Santa Rosa Photo Studio Scheme Snares Ukiah Residents
A seven man crew from the Santa Rosa Wagar and Cambra Studio collected hundreds of dollars from Ukiah residents in April but did not deliver ordered photographs. Police report the firm is bankrupt and out of business with some customers receiving proofs only. Albert N. Wagar held a city solicitation license issued April 11 and the partners include Lankford Burruss Morse Groom Buzzini Luck and Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
George Smith
Oklahans
Frank B. Lankford
Paul Raymond Burruss
Ellis Hart Morse
Louis Francis Groom
Tony Reynolds Buzzini
Donald Wesley Luck
Lawrence Mars
Labor Day Celebration Planned in Ukiah
Organized labor plans their third annual Labor Day picnic at Riverside Park starting 11 a.m. on Monday September 5 with games and prizes for all ages. Fundraising relies on union member ticket sales and ads in the Redwood Empire Labor Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
John Haig
Mendocino County Central Labor Council
George Baskam
George Burden
Edaft Burden
Ed Younger
Heat Waves Grip Oklahoma as Temperatures Stay High
Oklahoma endures a second week of extreme heat with daily highs near triple digits. The Ukiah fire department recorded 91 degrees at noon as temperatures climbed, following three days in the 90s and peaks over 100.
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Ukiah Fire Department
Beekeeper Death Near Fort Bragg
David E B Wright 54 of Petaluma died while clearing a right of way near Fort Bragg after encountering a bee nest. He collapsed and died at a Fort Bragg hospital, the coroner later confirming instant death from bee stings rather than a heart attack.
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Fort Bragg
David EB. Wright
Petaluma
Wright
San Francisco
Ukiah
Norman Cook
New Car Dealers Lead Mendocino County Sales First Quarter
The state board of equalization reports Mendocino county taxable retail sales for Q1 1955 at 1.818 million from new motor vehicle dealers, with total county sales 10.82 million up 23.76 percent from Q1 1954. Other top outlets include contractors and building materials and warehousing, eating and drinking places, with detailed outlet totals listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino County
State Board of Equalization
Iron Lung Fund Rises in Ukiah Driveway Donations
Ukiah's Junior Chamber of Commerce ordered an iron lung for polio patients. Residents paint house numbers on curbs to raise funds. Additional money needed, with George Portlock Jr collectable at Portlock Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah’s
Fair Office Opens Evenings For Exhibitors At 12th District Fair
The 12th District Fair office will extend hours from 8 am to 5 pm and 7 pm in the evenings to assist exhibitors. Entries close for general entries August 10 with specific deadlines for livestock August 15 horse show August 18 photography August 22 and floriculture August 24. For more information call HD 2 3884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoning
Forgery Suspect Billy Freeman Fails to Appear
A 19 year old named Billy Freeman did not appear in superior court for a forgery trial. A bench warrant was issued and bail was forfeited by Judge Hale McCowen. Freeman and his 17 year old wife Shirley were arraigned May 2 on forgery of checks at the 3 R market and nearby locations in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Freeman
Hale McCowen
Merle Orchard
John Golden
Freeman
Shirley
Ukiah Panel Weighs Recreation Plans for Coyote Valley Dam
Ralph Oliver of the Meridooink county planning commission led an early session on recreational potential for the Coyote Valley dam area. members will study administration methods and consult Ukiah’s recreation commission and National Parks Association ahead of Aug 24 meeting. an August 12 public fact finding session near Hopland will invite dam and finance experts and army engineers to discuss options.
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Alley
Ralph Oliver
Meridooink County Planning Commission
Oliver
Recreation Commission
Ukiah
National Parks Association
Coyote Valley
Russian River
Orelock
Hopland
Herbert Cochrane
Figal
The
Jefferson
Attbow
Iby
Alex” Tre‘ra
Courthouse Employees Face 40 Hour Week Decision
County board moves toward standardizing hours across departments with a proposed 40 hour week for all, while courthouse staff resist citing possible resignations. Salary lists and the 1955 56 budget await final action and policy decisions at an early session.
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Sheriff's
County Road Department
Paul Poulos
Dare Leads Local Youth To Horace Heidt Spotlight
Mark Durbin, a Billings Montana youth, won an audition for Horace Heidt after friends dared him. Heidt personally coached him and Durbin became a featured performer on the American Way concert show brought to Ukiah by the Swift Show Wagon and Kiwanis sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Durbin
Anton Stadium
Horace Heidt
Billings
Mont
Mark
Heidt
Swift Show Wagon
Ukiah
Kiwanis Club
Pomo Shrine Plans Dance and Concert in Ukiah
Pomo Shrine club members sponsor a gala concert and dance at the 12th District Fairgrounds on September 17. An army band will be brought to Ukiah to perform at 8 p m with dancing to follow at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomo Shrine Club
12Th District Fairgrounds
Ukiah
Lions Club Benefit Baseball Games Set for Aug 20 21
Ukiah Lions Club kicks off with a breakfast at Palace hotel to sell tickets for a two day benefit baseball series August 20 and 21 at Anton Stadium. The event features Lucky Lager of San Francisco against the Merchants to fund children's programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Ukiah Lions Club
Palace Hotel
Anton Stadium
Lucky Lager
San Francisco
Merchants
al Anton
City School District Program Proposed to Expand Ukiah Recreation
A master plan proposal discussed by Ukiah city officials seeks to broaden the tax base to fund expanded recreation facilities. Plans include a municipal park building, a new park, lighting, picnic areas, a 40 acre Orrs Springs camp site gift option, extended pool facilities, and new playgrounds. The joint districts idea would be governed by contracts with the city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Ffoint
Estion‘commission
Ated
Leonard Nie
Richard Mazzoni
Don Bones
McGarvey Park
Brunner
Allah
Frank Petgrsen
Commission
Grand Theft Hearing Set in Ukiah District Court
Preliminary hearing scheduled Thursday before Judge Fred Goss in Ukiah Judicial District on Kenneth Phillip charged with three counts of grand theft of money. Complaints filed by W Tomaselli of the Tomaselli company allege $676 stolen in three Fort Bragg incidents last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Goss
Ukiah Judicial District Court
Kenneth Phillip
Fort Bragg
Phillip
W. Tomaselli
Tomaselli Company
Sheriff's Deputies to Attend Five Day Identification School
Five day training for sheriff's deputies set for October 24 to 28 from 1 to 5 pm at the Ukiah courthouse. Sheriff Reno Bar Tolomie to run the program with countywide transportation arranged. FBI trained instructors will oversee sessions focusing on fingerprinting, fingerprint classification, photography in general, and police photography specifics.
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Sheriff's Députies
Reno Bartolomie
Ukiah
FBI
ASC Nominations Open for Community Officers
Community nominating committees prepare candidates for agricultural conservation program officers. Farmers will vote in early September with ballots mailed by the ASC county office after nominee lists are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
County Hospital names Dr Baier assistant medical director
Mendocino Supervisors vote unanimously to hire Dr Baier as assistant medical director for Mendocino County Hospital with a starting salary of 1000 dollars per month. Dr Raffety and other medical staff recommended the appointments to the advisory board and hospital committee. Dr Baier, a 1951 UW Med School graduate, will not occupy resident quarters due to his wife’s school duties and continues two years of residency in Contra Costa County.
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Mendocino
John
Hoover Aler
Mendocino County Hospital
John O. Raffety
C. R. Kroeger
William West
Joseph Hartley
Joseph Scaramella
Harold Bainbridge
Committee On
Baier
Martinez
Ukiah
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Contra Costa County
Poulos
Lee
12th District Fair Announces Entry Deadlines and Premiums
Official entry blanks available from 12th District Fair Ukiah for livestock horseshow floriculture and other divisions. Closing dates span Aug 15 for Livestock Aug 18 for Horseshow and Aug 24 at 8 p.m. for other floriculture. Total premiums amount to 31,185 dollars.
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Ukiah
Boys dominate baked goods division at 12th District Fair
Potter Valley reports eight boys and no girls entered in the 4 H baked goods class. Entries list Bruce Nelson Larry Snow Tommy Wirth Jimmy Wirt Arnold Egli Michael Nelson Mike Foster Joe Fahnestalk and show muffins drops cookies quick loaf bread biscuits sponge cake and other items. Displays run August 25 to 28 at the fair.
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Potter Valley
Bruce Nelson
Larry Snow
Tommy
Hopland Chamber Meeting Aims at Recreational Center Plan
Hopland residents receive notice of a Friday August 12 meeting at 7 30 pm to discuss creating a recreational center swimming pool and community clubhouse. An algae control program and a survey for grade road improvement are on the agenda with a Ukiah fact finding committee to explain Coyote Valley cam situation and a new board election planned. President Don A Macmillan to preside. meeting moved to American Legion hall due to high interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopland
Chamber of Commerce
Alga
Angeroua
Ukiah
Coyote Valley
Don. A. Macmillan
American Legion
Seven Gans Stolen From Ranch Home
Deputy Sheriff Wayne Guthrie and Butch Carl stedt investigate a burglary at the Stevens ranch home eleven miles south of Ukiah. Seven firearm pieces valued over 500 dollars were stolen while the residents were away from about 9:30 to 12:00 Saturday night. Two live prospects are being checked in connection with the case. Page 4 reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Guthrie
Butch
Carlstedt
Mack II
Stevens
Ukiah
Three Polio Cases Reported in County
Christina Loberg of Mendocino Drive was treated at Kaiser Vallejo for polio diagnosed as non paralytic. Ralph Petersen of Fort Bragg was released after a non paralytic case. Merle Parker of Talmage also recovered from a non paralytic polio case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Loberg
V.'Loberg
Mendocino Drive
Kaiser Foundation
Vallejo
Ralph Petersen
Fort Bragg
Kaiger Foundation
Merle Parker
Talmage
Wife Beater Held for Trial in Ukiah Court
William Reno appeared before Judge Fred Goss in Ukiah Judicial Court on charges of violating Section 278 of the Penal Code relating to wife beating. He will answer in superior court. Ukiah police reported repeated domestic disturbances at the Reno residence with neighbors calling about the unrest. Mrs. Reno was hospitalized after the latest incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reno
Fred Goss
Ukiah
the Renos
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Iron Lung
Junior Chamber
Pomo Shrine
Senwr
Tony Butts
Pete Crofcot
Arge
Proviann Frassinello
Dianne Dellberg
Judy Gilmore
Joan Foutz
Janig Musser
Ricky Hooker
Dixie
Ricky
A. E. Hooker
North Bush Street
Ukkiiah
Alan Powell
Crawford
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