Hail to the Graduates and Ukiah Fair Plans
From Ukiah high and local schools comes a tribute to graduates of 1956 and a call to elders to safeguard opportunities. The piece extols commencement as new beginnings, urges shared responsibility, and urges Ukiah to host the growing district fair and Shrine circus with strong community support and free school tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah High School
Great Shrine Circus
Ukiah
Pomo Shrine Club
Polack Bros
Shrine’s Hospital Fund
Shriners
Ron
Shrine Circus
Polack Brothers
Mendocino County
Showmen Talk on Public Taste and MGM Costs
The historian notes show business hinges on public demand and pays to please audiences. He cites W R Wilkerson editorials and MGM head Charlie Reagan before the Senate panel, calling attention to rising production costs and consistent domestic losses since 1947 while foreign markets subsidize films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Wilkerson
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood
United States
Bill Wilkerson
Charlie Reagan
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Senate
Small Business Committee
Billy
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Eureka
Film industry struggles reshape theatre business in towns
M Mann reports on entertainment venues facing fewer pictures and higher costs. Smaller towns close theatres while larger cities rely on Broadway and Hollywood productions to sustain profits. He notes ciruses and Broadway hit rates, suggesting Hollywood producers keep live venues viable through profitable film ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ong-Theatre
Barnum and Bailey
Glyde Beatty
Billy Wilkerson
Broadway
Angels
Hollywood
Why listeners cling to back seats at talks and events
A columnist muses on why audiences prefer rear seats during speeches and public events. Front-row enthusiasts risk conspicuousness, while back seats offer comfort, visibility, and less neck strain. The piece weighs factors from claques to speaker sensitivity and even jokes about relocation of platforms to satisfy dissenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Jill
Thas
Claque
Jehovah
If We Continue Tax Policy The Government Owns All
Coleman Andrews, former IRS commissioner, argues for fiscal restraint warning that high income taxes threaten private initiative and political and economic security. He asserts the state grows powerful and overbearing, with federal power concentrating beyond the people’s interests, urging resistance to further expansion. The piece recalls 1956 calls for curbing government overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue Service
Andrews
Donalder
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Democratic Party
These people see government as power to curb corporate greed
In a Washington critique, the author argues that demonizing corporate wealth via a strong state risks creating a new monolith that erodes personal security and initiative. He warns that excessive welfare state thinking and federal dominance will sap individual talent and independence.
Drunk Driving Pleas In Three Ukiah Court Cases
Three first offenders faced Judge Fred Goss for drunken driving. John Richard Anderson of Ukiah pled guilty and faced a $250 fine or 50 days in jail after a 9 pm Sunday arrest on Highway 80 near the Lake county line. Joseph Leroy Beck of Ukiah also pled guilty and elected jail time after a Sunday 4 pm arrest following a wreck on Highway 20 near US 101. Frank Don Sobrero Pot ter Valley also fined $250 or 50 days after a Friday 10:45 pm stop on US 101. Everett LaVern Merrifield of Covelo received 100 days in county jail after pleading guilty in Covelo court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Goss
Justice Court
John Richard Anderson
Ukiah
Anderson
Highway Patrol
Highway 80
Lake County
Joseph Leroy Beck
Beck
Highway 20
US 101
Tion
Frank Don Sobrero
Potter VaHey
Sobcero
Everett LaVern Merrifield
Covelo
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MEDICO DRUG_CO
Warner Foundation
State and
Standley
Homestead
Ann
Man O
George, M. Mann
Florence McGehee
Steel Mill Supply OF
L. C. McNaught — Proprietor
Talmage Road and Railway Tracks
Ukiah — Homestead
Hi Bape
Sorae
John M. Cartwright
Washington
Ukiah Theatre
Chamberlain
State Street
Ford Family Plan
Ford
Art Schilder
Mendocino Motor Sales
Mill Streets
Phone Homastead
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