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Newspaper
Ukiah News
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
14
The Yokayo P-TA meeting at the school auditorium was rescheduled yesterday. Dr. Walter Buel of the Cascade Tuberculosis Sanitarium will address the April meeting instead of yesterday's speaker. Stanley Stafford spoke on Ukiah’s master plan for recreation, stressing the need for more playground equipment.
Ukiah Grange No. 419 held a March 16 meeting awarding third and fourth degrees to 19 candidates. Recipients included couples from Ukiah and Anderson Valley, Liytonville, Little Lake, and Comptche. Fred Clark presented an award to Mrs. Erroll Stevens for secretarial efficiency. Sutter Grange aid and flood impact noted with 47 families helped and hall damage. Past Master’s Night set for April 6 with a potluck supper hosted by local members.
A subscriber letter from Carl Spreckelsen now in Dalas Texas notes Ukiah’s growth, the upcoming 1946 class reunion, and a visit from Don Loosely a Naval Academy graduate now in the Air Force who stopped in Dallas en route to Laredo for flight training.
The Pomolita Parent-Teacher Association held a busy March meeting presided by Mrs. William Moores. Activities included a Community Concert talk by Miss Elizabeth Score, student group projects on Our Democratic Heritage, officer nominations, and plans for a new elementary school with a May bond election.
Rhe Alpha chapter Beta Sigma Phi plans a Sunday March 26 presential tea at Mary Ann Wallace home to conclude the spring rushing program. Pledges attended a model meeting Tuesday at Mrs Guy Starke home and were entertained last week at a Goofy Get-up party at Mrs Stuart Draut’s home. Invitations went out on reused greeting cards. Mrs James Barnette is president of Rho Alpha with Claire Albee as vice president in charge of rushing.
Janet McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs M E McDonald will speak at the Saturday Afternoon club meeting on March 24 in San Francisco She will discuss nursing training at St Luke's School of Nursing and recount her experiences The program chairman Mrs McDonald will also teach members the song La La Na Me with Mrs R R Byrnes leading the singing and Elizabeth Scott providing accompaniment Hostess chairman Mrs A H Towne will be assisted by Mesdames Harold Hoover Fred Taylor A Be Thirkill A L Tracy and A J McGill
The Presbyterian Youth Group hosts a rummage sale on April 6 and 7 at Ukiah Van and Storage Co. East Gobbi. Proceeds fund an outdoor stage at Enchanted Hills camp for the blind. Mrs. Robert Jardine chairs the Presbyterian Womens Society. youth reps include Karen Schilder and Barbara Cruickshank. Mary Alice Rafferty leads the youth group.
The Home Economic club of the Grange met March 12 to plan for their trip last Saturday to the district meeting of HEC at Finley and also make plans for the meeting of Pomona Grange to be held in Ukiah. On April 15 Melva Buhlman was program chairman and showed a movie. The refreshment committee included Effa Ponat, Alice Watkins and Dorothy Ottosen.
Delegates from Ukiah congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses return home after a three day circuit assembly in Oroville. Local presiding minister Robert Morris says 35 delegates were among 1,358 attendees who heard Nicholas Kovalak, district minister of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, deliver the public address Consulting God on World Affairs.
The first of a series explains the assessor's duty to prepare a complete tax roll for the county and the timeline from March through July. It notes budgets by boards, public hearings, and the long process shaping the final tax rate.
Ukiah poised to hire Lyell C. Cash 44 as new business manager. salary set slightly under 10000 dollars. Cash will replace Charles Keene whose resignation takes effect April 15. Keene earns 9120 annually. Electrical engineer post still unfilled leaving Cash with business manager duties. Cash previously Oxnard assistant city manager since Feb 1 1953 and held multiple city roles 1943-62. Married with three children USC graduate with municipal affairs postgrad work.
Board chair Paul Poulos confirms the county hospital lacks an assistant physician. Dr. Raffety requested Baier’s resignation, citing insubordination, while Baier defended his practice and appealed to the board. The dismissal stand remains unresolved, Baier having arrived in Ukiah in September. Copra meal note appears as historical aside about California livestock feed and a 1893 San Francisco Midwinter Fair automobile.
Ukiah Recreation schedules a series of events from March 22 to March 31 across municipal and high school facilities. Activities include the Cosmos Club at the municipal clubhouse, Garden Club, Girls Basketball at Ukiah High School, track meets against Willits and Fort Bragg, Soroptimist, Adult Recreation Night, Women’s Golf, Twinks, Hobby Association, and Ukiah Girls Basketball League Championships at the high school.
Yokogo district Boy Scouts of America outlined nominating committee meeting on Monday March 1 under Walter Sandelin with Judge Lilburn Gibson Merle Orchard Robert C Groves Tom Poulos Walker Tilley and Sam Gardner as secretary The chosen district committee members will be announced at the district meeting and dinner April 138 at 7 30 p m at the Palace hotel A large attendance is expected with Scouters wives den mothers and their husbands invited and a good program planned.
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