SMC Newspapers: San Bruno Herald and the Peninsula News

Herald Building Circa 1940
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Courtesy of San Bruno Library

The Peninsula News, a weekly, was published by Glen Byers starting in 1914.  Only two known issues exist today, one from December 1914 on microfilm at the San Bruno Public Library and one original from Sept. 1915 at the San Mateo County Historical Association Archives.  The length of the run is unknown. At some point between 1914 and 1921 the paper was acquired by Horace W Amphlet.

"The Peninsula News, a weekly paper has been purchased by G. A. Helmore from Horace W. Amphlet, editor and proprietor of the San Mateo Times, Helmore but recently returned from England where he served with the British forces during the late war. "  

Coast Side Comet, Volume 12, Number 46, 14 January 1921

Helmore established the San Bruno Herald  in November of 1920. After his purchase of the Peninsula news he changed the title to include "and Peninsula News"  A change in the numbering of volumes suggests that the Peninsula News was being published continuously before the purchase.  Volume 1 issue 10 was issued on 8 Jan 1921 and Volume 8 issue 3 was issued on 15 Jan 1921.  1921 would have been it's eighth year of production. 

In 1931 the publisher of record was Harry Elston.  He continued using the title San Bruno Herald and Peninsula News until 1934 and added it back in 1937. It appears that he continued as publisher until 1955, when the Amphlett Printing Company was again listed as owner. During this period A I Cloud was publisher for many years.

The San Bruno Public Library has a nearly complete run of all the issues on microfilm.  UCR has many of the issues on microfilm masters. A few other libraries have individual issues, but none have significant holdings.

Statues of California V1. P387

• Peninsula news. : (San Bruno, San Mateo County, Calif.) 1914-19??  
• San Bruno herald. :W (San Bruno, Calif) 1920-1920  Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 6, 1920)-v. 1, no. 8 (Dec. 25, 1920) 
• San Bruno herald and Peninsula news. : (San Bruno, Calif.) 1921-1931 
• San Bruno herald. : (San Bruno, San Mateo County, Calif.) 1931-1937 
• San Bruno herald and Peninsula news. : (San Bruno, Calif.) 1937-1955  
• San Bruno herald, Peninsula news and the San Bruno progress. : (San Bruno, Calif.) 1955-1980 
• San Bruno enterprise journal, San Bruno herald. : (San Bruno, Ca.) 1980-1980 
• San Bruno herald. : (South San Francisco, Calif.) 1980- 2004

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San Bruno Herald - Wikipedia