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Featured Article Summer 2008 Edition
1940 was a turning point in world history. It was the last year of the “Great
Depression” in the United States and Europe and Asia were engulfed in
war.
In that same year, Domingo Lopez was still a student in Mexico City and
had a yearning for adventure. His father, a school teacher, saw the need
for Domingo to complete his studies, however, the lure for America won.
With enough money to buy his bus fare, and hearing that the Linden area
near Stockton was a good place to find work, Domingo left Mexico.
Arriving during the cherry season, he found work on the Frank Box
Ranch. Because of Domingo’s likable and friendly nature, the Box family
made him a member of their extended family. He worked in both the
cherry and walnut orchards and when the harvest ended, Frank Box, who
managed the walnut plant gave Domingo a position as foreman. He later
found a permanent job with the Stockton Box Company and for the next
50 years held the same position.
Saturday nights meant a good time in Stockton with the Mexican
community. Domingo met and became enchanted with Manuela, a
beautiful, exotic and energetic Mexican girl. He fell madly in love and they
were married after a brief courtship. Domingo says after five years of
marriage “those were the most energetic and wearing years you could
imagine”. Manuela craved even more activity and wanted a divorce.
For the remainder of article follow click on the link below.
1940 was a turning point in world history. It was the last year of the “Great
Depression” in the United States and Europe and Asia were engulfed in
war.
In that same year, Domingo Lopez was still a student in Mexico City and
had a yearning for adventure. His father, a school teacher, saw the need
for Domingo to complete his studies, however, the lure for America won.
With enough money to buy his bus fare, and hearing that the Linden area
near Stockton was a good place to find work, Domingo left Mexico.
Arriving during the cherry season, he found work on the Frank Box
Ranch. Because of Domingo’s likable and friendly nature, the Box family
made him a member of their extended family. He worked in both the
cherry and walnut orchards and when the harvest ended, Frank Box, who
managed the walnut plant gave Domingo a position as foreman. He later
found a permanent job with the Stockton Box Company and for the next
50 years held the same position.
Saturday nights meant a good time in Stockton with the Mexican
community. Domingo met and became enchanted with Manuela, a
beautiful, exotic and energetic Mexican girl. He fell madly in love and they
were married after a brief courtship. Domingo says after five years of
marriage “those were the most energetic and wearing years you could
imagine”. Manuela craved even more activity and wanted a divorce.
For the remainder of article follow click on the link below.
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