Celery Production Figures Highlight 1954 Output
The Ukiah News notes that the total national celery production in 1954 reached 1496 million pounds, reflecting an era of robust agricultural yields.
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Newspaper
Ukiah News
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
6
The Ukiah News notes that the total national celery production in 1954 reached 1496 million pounds, reflecting an era of robust agricultural yields.
Students from Paul Murray and Arthur Smiths sixth grade classes joined with Duane Thompsons band and Mrs Jere Chains girls chorus to present a Christmas program. The show opened with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and included a play Joy to the World narrated by Robert Boobar. The angel choir accompanied with Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Hark the Angels Sing Silent Night While Shepherds Watched Their Frocks by Night and We Three Kings. The second play A Surprise for Santa featured Danny Yates Nancy Cole Lyle Ferbrache and others. The girls glee club performed Shepherd Song and Star of the Host with Sue Whitaker on piano. Refreshments followed and the PTA voted to buy a picture file cabinet from potluck proceeds. A Humboldt State professor E Charles Parkwill discuss atomic energy for valley life. TB tests and eye exams noted for sixth to eighth graders.
Ukiah theatre installs four track stereophonic sound with multiple speakers behind the screen to create a lifelike cinema effect. Voices originate from the speaker, matching movement on screen. reviewer notes startling realism in The House of Bamboo and a train whistle opening the film.
En and eighth graders will be given dental X rays. Mothers assisted Mrs Pendleton with the work. Mrs Wildberger noted PTA welfare efforts funding eye and tooth care for needy children. The annual February combined school carnival provides the money. The project is a cooperative venture across city elementary schools.
Major John S. Gaston Jr. commends Mendocino County for achieving the optimum number of ground observer posts in the Oakland area. He notes the well staffed budgeted and supported civil defense, plus county officials backing and space provided for key Oakland observers and sector representatives.
TV listing notes Ukiah area channel 704 broadcasts all week with program schedule highlights. Listings show time slots, daily premieres, and feature segments for local viewers.
The first and most famous orange tree in northern California is the Bidwell tree at Bidwell's Bar on the Yuba River, planted in 1859. The landmark marks early agricultural efforts in the region and remains a point of local historical interest.
Alfalfa arrived in California by 1861 under the name Chilean clover and did not immediately compete with grain hay for many years, reflecting early agricultural introductions shaping regional forage practices.
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