ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ɪt tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪts nˈeɪm tə ðə mɑːdˈɛstoʊ bˈiː ænd nˈuːzhˈɛɹəld, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə nˈeɪm ˌɔn ɪts mˈæsthɛd tə ðə mɑːdˈɛstoʊ bˈiː.
In 1933 it changed its name to the Modesto Bee and News-Herald, and in 1975 abbreviated the name on its masthead to The Modesto Bee.