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 On Jan. 20, 1950, longtime owner and editor of the Auburn Journal, Bert Cassidy, passed away.
He was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in 1889, but moved with his family to Pullman, Washington, where he graduated high school. After high school, he attended Washington State College and, in 1909, moved to northwest Washington, where he got his first newspaper experience at Metaline Falls.
In 1912, he moved to Truckee, where he purchased the Truckee Republican newspaper. In 1914, he married Jane McIver, and they started a family, eventually having six children.
In 1919, Cassidy purchased the Auburn Journal and moved his family to Auburn. He ran both newspapers for a while but later sold the Truckee Republican to focus solely on the Auburn Journal. He often worked into the early morning hours, and his devotion to the newspaper helped increase the subscription list from 500 to over 4,000.
He was active in a variety of fraternity organizations, served on several boards and, during World War I, served as a first lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Military Intelligence Section.
In 1928, the ever-busy Cassidy was elected to the California State Senate, where he served one term. He did not run for re-election. He returned to working full time at his newspaper where the motto, “if you did it, and we publish it, blame yourself, not us,” was his guiding force.
Cassidy was a staunch supporter of winter sports and helped organize several winter events, including sled dog races, in Truckee. In the Jan. 26, 1950, Auburn Journal, it was reported that “he died as he lived – active to the end.”
Cassidy is buried in the Old Auburn Cemetery.
Photo: Cassidy awarding Jack Sanders a trophy for skiing, c. 1932.
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Roseville: Be Well Roseville - Yin Yoga Meditation
Lincoln: Valentines on the Placer Wine Trail
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