New Trial Denied In $75,000 Mill Accident Award
Superior Judge Lilburn Gibson denied a motion for a new trial in the case of Ben Mast operator of a Laytonville lumber mill. A jury awarded $75,000 to Lauretta Rasmussen and her two children after finding Mast liable for the death of Wilbur Rasmussen. The verdict, reached after two hours and 40 minutes of deliberation, is noted as the county's largest ever judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilburn Gibson
Ben Mast
Laytonville
Gibson
Lauretta Rasmussen
Judy Rose
Gary Ray
Rasmussen
Wilbur
James E. Busch
Ukiah
J. Adrian Palmquist
Oakland
Mast
Hale McCowen, Jr
Edwin Chapman
San Francisco
Local Social Happenings In Hopland Area This Week
Mrs Norman Daniels hosted a birthday dinner with guests including Frank Milone and family and Robert Gibson plus visiting George Brown of Oakland. San Francisco and Sacramento visitors joined events at Gibson and Lang households. A sixth Baratti child Monica Ann born July 16 in Rio Dell. Bridal shower for Mrs Jack Cline at Guild Hall. Several relatives and friends from Watsonville Tacoma and San Francisco visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Daniels
Frank. Milone
Robert Gibson
George Brown
Oakland
Lyle Fugatt
Calvin Pritchard
San Francisco
William Goodman
Donald
Bill
George Rogers
Watsonville
Tony Lucchetti
John Pardini
Tacoma
Wash
Robert Cristofani
Shirley Sciarra
Cloverdale
Lucchetti
Public Hearings Set on Trucking Permits in Ukiah
The California public utilities commission schedules an opening public hearing Friday August 5 at 9 30 a m in the Ukiah city hall council chamber for Blanchard Trucking Service Inc highway contract carrier permit and Elmer A Padula Padula Transportation highway common carrier permit. Examiner John A Rowe Jr will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Public Utilities Commission
Blanchard Trucking Service, Inc
Elmer A. Padula
Tha Padula Transportation
John A. Rowe, Jr
Council Chamber
City Hall
Ukiah
Funeral rites for Ralph A. Clem Jr. held after fatal motorcycle crash
Last rites were held July 28 at Eversole Mortuary for Ralph A. Clem Jr. 29 who died from a July 24 motorcycle accident in Anderson Valley. He was a WWII and Korea veteran, born Sept 10, 1925 in Hillsboro Ore, survived by his father Ralph Clem Sr. of Oregon. American Legion pallbearers from Lewis White Post 76 participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Clem
Ralph Clem
Anderson Valley
Eversole
Arthur Wallace
Mr. Clem
Hillsbourgh
Ore
Korea
Oregon
Lewis White
American Legion
Knute Talso 1881 Redwood Valley rancher dies at 74
Private funeral services were held for Knute Talso 74 who died July 30 at his Redwood Valley home. He had lived in Redwood Valley 43 years born January 13 1881 in Finland. Survived by wife Lena Talso and five children W H Talso Verna Sollar Arne Talso Toivo J Nyrahtla and Lillian Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knute Talso
Redwood Valley
Eversole
Arthur C. Young
Ukiah Christian Cemetery
Salso
Finland
Lena Talso
W. H. Talso
Verna Sollar
Ukiah
Arne Talso
Martinez
Toivo J
Nyrahtla
San Francisco
Lillian Smith
Death of Rupert Cox 66 Calpella California
Rupert Cox 66 of Calpella California died Tuesday August 2 in Ukiah after long illness. Funeral 2 p m Friday from Eversole Mortuary with Rev Robert C Groves officiating. Interment Ukiah Christian Cemetery. Born November 6 1888 in Kelseyville he lived in Calpella six years and worked in lumber mills. Survived by wife Della Cox of Calpella and brother Hubert Cox of Isleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Cox
Calpella
California
Ukiah
Cox
Eversole
Robert C. Groves
Ukiah Christian Cemetery
Mr. Cox
Kelseyville
Della Cox
Hubert Cox
Isleton
Funeral rites for James R. Edwards in Ukiah
James R. Edwards 24 Harris resident fatally injured Monday in a logging accident in Humboldt County. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. at Eversole Mortuary with Rev. Robert C. Groves officiating. Burial will follow in Ukiah Christian Cemetery. Pallbearers include C. W. Lightenburg er Gerald Shields Maynard Frost Charles Todd Sr Irwin Miller and Herbert Giese. He was born August 2 1931 in Texas and had lived in Harris six months employed as a timber faller. He is survived by Billie Edwards two children Stephen and Dorothy, his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur J Edwards of Ukiah, a brother Arthur E Edwards of Ukiah and three sisters Marie Pitman Bridgeville Calif Juanita Ayala Calexico and Faye McQuaid Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Edwards
Harris
Humboldt County
Eversole
Robert C. Groves
Ukiah Christian Cemetery
C. W. Lightenburger
Gerald Shields
Maynard Frost
Charles Todd, Sr
Irwin Miller
Herbert Giese
Mr. Edwards
Lee
Humboldt County Woods
Texas
Billie Edwards
Stephen
Dorothy
Arthur J. Edwards
Ukiah
Arthur E. Edwards
Funeral services for Merrill T. Ralph in Cloverdale
Merrill T. Ralph age 45 of Winton California died July 27 at an Ukiah hospital. Funeral services were held August 2 at Mortell's Mortuary Long Beach with Zim mernan Mortuary in charge of local arrangements. He came to Cloverdale last May to work for Granite Construction near there. He was joined by his wife Helen about a month ago. Born August 2 1909 in Caldwell Idaho he previously was an operation engineer for Granite Construction in Watson California. Survivors include his wife Helen two children Dennis Ralph and Meruilyn Ralph of Winton and two ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill T. Ralph
Winton
Calif
Mortell’s
Long Beach
Zimmernan Mortuary
Ralph
Cloverdale
Granite Construction Company
Helen
Watson
Caldwell
Idaho
Dennis Ralph
Meruilyn Ralph
Fraga Hardware Opens at New Standley Oak Site
Fraga Hardware opens at Standley and Oak streets in a new 5000 square foot building described as a display window. The store moves from State and Church after 11 years, retains the Homestead 2 4077 phone number, and keeps staff including Al Tringham and Dick Fraga amid a staged opening schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraga Hardware
Standley-Oak Streets
Standley
Oak Streets
al Fraga
State
Church
Homestead
al Tringham
Fraga
Ukiah Implements Modern City Warehouse System
A new warehouse plan introduces automatic re order control and double signature checks on purchases. The system costs material lists at the warehouse before sending to accounting and adds utilities service dispatch duties. This cut city service calls, averaging 31 daily, down to under three days for many, with 615 calls in June and 26 555 total since January. The feature profiles Marion Ralph, Marshall Ralph, and Mrs. Fred Conrad of Oakdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Keene
Coyote Valley Dam Exclusion Hearing Set for Sept 2
The Sonoma County board schedules September 2 for a public hearing on excluding property from the Rus sian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement district. The action enables an election on forming the district and approving a 633200 bond to fund the dam portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Russian River
Coyote Valley
Wilburn (Webb
Richard Bartel
Stone and Youngberg
San Francisco
Sonoma County
Merle Orchard
Mendocino County
Herb Cochrane
Coyote Valley Dam
I. H. Steinberg
Army Engineers
W. R. Genelli
California State Division of Water Resources
W. M
Bob) Moir
North Coast District
California State Chamber of Commerce
Coveloan Graduates From Kaiser Nursing School
Miss Annabelle Frazier of Covelo received her nursing diploma from the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing in Oakland during July commencement. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Frazier and began her studies in 1952 after graduating Round Valley Union High School. The article notes her local roots and completion details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Frazier
Covelo
Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing
Oakland
William Frazier
P.O. Box
Frazier
Oakland School of Nursing
Round Valley
Redwood Valley 4-H camp notes and community happenings
About 25 Redwood Valley Calpella 4-H members returned from Mendocino Woodlands after eight days starting July 24. Ray mond Graziano suffered a broken leg on day one. 106 county 4-H members attended. The event was supervised by Mrs. Josephine Lane and staff from the county extension office. Upcoming events include the Mendocino County 4-H dress revue in Willits and a Redwood Valley sewing club gathering plus a community youth swim and watermelon feed hosted by Derril Tomlinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino Woodlands
Raymond Graziano
Josephine Lane
Ted Hinds
Cyril Goudge
Ernest Butow
Karl Baumann
Redwood Valley
Ken Zamzow
Bruce Bearden
Rod Shippy
County Agricultural Extension Office
Shippy
Mendocino County
Willits
Redwood Valley- Calpella
Redwood Valley Community Christian
Derril ‘Tomlinson
Redwood Valley Community Church
Glenn Flory
Redwood Valley Community
Derril
Tomlinson
Redwood Valley Fire Department
Reeves Canyon Road
Highway 101
Forest Service
Saddle 'N Sirloin
Santa Rosa
Donna’ Borgnia
Ukiah General Hospital
Branscomb Death Investigated After Natural Cause ruling
Sheriff's deputies were called to the Branscomb area on Thursday noon July 21 after the death of John Hamilton age 55 of Red Bluff. The body was removed to Anker Mortuary at Willits and death was determined to be from natural causes. He is survived by his wife Mary of Red Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branscomb
John Hamilton
Red Bluff
Anker Mortuary
Willits
Mary
Safer and surer than cash United States Savings Bond
The United States Savings Bond offers safety beyond cash. If a bond is lost destroyed or stolen the government will replace it for you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Forger Sentenced To Term In Prison
Dallas A. Whyte a night club piano player was sentenced to San Quentin by Superior Judge Hale McCowen after the probation denial recommendation. Whyte was arrested by Ukiah police for forging a former employer’s name on a Sacramento check presented for encashment. The plea of guilty by Steven Brodie preceded the case and study of the sentence was ordered pending a report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas A. Whyte
San Quentin
Hale McCowen
Whyte
Ukiah
Sacramento
Steven Brodie
McCowen
San Francisco Residents Visit Fred Swords Family
Mr and Mrs Fredgy Sword and daughter Ann hosted weekend visitors Mrs Sebedia brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Dell Mannion of San Francisco and their children Boyd and Bonnie Dell The Mannions had vacationed in Montana and Canada and were en route home when they stopped in Uikah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredgy Sword
Ann
Sebedia
Dell Mannion
San Francisco
Boyd
Bonnie Dell
Mannions
Montana
Canada
Uikah
Probation Dept Deliberates on Fort Brae Man’s Plea
Mervin Dunsing of Fort Brae pleads guilty to a high misdemeanor for resisting an officer. The probation department will report their study and recommendations at hearings Friday August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Dunsing
Fort Brae
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Santa Rosa Memorial Park
Memorial Park
Odd Fellows Cemetery and Association
Redwood Empire
P.O
Franklin Ave
Hopland
Ramona Abert
KFUA
Empire Gardens
the Gateway Realty
Anton Stadium
Hayes Music Store
Empire Pharmacy
Ukiah Kiwanis Club
Marion and
Marshall Ralph
Oakdale
Fred Conrad
Coveloan
Marin County Sanitary District No
Hamilton Air Force Base
Novato
Ignacio
James W. Selzer
Hannaford and Talbot
Redwood Valle
Ruth Lero Phofie
Forger
Fred. Swords
Ross Gardens
Doris and
Max Ross
North State Street
Nassie Insurance Agency
Nassie & Shore
West Perkins
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