Willits VFW Auxiliary Wins Eight Awards at District Meet
Willits VFW Auxiliary collected eight awards at District No. 16 in Mill Valley. Top honors for civil defense and community service, plus recognitions in cancer, national home fund, youth activities, and publicity. Lucille Wilson earned a membership bar. officers announced roles for the coming year. A poppy sale report and thanks to the public were noted. funds aided a veteran family in Michigan. Willits plans a Frontier Days float. Pauline Newton joined the auxiliary.
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Willits
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Mill Valley
National Home Fund
Lucille Wilson
Willits Auxiliary
Lillie Gunn
Civil Defense
Dillie Gipson
Haton Rapids
Michigan
Rushie Wagon
Lucille Sidner
Pauline Newton
Eleanor Patterson
Mildred Sanchez
Home Fund
Dollie Gipson
Hattie Kerr
V. F. W. and
Auxiliary
Willits Legion Post to Install on July 13
Willits American Legion Post elected Art Smith as commander at Tuesdays meeting in the Veterans Memorial building. Other officers named include Troy L Thompson, Jack V Cress, Marion Wagon, Don Frey, Louis L Bertain Sr, and Dorman T Bennitt. Installations set for Tuesday July 13 at 8 p.m. with Howard Owens from Ukiah Post as installing officer. Veterans and wives urged to attend. dinner at 7 p.m. Visitors included Owens, A C Ryan, Bob Bristow, and Bob Sayyean.
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Willits
Art Smith
Willits American Legion Post
Veteran's Memorial
Troy L. Thompson
Jack V. Cress
Marion Wagon
Don Frey
Louis L. Bertain
Dorman T. Bennitt
Howard Owens
Ukiah Post
District No. 1
A. C. Ryan
Bob Bristow
Lewis White Post
Ukiah
Bob Sayyean
Hopland Post
Boonville 4 H Club Field Trip and Community Notes
Boonville 4 H Club Get Up and Go enjoyed a hay ride to visit members homes in Boonville and River Rest for a picnic and swim. The club hosted a food sale at Anderson Valley Market and plans a play day with the Point Arena Manchester 4 H club. Substantial local briefs cover church society meetings, illnesses, travel notes, birthdays, and a cafe anniversary.
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Boonville
Clarence Hulbert
Mrs. Hulbert
Kent
George Gowan
River Rest
Anderson Valley
Philo
Manchester
Point Arena
Births in Mendocino County and nearby hospitals
Birth certificates list dozens of new arrivals from Mendocino County Health Department and local hospitals. Names include Leanna June Framke Dana Lynn Duncan Kathrine Deanne Towe Henri Francoise Harold Lyle Scott LeRoy Paul Edward David Wayne Linda Louise James Ray David William Karen Luanne Patricia Ann Douglas Lynn Vicky Lyn Dewey Lee Gail Elizabeth Michael Philip Darrell Curtis Lucille Doris Danny Robert Luisa not listed. locations Ukiah Fort Bragg Point Arena Wheeler Elk Willits Laytonville Longvale San Rafael.
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Mendocino County
Ukiah General Hospital
Ferdinand F. Valette
Ukiah
Henri Francoise
Harold If. Marmon
Harold Lyle
Vernon L. Clark
Potter Valley
Scott LeRoy
James Ray
Glenn E. Bucknell
David William
Community Hospital
Fort Bragg
Elvin C. Woodward
Point Arena
Robert Allen
Coast Hospital
Clarence Mathews
Mendocino
Karen Luanne
Paul F. Rosa
Wheeler
Patricia Ann
Charles A. Sweeney
Elk
Douglas Lynn
Howard Memorial Hospital
Willits
Luther G. Say
Laytonville
Vicky Lyn
William D. Stell
Dewey Lee
Fred H. Ward, Jr
Gail Elizabeth
Charles C. Buletti
Linda Lee
John P. Jenkins
Michael Phillip
LeRoy F. Gibson
Darrell Curtis
Hart F. LaMere
Danny Robert
David J. Bouthillier
Longvale
Lucille Doris
Ralph W. Longberg
Sandra Gail
Lutheran Bible School Program Thursday Eve
Faith Lutheran Church hosts a Vacation Bible School program on Thursday evening at 8, featuring children marching in singing Jesus Loves Me and God Bless Our Native Land. A devotional, pledges, Bible drills, family devotion, mission stories, and certificates finalize the event inviting all to attend.
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Bible School of Faith Lutheran Church
Jesus
Laytonville Groups Thank Volunteers After Car Wash Event
Laytonville Legion post thanks volunteers and Shell Oil Station for aiding a car wash fundraiser for Melvin Snyder injured in a recent auto crash. Over 70 cars were washed and about 75 dollars added to the fund. Report from Laytonville Coordinating Council meeting notes recent dance proceeds, with a little over 100 dollars deposited for summer recreation, and includes details of a peach cobbler and lemonade gathering. Other items mention local Hobby Club projects, a house fire on Father's Day, and local residents returning to Palo Alto after visiting the Deckers, plus a tale of a blue jay family at the Mandy home.
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Roberta Decker
Laytonville
American Legion Post of
Shell Oil Station
Samanski
Melvin Snyder
Solar Eclipse Path Seen Across Several Continents
The article explains the upcoming solar eclipse with a wide path of totality from northeast Nebraska through Minnesota, Canada, Scandinavia, the Soviet Union, Iran, and into India. It notes the potential use of precise eclipse measurements to improve long-distance guided missile accuracy, with the Air Force deploying 74 scientists at ten points along the path. It also mentions historical eclipse intervals for Minneapolis St. Paul and a second note about goldfish up for grabs in Chicago for a successful tank with ample swimming space.
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Rockies
Nebraska
Minnesota
Anada
North Atlantic
Scandinavia
Soviet Russia
Iran
India
Air Force
North America
Europe
Earth
William J. Luyten
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Shrine Begins Imperial Council Session in Atlantic City
Thousands of Shriners from the United States Canada and Mexico gathered in Atlantic City New Jersey to open the five day 80th Imperial Council sessions of the Shrine of North America The event expects about 65000 attendees staying in beachfront hotels and rooming houses ahead of business sessions to be held Wednesday Thursday and a final conference Friday.
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Atlantic City
N.J
United States
Canada
Mexico
Imperial Council
Shrine of North America
Shriners
Oddities in the News Roundup from Worldwide Wires
A jagged collage of quirky reports: Churchill skips church with Eisenhower echoing Bermuda remark, Flannigan garbles city names at LA ceremony for Anheuser-Busch, a Paris clerk release after spit attack, Chin Poo Hung jailed a year for narcotics, Bert Nardin’s 31 years of run-ins shown in an 11-page record, and the Arkansas River length pegged at about 1450 miles.
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Canon City
Colo
Bert Nardin
Canham
Tex
Hardin
FBT
First Wright flying machine meets Army specs
The first flying machine built by the Wright brothers was accepted by the Army in August 1909. Specifications drawn in December 1907 set a minimum speed of 40 mph and a sustained flight of at least one hour. The design enabled the United States Army to deploy wings.
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Mort
Army
Wright Brothers
United States Army
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