“MEDINA NAMED TUNABOAT CHIEF – Mr. “M. O.” (aka. Manuel Oliver – ed.) MEDINA of 655 San Elijo St., the ‘father’ of San Diego’s tuna fishing industry (a “title” perhaps open for discussion? – ed.), was named President of the AMERICAN TUNABOAT ASSOCIATION (A.T.A.) by newly elected Directors at a meeting yesterday afternoon in the San Diego Club (i.e. 1250 Sixth Ave. – ed.). Medina succeeds 1949 President Mr. MANUEL G. ROSA. Mr. FRANK PERRY was elected Vice-President, to succeed Mr. William A. Hoss, and Mr. Vernon Brown was chosen Secretary-Treasurer, succeeding Mr. Louis E. DeFalco. Medina, who owns controlling interest in four tuna clippers, including the ‘NORMANDIE’, the largest tunaboat in San Diego’s fleet, started the industry in 1912. A native of the Azores Islands, he has been a U.S. citizen 39 years. Approximately 170 association members, all owners of San Diego-based tuna clipper, elected Directors for 1950 on December 13th.
The 1950 Directors include: “M. O.” (aka. Manuel Oliveira – ed.) MEDINA, FRANK PERRY, Mr. William Hoss, Mr. Vernon Brown, Mr. George Campbell, ANTHONY L. MADRUGA, EDWARD MADRUGA, JOE MEDINA, GEORGE ALAMEDA, JOSEPH PENACHO, FRANK GONSALVES, Mr. Guy Silva (“sounds” PA, but…, nope – ed.), JOSEPH ROGERS, GEORGE SOARES, Mr. F. W. Szalinski, JOHN CARDOSA, MANUEL FREITAS, CARL MEDINA, and EDWARD SILVA.”
(*Source: San Diego UNION & Daily Bee newspaper – Friday, December 23, 1949 – Pg. 5)