Willits Motors Low Bidder For New Police Patrol Car
Willits City Council awarded the bid for a new police patrol car to Willits Motors with a bid of 1425.12 dollars, the lowest of three offers. The car will be a Pontiac and bids from Dunning Motors Ford Rocaney Miah and Wespee Lewis Chevrolet were higher.
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Willits Motors
Willits
Pontiac
Dunning Motors
Ford Rocaney Miah
Wens Sagtereyy Wespee
Lewis Chevrolet
John Godwin
William Blunck
Willits Ready Mix Company
Blunck
Leo McGinley
Muir Lane
Lawrence
Electrical Equipment Explained to Rotary
Ray Evans presented a moving picture showing proper wiring to support modern equipment to the Rotary Club. Visiting Rotarians included G C Wohlenberg Jim Deavers B Berber Lou Jordan from Ukiah Virgi Keith from San Pedro Gear Van Herick from Lakeport with Fred Haley as a guest.
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Rotary Club
Ray Evans
G. C. Wohlenberg
Jim Deavers
B. Gerber
Lou Jordan
Ukiah
Virgi Keith
San Pedro
Gear van Herick
Lakeport
Fred Haley
Classified ads for sale and trade in Willits
Classified listings offer a 10 inch radial arm saw with 279 value reduced to 225 and a trade in equity in a 1958 Chevrolet plus a Westinghouse freezer about 18 months old for sale or trade. Contact GL 49-2071 or GL 9-2071 for details.
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Chevrolet
Westinghouse
Cam Era Club visits mill and Fort Bragg on Saturday
Thirty six Cam era Club members from San Francisco arrived late to view a major mill but joined a hot lunch by the Firemen's Auxiliary and a Skunk trip to Fort Bragg. Willits shoeshine stand opens Friday by Wayne Horn. Scout Troop 42 and Cub Packs 42 72 parade on carnival grounds for annual fundraising. VFW auxiliary 3852 representatives attended Mrs Hinton reception.
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Camera Club
San Francisco
Fort Bragg
Willits Industries
Wayne Horn
Main Street
Travellers Hotel
Final services held for Lorin D Morris
Funeral services were held Monday at the Assembly of God Church in Laytonville for Lorin D Morris a Sapulpa Oklahoma native and forklift operator for PH&E Mill in Laytonville He died Friday at 32 survived by his widow Elizabeth and four children The Laytonville post of the American Legion conducted services at Laytonville Cemetery.
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Lorin D. Morris
Assembly of God Church
Laytonville
Sapulpa
Okla
Ph&e
Elizabeth
The
American Legion
Mr. Morris
Egyptian and Chinese couple ordained ministers in New York
A 24 year old Egyptian and his 22 year old Chinese wife were ordained ministers and disciples of Christ. The Rev Mina Erian Mina and his wife Sara Li both graduates of Bethel College in Newton Kansas plan to work as missionaries in South America. The first school in America built and wholly supported by public taxation was Dedham Mass 1644.
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New York
UPI
Disciples of Christ
Mina Erian Mina
Sara Li
Bethel College
Newton
Kan
South America
America
Dedham
Mass
Willits High to Graduate Class of 1965
Willits high school will award diplomas to about 69 seniors in ceremonies at the high school auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. Dr. E R Mertz of Sacramento will give the commencement address The Race Is On. Diploma conferrals will be led by Robert Harrah with Fred McKee presenting the question and Lynn Baechtel presenting the answer. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday at Willits Methodist Church with Rev. J Willard Weeks delivering the sermon.
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Willits
Bonnie Harrah
Roger McKinley
Margie Lovell
E. R. Mertz
Sacramento
Arrow Jet Corporation
Robert Harrah
Fred McKee
Lynn Baechtel
Willits Methodist Church
J. Willard Weeks
Double Ring Nuptials Unites Miss Freeman and Donald Tosten
Dorothy Freeman and Donald Keith Tosten wed in an outdoor double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. J. Willard Weeks. The bride wore Chantilly lace over satin with a fingertip veil, carrying white orchids and carnations. Guests included 75 attendees. reception and cake cutting followed, with a honeymoon at Brooktrails Guest Ranch and Bay Area travels. Both newlyweds are Santa Rosa Junior College students. Dorothy is a Santa Rosa High School graduate, Donald a Willits High School alumnus.
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Dorothy Freeman
Donald Keith Tosten
J. Willard Weeks
Edgar Freeman
Jesse Gilstrap
Frank Alexander Jr
Laytonville
Martin Tosten
Erma Adams
Caroline Haggard
Bob Graves
Leo Gilstrap
Adams
Brooktrails Guest Ranch
Bay Area
Sebastopol
Gravenstein Blvd
Santa Rosa Junior College
Donald
Willits High School
Dorothy
Santa Rosa High School
Alpers Honored Before Leaving For Germany
Tom Alpers, home from Fort Ord training, was guest of honor at a family gathering at the Robert Winslows before joining the 4th Army in Germany. A turkey dinner on the lanai followed swimming and badminton. He leaves Wednesday to rejoin his unit.
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Tom Alpers
Fort Ord
Robert Winslows
Germany
4Th Army
Lanai
Tom
Mabel Alpers
Ward Young
Clare Hayes
Emma Bennett
Gary Alpers
Bud Youngs
Jessica
Logan Ankers
Pat
Judy
James Silvas
Susan
Shirey
Sharon
Cheri
Esther Silva
Walter Stuarts
Vicki
David
Leslie
Alison
Vera Winslow
Frank Tripp
Charles Johnson
Ronnie Stamps
Rich Camp
Rich Norris
Ed Jester
Young Alpers
Thief Steals Coins From Horn of Plenty Display
A Memphis finance firm scrapped a guessing contest after a thief took the coins from a window display. The company had pegged the correct amount at about 20 dollars.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Marine Major Carver participates in Twin Peaks landing drill
Marine Major Nathaniel H. Carver of Leggett took part in Operation Twin Peaks off California's southern coast from May 17 to June 2 with the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. Air and ground forces used the redesigned helicopter assault carrier USS Princeton in inland assaults, marking the Corps' largest air-ground landing exercise on the southern California Coast since 1957.
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Camp Pendleton
Nathaniel H. Carver
Nathaniel J. Carver
Leggett
Betty Clow
Ukiah
Twin Peaks
California
Princeton
Rev Weeks to Attend Methodist Conference in Stockton
The Methodist California Nevada Conference opens in Stockton on June 16 with clergy and delegates from northern California and as far east as Battle Mountain Nevada. Rev Willard Weeks and Mrs Weeks will attend with area delegates Mr and Mrs C G Elliott of Willits and Mrs Joyce Black of Brunscomb. They will be in Stockton June 13-14 for Mrs John Weeks birthday and to attend their son John Weeks diploma at the College of the Pacific graduation.
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Stockton
California
Battle Mountain
Nevada
Willard Weeks
Weeks
C. G. Elliott
Willits
Joyce Black
Brunscomb
John Weeks
College of the Pacific
Birthday Party Surprise for Mrs Longnickel
Mrs Harold Longnickel was surprised at a birthday party held by the Auxiliary to the VW at Mrs Pearl Wagnon's home while they finished a quilt. Attendees included Mrs Norvall, Mrs Rushie Wagnon, Mrs Barbara Christiansen, Mrs Dolly Gipson, Mrs Elsie Searberry, Mrs Sue Searberry, Mrs Norma Wood, Mrs Hoa Gould, Mrs Glenna Watson, Mrs Grace Ingle, the hostess and honoree. The group presented a gift from each attendee. The auxiliary members also attended Girl Scout Troop 18 activities at Baechtel Grove School last Friday, as sponsors of the troop.
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Harold Longnickel
Pearl Wagnon
Glenna Watson
Grace Ingle
Longnickel
Eva Gould
Sue Searberry
Baechtel Grove School
Auxiliary
One Ambulance Call Is Prank
Three ambulance calls Saturday night and Sunday morning were reported. One was a prank with no trace of an accident on Fort Bragg Road. Jim Scritchfield, 60, of Marysville drove a four wheel trailer that jackknifed off Highway 101 near Ridgewood Ranch, keeping the car from rolling down a hillside. Scritchfield was uninjured and later resumed his trip. No injuries were reported in a separate accident 444 miles north of Willits.
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Fort Bragg
Jim Scritchfield
Marysville
Highway 101
Ridgewood Ranch Pates
Scritchfield
Sritchfield
Wilhits
Willits
Luncheon Served To San Francisco Camera Lab Visitors
Saturday noon a hot luncheon was served at the Firehouse to about 36 members of a camera lab from San Francisco. The auxiliary to the Volunteer Fire Department prepared and served hot dishes to the hungry visitors who arrived by chartered bus from the Bay area. Mrs Frances Pullen chaired the event with Mesdames Kitty Lowash Dorothy Hemphill Emma Lou Alcott Mary Hammond and Norma Wood assisting.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Frances Pullen
Kitty Lowash
Dorothy Hemphill
Emma Lou Alcott
Mary Hammond
Norma Wood
Willits Rodeo Draws Five Hundred Fans
About 500 enthusiastic rodeo fans packed the Willits venue Sunday as riders from Covelo Willits Auburn Eureka and other locations competed. Top placers included Russell Crockett Covelo in steer roping Caspar Gunderson Willits in saddle bronc and Cliff Ober in bareback bronc with multiple second and third places across events.
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Willits
Covelo
Auburn
Eureka
Russell Crockett
Burdis Martindale
Ray Austin
Harold Tovey
Dick Brown
Bill Glines
Jim Shawnego
Caspar Gunderson
Mike Spencer
Gerry Ober
Cliff Ober
Bill Hawk
Don Nelson
Don Martin
Leo Telmorini
Don Fansen
Stanley Fansen
Ard
Mimore McKinley
Jack Chandler
Blue Rain Falls in Luton Linked to Dye Works Dust
In Luton England on Monday residents reported blue tinted rain. Authorities attributed the unusual color to dust released into the air from the demolition of an old dye works, noting no immediate health threat.
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Luton
England
UPI
WRP Holds Top Spot in Willits Softball League
WRP remains first in the Willits Softball League as Pacific Coast beats CA 18-5 last Thursday. Warren Lewis homered for Pacific Coast while George Fletcher and Roy Gibson hit four-baggers for WRP. Earlier, WRP fell to Firco 6-4 with Russ Clatty’s homer driving the clinching run. Pacific Coast beat Industrial Plywood 12-5. Potts homered for Plywood, Gordon Laine for Pacific Coast.
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WRP
Pacific Coast
C.A
Warren Lewis
George Fletcher
Roy Gibson
Firco
Russ Clatty
Industrial Plywood
Potts
Plywood
Gordon Laine
Starlings
I Kirco
Indus
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B. C. Forrester
Dick Turner
WEA Service
VFW
Willits High
Donna Mae Allen
Ina Gene Joanne Babbitt Badger
David Murtorr
Charmer Ronald Butcher Carey
Lynne Frank Bachtel Bukeer
Katrieia
Jtrimne
Jiames
Phyllis Cox Crothers
Robert Crothers
Gretchen de Junge
Dames Dietamann
Dorothy Dunlap
Arlene Gaglardi
Carl Arlene Helen
Marilyn Gallrepp
Harmon Haws Hayes
Elbert Huffman
Dorothy Jones
Richard Jones
Phyllis Royal
Fred Thomas McKes Milligan
Sally Minkler
Gregan Morgan
Frank Morris
Warren Sawyers
Thelma Scott Langley
James Senter
Patricia Sandra Senter Servents
Myrtie Shannon
Luanne Faye Southwick Swift
Thurnton
Lindi Verdugo
Leslie Wake
Eloise Hunter
Loretta Warren
LeRoy Wiley
Maury Williams
Peppy de Williams
Letitia Wood
Miss Freeman
Donald Tosten
Alpers
Elsie Hix
TRE Pnts
Barro Colorado Island
Canal Zone
Linburg
John Patterson
Arkansas
Spain
France
Marigand
Akk
Marine
Methodist
Mrs. Longnickel
Chicago
Illinois State Employment Service
Unemployment Compensation Division
S.F
Leo Lelmorini
Allen Turner
Toad Pettit
Norman Woot
Ayle Zanethe
Willits Softball League
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