Sacramento County
Biographies
HENRY A.
PALM
HENRY A. PALM.--One of the proprietors of the Palm Brothers Presto-lite Batteries and Ignition Works, H. A. Palm is one of the progressive men of Sacramento, having been a resident of the valley all of his life. He was born in northern Sacramento County, Cal., on August 8, 1882, a son of E. A and Wilhelmina (Schafer) Palm, both born in California, whose parents as pioneers crossed the great plains in ox-team trains in the early settlement of California in the fifties. The father was a well-known citizen of Broderick, Yolo County, having been a member of the county board of supervisors for twelve years. Grandfather Theodore Palm operated one of the early chicory ranches in the valley. Both parents of our subject are residents of Broderick.
H. A. Palm, the oldest of their six children, attended the public schools and Howe’s Business College in Sacramento in pursuit of his education and then learned the trade of a carpenter, following it for sixteen years in the capital city. Four years of that time he spent in Modesto as a contractor and builder. In December, 1918, in partnership with his brother Walter, he embarked in the business of conducting a billiard parlor and they had a well-equipped and modern establishment and catered to a high class of trade. In August, 1922, they sold and purchased the business of Earl P. Cooper & Company, Presto-lite agents in Sacramento, where they continue the business and have a complete repairing and charging plant. They also handle Coast tires and conduct a radio department, being located at 1014 Twelfth Street. Mr. Palm is a baseball player of note, playing the national game since he was a lad of sixteen. He was with the Texas league for three years and with the California State League, playing professional ball. He also rode bicycles in races and was a member of the Capital City Wheelmen. He takes great interest in encouraging the youngsters to become good ball players.
When Mr. Palm married he chose for his wife Miss Ethel Jones, a native of Weaverville, Trinity County, and they have two children, Duane and Holis. In politics Mr. Palm is a Republican. Fraternally, he is a member and past president of Sacramento Parlor No. 3, Native Sons of the Golden West. In every way Mr. Palm does his duty as a citizen and is a firm believer in the future of California.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 959.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.