Safeway permits new Ukiah store on old ball park site
A Monday city permit for 255 778 dollars was issued to Worster Barnardo and Emmons San Francisco for a 20 000 square foot concrete block Safeway building at the old Ukiah ball park corner South State Gobbi streets. Beauwell Construction Oakland, a Safeway division, says no start date yet bids to be let if within range. Safeway trades current School and Church site for the ball park, half a city block. J C Penney will replace the old Safeway site after vacating.
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Worster, Barnardio and Emmons
San Francisco
Old City Ball Park
South State and
Gobbi Streets
Safeway Stores Inc
Beauwell Construction Company
Oakland
Safeway Stores
Safeway
School
Church Streets
Ball Park
Bay Area
J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Santa Claus Visits Ukiah Families Through Local Christmas Drive
Ukiah community workers carried out the United Christmas Effort coordinating food clothing and toys for 80 needy families. 63 families with 329 people received food 57 families with 179 children got clothing and 245 children received toys most with requested items.
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Santa Claus
Ukiah
United Christmas
Ukiah United
Charlyne Pendleton
Ukiah City
Pendleton
Construction Crews Move into Flood Areas to Start Rebuilding Work
Flood cleanup efforts begin as crews enter northern California to rebuild levees and clear debris after the Christmas week disaster. Federal state and private agencies assess damage totaling at least 100 million dollars with 53 lives lost in California and 13 in Oregon.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Sacramento
San Joaquin
San Francisco Bay
Surviving Dionne Quintuplets Seek Home After Misunderstanding
The Dionne sisters denied breaking with their family and said they wish to return home to resolve a misunderstanding with their parents. They waited as their father cooled and the family absence at Christmas lingered.
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Montreal
Dionne
Cambridge
Ohio
Here
Highway Patrol
Vatican City
Vatican
Russia
Sacramento
Third District Court of Appeals
Russian
NWP Reopens Line to Ukiah for Freight Service Only
Northwestern Pacific Railway restored rail service north to Ukiah after flood damage from the Eel and Russian rivers. Over 400 workers, with Morrison Knudsen assistance, focus on Willits and Scotia Bluff areas. full line to Eureka and Arcata expected weeks away. Freight trains resume first, passengers to wait until the full San Rafael to Eureka route is back.
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Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Eel
Russian
Ukiah
Willits
Eureka
Areata
Morrison
Morrison - Knudsen Construction Co
San Francisco
NWP
Northwestern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Mel Canyon
Scatia
South Fork
Alderpoint
Scotia Bluff
Fort Seward
Island Mountain
Dos Rios
Canyon Territory
San Rafael-Eureka
CDA Establishes Flood Disaster Centers in Six California Cities
The Civil Defense Administration creates six disaster coordinating centers to manage relief and rehabilitation near flood areas. Centers will be in Eureka, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Stockton, Yuba City, and Reno, each supervised by a CDA engineer with deputies from other agencies. Federal funds will support lending equipment and personnel, surplus property donations, and protective actions under the federal disaster act.
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Santa Rosa
Civil Defense Administration
Philip D. Boston
Eureka
Santa Cruz
Stockton
Yuba City
Reno
CDA
Eisenhower
California
Nevada
Appeals Court Weighs Dismissal in Coyote Dam Tax Suit
The California Third District Court of Appeals heard arguments on Sonoma County and Walter Robbins of Santa Rosa seeking to halt 5.65 million in Coyote Dam bonds sale to Bank of America. Robbins attorneys expect dismissal denial and trial on merits. The case, ordered dismissed by a Santa Rosa judge, is under submission with a verdict anticipated soon.
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California Third District Court of Appeals
Sonoma County
Walter Robbins
Santa Rosa
Coyote Dam
Bank of America
Coyote Valley Dam
Ukiah
Leo Cook
Kaseh and
Wdge
Khrushchev denounces Ike over eastern Europe interference
In Moscow Khrushchev denounces President Eisenhower for crude interference in Eastern Europe and attacks John Foster Dulles for anti socialist messages. He cites hydrogen bomb power and warns against Western plans to disarm East Bloc nations while calling for restraint and unity among Soviet allies.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
East Europe
Nickolai Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Khrushchev
Europe
John Foster Dulles
Communist Party
Dulles
U.S
Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
Geneva
District Scout Office Moves to Jimny Lindsey Real Estate
The Sonoma Mendocino area council of Boy Scouts of America thanks M R Berman for freeing space in his clothing store for a district scout office led by Sam Gardner. The office has moved to Jimny Lindsey's real estate at 3831 South State Street, with Lindsey staff supporting youth programs.
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Sonoma - Mendocino
Coucil
Boy Scouts of America
M. R. Bereman
Sam Gardner
Berman
Carother
Jimny Lindsey
South State Street
Lindsey
Siid
Wanted Private Secretary With Shorthand Skills
Advertisement seeks a private secretary skilled in shorthand and typing. Requires accuracy and 40 hour work week. Offers paid vacation benefits and insurance. top salary for qualified applicant. Send details to P.O. Box 299 for interview.
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P.O. Box
Truckload of Relief Items For Yuba City
A large truck departed Ukiah carrying clothing and household goods for Yuba City disaster victims. Donations were gathered this week by Ukiah Camp Fire and Blue Bird Girls with help from local firemen and Portlock Hardware, driven by Harold Seiversen and Dick Rea as they prepared for delivery to affected areas in Laytonville and Garberville.
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Ukiaah
Blue Birds
Ukiah Fire House
Portlock Hardware
Yuba City
Ukiah
Ukiah Camp Fire
Blue Bird Girls
Laytonville
Garberville
W. HL. Hopper
Albert Bechtel
Archie Moyer
Travis Simpson
March of Dimes Against Polio Starts Jan 12
Mendocino County launches the 1956 polio drive with a January 12 kickoff breakfast at the Palace Hotel and a concluding dance on January 31. The plan was announced at the polio committee meeting hosted by Alan Auer. Co sponsors include Kiwanis Rotary Soroptimists Lions and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Attendees included Conrad Cox Auer Sterling Norgard George Portlock Bob Huff Red Lightenburger Dave Spencer Bill Tully and A. L Fitzgerald.
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Mendocino County
Kikoff
Palace Hotel
Undamaged Fair Grounds After Flood Report
District Fair headquarters spokesman Pierce Stipp reports the fair grounds and buildings survived the storm with no damage. The secretary manager notes ongoing work toward compiling the next budget.
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Pierce Stipp
Engineers Assess Mendocino Flood Damage Ahead of Repairs
At a special board of supervisors meeting engineers estimated bridge damage at 446000 and total road and bridge damage near 900000 with replacements possibly costing twice built prices. Federal aid unknown pending surveys and requests under the flood relief public law.
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Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors
Walter Severance
Paul Poulos
Poulos
State Division of Highways
Humboldt Floods Strike Isolated Miranda Section
A Ukiah caravan delivered flood relief to Miranda in Humboldt County, carrying food and clothing donated by locals. Red Cross and Civil Defense organized the aid as residents endured the storm, while a nearby bridge over the Tel River was ripped from its foundations and carried two miles downstream.
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Miranda
Humboldt County
Ukiah
Frank Crane
Curly Johnson
Collier Transportation Company
Herb Cochrane
Oklahans
Kiahans
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Mr. Cochrane
Pacific Coast
Tel
Lane
Benbow Dam
Red Cross Relief Efforts Expand To Mendocino Coast
Red Cross sends bedding and clothing trucks to Point Arena and opens Ukiah headquarters at 107 South School. Miss Betty Lewis leads relief for Mendocino county as disaster chair Ira Gilliand rushes to Philadelphia. Laytonville HQ planned January 4 to aid flood victims beyond the county line.
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Red Cross
Point Arena
Ukiah
South School Street
Betty Lewis
Mendocino County
William Cherry
Miss Lewis
Ira Gilliand
Philadelphia
Gilliand
Laytonville
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Nelmes Smith
Norman Williamson
Bruce Crook
Sam Dayvina
Crook
John Oakes
Verona
Feather River
Sacramento River
Alviso
Guadalupe River
Yuba
Journal
Barkley
George L. Morrison
Eel River Canyon
Wiblits
Cook
Sonma Dis
Trict
Joseph Maddux
Andrew Schottky
Boor. van Dyke
Paul Peake
Robbinses
Coyote
Ike
Ism
Humboldt
Paccific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Los Angeles
Lavelle
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