Thanksgiving in Fort Bragg and area highlights
Thanksgiving was celebrated in Fort Bragg and nearby communities with family gatherings across Fresno Vallejo and Mendocino. Readers note travel, visits with grandparents, medical checks, and a public open house at the William Shandels historic home. The week included travel by car bus and air, a funeral in Scio Oregon, a wedding in Saratoga, and local Grange meetings with dues increases and upcoming Christmas events.
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Hollister
Fresno
George Hollister
Aletta Hollister
Vallejo
Etta Gidlands
Jerry Philbrick
San Francisco
Kerri
Ray Giddens
Bay ‘Area
Georgina Allen
Michaela
Charles Eljhardt
Sacramento
Allen
Docker Hill
Budd Bell
Menlo Park
A. W. Smiths
Anderson
Charles Oppenlander
Walter Fish
Maurice Wilson
Maurice Wilson Drove Up Last Week To Spend the Holiday With Mrs. Wilson
Dick Martin
Ecio
Ore
Martin
C. C. Bilyeu
Airport Road
Scio
Stanley Brown
Santa Clara
Clarence Brown
Santa Barbara
Axel Browns
Brown
Lars Ellison
Fort Bragg
Annie Nicholson
Mendocino
Adelaide
Petersen
San Francisco State College
James Petersens
Howard Sorrells
Rita Esquivel
Mexico
Esquivel
Antonio de Hara
Chula Vista
Guadalajara
Frances Storness
Los Angeles
James Rybloom
Campbell
Earl Hansen
Carmen West
Robert Smith
Federated Church of Saratoga
Golden Door
Los Gatos
Edith Graham
Gladys True
Grange
Chester Bennett
Bennett
Comptche Junior Grange
Comptche
Comptche Union
Comptche Grammar School
Britain and Johnson Win Warm Ball Themed Christmas Party
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Johnson shared a relaxed evening with aides and guests. Dance floor moments featured Healey requesting Beatle music, Lynda Bird Johnson dancing with a military escort, and Humphrey jitterbugging between sets. The visit included a Turkey Christmas dinner on Dec 11 and community events like a Children's Christmas tree on Dec 20 hosted by American Legion Big River Post 758 and Auxiliary with a gift exchange and Santa.
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Washington
Harold Wilson
Johnson
Wiles
American Legion
Big River Post 758
Auxiliary
Santa
White House declines beagle offers after Hert death
In Washington the White House says no to more than 300 dogs offered to replace Johnson's beagle Hert. A spokesman noted the dog will be returned and given to a child who wants a pet. The note also mentions a Missouri donor and an attempted air shipment to Washington from St. Louis.
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Sedalia
Mt Lature Beagle
Hert
Nebraska
William Freeman
Greenridge
Washington
St. Louis
Johnson
White House
Elizabeth Carpenter
Lady Bird Johnson
Missouri
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W. Smith
Man Thompadn
John Scis
Lowski
Echo’ Hill
William Shandels
Mr. and
Mrs
Harry Docker
Mendotine
Charles
Big River Post
Auxiliary of
Tors, Inc
Eter
UPI
U.S
Robel
Kayser
Omahaert
Til ‘Mar, Ist
Bank Americard
Ulrich
Dial