Letters From Abroad Third West Europe Sketch Amiens to Paris
Joanne Sheets Wood recounts the family’s journey from Dunkerque into France stopping in Amiens to visit its cathedral and meet Capitaine Raquet before continuing to Paris. She notes Amiens hospitality, the bidet discovery, August closures dampening Paris, and her influenza prompting a Riviera retreat while hoping to return to Paris later.
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Joanne Sheets Wood
Europe
Bob
Germany
France
Dunkerque
Paris
Amiens
Capitaine Dés Pomoniers di
Riviera
Alamede County Fair Complete Schedule
Alamede County Fair opens Friday at Pleasartan with County Supervisor's Day events. Races post at 12:15, flag ritual, dances, revues, demonstrations, and judging across aisles from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday, featuring 4-H, FFA, dairy, horticulture, poultry, and crafts with recurring community hours and special days for San Leandro Newark Alameda Berkeley and Oakland districts.
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Alamede
Pleasartan
Pg&e
San Leandro
Maid of
FFA
Newark
Newark Community Hour
Azhmes Mounted Patrol
Fun Unlimited
Dot
Tats
Court
Pleasanton
Berkeley - Albany
Berkeley
Davlin Dance Academy
Cour
Alameda
Alameda Community Hour
Rose Ellison
Army
Castro Valley
Fremont
Tae
Jacque Walker
Parks Air Porce
Grandstand
4-H Project Displays Fifty Booths at Alameda County Fair
The Alameda County Fair opens Friday in Pleasanton with 50 booth displays from 4-H clubs. About 500 youths participate in junior projects across clothing foods and home furnishings, with record entries totaling 1264 in junior divisions. Food judging is split into two sections as clubs from Pleasanton Livermore Mountain House Green Newark Sunol Dublin and Palomares prepare displays. Floriculture and gardening also feature, while poultry and rabbit exhibits rise in an annex division. 4-H livestock entries including bees cattle swine sheep and other animals appear in the Junior Division under Home Advisor Addie Reeves and Farm Advisor Gordon Winlow.
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Alameda County
Pleasanton
Christine Groppe
Heyword
Groppe
Ataa
Livermore
Mountain House
Green
Newark
Sunot
Dublin
Palomares
Castro
Valley
Hayward
Niles
Irvington
Mission Sap
Mt. Eden
Independent
Addie Reeves
Gordon Winlow
Mt Eden elects Martinez president of 4 H club
Mt Eden Alice Martinez new president of Mt Eden 4 H club. Other officers elected Friday night include Chris Silvey vice president Marelene Parrish recording secretary Lynn Mathisen corresponding secretary andy Sichak treasurer MaryAnn Curtis and Hope Lenasong leaders Michele Grade and David Eemenes game leaders David Souza and Bill Dahlgren sergeants at arms and Joan Souza reporter. Miss Martinez and Merlyn Lausten were elected delegates.
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Alice Martinez
Crawiter Road
Mt. Eden
Chris Silvey
Mareléne Parrish
Lynn Mathisen
Andy Sichak
MaryAnn Curtis
Hope Lena
Michele Grade
David Eémenés
David Souza
Bill Dahlgren
Joan Souza
Miss Martinez
Merlyn Lausten
4-H Officers to convention and club notes Davis
4-H officers Harold Souza and Kathleen Bennett named alternates for the convention in Davis. Co leaders are Mrs. Alice Silvey and Mrs. Anne Sithak. Club meetings resume at New Mohrland School. Alameda County Fair theme is Happy Youth in AmI culture. Working committee includes Mrs. Silvey, Lymn Mathizen, Joan Souis, Hope, Lena, Linda Cobb, Paul Martinez, Valerie Ness and Herbert Scott.
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Davis
Harold Souza
Kathleen Bennett
Alice Silvey
Anne Sithak
New Mohrland
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Esther Day
Union City
United
Celent Cau
Carel Jean
Pleasanton Day
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Fesir
Mein Street
Rightmire School of Music
Eusy
Parks Air Force
Air Force
Oakland
Oakland Dance Rtvne
Linda Sisser
Linda
Alagaeda County
Larry Abreu
Alfred, Geddink Kenneth Krause
Jay Conover
New
CSA
Northern
California
Darland
Filleanth
Gleeenurt
Dere
Sarmarvase
Wilhew Glen
Les Cater
Mertorey
Btandard
American Bitumals & Asphalt Company
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