Edith Daley

**Edith Daley**
	Edith Daley
Born	1874;
Died	1948;
Employer	San Jose Evening News, City of San Jose
Occupation	Journalist, author, librarian

Edith Daley was a long-time San Jose librarian, writer, and poet. Edith deserves much more credit for her time as a columnist and writer for the San Jose Evening News through 1922 where she wrote colorful and in-depth articles on local industries. Even though these were intended as flattering portraits, the articles give significant color and detail about local plants.

Edith also wrote the War History of Santa Clara County summarizing life in San Jose during World War I, and wrote a book of poetry entitled "The Angel in the Sun", reviewed in the Evening News in December 1917^[1]^[2].

Edith's husband, Fred Daley, died in 1938^[3]

Cannery and Fruit Articles

Among others:

August 6, 1918 San Jose Evening News]: Coverall Clad Can Co. Girls Run Machinery. [[Edith Daley American Can Company article].

September 18, 1918 San Jose Evening News: Edith Daley: About Prunes and Poems and 'Cover Crops'

September 21, 1918: Gov't O.K.'S Prune Alcohol.

October 1, 1918 San Jose Evening News : Steel Bridge and Water Tank Known To Burn.

July 14, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Richmond Chase Cannery. (Edith Daley Richmond-Chase article)

July 14, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Hunt Brothers Packing Company. (Edith Daley Hunt Brothers article).

July 16, 1919 San Jose Evening News: California Cooperative Canneries. (Edith Daley Cooperative Canneries article).

July 19, 1919 San Jose Evening News: George N. Herbert Packing Company cannery. (Edith Daley Herbert Packing article).

July 22, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Bisceglia Brothers. (Edith Daley Bisceglia Brothers article).

July 23, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Pratt-Low Preserving Company.

July 24, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Salsina Packing and Canning Company. "Salsina isn't a man's name. I know because I inquired for him..." (Edith Daley Salsina Packing article.)

July 25, 1919 San Jose Evening News: J.F. Pyle Cannery. (Edith Daley Pyle Cannery article).

July 31, 1919 San Jose Evening News: California Packing Corporation Plant #4 at Seventh and Taylor. (Edith Daley Seventh Street Cannery article).

August 1, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Alba Canning Company, with Anthony and Gaspare Greco. Also mentions a past column on Salsina. (Edith Daley Alba Canning article.)

August 4, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Toma-Butter Soon to Appear on Every Table. (Greco Canning Company) (Edith Daley Greco Canning article.)

August 6, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Weird Washer Cleans fruit at Flickinger's. (Image reversed in Google News Archive): Edith Daley Flickingers Article.

August 8, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Shaw Family Cannery. "I spelled 'science' with a capital letter purposely. You would, too, after visiting the most delectably enticing place in a valley 'so full of a number of things', mostly canneries - that 'I'm sure we should all be as happy as Kings' used to be!"

August 11, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Contadina Co. Packs Many 'Love Apples'. (Edith Daley Contadina Canning article.)

August 13, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Edith Daley Sums Up S.J. Canning Plants. (Edith Daley summary article) August 15, 1919 San Jose Evening News: American Can Girls Are a Triumph for Sex.

August 18, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Edith Daley Thanked for Suggestions.

September 19, 1919 San Jose Evening News: "Bluebird Cottage, Unhappy House". Edith Daley mentions the well behaved, happy house with happy children, and unmaintained house with crying children.

December 20, 1920 San Jose Evening News True Christmas Story Brings Message That Stirs Hearts. Shaw Family Cannery gets letter from crusty old miner asking for an order of jam and dolls for the orphaned children who live on his road.

January 7, 1921 San Jose Evening News "Dreams Back of Inventors Fish And Fruit Machinery." A. Reynolds and San Jose Drafting Company. He was also an inventor working on machinery for handling cannery waste.

July 19, 1921 and July 20, 1921 San Jose Evening News: Pacific By-Products Company, Stanley Hiller, and Louis Clark.

February 4, 1922 San Jose Evening News: San Jose's Self-Made Men: R. P. Lathrop.

Articles that ought to have been written by her

There are a few articles without by-lines that almost seem in the Edith Daley voice:

July 29, 1918 San Jose Evening News: Big Mfg Plant Built Here By Ice Cream Co.]. Describes National Ice Cream Company, which was building a new plant on North First Street just north of Borchers Brothers.

These articles feel like an Edith Daley practice run for the cannery articles, and cover Campbell

[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3NcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1070%2C387143 July 10, 1919 San Jose Evening News. Many Types on Campbell Its As 'Cots Start.

[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3dcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1130%2C460694 July 11, 1919 San Jose Evening News. Better Living Conditions for Fruit Workers. Next to an Edith Daley article on World War I.

August 6, 1928 San Jose Evening News article on Larson Ladder. Unlikely to be Edith's work, but worth including in this list.

"Pretty Feet Defeat SP"

References

↑ Local Woman is Author of Book of Good Verse: December 1917 San Jose Evening News.
↑ Mrs. Edith Daley: An Interview: January 17, 1918 San Jose Evening News.
↑ Services Held for Frederick Daley. July 2, 1938 San Jose Evening News.

[1] Local Woman is Author of Book of Good Verse: December 1917 San Jose Evening News.

[2] Mrs. Edith Daley: An Interview: January 17, 1918 San Jose Evening News.

[3] Services Held for Frederick Daley. July 2, 1938 San Jose Evening News.

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Edith Daley
Born	1874
Died	1948
Employer	San Jose Evening News, City of San Jose
Occupation	Journalist, author, librarian