Out In Africa by Aryn Baker

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: August 17, 2015
Article: Out In Africa
Page: 34
Author:  Aryn Baker
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1. The article took place in Kampala.
2. Kampala is located in Uganda.
3. Joseph Kawesi is the name of the transgender activist in Uganda.
4. Ugandan tabloids are information sources that out prominent figures in Uganda and calls for them to be killed.
5. Red Pepper is the name of one tabloid.
6. Uganda enacted a law in February 2014 that allows courts to sentence LGBT citizens to life in prison.
7. Red Pepper printed "Uganda's Top 200 Homos."
8. This is the percentage of the population in these countries think homosexuality is unacceptable: 98% in Nigeria, 90% in Kenya, 96% in Uganda, 97% in Jordan, 96% in Senegal, 96% in Ghana
9. 20 countries accept homosexuality and same-sex marriage as legal.
10. Homophobia is the norm in Africa.
11. 34 African countries currently criminalize homosexuality.
12. Laura Carter is the adviser on sexual orientation and gender identity at Amnesty International.
13. Religious conservatives are losing the battle on LGBT rights in the West.
14. African politicians see LGBT rights as an unwanted Western import.
15. African politicians have responded by drafting anti-gay legislation in their country/countries.
16. African countries still have sodomy laws.
17. U.S. President Barack Obama compared anti-gay legislation to laws that once justified slavery and segregation in the U.S.
18. Uhuru Kenyatta is the President of Kenya.
19. Ugandan Pastors became concerned about what they saw as the growing influence of liberal Western values in Uganda and what they feared would be the accompanying acceptance of homosexuality.
20. Uganda Pastors invited a trio of American evangelicals to Kampala to lead a conference/seminar titled "Exposing the Homosexuals' Agenda."
21. Scott Lively, Don Schmierer and Caleb Lee Brundidge were the 3 U.S. Pastors that led the seminar.
22. Caleb Lee Brundidge promoted so-called gay-conversation therapy.
23. Scott Lively has spent 20 years fighting what he calls the gay community's Marxist plot to break down the nuclear family model and destroy civilization.
24. Abiding Truth Ministries is the Massachusetts Christian Organization that Scott Lively found.
25. Clare Byarugaba said that her church wanted her to sign a petition demanding the death penalty for LGBT people.
26. Uganda's Finance Minister David Bahati introduced a bill calling for the death penalty for gay people, six weeks after Scott Lively's visit to Uganda.
27. Simon Lokodo is Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Integrity.
28. Yes, Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Integrity is a Catholic priest.
29. Simon Lokodo feels Uganda had to improve their penal code in order to eradicate recruitment, promotion and exhibition of homosexuality.
30. David Bahati's bill of the death penalty for gay people was passed in December 2013.
31. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed David Bahati's bill into law.
32. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni feels homosexuality is an example of the West's "social imperialism."
33. Scott Lively was "mortified" that Bahati's Anti-Homosexuality Act included the death penalty.
34. Scott Lively lobbied to have the Anti-Homosexuality Act changed.
35. Horatio G. Mihet is Scott Lively's lawyer.
36. Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization, brought a civil case in a U.S. federal court in Boston against Lively on behalf of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).
37. SMUG is located in Kampala.
38. SMUG is a LGBT advocacy group.
39. The Alien Tort Statue gives survivors of human-rights abuses the ability to sue the perpetrators in the U.S.
40. Diane Bakuraira, SMUG Activist, said "It (the case against Lively), provides a check for those evangelicals who want to preach homophobia and lets them know that it is no longer acceptable."
41. Horatio G. Mihet said, "The notion that Africans cannot think for themselves and independently enact their own public policies on homosexuality is both racist and offensive.  The sovereign people of Uganda, and their duly elected parliament, are responsible for Uganda's laws and policies."
42. Uganda's court overturned the law in August 2014 on a technicality.
43. Hakim Semeebwr goes by the name "Bad Black."
44. The Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices Act is the name of the bill that took over from the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
45. "Promotion" means publishing materials in support of Uganda's LGBT community or providing health care to LGBT citizens.
46. Simon Lokodo, Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Integrity,  said, "If you are homosexual, it is unfortunate."
47. Simon Lokodo said, "But to go out on the streets of Kampala and say, 'I am gay,' is the same as saying, 'I am a thief or a murderer.' It's like handing yourself to the police for arrest."
48. Kill-The-Gays Bill was the Anti-Homosexuality Act dubbed by the popular press.
49. Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto said, there was "no room for gays" in the country (of Kenya).
50. Gambian President Yahya Jammeh threatened to slit the throats of gay men the same week that Kenya's Deputy President addressed a church congregation in May.
51. Lawyer Ladislaus Kiiza Rwakafuuzi feels attitudes towards gays will eventually change, both in Uganda and in Africa.
52. Lawyer Ladislaus Kiiza Rwakafuuzi said, "the more of these laws they bring, the more they are watering down the fear of homosexuality."
53. Hakim Semeebwr career as a male television presenter was cut short when one of the tabloids exposed her gender identity in December.

Why parents should not punish kids with public shaming by Susanna Schrobsdorff

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: Why parents should not punish kids with public shaming
Page: 31
Author:  Susanna Schrobsdorff
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1. The story took place in the city of Tacoma.
2. The story took place in the state of Washington.
3. She got her hair cut on the video.
4. Answers will vary
5. The girl was 13 years old.
6. She jumped to her death from a highway overpass.
7. The police said the father never meant for the video for public consumption.
8. The girl shared the video online.
9. Defiance ignites fury, shame and desperation in parents.
10. 6 signs: 1) I'm a Liar and Thief, 2) When I grow up I want to go to prison, 3) I am on the road to failure!, 4) I'm a self-entitled Teenager, 5) I've embarrassed myself and my mother because she taught me better, 6) I am a bully.  Honk if you have bullies
11. Snellville, Georgia has a barber that has "old man" haircuts for misbehaving kids.
12. Illinois will start penalizing parents for using social media to humiliate, intimidate or cause emotional distress to their children.
13. La Shawn K. Ford is an Illinois State Representative proposed the law.
14. Parents who are found guilty of cyber-bullying will pay a fine.
15. The money would be kept in escrow for the child until they turn 18 years old.
16. They respond by saying they tried everything else.
17. Norma Simon is the former director of the New Hope Guild Center.
18. Norma Simon says the parents that resort to public shaming aren't evil.
19. Norma Simon says the parents are desperately trying to solve a problem, even if their solution is damaging.
20. True, whether or not you believe shaming a child is wrong, it usually doesn't work as a deterrent.
21. True, social-media discipline often becomes a solution that creates more problems than it solves.
22. A girl's father shooting up his daughter's laptop because of a disrespectful letter she wrote on it.

What's the world's deadliest creature? by Time Magazine

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: What's the world's deadliest creature?
Page: 92
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1. Freshwater snails carry schistosomiasis.
2. Schistosomiasis is the name of a deadly parasitic disease.
3. Trypanosomiasis is carried by the Tsetse fly.
4. Trypanosomiasis  is the name of the sleeping sickness that the tsetse fly carries.
5. 1.6 million humans are killed each year by humans.
6. 755,000 humans are killed each year by mosquitoes.
7. 200,000 humans are killed each year by snails.
8. 94,000 humans are killed each year by snakes.
9. 61,000 humans are killed each year by dogs.
10. 12,000 humans are killed each year by assassin bugs.
11. 2,000 humans are killed each year by the Tsetse flies.
12. 1,000 humans are killed each year by crocodiles.
13. 300 humans are killed each year by elephants.
14. 100 humans are killed each year by deer.
15. 30 humans are killed each year by jellyfish.

What is the best job in America? by Time Magazine

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: What is the best job in America?
Page: 68
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Occupation, Salary, Stress, Growth

Firefighter, $45,250, 71.6, 7%
Police Officer $56,980, 50.8, 5%
Taxi Driver, $22,820, 46.2, 16%
Event Coordinator, $45,810, 49.7, 33%
EMT, $31,020, 39.7, 22%
Truck Driver, $38,200, 28.4, 11%
Construction Worker, $29,160, 30, 25%
Home Health Aide, $20,820, 25.7, 48%
Audiologist, $69,720, 6.3, 34%
Optometrist, $97,820, 17.5, 25%
Financial Planner, $67,520, 21.8, 27%
University Professor, $68,970, 6.9, 25%
Hair-Stylist, $22,770, 5.5, 13%
Pharmacist, $116,670, 15.6, 14%
Geologist, $90,890, 23.9, 16%
Purchasing Agent, $60,550, 19.6, 4%
Cashier, $18,970, 12.7, 3%
Dietitian, $55,240, 10.2, 21%

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1. The top 5 occupations that earn the most money are pharmacist $116,670, optometrist $97,820, and geologist $90,890

2. The 3 occupations with the least amount of stress are hair-stylist 5.5, audiologist 6.3, and university professor 6.9

3. The 3 top occupations with the most growth are home health care aid 48%, audiologist 34%, and event coordinator 33%

What are we not known for? by Time Magazine

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: What are we not known for?
Page: 97
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1. Alabama used the first 911 system.
2. Maine is the most elderly state at median age of 44 years old.
3. Virginia has the highest percentage of personalized license plates.
4. Wyoming is the most registered firearms per capita (196 per 1,000 people).
5. South Dakota is the most well-rested state.
6. Utah has the highest per capita consumption of Jell-O.
7. Idaho has the longest Main Street in America, 33 miles long.
8. Iowa has the largest population of pigs, which outnumber humans 7:1.
9. Missouri had the first ice cream cone.
10. Montana had the largest snowflake ever observed.
11. Mississippi gives the biggest tax refunds, 34.8% of collections refunded.
12. Minnesota had the highest voter turnout (76%) in the last presidential election.
13. Alaska has the highest number of volcanoes in the U.S.
14. Arizona has the longest-running NFL franchise (the Cardinals, 1898).
15. Arkansas is the only state that has a producing diamond mine.
16. Oklahoma has the most barbecue eateries per capita, 2 per 10,000 people.
17. Ohio has the most cursing by residents on customer-service calls.
18. North Dakota is the number 1 producer of honey.
19. Washington has the highest liquor taxes.
20. West Virginia has the only house made entirely of coal.
21. Wisconsin has the largest mustard collection, 5,676 jars.
22. New Mexico has the most wanted bank robbers, 59.
23. New York has the smallest chapel in the U.S., 28.7 sq. ft.
24. North Carolina has the highest rate of snake bites of any state.
25. New Jersey has more diners than any other state.
26. New Hampshire has the most pizzerias per capita, 3.9 per 10,000 people.
27. Nevada has the largest gold mine in the U.S.
28. Nebraska invented Kool-Aid.
29. Oregon's state's flag has a different design on the front and back.
30. Pennsylvania has the longest-running gas station, since 1909.
31. Rhode Island had the first circus performance.
32. South Carolina has the largest sculpture garden, more than 1,400 works.
33. Tennessee had the first self-service grocery store.
34. Texas had the largest bat colony.
35. Vermont has the highest percentage of cat owners.
36. Hawaii has the most sleep-deprived citizens.
37. Georgia has the most panda bears, 9.
38. Florida has the most deaths due to lightning strikes, 47 since 2005.
39. Delaware has no national parks.
40. Connecticut has the largest collection of human brain specimens on display in the U.S.
41. Colorado has the longest commercial aircraft runway.
42. California is the largest supplier of milk.
43. Illinois  is home to the largest cookie factory, Nabisco.
44. Indiana is the only state to ban alcohol sales on Sunday.
45. Kentucky produces 95% of the country's bourbon.
46. Louisiana has the largest porch swing, 60 feet, fits at least 40 people.
47. Maryland has the most millionaire households per capita, 7.7%
48. Massachusetts has the biggest lottery payouts, 77 cents on the dollar.
49. Michigan has the most lighthouses, 92.

Roadrunner's Dance by Rudolfo Anaya

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1. Answers will vary
2. The snake came out of his hole.
3. The snake frightened a family.
4. The children called their father.
5. The snake said, "I am king of the road."
6. Answers will vary
7. The people of the village spoke to the elders.
8. The elders visited Desert Woman.
9. Desert Woman lives at Sacred Mountain.
10. Sacred Woman created the desert animals.
11. The elders complained about the snake.
12. Answers will vary
13. Answers will vary
14. Desert Woman traveled on a summer cloud.
15. The snake sleeps under the shade of a rocky ledge.
16. Desert Woman placed a rattle on snake.
17. Desert Woman walked on a Rainbow to get back home.
18. Snake's new name is Rattlesnake.
19. Yes, rattle made Rattlesnake more threatening.
20. The animals went to go see Desert Woman on page 10.
21. Desert Woman said she couldn't take his fangs or rattle away and that one of the animals must stand up to Rattlesnake.
22. Rattlesnake was a bully.
23. Quail is too timid to stand up to Rattlesnake.
24. Lizard said Rattlesnake will gobble him up.
25. Desert Woman will form the body of the new guardian of the road.
26. Desert Woman used clay from Sacred Mountain to form the body of the Guardian of the Road.
27. Deer brought 2 slender branches from a mesquite bush so the guardian can have slender legs to run fast.
28. Blue Jay suggested a long tail for the guardian.
29. The raven provided black feathers.
30. The eagle plucked dark feathers from his wings for the guardian to have strength.
31. The heron offered the long, thin reed from the marsh for the guardian.
32. Coyote offered two shiny stones from the riverbed for sharp eyes.
33. A bird's body took shape on page 14.
34. Desert Woman gave the gift of dance.  He will be agile and fast.
35. Desert Woman named the new animal, Roadrunner.
36. No, the animals weren't impressed with the new animal.
37. An "abode" is a place in which a person resides.
38. Answers will vary
39. The people and the animals heard the ruckus and drew close to watch.
40. Answers will vary
41. Answers will vary
42. Roadrunner said, "You are not king of the road, and you must not frighten those who use it."
43. Answers will vary
44. Owl and the other animals made Roadrunner king of the road.
45. Roadrunner said there shouldn't be a king of the road.

Why some restaurants have declared war on tipping by Ben Goldberger

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: November 2, 2015
Article: Why some restaurants have declared war on tipping
Page: 23
Author:  Ben Goldberger
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1. The United States has been accustomed to tipping for 150 years.
2. The national tipping average is 15% to 20%.
3. There are about 230,000 full service restaurants.
4. Danny Meyer owns the Shake Shack.
5. Danny Meyer's 13th establishment is called Union Square Hospitality Group.
6. Craft, New York restaurant, has replaced tips with a service fee during lunch.
7. Tom Colicchio owns Craft.
8. Answers will vary
9. Answers will vary
10. Mark Bodenstein owns NuVo.
11. NuVo restaurant is in Covington, Kentucky.

Let Rachel Dolezal be as black as she wants to be by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: June 29, 2015
Article: Let Rachel Dolezal be as black as she wants to be
Page: 25
Author:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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1. Rachel Dolezal is the former head of the Spokane, Washington, Chapter of the NAACP.
2. Eastern Washington University is the school Rachel Dolezal taught classes related to African-American culture.
3. 1950 UNESCO report by an international group of anthropologists, ethnologists, sociologists and psychologists said that the concept of race was not a scientific entity but a myth.
4. Al Jolson was once considered the most popular entertainer in the world wearing a blackface.
5. Answers will vary

It may be too late to reverse the damage of China's one-child policy by Bryan Walsh

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: November 16, 2016
Article: It may be too late to reverse the damage of China's one-child policy
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1. China ended their one child policy on October 29, 2016.
2. Mead Johnson Nutrition's stock went up as the Chinese Government announced the end of their one child policy.
3. Yes, China has a two-child policy at this time.
4. 45 million people died in China's man made famine.
5. Paul Ehrlich wrote the "The Population Bomb."
6. India briefly experimented in forced sterilization.
7. There are 30 million men without females to marry in China.
8. These men are known as "Bare Branches."
9. The "4-2-1 phenomenon" is a single working grandchild having to support two parents and four grandparents.
10. By 2050, 1 in 3 Chinese will be older than 60 years old.
11. There will be more than 430 million Chinese than Americans older than 60 years old by 2050.
12. 1.5 million eligible Chinese citizens have applied to have more than one child.
13. A universal phenomenon happening right now is as women grow richer, more educated and more urbanized, they choose to have fewer children.

Putin's Secret Army by Simon Shuster

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: June 29, 2015
Article: Putin's Secret Army
Page: 36
Author:  Simon Shuster
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1. Putin's image is all over Chechnya.
2. Russia took over Chechnya 15 years ago.
3. Islamist warlords were in charge of Chechnya in 2000.
4. Grozny is the capital of Chechnya.
5. A 2003 United Nations Report said Grozny is "the most destroyed city on earth."
6. Putin is openly and publicly worshipped in Grozny.
7. Ramzan Kadyrov is the leader in Chechnya.
8. Chechnyan military forces helped pro-Russian separatists in the Ukraine seize large chunks of the country's territory.
9. The United States Government has imposed sanctions against Kadyrov and his top lieutenants.
10. Kadyrov sent 74,000 fighters to fight in the Ukraine.
11. The Ukrainian Government accused Kadyrov of kidnapping Ukrainian lawmakers and taking them to Chechnya.
12. Gleb Pavlovsky, Kremlin Adviser, said "the fact is that Putin cannot remove Kadyrov now."
13. Yes, Ukraine, Georgia, and Armenia broke away from Moscow peacefully.
14. Boris Yeltsin allowed Chechnya to break away from Moscow in the 1990s.
15. Yeltsin sent in Russian tanks to subdue the Chechen separatists.
16. Chechnya was granted de facto independence in 1996.
17. Chechnya invaded Russia's Dagestan region in 1999.
18. Akhmad Kadyrov was the first leader of Chechnya.
19. Akhmad Kadyrov was killed in 2004.
20. Akhmad Kadyrov was killed by a massive bomb; during a military parade.
21. Ramzan Kadyrov, Akhmad's son, took over after his father was killed.
22. Answers will vary
23. Russia lifted martial law in Chechnya in 2009.
24. Lechi Kurbanov is a world champion in karate.
25. Answers will vary
26. Chechnya has 5 boarding schools that have boys 9-12 years old spending 2-3 years memorizing the Quran.
27. Said-Hussein Said-Ibrahimi is one of the instructors at one of the boarding schools.
28. Salah Mezhiev oversees religious life throughout the region.
29. Zaur Dadaev is the man arrested in Moscow accused of murdering Boris Nemtsov.
30. Journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in 2006.
31. Activist Natalia Estemirova was murdered in 2009.
32. Alexei Venediktov, the editor of a Moscow radio station said, "with that murder, the state lost its monopoly on the use of violence."
33. Kadyrov was upset that Russian officers were in Chechnya arresting a suspected criminal.
34. No, Kadyrov did not get in trouble by Putin for saying this.
35. Alexander Shpunt said Kadyrov has assumed the role of Putin's bulldog.
36. These are the examples of how Kadyrov has imposed Islamic Law in Chechnya:

• a. restricting the sale of alcohol
• b. permitting cases of polygamy
• c. ordering Chechen women to "dress modestly"

37. Alexander Shpunt works for Institute of Tools for Political Analysis.

Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley, Chapter 5

Book: Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley
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Chapter 5: Orange County


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1. Eddie Reyes  played for the 1941 Anaheim Aces professional baseball team.
2. Guillermo "Yamo" Ornelas was the cofounder of the Mexican professional baseball league in Mexico.
3. Guillermo "Yamo" Ornelas was a scout for the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians of the American League.
4. Joseph Dominic Huarte was the original team manager of the 1941 Anaheim Aces professional team.

Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley, Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: The Golden State

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1. John Chavez was the first Mexican American in the 1950s to receive a baseball scholarship.
2. On page 92, Mike Torres signed with the New York Yankees.

Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley, Chapter 3

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1. Ramon Martinez was offered a $90 a month contract by the Brooklyn Dodgers scout Bert Wells in 1939.
2. Fred Martinez played for the California Angels in 1977.
3. Hector Espino was the "Babe Ruth of Mexico."
4. Mike Brito played in Mexico in 1955.
5. Mike Brito was born in Cuba.
6. Mike Brito played for the Washington Senators.
7. Mike Brito was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
8. Mike Brito signed Robert "Babo" Castillo from Lincoln High School.
9. Fernando Valenzuela was the famous Mexican pitcher that Mike Brito signed for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
10. The Mike Brito League was established in 1968.
11. Baldomero "Melo" Almada was considered the first native Mexican to play in the Major Leagues.
12. Juan Zapata was a nephew of the famed Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata.
13. Baldomero "Melo" Almada played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley, Chapter 2

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1. Gary Matthews played in the Major League and the 1965 Lake View Terrace Pony League All-Star Team.
2. True, Mexican Americans could not buy land above Glenoaks Boulevard and were not allowed in some theaters and recreational facilities.
3. Canoga Park was formed in 1910.
4. The American Sugar Beet Company constructed 8 adobe homes for pickers that started the neighborhood.
5. San Fernando Valley State was the original name for California State Northridge.
6. Fred Rico was a San Fernando High School Baseball Player played for the Kansas City Royals in 1969.

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Chapter 1: The City of San Fernando

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1. The families emigrated because they were fleeing the revolution in Mexico.
2. The families moved from Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
3. True, Japanese and European immigrants also settled in the city during this time.
4. The first organized baseball team established in San Fernando was in the 1890s.
5. The San Fernando Merchants and Missions were the names of the semiprofessional teams created after World War 1.
6. The Seattle Rainiers, Pacific Coast League, held spring training at the San Fernando Park .
7. In San Fernando, baseball was used as a vehicle for to bring families and neighboring communities together.
8. Playing softball enabled women in San Fernando to help them cross strict cultural boundaries and travel outside of their homes.
9. The photo was taken in 1909.
10. The San Fernando Grammar School opened in 1909.
11. The game on page 11 was being played in front of the San Fernando Fruit Growers Association.
12. Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks was located between Chatsworth and Wolfskill Streets.
13. The San Fernando Nursery Company sponsored the 1915 team on the top photograph on page 12.
14. The local business community sponsored the 1920 San Fernando Merchant team.
15. Chapo Vidal managed and coached several Pacoima and San Fernando teams in the 1930s and 1940s.
16. Salvador Arteaga is the name of the player that immigrated to Arizona from Mexico in the early 1900s, traveling on the backs of mules.
17. Jacinto Arteaga drove a team of mules hauling wood to an Arizona town.
18. St. Ferdinand Church is the first Catholic Church in the San Fernando Valley.
19. Santa Rosa Church was established in 1925.
20. St. Ferdinand Church had English masses.
21. Santa Rosa Church had Spanish masses.
22. The California Fruit Growers Exchange is a Sunkist company.
23. Paul Cruz became a personal pitching trainer for Don Drysdale.
24. The 1932 Sunkist Lemon packing house team was sponsored by the San Fernando Athletic Association.
25. The San Fernando Canning Company is the old location site of St. Ferdinand School.
26. Dan Velasco retired as the chief of police and was once the manager of the San Fernando Market.
27. Jack and the Beanstalk was filmed on the Miranda property.
28. The Miranda Adobe house is located at the parking lot of Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
29. George Vico played for the Detroit Tigers.
30. Yes, there was a Japanese-American community in San Fernando in the 1940s.
31. The San Fernando Aces played their games in Manzanar.
32. The San Fernando Missions were once known as the San Fernando Merchants.
33. Seattle Rainiers and Oakland Oaks in the 1940s conducted spring training at the San Fernando Park.
34. True, many African American families that moved to the San Fernando Valley were relegated to Pacoima because of housing restrictions for people of color before the 1960s.