Don Stanwood Leads Ukiah Junior Baseball Standout Effort
The Fifth District Pony League tournament highlights Don Stanwood’s role in founding Ukiah Little League on a shoestring in 1953 and his drive to bring junior baseball to Anton Stadium. Crowds surpassed all prior park attendance as supporters praised Stanwood, his assistants, and local volunteers for creating a lasting youth sports program despite initial resistance.
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Giorno Park
Ukiah
Don Stanwood
Stanwood
Don's
Anton Stadium
Oklahans
Narrow window from old Ukiah file recalls local events
A scanned past page recounts multiple Sonoma Mendocino county items: jewelry theft at Smith Jewelry Store, strike threats at Saga apple plant, a missing Humboldt mother found, WWI veteran Jack Haskell’s suicide, upcoming Ember Roundup financing, Point Arena residents Iversons return, Biggar Holstein herd sold, legal action by traffic squad, Bereavement service for Bryan, a Mendocino Hospital education exhibit, and local civic notes on Ukiah enterprises and staff changes.
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Smithewelry
E. F. Smith
Loutone Gravenstein Apple Packig
Sonomaounty
Saga
Sebastopol Apple Growers Union
Staton
Ben Williams
Blue Lake
Lumboldt
Mothe
Tome
Wiliams
Jack Haskell
Point Arena
Ncessary
Aleady
Mads Iverson
Laldsburg
George B. Biggar
Covelo
Anita
Ukiah Defeats Boonville After Unclear Bet Rumor
Reported last Sunday as Ukiah won the ball game against Boonville. The tale centers on a wager placed by Harry Cameron predicting Boonville would win, a bet said to involve the full one dollar stake.
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Ukiah
Boonville
Harry Cameron
Cameron
Electric light plant opens at Point Arena
The Point Arena electric light plant began operating last Friday evening and has run satisfactorily since. It is said the new lights greatly improve the town’s night appearance. Albert Brown of Mendocino owns the plant.
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Point Arena
Albert Brown
Mendocino
Rural delivery begins as Bert Nader runs first route
Last Tuesday the new rural free delivery service started with Bert Van Nader making the first round after 1 PM and completing the trip a little after 7 PM. Ukiah high school opens next Monday and water has been on half rations after a pumping station accident. Dust levels are high with a stiff wind, and Willits freight shipments set a monthly pace with nearly 60 cars leaving last Wednesday as the railroad sees strong business.
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Boonville
Cameron
California
Mendocino State Hospital
J. W. Eversole
Ukiah
Smith and
State Streets
Eversole
C. M. Fulkerson
Point Arena
Bert van Nader
Ukiah High School
Willits
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Donald L. Zylspra
H. M. Ivey
Standley St
Mendocino Co
Everon
W. D. L. Held
Jami Tre
Saratoga Springs
Sqobel & Day
Flowers & Stickney
E. W. Dutton
Mr. Dutton
Calflain R. S. Ryder
Officer Mankins
Ciancio
William Jennings Bryidn
St. John's Methodist Church
Oaode
Mendocino Motor Sales Company
Montclair
West
Meric
Art Sch
Mendocino Motor Sales CO
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