Redwood Empire Fair crowns 4-H champion and awards
A total of 21,040 visitors attended the Redwood Empire Fair over four days of ideal weather. Lewis Brown, son of Assessor Webb Brown, won the 4-H round robin showmanship trophy and topped beef, dairy, sheep and swine showmanship in the same sweep. He also earned the director’s trophy and other top honors in his class. Robin Cleary, 16, Potter Valley, won the Pappy Dunham Perpetual Trophy for the second straight year with 174 points across multiple horse events. Additional judging results will be published as received.
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Lewis Brown
Webb Brown
Potter Valley
Lewis
Pappy Dunham
Robin Cleary
Miss Cleary
Bill Howard
Errant Drivers Arrested During Weekend
Three persons booked at the county jail over the weekend for drunk driving open container violations and minor in possession. Dumont Watson 56 Winters arrested Friday on Roseville warrant for drunk driving open container and speed law violation. Kirby Stacey 18 Willits arrested at 2 a.m. Saturday for minor in possession and intoxication. Jerry Allen Maddox 19 Willits arrested 1:45 a.m. Saturday for drunk driving open container no license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumont Watson
Winters
Roseville
Kirby Stacey
Willits
Jerry Allen Maddox
Sheriff’s men arrest man on Texas warrant
Members of the sheriff s patrol arrested Carroll Owling s, 21, Fort Bragg, on a Hock Jey County Texas warrant charging him with removing mortgaged property from Texas to wit an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Mendogino Coast Night Patrol
Carrol Owlings
Fort Bragg
Hock Jey
Texas
Wields Knife On Mother Slugs Blind Man
A 17 year old Laytonville youth threatened his mother with a butcher knife during a fit of anger then slugged an 18 year old acquaintance who is half blind. He was in juvenile hall charged with assault with a deadly weapon drunk and disturbing the peace. Authorities were barred from naming the charged person by a court order and could face contempt for disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laytonville
Sheriff's
Sheriff's Department
Robert Winslow
Silvas Acquitted In Fort Bragg Driving Case
Fort Bragg laborer Alexander Silvas was acquitted by a jury Friday afternoon of drunk driving and disturbing the peace. Judge Basil Heathcote presided at Ten Mile Justice Court with Deputy DA Tim Steen prosecuting and Rey Broaddus representing Silvas. Fort Bragg police, assisted by sheriff's duties, traced him from Highway 20 to Fort Bragg. the alleged incident occurred at Oren Wilson’s home.
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Fort Bragg
Alexander Silvas
Basil Heathcote
Ten Mile Justice Court
Tim Steen
Silvas
Rey Broaddus
Fort Brag
Highway 20
Oren Wilson
Artists cry foul on fair judging in Mendocino County
Willits Art Association members protest to the Redwood Empire fair board claiming biased judging after the Mendocino Art-Center won blue ribbon for oils and watercolors not fitting the Forest Fairy Land theme. Willits tied for second with Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Deep Deep Wood, Ukiah placed third.
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Willits Art Association
Redwood Empire Fair Board of Directors
Valley
Mendocino Art Association
Willits
Mendocino Art—Center
Art Center
Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Andy
Ukiah Group
Bullets Fly In Talmage Area Motive Suspected
Sheriff's deputies probe a string of malicious mischief firings at service stations and cars in the Talmage Road and Sanford Lane area. An estimated 300 dollars damage at Richardsell, a window shot at Ron's Richfield Station, and Ward and Heater report gunfire damages between 12:30 and 1 a.m. on Friday. Authorities believe the incidents are linked to a single shooter or group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Deputies
Talmage ‘Road
Sanford Lane
Richardsell
Ron
Richfield
Talmage Road
John Melvin Ward
Paul Heater
Four Injury Mishaps Occur in Ukiah Area
Over the weekend four injury crashes were reported by the Highway Patrol in the Ukiah area. Dewey Johnson, 45, Ukiah, faced a suspected drunk driving charge after a three car collision near Hopland on Highway 101 left him with minor injuries and three others uninjured. John son, 19, Potter Valley, was cited for hit and run following a minor collision on East Potter Valley Road Saturday. A 17-year-old Yorkville girl suffered possible major injuries in a south Ukiah collision involving Charlotte Marshall, 37, of Kelseyville. Mary Snyder, 32, Ukiah, ran her car into a ditch to avoid a left-turning vehicle near Hopland, with her husband Robert Snyder treated for minor injuries.
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Highway Patrol
Dewey Johnson
Ukiah
Johnson
Hopland
Highway 101
Rena Be Marcantonio
Arai Hisao
Calgary
Jonathan Byers
Potter Valley
East Potter Valley
Byers
Dorothy Foster
Sacramento
Sherry
Ukiah General Hospital
Yorkville
Hillside Sty Hospital
Charlotte Marshall
Kelseyville
S. State Street
Norgard Lane
Marshall
Mary Snyder
Highway 10
Robert Snyder
Treatfab Bieta Sonaninky Hospital
Earthquake in Turkey Leaves Vast Destruction and Toll
Turkish quake in eastern provinces near Iraq border devastates Merzurun Mu Bitlis Bingol areas. Deaths feared rising past thousands as villages crumble and survivors scavenge debris. Rescue teams work around the clock amid cold, fear, and ruined streets. Textile workers and locals endure freezing conditions and sparse supplies.
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Turkey
Viday
Merzurun
Bingol
Bitlis
Iraq
Tran
Soviet Union
Department of National Security
Kartier
Cateed
New Lunar Orbiter to Photograph Landing Sites
UPI reports NASA scientists command the Lunar Orbiter to snap photos of potential Apollo landing sites as it orbits the Moon at about 36 miles low. Primary task hinges on a high resolution camera, with a revised plan using moderate resolution images to cover broader areas.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
U.S
Mare Fecunditatis
Orbiter Project
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Clifford H. Nelson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nelson
Fire calls recap with minimal damage reported
A series of Friday to Sunday fire and ambulance calls: grass fires near Freeway and Talmage Road with no damage, a major auto fire at Dale Johnson’s car in the Fairgrounds lot, a Sunday grass fire at So State and Boonville near Burke Hill Drive with no damage, an ambulance to Norgard Lane, and a fire at Hoover Laundromat 115 E Gobbi with minor damage.
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Talmage Road
Dale Johnson Auto
Fairgrounds
State and
Boonville Road
Burke Hill
Norgard Lane
State Street
Elmer Stanley
County Hospital
KE. Perkins
Hoover Laundromat
E. Gobbi
Garberville Woman Shoots Self in Apparent Suicide
Eugenia Cassandra Franklin, 16, of Garberville, was found dead Saturday near Dos Rios Road west of Laytonville. Officials say she apparently shot herself with a 30-30 rifle after a quarrel with her husband at her grandmother's home. The coroner's office confirmed the finding.
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Eugenia Cassandra Franklin
Garberville
Dos Rios
Laytonville
John Franklin
Miles Phillips
Oxbow Ridge Fire Rages Across 20000 Acres
In Cottage Grove Oregon a massive forest blaze in the Coast Range has burned 20 000 acres since Saturday afternoon forcing the shutdown of most logging operations. The Oxbow Ridge fire remains out of control and threatens heavy timber near Cottage Grove.
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Cottage Grove, Ore
UPI
Oregon
Coast Range
Cottage ‘Grove
Air Force Planes Bomb Mosquitoes Over Dallas
Four Air Force C 123 planes flew at treetop height spraying malathion on Northeast Dallas to kill Culex mosquitoes linked to five deaths and 81 St Louis encephalitis cases. The first attack Friday preceded a weekend grounding due to wind and poor visibility as motorists along the North Central Expressway watched dawn runs.
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Dallas
API
Air Force
St. Louis
North Central Expressway
Robards and Lucas in Malibu Dog Row
Malibu, UP I and Alex Lucas were jailed after a late night prank in Jon Hall’s yard. The Great Dane allegedly attacked a neighbor during the bizarre incident. Both actors were charged with disturbing the peace and posted $110 bail awaiting arraignment.
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Ruth Bartow
Bank of America
Lake Mendocino
Ruth
Ken Jamieson
Patty Littlefield
Willits 4-H Club
Patty
Earl Maizer
Willits Journal
G. Hunter
Ukiah Area
Varto
Sato
Arm's Reich
Howes
Cary Aminoff
Middlefield
Richard C. Grimaldi
Newington
Peter
Emmanuel
Peter Grimaldi
John Faulkner
New York
Hartford
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Faulkner
Self
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Robin
Lois Cleary
Jason Robards
Malibu
Jason Robards Jr
Dane Dog
Robards
Alex Lucas
Jon Hall
Hall
Racquel
Lucas
Justice’ ‘Court
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