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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
5
Through Sunday at Ukiah Fairgrounds Mendocino County hosts four days of family fun with merchants farmers and artists showcasing efforts to unite the community. Young participants vie for prizes while booths promote therapeutic and civic themes amid fair activities and local optimism.
Notice states a trustee's sale on Friday August 23 1968 at 1 30 PM at the court house entrance Mendocino County California for Prime Pacific secured debt. The sale is to be for cash to the highest bidder with no warranty regarding title or encumbrances. Background notes mention Attila the Hun and a separate historical date.
An August 1958 snapshot notes Ukiah area happenings including a Redwood Region Conservation Council trip on the Skunk train leaving Willits at 1 50 p m and returning 7 30 p m, three vacancies on Mendocino County Republican Central Committee to be filled at a Palace Hotel dinner, a silver wedding anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs William Moore at 2 p m Sunday, and new ownership at Redwood Valley Nursery following a transfer from Paul Ingle and Helen M Scholl. Also mentioned are deer tagging, Catherine Nicholson’s Round Valley trip, white striping renewal on the Willits to Uleigh highway, and other local brief items.
The piece outlines Nixon’s choice of Agnew as vice president and the behind the scenes dynamic with Strom Thurmond in Miami Beach. It notes Southern delegates shifting toward Reagan, the split among Republicans over Northern defections, and Thurmond’s uneasy influence in shaping the ticket and party unity.
Twenty years ago a Cornelia Rebekah Lodge and Odd Fellows lodge planned a joint float for the Sunday parade. On August 22 the District Fair would sponsor a Veterans of Foreign Wars donkey baseball game as part of the celebration.
Thirty years ago in August 1938 Supervisor C J Pensula organized a camp of about 200 men to improve the Fort Bragg to Willits road. The Fort Bragg Advocate notes over 400 cats registered at the Ranger station, with activity spreading through the area.
The governor signs a 350 million education bond to go before voters on November 5. It would allocate 200 million for higher education and 80 million for urban school construction and replacements. Proponents cite needed university expansion and new facilities, while critics warn of rising debt and interest costs.
Walter Ruuska aged 14 wins the two mile swim at Teri Mile river on Sunday with a time of 46 minutes 3 seconds. Also noted is a feature upcoming at State Theatre in Ukiah showing Tom Mix in Tumbling River and The Raid er Emden, alongside the thrilling German Terror of the Sea documentary. A. R. O’Brian and party plan a Seattle trip with stops at Crater Lake Portland and eastern Oregon for about three weeks.
Fifty years ago on August 16 1918 the second draft registration day for 1918 was announced as Saturday men who have turned 21 since the June registration must register for military service. Harry Kemp hosted a birthday dinner and dance marking the day. Letters from the front described Yankees joining the fight. Lanie Meyer is leaving for service with expected departure to a camp soon.
James Woshwath notes salmon angling in Trinidad Bay is improving as seasoned locals forecast a good season yet caution hot currents. Boats encircle active fishers but initial strikes are scarce, with one four-digger boat reporting four catches. The scene includes city life with boats departing the dock and local history touches, mentioning Sebastian Rodriguez and a Trinity Sunday mass in California.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Boxer Rebellion, Graf Zeppelin voyage in 1929, and John Galsworthy quote about justice as a machine, but is incomplete and lacks coherent context or full names and dates.
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