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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
2
Emily and Perkins flee a bear attack at their Ukiah camp and rebuild. The husband shoots the bear to protect the family, then fortifies the cabin with a roof and door. They endure nights of wildlife, build a blacksmith shop, publish a newspaper, and establish a school as Ukiah grows toward county seat status by 1859.
Barton Van Voorhis, mining engineer and Ukiah Union High School graduate, won Gabbs mayoral race becoming the town’s first incorporated city leader. He and his wife Marjorie, along with Ukiah residents, attended a campaign reception in Gabbs with guests from Reno Bishop Hawthorne and Tonopah.
The Catholic Ladies League will hold its annual communion breakfast on Sunday June 5 at St. Mary's school auditorium. Rev Fr J B Brogan S J of the University of San Francisco will speak. Committee chairwoman is Mrs Francis Gibson with members Mrs Ralph Buxton Mrs Robert Green Mrs William Johnson Mrs Mike Mondine and Mrs George Nagel. Mrs Ed Cake is league president.
Hopland Garden Club seated new officers at a luncheon in the Pomo Inn last Wednesday. Eugene Dempel becomes president with George Poor as secretary and Kathleen Gibson as treasurer. Lucile Lee and Gibson received gifts as outgoing president and secretary. The first meeting of the new term is set for October 19.
Funeral services for Nate Venturi will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from Eversole Mortuary with interment in Ukiah Catholic Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Venturi died at his home on Leslie street Wednesday June 1 at age 50, survived by wife Gladys and daughter Kay Fravel, two grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. Pallbearers include Harry Granucci Del Munson Baldo Morini Robert Lee Pat Crudo Gene Colombini.
Boonville rodeo drew a large weekend crowd with fast moving events led by the wild horse race and wild horse scramble. Laban Perry of Petaluma supplied bucking stock and served as arena director. the event features multiple winners across saddle bronc and bull riding categories with judges, timekeeper, and arena secretary named.
In Honolulu a group of four freed American fliers and their families enjoyed a heartwarming reunion. They shopped, night-clubbed, and planned swimming trips while reflecting on captivity in Red China. They disclosed pleading guilty to violating Chinese air space and hinted at signing papers before trial. Judith Heller, wife of Lt. Col. Edwin Neller, declared it a dream come true as relatives embraced on arrival at Hickam Field. The fliers are Capt Harold Fischer Swea City Iowa 1st Lt Lyle Cameron Lincoln Nebraska and 1st Lt Roland Parks Omaha with their families. The Air Force organized the trip from the mainland at no cost.
A Sunday educational program for pilots and student pilots will be held at Arcata Airport starting at 10 a.m. The Humboldt County Department of Aviation and the Civil Aeronautics Administration Safety Office sponsor the event to update flight regulations and flying techniques and offer free refresher rides with trained instructors. Registration opens on the Arcata Airport parking ramp at 10 a.m. Coffee facilities will be available for pilots and families. for more information call Arcata 700.
Mr and Mrs Edward Eversole have returned from a two week vacation through Washington Idaho and Oregon They visited Portland Spokane Memorial Day in Salmon Idaho with L N Gwynarty and traveled home via Nevada In Roseburg Oregon they saw Father Adrian Sharkey former pastor of St Marys Ukiah who asked to be remembered to Ukiah friends He is now chaplain at the Veterans Hospital Roseburg and in excellent health.
Auction at Ukiah Yard features varied livestock prices with feeders, hogs, lambs, calves, veal, stocker cattle, utility and canner cows. Notable quotes include light feeder pigs at $25 cwt and fat hogs at $18.60 cwt.
The column urges fans to support teams by attending games, warns empty grandstands resemble a lost cause, and notes ongoing coverage of public events. It also comments on journalism logistics, a cheese price scandal, Molotov rumors, and a joke about press humor in politics.
In a continuing update, Jain signals that 11 more IW airmen likely to be released soon after four fliers were freed from Red Chinese jails. The released quartet head toward Honolulu en route to the United States, while the remaining prisoners are serving four to ten year terms. Details name Maj. Baum er and nine other servicemen, with Missoula resident Elmer Liewellyn’s wife noting optimism for a June Christmas. Allan Raphael, a 13 year old, wins a second art award and plans a future in accounting.
Berkeley outlines a new quality improvement program to ensure uniformly clean dried fruit for the packing industry. Health Director Dr. Malcolm H. Merrill said the orchard to packet program, begun this week with farm industry groups, covers sanitation, fruit handling methods, pest control, and equipment care.
A crowd of officials and reporters watched Barbara Graham undergo a prolonged wait as governors and courts halted and restarted the lethal gas execution. Delays were caused by late court orders while Santo and Perkins faced simultaneous scheduled deaths.
Reno H. Bartolomie, sheriff, visits Berkeley as a member of the California Department of Education Regional Advisory Committee. He is among few Northern California officers named to the panel. He oversees programs for peace officer basic training at Contra Costa Junior College. Today’s meeting is his first on the committee.
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