Back Agai n - 1 1 1#24 4'· 1 J - 1. 11 -- 'f, 13 11 1 . DR. A. J. HEERMANN -who resumes the medical prac- tise entrusted to Dr. Workman during the for'mier' s mili,tary se'r- vide. As captain in the medi- cal corps of the army air fore,es from July, 1942, until Feibruary, 1946, Dr. Hermann was stak,ioned at various air ba,ses. This w.eek he toak up once more the duties of a civilian doctor, with office at 618 Lighthouse avenue, whierre he fi,rst began his local practise in 1939, He had previously served his internship at Har- per hospital in Detroit, follow- ing graduation in 1'934 at the IJnivel·sity of Michigan. Modest about his al·my caree,r, Dr. Herv- man "hopes there will no,t be; an,o:€hcer walr," and is "very glad to· be back. "' #c*Lu•i,un: Lins.·weeK 11,ustis,. on June 6, 1906, ,which went into the. insurance. and. b retired. froln: dentistry, - in, which means.a 40th wedding anniversary ing business there. e to4 b€ . celevrated this year. The For a period of time he ent ri ·double immediately afterward es- the insurance department of f tablished the home they've occu- Pacific Finance company·at Fr€ ·- pied ever since at 441 Lighthouse. then known as Rule and Soris. e For years before that, the Grove fore going back to do grad o had been a favorite vacation spot work. at Stanford, Mr. Braml " with senior McQuilkins owning a " cottage on 13th street, not far from 1- the· Grove laundry, built later. 1- : Here tov, settled two of Dr. Mc- y Quilkin's sisters, Mrs. Eva Preston, and Mrs. J. K. PauI. The third sis- > ter, Mrs. Martha Parmelee, resides 1. in Redwood City, and his brother, e F. F. McQuilkin, in Gilroy. l- Members of Mayflower Congrega- y ·tional ' church ever since their ar- '· rival, both Dr. and Mrs. McQuilkin e have been active workers through- ;, out the years. Dr. MeQuilkin, a e deacon for some 15 years, was 1 elected this year, a life deacon. His S wife has been a deconess for a c number of years. Their, first con- y hection with the church was when the congregation met in the for- 1- mer 'frame building, burned down s in 1910. prbfessidn lie has engaged in activ pra:ctice for the past .45, years i Pacific Grove practically all ' 'o that time. *- In those years the co] ner offices occupied above th Bank of America have become t the doctor "almost a second home, and there is "something of regret in ·his decision to iput away the ir struments and spend his time "er joying this wonderful. Montere peninsula." . ' i It was in July, 1904, that Dr. Mi Quilkin opened those offices, ha, ing practiced a short time befor that in Gilroy, following gradu: tion: in 1902. from · th6 :Universit of California Collegd 6f Dentistrj His was the . second dental offic to open here, as Dr. J·.J. Williamt had already established a practic of five ydars .in ' offices ·he sti] maintains- lustabross .the town' busiest corner. , Ever since then th two men have been very"'friendI competitors." ' When Dr. MeQuilkin arrived, P: cific Grove had lost much of it earlier pioneer atmosphere but wa considerably different from what j is today. The Bank of. Americ was ·then the Bank of Pacifi Grove. The late Dr. Trimmer,. th Grove's first idayor, was,presiden' George Eckhart, now in busihess i Monterey, was cashier. On tha i. 1 1 ° Dr. McQuilkin became a member t of the Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge in 1904; both he and Mrs. MeQuilkin belong to the Eastern e star· ' Although Dr, M¢Quilkin says he t· has "no particular hobbids," he has slae or Ine street ·, tnere Was a not failed to find much pleasure, bowling alley, and offices of th Pacific Improvement company, th old "P. I. ,company" of early. per. insula development. The opposit, side I of the block f was built- up, al though greatly' remodeled · in .thi years that have 'intervened. When Dr. McQuilkin first settle, here, the Holman store was locatec where is noW the theatre: ' Acros* the street, where Roy Wright doe business, the late J. K. Paul, broth e and has not needed to retire to en- e - joy the peninsula, for it has been 1- a place of happy living. The two e MeQuilkin daughters· are not too I. far away. Mrs. James A. Sterling e . (Lucile), lives in Gilroy, where Mr. .Sterling is on the post office staff, i and where they have a nearby i ranch home; Mrs. Marion L. Inman s (Eleteth) is now in the Bay area, s where Dr. Inman is now studying 2 at the CoIIege of Dentistry, a fact a that is quite pleasing to Dr. Mc- I Quilkin. A former veterinarian, s Dr. Inman · had been engaged in 0· government work during the war, 5 · their home at Medford, Oregon. ·- Dr. MeQuilkin has found "life in 9 a. small town" very much to his v liking. And as he retires it will s be 'with ' the good wishes of thou- sands for whom the kindly dentist o made, less of an ordeal .that never- .- to-be-looked·on with pleasure visit i, to the dentist chair. In his pro- served as manager and cashier the J. P. Strom auto agency in F no. Those living in Pacific G] have followed Mr. Bramblett's reer as mayor with keen inter He has served this city efficie: and capably for seven. years•- latter years being extremely ing due to the war emergency. I ing his three and a half terms office the city has mademany provements and an increased',ni ber are planned now that·mat, als Mr building, etc., are more cessible. In the four times came up for election lie .whs .0 opposed once-that ·- Was ,the< fi time. 3--*141_ 1 ME.2- 3:· - -:-zy' iwd a' IM/'.I -2 €Lk - of·*77 - 1- k - 1- ..ft-i-'ill---_I:-t* 2.7 .Jl-Ji&--*- '31 1-LI-2©t*Zm · Outside Interests As you can plainly...see, his. di ties as mayor and secondary ci ordinator of Monterey count schools plus a wife and two youn sons keeps him fairly active. Bi he also finds time to participate i Rotary club activities and Masoni work. He is also a member of th board of directors of the Californi Teachers association. Personal Convictions Mayor Bramblett emphasizes ths he will campaign with ':no advanc commitments to anyone." Durin the campaign issues will be publicl developed; however, he does· e, press his desire of a strong an firm foreign policy regardless o party, for iii properly administei ing international relations one mui be · vigilant of the policy whic er-in-law· of Dr. McQuilkin had ·: furniture store and undertakini palor. .Interestingly enough, it wa quite, the custom of those.days b combine the two · businesses wit] cabinet-making included. The fur niture department was · bought b: Holman's and Paul's Mortuary nov operated by · the son, Leland, wa, built later. ··. Recollections of those days ;alst refer to th, former privately·operat ed bath house and fenced-in beach later taken over iby .the =city, and fession, Dr. MeQuilkin has seen opened to the public. "many changes, many improve- Born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in ments," which made ·his life-work 1876, the young MeQuilkin came to all the more interesting. "Had I California ,with 'his - parents ·to set- to make the* choice over again," tle on· a ten-acre tract at Gilroy he said, "I'm, sure I could not have in 1895. There he graduated from decided on hny other career that high school· in·189.8,· and there too, would.have seemed· more worth- he married a. Gilroy girl, Myrtle while." -r ... ,.pieoq.Aluno:)041Act3(032\IserP.01.0,16Pa@-601dReluIeust;aido.Id--e-rcG-52077-1.,Cr•Q-1*-1-2-it-f--:':=ft#L-W,¥-24--2.·-I=k-- Id.iL' luE.IN..5138 1!tulad *ainin; 112@U 41 , UDATS NUIAEH pul; paPIDIK os jiuI Ft,324·.i ., - 2- . --' i . [dolk »trNU0»z 01*t0© ULL.i122-3? 1--1 --L-1.- V.1- --€-7-.- -r.N-9 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,L through M File Names,McQuilkin,MCQUILKIN_004.pdf,MCQUILKIN_004.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: MCQUILKIN_004.PDF, MCQUILKIN_004.pdf 1 Page 1