Sutter-Yuba County Biographies


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CHARLES HUST
 
            A keen and alert young business man, Charles Hust is making his 
influence felt in automobile circles of Marysville, and every step he has taken 
toward a successful career has been in the right direction. He has spent his 
entire life in the Golden State and was born in Colton, San Bernardino County, 
April 17, 1888, a son of John and Mary (Miller) Hust.  The father was a 
locomotive engineer and he saw service at the time of the Civil War under 
General Sherman and was captured by Confederate forces.  The mother was of old 
pioneer stock.  She was a second cousin of the explorer Clark, one of the 
leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and accompanied her parents on their 
journey across the plains.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Hust are deceased, the former 
passing away in 1916 and the latter in 1920.
            Charles Hust attended the Long Beach Grammar School and the Berkeley 
High School, also completing a course in a business college.  Like most American 
boys, he became deeply interested in baseball, devoting his leisure hours to 
that sport, and after completing his studies he became a professional player.  
For four years he followed that game and then turned to business pursuits, 
accepting a position with the Yuba Manufacturing Company, of Marysville.  He 
remained with that concern for eight years, afterward spending a year with the 
Dodge Brothers Automobile Company, and in December, 1920, embarked in his 
present business.  Later he was joined by his brother, S. G. Hust, who has since 
been associated with him in the business, which is conducted under the name of 
Hust Brothers.  They carry a line of automobiles and tractors and truck and auto 
accessories and have already built up a large trade.  They have made a careful 
study of the automobile business and their commercial transactions are 
characterized by strict integrity.
            Mr. Hust was united in marriage to Miss Francis Dietz, of 
Marysville, also a native of this State, and they have a son, William.  Mr. Hust 
is a Republican, and his fraternal relations are with the Woodmen of the World 
and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.  He is a devotee of all athletic 
sports and his physical vigor serves as a stimulant to his mental powers.  He 
stands for the better things in life in the way of citizenship and good 
government and has won the respect of his fellow men.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p. 907-908