If the Thirties were tumultuous, the Forties were cataclysmic. War brought serious upheaval to the City of Salinas which had a population of 11,586 in 1940.

By 1930 the Salinas population reached 10,263, and would continue to grow given the area’s many advantages. Fine weather, an expanding agricultural industry, and later the government assisted building programs and projects drew refugees from the harsh reality of the Depression and the conditions of the Dust Bowl in other parts of the county. New residents were not always welcome.

East of Eden John Steinbeck

Admission Census of the Monterey County Hospital 21 January 1886 thru 8 February 1917 BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard

The California Cowboy David R. Stoecklein

America’s Salad Bowl Burton Anderson

Beginnings of Salinas Robert B. Johnston

California Rodeo Salinas Burton Anderson

The Early Development of the Salinas Valley Shirley Harriet Hannah

Early History of the United Presbyterian Church of Salinas J.A. Armstrong

History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-known Citizens of Past and Present J.M. Guinn and others

History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins

Always Something to Do In Salinas John Steinbeck

Bury My Bones in America Lani Ah Tye Farkas

College Cowboy Reuben Albaugh

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Wagner, Alvin “Clay” (Veteran, Marina Civic Leader)

Walensky, Ted H.

Walker, Ambrose

Walker, Clara “Pearl” (Proprietor Of The Arno House)

Walker, Jan

Walker, Joseph

Walthour, Bob

Wallace, Pete

Wallace, Richard

Waller, Sidney J.

Ward, Derak

Ward, Helen E.

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Tait, Dorothy

Taggert, Rita (Actress)

Talcott, Burt L. (Monterey County Supervisor; U.S. Congressman)

Takali, Zaruk “Tak”

Tarpey (Also Spelled Tarpy), Matt see also Biography — Mccormick, George and Tarpey Flats in the Local History Subject Files

Tanimura Family (Agriculture)

Tavernetti, Achillea

Tavernetti, Ellis

Tavernetti, J.R.