Mardi Gras Pageant of Nations Lights Ukiah New Year
Ukiah welcomed the new year with festive social life and a notable Mardi Gras pageant by the local fire department. Columbia and allied nations were portrayed by a group of women and girls in ornate costumes, with J. A. Jamison as Uncle Sam and Grace Emery as Joan of Arc drawing applause. Prizes honored top costumes and groups, as the crowd enjoyed dancing and a flag-laden, color-filled hall.
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Columbia
Fire Department
California Pines
Ukiah
Keith Eversole
de Medici
Mrs. Eversole
Ocean
America
Uncle Sam
J. A. Jamison
Britannia
Benson Edwards
France
Leva Ruddick
Joan of Arc
Grace Emery
Patriok
Frances Rea
Lloyd Cox
I Dses
Flossie Preston
Virginia Mills
India
Bessie Hversche
Esther Redwine
Highlands
Scotland
Irene Hoffman
Turkey
Red Cross
Canada
Ireland
China
Wm. Bromley
F. E. Rea
Ted Young
Louis Hildreth
Sam
Grover McGimsey
Roumania
Belgium
Johansen
Gertrude Jamison
Christmas Party at Miss Jamison’s Walnut Avenue Home
Miss Gertrude Jamison entertained at her Walnut avenue residence last Saturday evening for her cousin Miss Larlize Jamison and guest Miss Irma Hutchison of Berkeley. The rooms featured Christmas greens and red berries with clear dancing floors. guests included Lurline Jamison Irma Hutchison Vivian Green Margaret Cunningham Hilda Banker Roweha Owsley Lempi Sandelin Stella Sandelin Evelyn Redemeyer Leila Hansen Clyde Wilson Frank Miner Newell Rea Lloyd Davidson Joe Anker Clarence Wegner Robert Stelert Williard Broaddus Whitney Redemeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Jamison
Walnut Avenue
Miss Jamison
Larlize Jamison
Irma Hutchison
Berkeley
Lurline Jamison
Vivian Green
Margaret Cunningham
Hilda Banker
Roweha Owsley
Lempi Sandelin
Stella Sandelin
Evelyn Redemeyer
Leila Hansen
Messrs
Clyde Wilson
Frank Miner
Newell Rea
Lloyd Davidson
Joe Anker
Clarence Wegner
Robert Stelert
Williard Broaddus
Whitney Redemeyer
Saturday Afternoon Club resumes with Home Fires program
After a long holiday break the Saturday Afternoon Club will meet next Saturday afternoon at Mrs Bertha Emerys home with Mrs Eugenia Cox as assistant host. The program includes a song Keep the Home Fires Burning a dramatic reading by Mrs Lucia Hopkins music by Gounod featuring Mrs W A Maxwell an original poem by Mrs W Thomas and humor by Mrs Curtis Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Emery
Eugenia Cox
Lucia Hopkins
W. A. Maxwell
W. ¥. Thomas
Curtis Miller
A Charming Afternoon for Miss Elinor Thomas Guests
Miss Elinor Thomas hosted a charming Saturday afternoon of sociability for five girls from Texas and Los Angeles. Helen Dewey entertained the group, and five hundred was played among the guests.
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Elinor ‘Thomas
Texas
Los Angeles
Helen Dewey
Latimer Exhibition Shows Ukiah Valley Landscape in Oil
California landscape in oil by L. P. Latimer is shown at Courvoisier galleries in San Francisco. A noted art critic praises the work for its mountain and river scene familiar to Latimer, noting freer handling of oil and a sunset sky that illuminates the topography, while Ukiah residents express warm support for the artist and his work.
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California
L. P. Latimer
Courvoisier
San Francisco
Latimer
Ukiah
New Year Dinner and Supper Parties Bring 1919 Welcome
Following years of custom many families hosted New Year dinners and informal suppers on New Year’s Eve. The gatherings featured noise makers and lively toasts as they welcomed the new year. Notable hosts included Miss Dorothy Thomas with friends and relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hofman, Miss Albina Custer, and others, marking a memorable start to 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Dorothy Thomas
Marian Handy
Reva Thomas
Norval Thomas
Loren York
Terrilla Duncan
San Francisco Hosts Huge City Celebration
The city greeted numerous residents as it staged its largest and loudest festival to date. Among attendees were Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Iverson, Mr. and Mrs. Will Banker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holliday, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gibson, Miss Vivian Wilson, Miss Leila Gibron, and about twenty more guests.
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San Francisco
M. H. Iverson
Will Banker
Arthur Holliday
E. B. Gibson
Vivian Wilson
Leila Gibron
New Year Dinner Party at Stout Home in Oak Street
Dr and Mrs Stout hosted a New Year’s Day dinner for nine guests in Oak Street. The table featured red flower decorations and a delicious menu enjoyed by Mr and Mrs J I LeRoy, Mr and Mrs Bibbero, Mr and Mrs J L Brown, Miss Carmen Hazen, and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Stout
Oak Street
J. I. LeRoy
Bibbero
J. L. Brown
Carmen Hazen
Christmas Dinner for Local Society at Brown Home
Members of local society enjoyed a Christmas day dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brown. The table featured red berries and five-fingered ferns with hand crafted favors tied in holiday ribbons. Guests included Miss Margaret Smith of Santa Clara, Dr. and Mrs. Breckenridge, and Dr. and Mrs. Stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Brown
Margaret Smith
Santa Clara
Breckenridge
Stout
Ladies Aid Society Meets at Christian Church
The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church were pleasantly entertained on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs Belle Haines. It was the last meeting of the year with reports from committee heads. A social hour followed with refreshments served. The W C B M held their first meeting of the year in church parlors with a fine program and study hours and an informal social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Belle Haines
Christmas Open House For McGarvey Family
On Christmas Day the McGarvey family held an open house for members who gathered in the afternoon for a family dinner. A handsomely decorated tree was unveiled under a garland canopy. Attending were Mr and Mrs Sam Souder Eureka Mrs Charlotte McGarvey Mrs Belle Day Mr and Mrs Taylor McGarvey and children Mr and Mrs Victor McGarvey and daughter and Mr and Mrs Robert McGarvey and daughter Charlotte.
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McGarvey
Sam Souder
Eureka
Charlotte McGarvey
Belle Day
Taylor McGarvey
Victor McGarvey
Robert McGarvey
Charlotte
Poage Family Holiday Visit Not Seen by Colusa Kin
Dr and Mrs Charles Poage and son from Colusa spent part of the holiday week with local relatives including Mrs A Poage and Attorney and Mrs W D L Held. Illness in the Poage family prevented a planned Colusa motor trip, disappointing many friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Poage
Colusa
A. Poage
W. D. L. Held
W. G. Poage
Duttons Take Over Kasch Home As Soldier Returns
Edgar Dutton returns to Ukiah after months at an Officers' training camp in Georgia and, with Mrs. Dutton, moves into the Charles Kasch house in Oak Park during the Kasch family's Sacramento absence. Dutton endured many illnesses yet finds California sunny and friendly. Sam and Mrs Bibbero relocate from the Neil Anker home to board at Lamb lodging on North State street. Neil Anker is due home from Camp Lewis and will share the attractive cottage with Mrs Anker, who has stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Barrick during her husband's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dutton
Ukiah
Georgia
Lamb
North State Street
Neil Anker
Camp Lewis
Anker
Bridge party honors Miss Margaret Smith in Santa Clara
Local bridge enthusiasts gathered last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Louis Hildreth to celebrate Miss Margaret Smith of Santa Clara who was visiting her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs Clair Smith. The intimate circle of guests enhanced the cheerful event and the favor went to Mrs. Mary Ruddock.
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Louis Hildreth
Margaret Smith
Santa Clara
Clair Smith
Miss Smmith
Mary Ruddock
Illness Strikes San Francisco Residents In Holiday Week
Miss Lorene Holliday and Miss Leta Wilson share a San Francisco flat and fall ill with influenza. Miss Holliday is ill this week, while Miss Wilson, returning from a Christmas vacation elsewhere, takes refuge with friends. Miss Nina Holbrook, herself ill, serves as nurse to Miss Holliday as Miss Wilson and Miss Vivian Wilson occupy Holbrook’s apartment.
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Lorene Holliday
Miss Leta Wilson
San Francisco
Miss Leta
Nina Holbrook
Miss Holliday
Vivian Wilson
Miss Holbrook
Becketley Honored by St. John's Epworth League Party
In honor of Lawrence Beckley who has been honorably discharged from the navy after two years of service he has returned to his parents' home. The St. John's Epworth League entertained with a party last Saturday evening. A musical program games and a delicious supper followed. About thirty five were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Beckley
Navy
St. John’s Epworth League
Influenza Situation Improves in Willits
Willits news reports the flu epidemic under control with three new cases yesterday and similar numbers the past week. About 25 cases remain quarantined but none are serious and several have been released from restrictions.
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Willits
Jan
Prominent Yorkville Resident Visits Town and Local Visitors
LOGALS Fred Hibberd a prominent citizen of the Yorkville section was in town the latter part of last week and the first of this M W Smith and Chas Scott new tenants of the Wm Beck ranch near Yorkville were Ukiah visitors last ly Hirschel Cleland and family 4% and relatives Ray was summoned to Gey the first of the week on ac the sorigihinoss of his.
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Fred Hibberd
Yorkville
M. W. Smith
Chas. Scott
Wm. Beck
Hirschel Cleland
Ray
New California cross state highway plans stir county talk
A Marysville gathering organized a regional push for a Tahoe to Ukiah highway, naming the Sutter Butte Tahoe to Ukiah Highway Association. The route would run from Ukiah through Lake and Colusa counties to Marysville and onward to Nevada City and Grass Valley, with meetings set in Colusa and other cities.
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San Francisco
Marysville
Lake Tahoe
Ukiah
Lakeport
Woodland
Sacramento Valley
California
Sutter- Butte-Tahoe
James K. O’brien
Smartsville
Charles H. Chase
H. Balsdan
M. Westcott
Colusa County
Louis Tarke
J. G. Onstott
J. ¢. Albertson
Sutter County
Chris J. Miller
A. B. Foote
Nevada County
Mendocino
Lake Counties
Lake County
Sutter Buttes
Yuba River
Nevada City
Grass Valley
Colusa
Government wool must be billed through dealer
A Washington extension telegram states government wool shorn in 1918 will not be purchased unless loaded on cars and billed to an approved dealer in an approved distributing center by December 31 1918. The dealer must file a statement and a copy of the invoice within five days of receipt of the invoice.
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C. B. Smith
Office of Extension
Washington
Myszkag
Mrs Kate Slattery Visitation at Heryford Home
Mrs Kate Slattery visited the William Heryford home in this city last week. She has been quite ill recently but is now slowly regaining her health.
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Kate Slattery
William Heryford
Irish Roots Tie Spain to Old World Soldiers
A Christian Science Monitor note traces the long link between Ireland and Spain from the Wild Geese era to early 1800s migration. Many Irish immigrants were welcomed in Spain and adopted the country, to the point that present generations speak little English, though their surnames like O Connor and O Neill remain.
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Ireland
Spain
O'Connor
O'Neil
O'Donnell
Shaw
Christian Science Monitor
Cancer Not Hereditary. Insurance figures challenge inheritance
Arthur Hunter presented statistics to the Association of Life Insurance Presidents showing cancer not hereditary in men. He found only two grandparents with cancer among 234 when both parents died of cancer, no cancer in 314 children of two cancer parents, nine cases among 301 siblings of cancer patients, and three cases among 810 offspring over forty in 488 families with one cancer parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hunter
Association Off Life Insurance
Hunter
Shrinkage in Corn Storage and Skim Milk Waste
A 1910s report notes corn moisture loss from 18.8 to 14.7 percent in storage, reducing a 50 pound bushel by 4.1 percent and 1,970 pounds total. It cites 17,000,000,000 gallons of skim milk wasted nationwide, discusses milk fat removal, protein value, and consumer resistance to whole milk.
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Ord Mine
Nyha
Skellmilky
Department of
Agnie Meins
Eit UK
Department of Yre
Fragmented OCR Notes Reflect Vanished Context
The readable text fragments suggest a historical note or report with unclear names and events. Key names or places are missing, leaving only partial phrases about a boat, losses, and potential dates or actions. Further context is needed to produce a coherent headline and summary.
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Mardi Gras
Misses Marian
Dorothy Handy
Miss Grace Lothian
Aternoon Club
Mrs. Haines
A. Christmas Be Ee
H . Robert
Epworth League
Morris & LeRoy
Gross State Road
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
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