Eisenhower Chosen for Fall Campaign Drive
San Francisco reports Rep Leslie Arends says President Eisenhower is “rarin to go” as Republicans launch efforts to win both Congress and the White House in November. Nixon and Eisenhower were unanimously renominated and will give acceptance speeches at the Cow Palace.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Arends
Richard M. Nixon
City to install 26 mercury vapor lights on State and School streets
Ukiah city council directed Manager Lyell Cash to modernize the lighting system with 26 color corrected mercury vapor lights along State and School streets at about 5600 dollars. The plan aims for 1.2 foot candles, replacing the current five vapor lights and adding underground cables. A second, costlier plan for 1.8 foot candles was rejected.
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Ukiah
Lyell Cash
Cash
State
School Streets
State Street
Clay
Henry
School Street
Smith
Church Streets
Formosa air clash spurs hunt for missing Mercator crew
Two American destroyers with jets closed on the Red China coast after a U S Navy Martin Mercator plane radioed it was under attack 32 miles off the China coast and 160 miles north of Formosa. Peiping radio said the missing plane may have been shot down. The search effort involved eight air sea rescue amphibians from Okinawa and Japan along with carrier and patrol bombers.
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Peiping
Formosa
Red China Coast
Taipei
Peiosing
China
Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Red China
Shanghai
Chiang -Kai- Shek
China Sea
U.S
Peiping Radio
Chiang Kai-shek
Ing
U.S. Air Force
Okinawa
Japan
Foss
Walton
Orca
Eisenhower
San Francisco
James C. Hagerty
Deer Harvest Near Record Midseason at Cow Mountain
A midseason report from Manley Inlay shows Cow Mountain in Lake County yielding 113 deer killed, nearing last season's total. Through Lakeport, 1,744 hunters checked this year versus 1,365 last year, with more hunting pressure and dogs aiding success. The area, though crowded, reports no serious accidents and emphasizes weekend activity with after‑work hunting also popular.
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Cow Mountain
Lake County
Manley Inlay
State Department of Fish and Game
Lakeport
Inlay
Designer of Four Ukiah Schools On Missing Plane
A private plane missing since yesterday with architect Ernest Winkler designer of four Ukiah schools and two others aboard was last seen leaving Eureka at 4 15 pm bound for San Rafael. The party includes Harold Farquar publicity man from Walnut Creek and Clarence Fong draftsman from Berkeley.
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Redwood Empire
Ernest Winkler
Ukiah
Eureka
San Rafael
Here
Winkler
Harold Farquar
Walnut Creek
Clarence Fong
Berkeley
San Anselmo
Frank Zeek
Safeway to Begin New Ukiah Store Construction
John J. O Connell district manager for Safeway Stores said construction of the new Safeway building on the old baseball park site, South State street Ukiah, will start next week and run to completion. The project follows a closing of the existing store at School and Church streets on July 7 to clear the lot for J C Penney and other adjacent shops. The reinforced concrete building will offer modern facilities and ample customer parking.
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John J. O’connell
Santa Rosa
Safeway Stores
Ukiah
Baseball Park
South State Street
O'Connell
The
Daily Journal
Church Streets
J. C. Penney Company
J. H. Hansen
Safeway
Chief on Vacation Plans for Fishing Trip Near Crater Lake
Chief of Police George Smith departs for Union creek near Crater Lake for a fishing vacation. His brother Frank from Whittier travels ahead to Ukiah and will arrange the first fishing line.
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George Smith
Union Creek
Crater Lake
Frank
Whittier
Ukiah
New minister arrives at Church of Christ in Ukiah
Ross McGinnis has become the minister assigned to the Church of Christ in Ukiah and begun his services at the Luce lane church.
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Ross McGinnis
Church of Christ
Ukiah
Luce Lane
Public Hearing Called on Zoning Amendments by County
The county planning commission set a public hearing for September 26 at 2 p.m. to consider amendments to the new zoning ordinance. Key PG&E changes would remove use permit needs for sub stations and transmission lines in restricted areas, with planning commission approval replacing some permits. The panel may hold a second hearing in October and the board of supervisors must approve final adoption.
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County Planning Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Planning Commission
James M. Campbell
Campbell
Board of Supervisors
Commission
Pg&e
Row Rages On Lover's Leap Favored Over Squaw Rock
Local dispute over the roadside rock known as Squaw Rock or Lover's Leap heads to September 23 dedication plans. Ukiah Native Daughters and state park officials back Lover's Leap with a plaque, while county supervisors and chambers clash over the misnomer and naming rights.
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Ted McKown
Squaw Rock
Satuka
Cachow
Sotuka
Ukiah
Native Daughters
Golden: West
Historical Landmarks Committee
State Park Commission
Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors
Paul Satterley
Bob Moir
State Chamber
Moir
Alan Hart
Highways Division
Division of Highways
Hopland Chamber of Commerce
Bernice M. Faas
NDGW
Kingdom Come
Paul Sutterley
Carrol Ornbaun Nominated for Young Man of the Year
Ukiah community leader Carrol Ornbaun is nominated as the first Young Man of the Year by the Ukiah Jaycees. He directed the Ukiah 12th District Fair parade and has active civic and fraternal roles. Nominations require a local resident aged 21 to 36 with written or verbal support. Entries go to Stuart Draut by Aug 27. judging occurs Sept 12 at a Jaycee meeting.
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Carrol Ornbaun
Ukiah 12Th District
Chamber of Commerce
Ornbam
Ukiah Area
Stuart Draut
Lockwood Drive
Ukiah
Planning Consultant Warns County of Shack Towns in Coyote Area
Menlo Park planner James Campbell warned the county planning commission about shack towns that form near large construction projects like the Coyote Valley dam. He urged action to control reservoir area development, noting examples from Shasta and Trinity counties and stressing a need for a complete county plan including schools, police, roads, and zoning. Poulos said Ukiah should handle recreational development as state and national park services show no interest, with Hillview and Pickle cited as existing sites near Highway 20.
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Coyote Area
James Campbell
Menlo Park
County Planning Commission
Coyote Valley
Campbell
Shasta
Trinity County
Paul Poulos
Board of Supervisors
Commission
City of
Ukiah
Poulos
Hillview
Pickle
Highway 20
NWP Worker Dies In Willits Yard
James J. Don-Jordan a Northwestern Pacific Railroad yard employee was found dead in Willits yards Wednesday at 5 PM. A 37 year old Virginia native and bachelor, he had worked in Willits about two years. He was taken to Howard Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. Funeral arrangements were pending at Anker Mortuary Willits.
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James J. Don-Jordan
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
Willits
Don-Jordan
Virginia
Howard Memorial Hospital
Anker Mortuary
Northwestern California Weather Forecast With Inland Fog
Northwestern California will see fair weather through Friday with coastal fog extending inland briefly in the mornings. Temperatures remain steady with Napa at 84 and 54, Ukiah at 91 and 54, and Santa Rosa at 84 and 51.
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California
Napa
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Temperature Readings and Comparisons
August 1956 high and low temperatures listed alongside August 1955 data. Noon readings show 88 degrees, with notes on rainfall of 0 and no rainfall last year.
Ukiah City Keeps 1955-56 Tax Rates for 1958-57
Ukiah City Council approved maintaining district tax rates for 1958-57 at 1.06 in district one 1.02 in district two and 0.75 in district three. City Manager Lyell Cash reported assessed valuation near 10.74 million with potential growth. expansion plans for airport runway led to property purchases including 75x145 foot lots for 6900 and 3500 cash. Police discuss security at city warehouse after copper thefts and inspector plans for structural checks on a State street hotel area.
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Airport
Arne Paananen
Harold Smith
Smith
George Smith
Carl’ Hinds
Pohice
Uleagh Hotel
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Chistang
US 7Th Fleet
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NEA
C. R. Kroeger
Dan Sargentini
South Highway
Boards of Supervisors
Dwight Bishnhower
Richard
Mz Nixon
Joseph Hartley
Hopland
County and
Ukiah Chambers of Commerce
Shasta Dam
Roy Swain
Trevis Marsha
Uktah
California Optometrics Association
San Jose
NWP
Willits Yard
Rules Council
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