Dolphin Swim Club Adopts Dolphin Emblem Plans Fundraising Meet
The Ukiah Dolphins meet at the Principal’s pool on July 30 and unanimously adopt Van Cruzanki’s dolphin drawing as the club emblem. They set new meeting hours, 6 30 to 8 pm, and announce a Potter Valley exhibition and a Santa Rosa Ukiah rematch with backstroke breaststroke and diving events. New officers are appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Ci Jickshank
Urjdy
van Cruzankis
Ukiah
Potter Valley
Judy Bartoloale
Mollie Cruickshank
Carolyn
Joan Foutz
Doris Boggs
Pat Juxton
Virgins Fendielou
Mike ‘Rofoot
Richard Reitzell
Jerry Unt
Bruce Crook
David Harger
Bind Tim
Cuneo
Svere
Gene Meyer
Branscomb Braves blank Talmage 10–0 in Sunday tilt
Branscomb Braves defeated Talmage AC 10 to 0 at Talmage with Matlock pitching for the winners. Oresco started for Talmage and faced seven runs in four innings before relief by Ted Stuyton. Ted Mayo of Talmage made a long catch to deny a homer.
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Branscomb Braves
Talmage AC
Talmage
Matlock
Oresco
Ted Stuyton
Ted Mayo
Floyd Rovera
Don Lucchesi
Jak Simpson
Tom Crofoot
Dolphins Swim Club Leaders Named for City Program
Judy Webb historian Mollie Cruickshank and assistant Joan Cruickshank are named as publicity staff with Karl Hess and Nancy John in charge of publicity and bulletin boards for the Dolphins Swim Club. The club operates under the city recreation department as part of the summer program at the municipal pool.
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The
Dolphins
Judy Webb
Mollie Cruickshank
Sher
Joan Cruickshank
Karl Hess
Nancy John
Johnny Hess
Dolphins Swim Club
City Recreation Department
New Lightweight Camp Gear Boosts Hunter Comfort
A 1955 line introduces featherweight sleeping bags, dacron lining, and waterproof properties. Canned ice and can fuel for stoves and lamps promise cheaper heat and cold storage. Air mattresses range from plastic year warranty to premium models, with prices from five to twelve dollars. A novel parasol- frame tent hints at future gear, while Davy Crockett comparisons suggest unmatched outdoor comfort.
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Dacron
Wonder
Davy Crockett
Palace Chefs Honor Manager Moe Ivey
Members of the Palace Chefs Little League team honored their manager Moe Ivey at a dinner in the Redwood Room of the Palace hotel on a Wednesday evening. Randy Hayes presented an inscribed cigarette lighter and cuff links as thanks for his time and effort managing the team. The Palace Chefs are sponsored by Bill Lewis of the Palace Coffee shop and Robert Sandelin of the Palace Hotel.
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Palace Chefs
Moe Ivey
Palace Hotel
Redwood Room
Randy Hayes
Ivey
Palace
Bill Lewis
The
Palace Coffee Shop
Robert Sandelin
New deer season guns line shelves with wide variety
The article notes strong demand for new deer season rifles and ammunition. It highlights models from Remington Winchester and Savage with prices from about 50 to 500 dollars and mentions a 10 percent rise in ammunition costs and a 20 percent boost in handloading trends.
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Winchester
Savage
Opening of Bear Season Saturday
Bear season opens Saturday in the coastal area and runs until January 15 with a bag and possession limit of two bears. Chief Game Warden Scott Feiland reports depredations on young forest trees by bears who claw lower trunks and gouge wood with their teeth, a habit noted since 1940. Traps must be placed in pens with cross-bar entrances and signs reading Danger Bear Trap.
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Scott Feland
Gun hobbyist gear with scopes, ammo, and bows outlined
The piece discusses prudent buying for firearm enthusiasts, noting rising orders for unloaded cases and custom powder blends. It highlights new gun cases with wool interiors, scopes from Bausch and Lomb for Remington models, a $35 .220 caliber revolver, and archery sets from $9 to $69, plus the enduring 1894 Winchester 30 30 carbine and related ammo talk.
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Bausch and Lomb
Ukiah Colt Team Falls 6-4 In District Championship
Ukiah Colt team loses 6-4 to Watsonville in the district championship after an earlier 7-6 extra inning win over San Rafael. Ralph Maize struck out 20 Watsonville batters in the title game as Van Dyke homered for the losers and Edgar added two doubles for Ukiah.
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San Rafael
Ukiah
Watsonville
Nxt
Ralph Maize
van Dyke
Edgar
Jortes
Miller
California deer management debate sparks antlerless harvest talk
A 1954 California Fish and Game brochure argues for antlerless deer harvest to shape herds to range carrying capacity. It cites a 1,100,000 deer population and a 5 percent harvest, urges harvesting increases and range improvements to prevent waste and overuse.
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State of California Department of Fish and Game
California
Commission
Dog of Month Contest Opens for Monthly Winners
Sportsmen and the public may enter the national Dog of the Month contest sponsored by Duxbak hunting gear. Free entry blanks available at Palace Sport and Hobby Shop Ukiah 217 North School Street. Separate entries per month. winners notified by mail around the 15th of the following month. Mushroom seeds are microscopic and propagated by spawn.
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Duxbak
Palace Sport and Hobby Shop
North School Street
Ukiah
California hunting calendar highlights bag limits by region
The calendar lists seasons and bag limits for deer, bear, quail, and pheasant across coastal, inland Sierra, and eastern counties. It specifies dates from August through December and notes that the Digest provides county specific bag and possession allowances.
California mountain lion population estimate
The current count estimates about 600 adult mountain lions in California. The population figure reflects counts from wildlife surveys and monitoring programs conducted across the state.
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California
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Dolphin Swim Club
Nkiah News
Branscomb
Palace Sport & 21
Dink
FitzGerald
Ed Groves
Drill Steel
Ukiah’s
Fullerton Equipment CO
East Clay Street
Ukiah Homestead
Kentucky
Coe “Kentucky Tant Whiskey Lung
Hill Company
Worthcry
Hunter
Davy Crocketts
Fremont
Plains
Groves
Mathews
Ukiah Boys
Tidoh News
Triple S Camera Shop
Anton
Harlowe Hall
Poma
Firestone
Antoni Truck Lines
Medico Drag House
Garner Fogry
Ukiah Liquor and Sporting Goods
Chase Garage Empire Pharmacy
Brownie’s
Mendocino Motor Sales
Davin Shoe Store
French American Cleaners
KUKI
Anton Stadium
Ukiah Merchants
Pomona
Ukiah Colt
United Farm
Agency
Bondedt
Here
Bea Hickerson
Oak Knoll Road
Homestead
Druids
Francis Maize
Dick Bennett
Bobby Lave
Ronald Jackson
Wayne Olthiser
Barksow
Raymound Moulder
David Maxwell
Ralph
Julie
Kim O'Connor
Johnny Miller
Jim Whittaker
Merrill Medinas
Sierra
Inyo
Mono
Sierra Area
del Norte
Los Angeles
San Diego
Coast
Monterey County
Modoc
Lassen
East Border
Alpine-Mono Line
San Bernardino
Coyote Valley Gun Club
Ernie
South Main Street
Richardson
Frozen Foods
Court Street
Galli
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