Blood bank mobile to visit Ukiah Sunday March 13
International of John Hag issued a reminder that the Sonoma County blood bank mobile unit will be at the Veterans Memorial building at Seminary and Oak streets in Ukiah from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donors are urged to avoid eating for four hours beforehand. Doctors nurses and technicians will donate, with Soroptimist members handling registrations and supervision. Local service clubs assist with setup transportation canteen cleanup and related tasks.
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Proptinist International
Joh Hag
Ukiah
Sonoma County
Lions Club
Kiwanis
Emblem Club
Rebekah Lodge
Rotary Club
Carnival at Yokayo School Saturday carnival event
Yokayo, North side and Pomolita PTAs host a Saturday carnival in Yokayo auditorium from 5 to 9 pm. Features include hot dogs chili beans popcorn soda darts nail driving fish pond weight guessing fortune telling and prize booths for kids with adult sections for bric a brac and baked goods. Proceeds go to Ukiah elementary schools welfare fund supporting student emergencies.
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Yokayo Auditorium
PTA
Yokayo
Northside
Pomolita
Traffic Report From Ukiah Street Accidents
Readable traffic note from Ukiah reports curb parking guidance and wheel orientation tips. Mentions drivers with experience may upgrade to safer turns. Indicates a historical record of accidents last week and year to date.
Ex-Con Nabbed Admits Two Willits Burglaries
A 26 year old ex convict was arrested and confessed to burglaries in Willits. He admitted breaking into Maize Hardware and Lewis Chevrolet last week. He used a stolen check to cash more stolen items and faces multiple burglary auto theft and forgery charges.
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Sheriff’s Office
Josep Arketa
Maize Hardware
Lewis Chev
Arketa
Haman& Toke
Lewis Chevrolet Company
Aiketa
Sams| Quentin
Martinez
Burglary at Herold's Club on South State Street
Burglars entered through a rear window of Herold's club at 211 South State Street and stole more than $100 from a pinball machine and several liquor bottles. The break-in happened between 3:45 and 7:00 a.m. Wednesday. Police are investigating.
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Herold's Club
South State Street
Hopland California One-Hundred-Year Snapshot
Hopland on Highway 101 and 70 forms a small valley hub in Sanel Valley ten miles north of the Sonoma line. Once Sanel, renamed for agricultural ties, the area hosts a winery, lumber mill, fruit packing sheds, hop kilns and a dry ice plant with a 1954 tax rate of 6.10 per 100 in value. Population around 530 with 20 businesses, schools serving 176 at Hopland Union Elementary and 51 at Hopland Union High.
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Sonoma County
Sanel Valley
Clear Lake
McDonald
U. S
San
Fernando Feliz
Rancho Novato
Sanel
Feliz
Hopland
McDowell Creek
Old Hopland
West Hopland
Feliz Creek
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Russian River
Hopland Union
Mendocino County resort sale totals 120000 each
Fwo Mendocino county property sales totaling 220000 have been completed, with 0 leads filed in County record at Ballou's office. Louis Streflin and spouse sold Redwood Flat resort five miles south of Piercy on Highway 101 to Charles N Underwood and Mr Mrs Robert Underwood for 120000. Solbeck bought timberland from the Niels Iversen Estate for 100000 in the southeastern corner of Mendocino county.
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Mendocino
Leeds
Ecord
Ballou
Louis Streflin
Redwood Fiat Resort
Mendocino County
Charles N. Underwood
Cummings
Robert Underwood
Piercy
Highway 101
Solbeck
Niels Iversen
Amateur Show At VHS To Be Friday Night
The fourth annual high school amateur show at VHS will be Friday night in the high school auditorium starting at 8 p m. The event, sponsored by the junior class, opens to the public with 50 cent admissions. Acts include dancing mimes instrumental numbers and a notable appearance by Hallig unkhaus er who won first place in a musical spoons contest. Don Garseman and Jim McChiube will emcee.
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Ace
Ty Lady Busch
Anna
Hallig
Unkhauser
Lag Geass
Don Garseman
Jim McChiube
Merleac Gee Small YD Gaye
Volunteers Needed For Mart GOE Post Operation
Ukiah calls for volunteers to join the air observation post awaiting Malace Mote readiness. Observers are needed around the clock, with a few hours monthly supporting national defense against a potential air attack. Register at the Police Sport and Hobby shop, civil defense office, or city hall.
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Ukiah
Civil Defense Office
County Plans Vaccination Amid Rabies Fears
County health official Dr. C R Sloeger reports a rabid skunk killed on Highway 20 near Ray York place. Two dogs in Ukiah area bitten by rabid animals this week. Head sent to Berkeley lab for confirmation. Predatory hunts approved to target skunks, foxes, and bobcats in affected zones. Six rabies cases in Shag's county in 90 days. Humboldt and Glen counties report multiple cases.
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C. R. Sloeger
Ray York Place
Highway 20
State Department
of Health ‘Laboratory
Berkeley
St. Braph
Jaeger
Ukiah
Benson Highway
Hollow Tree Mill
Calvin Smith
State Department of Health Laboratory
Rr. Kroeger
Beauty Ridge
Longvale
Mel Comer Ranch
Dos Rios
State
Earth Laboratory
Shag's
Humboldt County
Glen
First and Second Graders Slated To Get Ist Shots
County health officer Dr. C R Kroeger announced plans for a polio vaccination program for all first and second grade children in the county. About 2600 children will be treated with the Salk vaccine as soon as it becomes available, likely late April. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has contracted for vaccines to inoculate 9 million people, funded by the March of Dimes. The program requires three doses over six weeks, with parental consent forms due back by March 24 or 25.
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C. R. Kroeger
Kroeger
Hiya
Orer
Fred Goss Named Judge for Ukiah District Court
Fred Goss, an Ukiah attorney, was named judge of the Ukiah district court to fill the unexpired term of Wil Hares Van Dyke. Supervisors authorized a list of eligible applicants and Goss was appointed unanimously after a short examination process. Broaddus, former Mendocino County sheriff, was the other applicant and had requested an examination for non attorney candidates.
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Goss
Mctioh
Superviso
Crarvey Sawyere
Artley
B. G. Broaddus
Mendocino County
Window Shooting Spree Damages Ukiah Firms
three Arcata youths caused extensive glass damage to Ukiah businesses during a January 8 incident. Their parents must pay 1733.97 in restitution. two suspects Ronald Edwards and Marvel Foster received suspended six month sentences, and Brian Broco received a suspended six month jailed sentence after a 30 day Eureka term.
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Ukiah
Arcata Boys
Indows
Arcata
Wila van Dyke
Ronald
Brian Bro Co
George Smith
van Dyke
Barnam Heryford
Merle Orchard
Eureka
Potter Valley Festival Plans Bigger Show For May
Potter Valley spring festival and rodeo set for May 14 and 15 will feature a larger display and more events. A planning meeting at Jim Shelton’s home appointed committees and noted the Potter Valley Riding Club will host riders from other groups and present trophies for distance, senior and junior groups, outfits, dress cowgirl, matched pair, youngest rider, and family classes. A peanut class is added to the junior show with events Sunday including trail, pole bending, stock going, baton, color class, saddle bronc, bareback bronc, steer stopping, relay, steer riding, calf roping and stock horse. Entries mailed around April 1.
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Otter
Wall
Potter
Pirw
Jim Shelton
Don Farnsworth
Cheater Linser
Earl Pickle
Marvin Holman
Floyd Crenshaw
Henry Dickey
Webb Brown
Milo Cain
Gordon Leask
DeLionel Murphy
Larry Park
Don Corbett
Potter Valley
Bie Bonnet Reopens After Brief Closure
The Blue Bonnet Drive In and Restaurant will reopen Friday March 11 after a stop since January 10. Mrs Pearl Roberson announced the plan. Free doughnuts and coffee will be served 3 to 6 p m Saturday with the same staff. remodeling is underway and patrons can expect a future opening. Mr and Mrs Roberson spent two months touring restaurants to study catering and serving methods.
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Blue Bonnet Drive-In
Pearl Roberson
Mrs. Roberson
County Humane Officer Sees 12 to 18 Complaints Weekly
Mendocino County humane officer Kent Wallach reports 12 to 18 complaints weekly about animal mistreatment. Most cases involve livestock starved or lacking shelter. serious recent case at Winters Ranch near Leggett saw twenty calves dead and a plea of neglect leading to six months probation by Judge George Carved.
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County Humane
Kent Wallach
Wallach
Ukiah News
Ukiah
Mendocino County
Kent
Wallach Lea
Wallac
Leggett Judicial Court
George Carved
Redwood Valley 4-H Prepares for County Field Day
Redwood Valley California 4-H club members gear up for county field day and demonstrations at the 12th District Fairgrounds on Saturday April 23. Morning activities include field day tasks and electrical demonstrations, while the afternoon features demonstrations in 11 4-H projects with solo and team entries. Regional competition at the fairgrounds May 7 will pit top performers from eight North Coast counties. The Redwood Valley Calpella 4-H Club, largest in the county with 83 members, showcases active projects and capable leaders.
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Redwood Valley
12Th District Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
North Coast
Redwood Valley - Calpella
Sewer Service Charge Starts in City on May 1
The Ukiah city council approved a new sewer service charge to fund a planned sewage disposal plant. Beginning May 1 property owners pay an extra 2 dollars, with commercial firms at 2 dollars plus one third of the monthly water charge and processing plants at 15 dollars plus one third of the water bill. The project total is about 800000 dollars.
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Ukiah @ome
Conter$ Group Opens 1955-56 Ukiah Concert Memberships
Ukiah Community Concert association offers memberships on a first come basis with a 5:30 p.m. Friday deadline. HQ in Palace hotel lobby open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. HO 2-6675. $6 adults $3 students. Cards admit to concerts in Willits Fort Bragg Santa Rosa Napa Lakeport Petaluma with priority seating for locals. Series begins Oct or Nov. four to five concerts. Notable artists include the DePaul Infantry Chorus Dorothy Maynor Tessy Spivakovsky Alec Templeton Robert Shaw Chorale and others.
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Ukiah Community Concert Association
Palace Hotel
William A. Cotton
Mary Elien
Mannon
Willits
Fort Brage
Santa Rosa
Napa
Lakeport
Petaluma
Ukiah
dePaul Infantry Chorus
Dorothy Maynor
Tessy Spivakovsky
Alec Templeton
Robert Shaw
Anderson Valley Church To Mark 90th Anniversary
Anderson Valley Methodist Church in Boonville plans a 90th anniversary celebration on April 17 with Rev. Ronald Tipp as guest speaker. Tipp, bishop of the San Francisco area, will depart April 20 for Israel as part of a U S delegation to Jerusalem for the State of Israel’s seventh anniversary at the invitation of Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin.
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Boonville
Anderson Valley
Ronald Tippet
San Francisco
Methodist Church
Tipp
Israel
United States
Jerusalem
Theodore Mc
Keldin
Maryland
Contest to name new Ukiah grade school opens March 14
A citywide contest sponsored by Ukiah Parent-Teacher Associations seeks a name for the new elementary at South Helen and Washington streets. Entries run March 14 to 25 with a $10 prize. winner announced March 31. Submissions via PTA units or school principals in sealed envelopes marked School Name Contest.
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Ukiah
South Helen
Washington Streets
Ie Anen Ta Nanenne
Zeek
Corbett
Mr. Simpson
Ukiah News
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