Coast robbery solved by sheriff and deputy
Sheriff E L Williams and Deputy Earl Bishop smashed a coast robbery at the Greenwood home of Mr and Mrs Charles Matson. A box of private papers and $131 were taken and recovered after one suspect confessed. The missing box was found tossed over a bluff near Fort Bragg. Russell Snider and Paul Batley are jailed awaiting justice after Bailey’s confession. The Matsons, longtime Greenwood residents, run a garage business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Williams
Earl Bishop
Charles Matson
Greenwood
Willams
Deputy Bishop
Fort Bragg
Russel Snider
Matsons
Paul Batley
Snider
Williams
Bishop
Batley
Matson
Bailey
Mutinous Inmates At Mendocino State Hospital
Mutinous inmates on the criminal insane floor at Mendocino State Hospital mounted a two day disturbance after new commitments arrived. Ringleaders were moved to San Quentin and staff used strong persuasion to restore order. Rumors of hacksaws and illegal tools circulated as Ukiah peace officers stood by in case of escalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino State Hospital
San Quentin Penitentiary
Ukiah
Santa Rosa Burial For Mrs. C. Phelps
Graveside services were held in Santa Rosa for Miss Catherine Phelps who died at her North Pine street home. Rev. Short officiated in Santa Rosa while Rev. Benson led Ukiah Episcopal rites at 1:30. Interment followed in Santa Rosa Odd Fellows cemetery. Miss Phelps, 7, had lived in Ukiah 42 years, a pioneer valley resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Catherine Phelps
North Pine Street
Short
Midnight Communion at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Midnight services of the Holy Communion will be held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Christmas Eve beginning at 11 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Communion
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Administratrix Sued Over Estate Care Claim
Sofia Laukkare renews a claim against the estate of Malakius Aho for 1650 dollars alleging 52 weeks of nursing and medical care at 30 dollars weekly. Lizzie Abramson, administratrix and sister of the decedent, faces a new suit after prior court ruling barred collection due to filing delay. Lilburn Gibson represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia Laukkare
Malakius Aho
Lizzie Abramson
Aho
Commerce Ballots Mailed Tomorrow
The Ukiah Chamber of Commerce sent nominating ballots for the board of directors. Tomorrow secretary E. J. James will mail ballots listing winners for the final election. Ballots must be returned by Thursday December 26 to be counted. retiring members include Harry M. Burke W. R. Dear Fred Dickey Edward Eversole and Lilburn Gibson. Holdovers are George P. Anderson Henry Spurr Walter Sandelin George Vevoda Joseph Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sandelin
Lilburn Gibson
Henry Spurr
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
E. J. James
Chamber
Harry M. Burke
W. R. Dear
Fred Dickey
Edward Eversole
George P. Anderson
George Vevoda
Joseph Weber
Santa Rosa Quintet Here Tomorrow Nite
Ukiah high cagers host Santa Rosa high in A and B contests at the local gym. Both divisions aim for wins with top forms after hard practice. Last game turnout was strong and fans are encouraged to attend as the B game opens at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah High
Santa Rosa High
Santa Rosa
Ukiah
Local Veteran Briggs Enters Yountville Veterans Hospital
Through Ukiah Post No. 1900 Veterans of Foreign Wars efforts Lloyd Briggs has entered the Veterans Hospital at Yountville for medical treatment. He will remain there for an indefinite time as comrades from the post escorted him to Yountville last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lloyd Briggs
Veterans Hospital
Yountville
Mr. Briggs
Sierck to Leave Hospital After Appendix Operation
Theodore Sierck of Hopland is quitting Ukiah General today to return home after an appendix operation performed last Thursday by Dr. Van Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Sierck
Hopland
Ukiah General Hospital
Sierck
van Allen
Indian Outbreak Brings Attempted Murder Indictment
Awoodrow Duncan and his sister Marie Duncan faced a Superior Court charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder after a drunken brawl at John Downs’s Wolfe Hop Ranch home. The case stemmed from Duncan armed with a .30-30 rifle threatening witness Frank Hayden and firing at Hayden’s 15 year old son, prompting Deputy Sheriff Wayne Crawford to arrest Duncan near Ukiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awoodrow Duncan
Round Valley
Marie Duncan
Ukiah
Court of Justice
G. R. Redwine
Covell
John Downs
Wolfe Hop Ranch
Duncan
Jim Luff
Luff Engoe
Luff
Frank Hayden
Downs
Hayden
Wayne Crawford
Chiat Duncan
Lions Club to Free Show For Ukiah Children
Five hundred tickets to the State theater matinee have been bought by Ukiah Lions and given to Mrs. Martha Toles to distribute to city children. The Lions annual treat features Norman Foster and Florence Rice in Super-Speed and Buck Jones in Outlawed Guns, offering an afternoon of thrills for youngsters. all kids are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah Lions
Martha Toles
County Welfare Department
Ukiah
Lions
Norman Foster
Florence Rice
Buck Jones
George Cook Takes a Sacramento Bride
George Cook a prominent Ukiah valley ranchman wed Cora Higson Markham in Sacramento at the Methodist church last Sunday morning. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s sister Mrs Cora Bradley’s home, then a short honeymoon. They plan to settle on the groom’s River road ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cook
Ukiah Valley
Cora Higson Markham
Sacramento
Cora Bradley
Cook
River Road
Ukiah
Druggist's Father Funeral Wednesday
Mr. Harris of the Morris Drug Store was called to Vallejo Saturday by the serious illness of his father George Harris who died Monday. Funeral services were held in Vallejo last Wednesday at 2 o'clock. The elder Harris had been in failing health for some time and his death was not unexpected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Harris
Morris Drug Store
Vallejo
George Harris
Harris
Woodcutter Injured by Wedge Chip in Thigh
Theodore Dunsing was attended by Dr. L. K. Van Allen for a wound received while splitting wood. A steel wedge chipped his right thigh. Superior Judge W. D. L. Held will travel to Santa Rosa next Monday to hear evidence in an automobile damage suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dunsing
L. K. van Allen
W. D. L. Held
Santa Rosa
Funeral Held for Mrs J L O Rouke in Ukiah
Funeral services for Mrs. J. L. O Rouke were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Claude Mosher officiating. Interment followed in Ukiah cemetery. Mrs. O Rouke died in Seattle on a Sunday after years of illness, survived by her husband Jack O Rouke and a brother Oscar Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. O'Rouke
First Baptist Church
Claude Mosher
Ukiah
Cleland Funeral Home
O'Rouke
Seattle
Baptist Church
Oscar Sanford
Lake County
Mecca McPeak
Willits
Auto Crashes Tree When Driver Naps
Joe Machado and Miss Leta Scarlett of San Francisco were injured last Saturday night when their car skidded on a slippery concrete near a school house at Hopland mountain foot on the Hopland Lakeport road. They were en route from San Francisco to Lake county. Scarlett suffered a broken collar bone and multiple cuts. Machado had a cut eye an injured leg and minor cuts. They were taken to Lakeport then to San Francisco by ambulance. Machado said he fell asleep before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Machado
Leta Scarlett
San Francisco
Hopland Mountain
Hopland-Lakeport
Machado
Indy
Dan Machado
Big Valley
Lake County
Miss Scarlett
Lakeport
Indian woman Louise Wathen given suspended sentence
Louise Wathen, a well known Indian woman, received a suspended six month sentence for battery. She was arrested Friday the thirteenth by Deputy Sheriff Crawford and the sentence was imposed by Justice James E. Busch. She was released after time served at the detention home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Wathen
Crawford
James E. Busch
Daughter Nadine Born to Ginochio Family
Dr L K Van Allen reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs George Ginochio at their home on Grove Avenue last Wednesday evening. The baby weighed seven pounds twelve ounces at birth and was named Nadine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. van Allen
George Ginochio
Grove Avenue
Nadine
Traffic Violation for Hopland Laborer Clement Daniels
Clement Daniels a Hopland laborer was arrested by Highway Patrolman Dick White last Sunday and fined 25 dollars by Justice James E Busch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Daniels
Hopland
Dick White
James E. Busch
Picturesque Coast Area Will Become State Playground
Coast residents celebrate plan to convert a vast coastal region into a state recreation area. Begun July 1934, the project employs an administrative team led by project manager William H. Gibbs and includes Pred Nicubauer, Ferris Farrington, Wille Corbett, Carl Howard, and Roy Zuver. The National Park Service, funded by the Federal Resettlement Administration, will develop about 9 000 acres linking Mendocino coast parcels with Van Damme park. The area includes 3 000 acres of small holdings with aging orchards, many abandoned after low apple prices and general disillusionment. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast
Coast Park
William H. Gibbs
Pred Nicubauer
Ferris Farrington
Wille Corbett
Carl Howard
Roy Zuver
Mendocino
California
Redwood Belt
National Park Service
Federal Resettlement Administration
van Damme Park
ACTOS
Walter Gardenhiere Hurt in Colusa County Crash
Walter Gardenhiere a Ukiah native and son of Mrs A N Fish of Willits was badly injured in a head on collision near Flate Colusa county last Thursday. He and two companions were in a car struck by a truck. Gardenhiere suffered a broken arm and leg and a severe skull fracture. his condition was reported as precarious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gandenhiere
Ukiah
A. N. Fish
Willits
Flate
Colusa County
Gardenhiere
Gurdenhiere
Disputch-Democrat
Intentions Filed for Marriages in County Clerks Records
Notices filed with the county clerk show intentions to wed for several couples across the region. Jesse Knighten 21 of Upper Lake and Florence Gavette 18 of Lakeport. Horbert T. Anderson 21 of Ashland Oregon and Eunice M. Hargreaves 21 of Redwood Valley. Ernest Karn 56 and Freida Novak 56, both of Redwood Valley. Julius N. Prince 27 of Fort Bragg and Lucille A. Michael 17. John T. Madero 22 of Fort Bragg and Bella B. Madeiros 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Knighten
Upper Lake
Florence Gavette
Lakeport
Horbert T. Anderson
Ashland
Oregon
Eunice M. Hargreaves
Redwood Valley
Ernest Karn
Freida Novak
Julius N. Prince
Fort Bragg
Lucille A. Michael
John T. Madero
Bella B. Madeiros
Deputy Clerk Returns After Brief Flu Siege
Deputy County Clerk Volney Van Dyke appeared downtown Wednesday for the first time since an illness early last week and promptly returned home after completing pressing duties. Walter Sandelin conducted business in San Francisco on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney van Dyke
Walter Sandelin
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coast Family
Sheriff's Office
C. Phelps
Episcopal Services
Sir Thomas Lipton
Hopland Grow
Aho Administratrix
Commerce
Quits Hospital
Lions Club
Mendocino Woodlands
J. L. O’rouke
Walter Gardenhiere
Colusa Hospital
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