Holiday Romance: Jeanie Toivenen Engaged to Bruce McElroy
Jeanie Toivenen, foster daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Osborn of Ava Drive, is engaged to Bruce McElroy son of Mr and Mrs A J Bradshaw of Talmage. Jeanie works at Rasco's while Bruce is employed at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle Washington. No marriage date has been set.
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Jeanie Toivenen
Bruce McElroy
Jeanie
A. J. Osborn
Ava Drive
Rasco’s. Bruce
A. J. Bradshaw
Talmage
Boeing Aircraft Plant
Seattle
Wash
New Members Inducted by Soroptimists Ukiah Club
Soroptimist Club of Ukiah inducted three new members Gertrude Bogner Barbara Eversole and Lorraine Pearson at a luncheon in the House of Garner Evelyn Banzhas led the ceremony and presented folders and pins. Club president Lee Keenan oversaw the meeting with plans announced for the December 9 progressive dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Thatcher
Isabel Richardson
Elk
Lake County
Nation's Christmas tree rises in Grant Grove
In 1923 a child's question about lighting a Sequoia led to a campaign to dedicate the General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon National Park as the nation’s Christmas shrine. The 267 foot monarch, centuries old at Christ’s birth, now draws thousands annually and uses 3.5 miles of tinsel with 3000 bulbs for decoration.
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Grant Grove
Calif
U. S. Department of the Interior
California
Sierra Nevada Range
Fresno
Christ
Calorie count of sugar envelopes in restaurants
A sugar envelope typically holds 1 teaspoon, though some brands use 2 teaspoons. One teaspoon of sugar equals 18 calories, so an envelope often provides 18 calories per teaspoon and varies by brand.
Ukiah Garden Club Christmas Sale Tour Dec 10
The Ukiah Garden Club invites the public to a Dec 10 tour of homes, tea, and a sale at Garden House 1203 W Clay St from 1 to 5 pm. Mrs Alan Auger leads the Christmas goodies display featuring cookies nuts breads fruit cakes and confections plus a cookie reindeer centerpiece. Stollen wine cakes and other regional treats are prepared by club members including Mrs Larry Brown and Mrs Herbert Singley.
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W. Clay Street
Ukiah Garden Club
Alan Auger
Christmas Goodies
Auger
Larry Brown
Ukiah
Herbert Singley
Crumble-top Baked Apples Recipe
Sliced apples layered in a shallow dish with lemon juice and a crumbly oat butter mix. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes until tender yields six servings.
Christmas Wedding Slated At Methodist Church Altar
Julie Lynn Smith and Ronald Edward Escano plan a December 23 wedding at 3 PM in the Redwood Valley Methodist Church with a Lake Mendocino reception. The bride, a Mendocino County Public Works employee and Ukiah High School graduate, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter A. Smith. the groom, a Humboldt State senior majoring in game management, is the son of Mrs. and Mrs. Alfred Escano of Vacaville. The ceremony caps a holiday season of nuptials in the city.
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Julie’ Lynn Smith
Ronald Edward Escano
Methodist
Lake Mendocino
Department of Public Works
Mendocino County
Hunter A
Ukiah
Santa Rosa Junior College
Humboldt State College
Vacaville High School
Luther Burbank
Humboldt State
Alfred Eseuno
Doris Court
Vacaville
Welcome Club Christmas Party Set for December 12
Welcome Wagon members meet at Mrs. Kenneth Rosen home 206 N Barnes St in Ukiah on Tuesday December 12 at six o clock for the annual Christmas party. Gifts exchanged will cost not more than one dollar and new Ukiah area women are invited. Barbara Wiswell at 462 3517 can provide transportation or information.
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Kenneth Rosen
N. Barnes Street
Ukiah
Barbara Wiswell
Mendocino State Hospital
Rexall
Leftover Turkey Casserole with Rice and Mushrooms
Quick casserole using leftover turkey. Sauté onion and mushrooms in butter until soft, add golden mushroom soup and applesauce, heat. Layer cooked rice turkey and sauce in a greased dish, top with bread crumbs and butter, bake about 30 minutes for six servings.
First Christmas Card Designed by Horsley for Henry Cole
The world's first Christmas card was created in 1843 by John Calcott Horsley for Sir Henry Cole, who served as augurator and the inaugural director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
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John Calcott Horsley
Sir Henry Cole
Cole
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Grange Enjoys Numbers by Band Group
Ukiah Grange members heard a band from Ukiah High School under Rowland Nielson perform musical numbers at Southend Hall. Overseer Ernie Shields reported on a Grange convention and new officers. Claude Trimble spoke about county meetings and the water committee. Jim Stutsman will lead the Christmas party for ranch workers at Mendocino State Hospital.
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Southend Hall
Ukiah Grange
Ukiah High School
Rowland Nielson
Ernie Shields
Grange
Claude Trimble
Jim Stutsman
Mendocino State Hospital
Paul Hill
Jeanne Walker
LeRoy and
Alverta Baylie
Olga Hilliker
J. B. Bud
Elizabeth McAllister
Thursday Dessert Program Slated by United Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Women’s Association plans a 1:30 dessert in Bromley Hall of the church. A Christmas book review by Mrs. Billie Funk titled The Christmas Story will follow, a tale long told by Mrs. Billy Graham to her children. All women invited. nursery care provided.
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United Presbyterian Women’s Association
Bromley Hall
The
Presbyterian Church
Billie Funk
Billy Graham
Community events December schedule highlights Ukiah area
Listings show multiple December activities in Ukiah including the Willits Frontier Twirlers lesson at Baechtel school with Carl Williams, a holiday dinner by Lewis White Post 76 and Women’s Auxiliary, a narcotics talk by Jerry Ransom at St. Mary’s, nursery school rummage sales, a singles dance at Veterans Memorial building, Pack 67 meeting, Promenaders square dance workshop, Garden Club house tour and tea, AAUW Christmas party, a Mendocino County Legal Secretaries noon meeting, and Emblem Club gift wrap for the United Christmas Effort.
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Beée
Willits Frontier
Baechtel School
Carl Williams
Lewis White
American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Veterans
St. Mary's Ptg
Jerry Ransom
Ukiah Police Department
St. Mary’s School
Ukiah Cooperative Nursery School
Ers
Orr
State
Stephenson Streets
Santa Rosa
Memorial Building
Dave’ Elmore
Presbyterian Church
Don Ritchey
Ukiah Garden Club
Don Gilmer
W. Standley Street
Harold Irish
W. Standley Avenue
Richard Mazzoni
W. Perkins Street
Tom Cleland
Mendocino Place
Roy Wagner
Garden House
W. Clay ‘Street
Ukiah
AAUW
John Croféet
Ss. Spring Street
Mendocino
Wabash Avenue
United Christmas
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Jeanie Toivonen
Bill Clarke
Ukiah Motor Sales
Scott & State
Texas
Santa Claus
APPLE
Methodist Church
Welcome Club
Dial
Thatcher
Dean Buick
Penney's
Penney
Ney's
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