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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
2
News from the Broaddus home notes Sharon and Bob Broaddus, both Ukiah natives, engaged with Sharon employed by Pacific Telephone and Bob a 1966 Ukiah High School graduate drafted for military service. The wedding date has not been set.
A Saturday Napa gathering hosted by Mrs William Ires and her son celebrated engaged couple Madison Res and Zandra Dragseth. About sixty guests from Irish Beach the state capital Roseville and Bay Area attended in Honolulu leis from Gordon Moores and family gifts. Gordon a University of Arizona senior and Sandra Dragseth Sacramento education employee were among attendees with no wedding date set yet.
A Mendocino Lake Medical Auxiliary holiday dinner was held December 19 at Brooktrails. Mrs Tha presided as president and led the festive program with decor, songs, and guests including Mrs. Look and Mrs. Paul Or. Dr. and Mrs. Look’s young daughter Angel was mentioned among attendees. Music featured Leland Wilson and Mickey Snively assisted with the event.
Windows spotted by mineral deposits respond to ammonia cleansers while stubborn stains may need tri sodium phosphate. Adding mirrors can visually enlarge a room and deceive the eye. Jane Speece notes feet change size with expansion and contraction and recommends foot baths in Epsom salts and remeasuring for proper shoe fit.
Beat two egg whites to soft peaks then whisk in one cup sugar in small additions until stiff. Fold in one cup ground toasted filberts. Drop teaspoons on greased sheets, top each with a whole filbert and sugar. Bake in a hot oven until crisp. Makes about 36 cookies.
The Schilder family from Maryland visited Ukiah relatives including Mr and Mrs William Crawford. A weekend of open houses and gatherings marked the trip, with Marcie Crockett’s engagement to Jerry Bailie announced at the Crockett home in Lafayette. Attendees included Kathy Crosby and Diane Davis from Sacramento, Barbara Crosby, Patricia Linn and others from San Francisco and San Ramon.
A full house at Mrs. Charles Myszka’s Highland Avenue residence as her three daughters and their families join her. Charlene from Saratoga with Ronald Sorenson and three children. Ann from Corvallis with Frank Conklin and their children arrived Thursday. Wanda from Salinas with Howard Mounkes and their children have been there a week. The family Christmas party followed the Conklin arrival.
A sister Mary Hall of San Francisco and their son Alex Jr from Maryknoll Seminary Mountain View visit the Thomas home. On Christmas Day the Williams Johnsons and their children Bill Cal Poly Frank Napa Junior College and Mary Ukiah High School senior dined with the Thomas family.
Among collegians at home for the holidays is Ken Banker son of the Ernest Bankers of Maple Avenue. He attends Brigham Young University in Utah and will return there to resume studies on Jan. 6.
Judge and Mrs. Robert Winslow arrive from Beverly Hills to spend Christmas and New Year at their Oak Park residence. Family members Leslie David and Alison join them as they visit Mrs. Winslow's mother Mrs. Esther Silva in Willits and plan gatherings with Vera Winslow after she returns from Chicago. Turige Winslow begins litigation work in Beverly Hills after the new year.
Mrs. Carrie Wilson of Denver visits the Leland Wilson family in San Debbie Wilson with No. 1 daughter Debbie returning from Lone Mountain and San Francisco College for Women. Nelita Castillo from Belize Belize British Honduras joins for a pre Christmas visit and receives a plane ticket home cutting her stay short. Jessie Gerber joins sisters for singing appearances at the Saturday Afternoon club Hillside hospital Christmas party and Medical Society dinner.
A festive sugar plum pie combines mincemeat apples lemon peel filberts maraschino cherries and sugar. Spoon into a 9 inch unbaked crust bake 425 degrees for 45 minutes then foil cover last 15 minutes and serve warm with sweetened sour cream.
The piece notes a surge in marriages with expectations reaching two million this year the highest in 15 years. It cites average ages for brides and grooms at 20.5 and 22.8 respectively, suggesting many 20 year olds becoming new homemakers.
Teenage party favorite gets a dessert makeover with a pumpkin shaped pizza made from pie crust and prune filling. Prunes simmered in cola create a creamy orange pumpkin shell filled with lemon flavored dessert mix and decorated with prune eyes nose and mouth.
Featured are plastic cards and connectors enabling a robot, space rocker, windmill and more. Also on display is a portable iron table with a six foot extension and color coordinated pad. Houston Lighthouse unveils Flor Adora dust mop broom designed in Italy and made in the US for deep reach and long wear.
Dr and Mrs Robert Kraft entertain his brother Clarence Kraft his wife and their young folk who arrived Thursday from Salem Ore for a post Christmas visit Mr Kraft is professor of languages at the Oregon college They will spend New Year at the home of her brother in Willows with Mr and Mrs Russell Ward.
Dr and Mrs Dwain Blocher hosted out of town relatives for the holidays Their daughter and family joined Mr and Mrs Don Fichter and daughter Lauren from Mountain View They left Saturday after visiting post Christmas holidays
A party of Oklahans will celebrate New Year at Stateline New. They depart Tuesday and return Thursday. The group includes Leonard Nixes Ben Farmers Carroll Ornhauns Gerald Coxe and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Myers of Cloverdale plus friends from there.
The Greater New York Safety Council cautions readers to read medicine labels twice before use to reduce accidental poisoning. Do not allow children to take medicine unsupervised and never use medicine prescribed for another person or illness even if symptoms seem similar.
Dates include Pomo Shrine club New Year’s Eve music at Mendocino Lake clubhouse starting 9 p.m. Reservations only. dinner at midnight. January 1 Fizz breakfast 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pancakes with trims. January 4 Christmas tree pick up by Senior Girl Scouts Troop 20 for snow trip funds. January 7 Welcome Wagon general meeting 7:30 p.m. Mora Hulton home. car pool meets at Oak Knoll store 7 p.m.
The United States uses research, education, resources and know how to free over 90 percent of the population from farming duties. Modern agricultural efficiency enables not only self sufficiency but also supplying food to others worldwide.
A recent survey finds about one third of respondents say meat specials influence their purchases. Twenty percent never let price cuts deter meat buying, while 35 percent say most of the time and 25 percent some of the time.
The article notes that under ten percent live on farms, yet about forty percent of U S jobs relate to agriculture through marketing processing transportation and farm equipment and service industries.
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