Willits Union Band Places Third in Class C at San Francisco
May 18 1920 report shows Willits Union high school band finishing third in Class C at a San Francisco concert last Saturday with over 400 northern California bands represented. The piece also covers Mendocino county park projects, local military honors, school attendance notes, and community events across Ukiah Hopland Willits and Santa Rosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willits Union High School
San Francisco
California
Mendocino County
State Park Commission
Montgomery Werods
Ukiah
Hendy
McDonald-to-the-Sea Highway
Gualala
Gualala River
Point Arena
Ocean View
Russian Gulch
Mendocino
Fort Bragg
State Park
Redwood Valley
Hopland Bina Willits
Woodbridge Metcalf
U. S. Department of Forestry
State University At
Berkeley
Laurence Alvin Duffield
Willits
Mt. View, Thompson and Tunnel
Twenty Years Ago Ukiah News May 16 1918
Louis Bilodeau of Willits was found dead in bed Tuesday afternoon. Coroner Robert Cleveland held the inquest. The estate, left without a will, will be settled by the public administrator. Chautauqua announcements stress reconstruction issues. T. B. Fulwider received permission to build gates on Redwood Valley hill. Tribune and Garish buy 20 acres by NWP railroad for grape processing plants ahead of prohibition. Mrs. Sam Reinking visits Manchester by the Sea and Santa Rosa. A reception honors Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Banks in Anderson Valley. War heroes Roy Clay Phocian McGimsey Barnum Heryford return from overseas to applause. Dr. Marianna Bertola names Mrs. Louis Hildreth bureau chair of international relations. Major and Mrs Alexander Thomanson and E L Cunningham move into a new Ukiah home praised as one of the finest. Mrs. Del Rawles and Milas Thelma Rawles visit Ukiah. US engineers show keen interest in Noyo river channel plans this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bilodeau
Willith
Robert Cleveland
Willits
Chautauqua
T. BE. Fulwider
Board of Supervisors
Redwood Valley Hill
Curtis A. Miller
Tribune and Garish
NWP
Sam Reinking
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Santa Rosa
Ernest Banks
Alexander Thomas
E. L. Cunningham
T. J. Weldon
Ukiah
del Rawles
Milas Thelma Rawles
Anderson Valley
U. S
Noyo River
Forty Years Ago May 19 1890 Cavelo Notes
Cavelo correspondent reports no weddings this week but expects marriage licenses to be issued soon. Mrs Badger of Westport returns with relatives visiting Cavelo. Chris Hansen and family spent Institute week in Branscomb. California Supreme Court appointed J A Cooper as commissioner, replacing the late E J Pringle. Cooper rose from almost nothing to statewide prominence defending Mendocino outlaws. Dr K M Lundberg, once a Ukiah dentist, now cuts practice in Fort Bragg, visited Ukiah briefly. Frank M Cook, previously mentioned, remains in Ukiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavelo
Badger
Westport
Miss Blair
Sarah Foster
Mrs. Palmer
Chris Hansen
Branscomb
Supreme Court
J. A. Cooper
E. J. Pringle
Cooper
California
Ukiah
Mendocino
K. M. Lundberg
Fort Bragg
Frank M. Cook
Local notes from Ukiah and Mendocino county events
The San Francisco Dramatic Company plans performances in Lake County Hopland and Boonville after leaving Ukiah last Friday. A. W. Rantes visits Santa Rosa while commenting on local bears. Rain in Fort Bragg and Covelo yields several inches. Drummers register at Grand Hotel Point Arena. euchre prizes awarded at Foss Villa Hopland. Ukiah gains rail progress and post office expansion at Point Arena with jeweler C. Miner to occupy the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Dramatic Company
Jenny
Belle Briggs
Jennie Lamont
William O. Dongan
Frank Cassidy
Willam Gregg
Fred Summerfield
H. H. Minnick
Charles B. Huse
Ukiah
Lake County
Hopland
Boonville
A. W. Rantes
Santa Rosa
Sonoma
Noyo
Ten Mile
Fort Brage
Grand Hotel
Point Arena
Covelo
T. B. Henley
Mra. J
Mra. J. E. Northern At Foss Villa
J. G. Whelan
Blanche Thatcher
W. W. Thatcher
C. F. Grant
M. Iversen
San Francisco
Petaluma
Iverson
C. Miner
Change of dates for unemployment service visits
Kenneth E. Sullivan announces a change of dates for the itinerant unemployment service to Mendocino coast. The representative will be in Mendocino June 1 instead of May 31 and in Fort Bragg June 2 instead of June 1. Employment Service seeks cooks and waiters for county resorts and hotels. Norris Rawles, state highway engineer, leaves Howard Memorial hospital after operations for appendicitis and hernia. He is the son of Mrs. Hettie Rawles of Boonville and lives at the Palace hotel in Ukiah. Chief of Police and Mrs. W T Briggs and daughter Mrs. Robert Powell returned from Treasure Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Sullivan
Department of Employment
Mendocino
Department
Fort Bragg
Norris Rawles
Howard Memorial Hospital
Rawles
Hettie Rawles
Boonville
Palace Hotel
Ukiah
W. T. Briggs
Robert Powell
Treasure Island
State Street survey to begin between Smith Street and city line
George Merk, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee on State Street widening, reports that the official state survey from Smith Street to the northern city line will start as soon as workers are available. State highway engineer S W Elliott said the work should begin within a week or ten days after the commission authorized the order in Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Smith Street
George Merk
Chamber of Commerce
S. W. Elliott
Eureka
Sacramento
Merk
State
Brother of Rose Copsey Passes In Humboldt
Charles Allan Maderioss, 57, longtime Lake County resident, died Saturday at his daughter’s Blue Lake home after heart disease. Funeral services were held in Lakeport with sister Mrs. Rose Copsey of Ukiah and Mrs. Chiorene Ryan in attendance. Survived by three daughters and a son: Mrs. Joy Eaton of Hollywood, Mrs. Leona Howard of Blue Lake, Mrs. Lena Mathison of Boonville, and Bud Maderios of Willits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Allan Maderioxs
Lake County
Upper Lake
Lakeport
Maderioss
Mra
Leona Howard
Blue Lake
Humboldt County
Rose Copsey
Ukiah
Chiorene Ryan
Madering
Joy Eaton
Hollywood
Allena Mathison
Boonville
Bud Maderios
Willits
Ukiah Students Travel to Fort Bragg Play Day
A bus carrying 30 Ukiah high school girls leaves at six a m Saturday for the annual play day at Fort Bragg high school. Miss Audrey Hollenbeck, physical education instructor, accompanies the group. Potr Valley Willits Ukiah and the coast high schools will be represented. NEW AUTO CAMP An auto camp of three cabins near the highway beneath trees has been built by O C Harned on Bush street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg High School
Audrey Hollenbeck
Potter Valley
Willits
Ukiah
Coast
Mahy
O. C. Harned
Bush Street
Bromley Couple Vacationing from Mendocing Bank Desk
William Bromley and his wife plan a vacation from their Savings Bank of Mendocing county desk likely taken at Treasure Island for part of the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bromley
Savings Bank of
Mendocing County
Mrs. Bromley
Treasure Island
Farm Center Doubtful Bill Dance And Abalone Hunt
Point Arena Manchester Farm Center hosts a Saturday dance at the Farm Center fair grounds in Manchester followed by a Sunday abalone hunt at 6 30 am as tides reach minus 1 2 the highest of the season. Swinging Trio of Point Arena performs with Fred Bishop Darrel Halloway and Joe Rinaldo led by Martin Christensen assisted by Henry Galletti and Garf Rawles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Arena
Manchester Farm Center
Farm Center Fair Grounds
Manchester
Fred Bishop
Darrel Halloway
Joe Rinaldo
Martin Christensen
Henry Galletti
Garf Rawles
New Manager in Men's Department Of White House
Jack Butler of Mill Valley takes charge of the men s furnishing department in a major reorganization at the White House firm. He arrives from Murphy s in Mill Valley and brings seasoned sales and management credentials to Ukiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
al Plodg
Jack Butler
Mill Valley
Nis
Butler
Ukiah
Murphy's
Don Eddie Pursues Social Studies Degree at College of the Pacific
Don Eddie of Potter Valley, a Stanford graduate, is earning a secondary degree in social studies at the College of the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Eddie
Potter Valley
Stanford University
The
College of the Pacific
Governor Olson Signs Syphilis Reform Bills
Governor Olson signed two social reform bills championed by Miss Bloise Hafford of Pasadena who fought for syphilis control. One bill imposes pre marital examinations for both men and women, now before the Assembly, with Olson pledging to sign. He cites 600,000 infants born with syphilis in the United States last year and 25,000 stillborn due to delayed treatment, hoping prenatal checks will yield healthier babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olson
Bloise Hafford
Pasadena
Fletcher
Senate
Assembly
Nyphillis
United States
Rattler Demonstrates Swallowing Size by Squirrel Meal
Heine Henrich exhibited a 38 inch rattler that swallowed a squirrel as proof of its capacity. The snake, killed by Andy Phillips, bore nine rattles and a button, suggesting worn-off rattles from travel. A Mill Creek walk produced 11 dead rattlers and residents fear a warmer season brings more snakes to Grenter areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heine Henrich
Andy Phillips
Fred Martin
Mill Creek
Andrew Guthrie
Pete Lafon
Fish Hatchery Canyon
Grenter
Myszkas
Bensons
Move To Ukiah As Faraday Family Relocates
Mrs Geo A Faraday and children move from Fort Bragg to a home on MIN street in Ukiah for a child health reason. Attorney Faraday plans weekend stays in Ukiah for several months. Mrs W Theo Matlock to spend week with Oakland relatives. Oakland couples visit the Matlock home and return Sunday. Fort Bragg guests Ed Percy and Mrs Archie Copland in Ukiah. Percy recently toured the East with Union Lumber officials. Myron B Phinney Soil Conservation Service clerk in Ukiah spent Tuesday at Sebastopol CCC camp on official business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Geo. A. Faraday
Fort Bragg
Min Street
Attorney Faraday
W. Theo Matlock Fo
Oakland
Paul Wilson
Fred Schlosser
Matlock
Ed Percy
Fort Brage
Archie Copland
Percy
Union Lumber Company
Chicago
Howard Preston
Federal Reserve Bank
Preston
Myron B. Phinney
Soil Conservation Service
Uilah
Sebastopol CCC
Camptche Hosts Mendocino Pomona Grange Meeting
Compchte Grange hosts Mendocino Pomona Grange on May 14 with visitors Sacramento Pomona Master BE J Stover and State Treasurer Merk Hunt among dignitaries. KE J Stover and Merk Hunt spoke, Olive E Busch discussed Treasure Island trip, C N Snyder read, Ella Butler recounted her Treasure Island trip with students, two new members Peter Moshishnek and spouse joined Mendocino Pomona, a put luck dinner was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camptche Grange
Mendocino County
Pomona Grange
Sacramento
Pomona
BE. J. Stover
Miya Hazel Reese
Gladys Reese
Caroline Reese
Merk Hunt
Mendocino
Ella Butler
Treasure Island
Mendocina Pomona Grange
Comptche Grange
Peter Moshishnek
Comptche
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Ellen Morley
Genie McGlashan
Will Ontis
Christine
John Saghorn
Hearst
Joe Antrim
F. J. Diddle
Healdsburg
Keller
Lucas Bros
Pacific Coast Women’s Press Ags
Anna Morrison Reed
Northern Crown
Grand Acme
Order of Eagles
State of California
the Eagles
Santa Cruz
Ukiah Acrie No
J. W. Harris
E. L. Williams
F. W. Dooley
B. B. Fox
J. Littehild
Mary Walker
W. C. Elledge
Tulare County
Santa Rosa High School
UHS
L. Sanford
Sarah Seawell
Senator Seawell
Min Creek
Central
Mesdames Gannon
Rhodes
Hopkins
Babcock
Mil Creek
Ball Park
Dispatch-Democrat
Robert Sharp
Ukiah High School
Ukiah Ball Park
Humboldt
People's Gov't
Camptche
Arag
Electric Appliance Society
Uironit
Southern Pacific
Girchair
H. P. Dohring
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