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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
4
Children name requests for Christmas gifts from Santa. Uriah, Tommy, Danny, and Lindy Cook list items including toys, outfits, and gadgets. The messages express holiday wishes and gratitude for prior gifts.
The President and First Lady attended the nation’s Christmas tree lighting while security and staff prepared for holiday observances. The day included visits with old friends at Walter Jenkins’s home and conversations with Democratic leaders and White House aides about ongoing foreign aid legislation.
Snow continued across the region with heavy accumulations. Temperatures plunged and numerous counties reported record lows while freezings affected travel and daily life.
Shattered text references GOP, prewar and wartime topics, volcanic activity, and international strains. Mentions Comey and various countries with unclear context and dates. The passage is incomplete and lacks coherent events or outcomes to summarize.
Akos Kovacs a 22 year old Yugoslav graduate student and Cal Tech teaching assistant was killed when he stepped from his car into fast traffic after a minor collision near Corte Madera. He came to the United States in 1959 and was completing his electrical engineering masters at Cal Tech. Funeral arrangements pending.
Potter Valley girl Jlaniees Box was taken to Ukiah General Hospital after a Sunday collision on the Kel River Road 27 miles north of Brown's store. The passenger in a car driven by Mike Morton suffered cuts and bruises. Morton said a passing vehicle caused the crash and noted Walter Franklin and Potter Valleys were involved.
Sheriff's deputies and local police report two Honor Camp prisoners granted Christmas leave. Patrols, state highways units, and Bresne and Wibtiineton areas were on the lookout for a man and a second inmate described with brown overcoat and heather jacket, last seen near Chamberlain Creek and San Quennim Heanor Crip. One fugitive was described as about 17 semetie dash and weighing around 180 pounds with a heavy build, possibly wearing a brown outfit. The other man, Robert Virrsis, was described as tall with black hair, around 200 pounds, last seen in a blue coat.
A garbled holiday riff covers snow wishes and Christmas scenes with scattered names and places. The piece blends odd phrases about gifts, teachers, Santa, and family moments, hinting at seasonal observations and community life with many distorted terms and fractured sentences.
The article lists defense attorneys and witnesses connected to a homicide trial. It mentions photographers and various roles in the Cats Times, with scattered notes on trial proceedings and counts. Names and details are partially garbled but indicate ongoing court actions and media involvement.
In a solemn ceremony the Teese community marked the end of a mourning period with a traditional rite attended by elders and families. Dignitaries offered condolences and reflected on collective healing as residents prepared to resume ordinary duties.
The report from Beveriss hure notes Gov Scranton and WilliamWo Serio as potential GOP presidential nominees. It cites Ike’s hint of succession, Cabot Lodge as a contender, and Fleming D Nider among others. party leaders reassess after Kennedys death while Waters, Dewey, and Dewey-esque figures loom.
Readable fragments indicate two services were held for Florence Cale. The garbled text mentions a funeral or memorial context and references to ceremony details, locations, and possible dates, but specific facts remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
Mendocing County Hospital marks Uncle Jim McGotrie born December 25 1862 as the last Nomlaki link with history. Blind and almost deaf he smiles sings and nears his birthday in Covelo Round Valley facing limited celebrations but receiving cards gifts and nurse kisses from friends. University students studied his Nomlaki language ties while health limits hinder more details.
Walter Milton Kelley 55 part owner of the Samoa Club died of a heart attack Saturday evening at a friend’s home in Ukiah after collapsing. Funeral services set for Tuesday 130 am at Hyersole Mortuary. He was a native of Nebraska and a former member of the Ukiah area social and veterans groups.
Doras funeral took place Sunday at Eversole Mortuary for Dora Garfield 43 a Redwood Valley native born October 4 1870 who died Friday in a Ukiah hospital Ed Sohn led the service Interment was in Ukiah Cemetery Surviving include sons Ray James and Wesley Garfield daughters Florence Olsen Sable Nelson Pepperwoods seven age anadehildren and two great grandchildren A brother Kimima Gilmore and sister Willian Gilmore also survive
The National Draft Goldwater Committee reports high enthusiasm across the country for Sen. Barry Goldwater as the Republican presidential nominee in 1964. The drive emphasizes broad support and organized backing for his candidacy.
William C. Hildreth, a Ukiah native, has been appointed constable of the Ukiah Judicial District. A lifetime resident, he served in local police and sheriff departments, with Army service in World War II. He is married to Lela and resides on St. W Perkins, succeeding Wayne Guthrie. Guthrie resigned last September and is now in Farr Worth, Texas. Hildreth may face reelection in the June 11 primary.
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