Reward of 28000 dollars offered for arrest in Portland blast
Rewards totaling 28000 dollars are offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the Meier and Frank Store explosion in Portland Oregon and for the attempted extortion of 50000 dollars on April 15. Contact Jim Purcell Jr, police chief, Portland, with any information.
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Portland Blast
Meier and Frank
Portland
Ore
Jim Purcell, Jr
George E. Smith
Ufiah
Special Fund Aids School Districts
The county school service fund uses state money to equalize educational opportunity in Mendocino County. It funds the county library traveling program, school nurse health services, immunizations, T B tests, hearing and vision work, budget help for boards, and consultant aid on supplies and equipment. It coordinates supervision, visits by teachers, child welfare and attendance services.
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County School Service Fund
California
Mendocino County
Pomolita Student Showcases Rock Display at Library
Carl Davenport a Pomolita School sixth grader displays a large rock collection in Ukiah Public Library Young People's room. The rocks and minerals come mainly from Lake and Mendocino counties with items from Sonoma and Texas. The pieces are organized into five groups igneous metamorphic sedimentary mineral and miscellaneous. Notable entries include volcanic ash mica schist sand conglomerate sulphur and uranium ore. A Geiger counter and a box of uranium ore from different regions are also shown courtesy of Ukiah Mayor Herman Runkel.
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Ukiah Public Library
Carl Davenport
Pomolita School
Lake and Mendocino
Sonoma County
Texas
Carl
Geiger
Herman Runkel
Ukiah
Silver Smithing Tutorial At Ukiah Gem Club Meeting
Members of the Ukiah Stone and Gem club visited the Charles Williams home on Friday April 22 for a silver smithing demonstration led by Mrs. Williams with help from Mr. Williams. Participants received torch time on sterling silver and learned heating stages, then crafted mounting for stones. Present were Ethel Jensen Karen Jensen and others including the Wilsons Haines David Truett Shevie Binnington LeRoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah Stone and Gem Club
Charles Williams
Williams
Ethel
Karen Jensen
Lee Wilson
Ted Haines
Bob David
Donald Truett
Katherine Shevie
Harry Binnington
Emily LeRoy
Veteran's Service Officer Attends Training Meeting
Thomas J Mitchell veteran's service officer attended a four day training conference in San Francisco where he reported 300 attendees learned new postwar veterans aid methods. He urged veterans or families to visit Ukiah Court House rooms 10 and 11 for help.
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Thomas J. Mitchell
Veterans Service
San Francisco
Court House
Ukiah
Mitchell
Baylie Attends General Motors Training Center
LeRoy Baylie of Ukiah spent two days at General Motors Training Center in San Leandro California. He studied the 1955 Fisher body construction course to upgrade service techniques for Daniels Harlowe at 1080 North State street Ukiah. George Daniels and Meredith Harlowe said the trip would benefit customers through improved service.
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LeRoy Baylie
General Motors
San Leandro
Calif
Daniels-Harlowe
State Street
Ukiah
Baylie
Rt. 1
Box
Daniels Harrowe
Fisher
George Daniels
Meredith Harlowe
San Leandro Center
Should Forest Owners Harvest Their Own Logs
A Willits Soil Conservation article by Robert Dellberg weighs owning forestry and logging. It outlines when owners harvest their own timber, benefits like higher stumpage and control, and the obligations of pricing, delivery, and safety. It also cautions about risks, costs, and the need for written buyer agreements before cutting.
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Robert Dellberg
Willits
Union Lumber To Build Fort Bragg Veneer Plant
Union Lumber plans a veneer plant south of the U S Co mill pond in Fort Bragg to open in September. The one building will house a Coe lathe three deck tray system and a semi automatic Coe veneer clipper for sheets from one tenth to three sixteenths of an inch thick based on log grade and order specs.
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Fort Bragg
Union Lumber Company
U.s.co
5 608 X rays Taken By TB Mobile Unit Across County
Mendocino county tuberculosis association completed its ten day X ray program with 5 608 films taken. Ukiah led centers with 1 875 shots followed by Fort Bragg 1 849 Covelo 278 Willits 833 Boonville 352 Point Arena 300 Hopland 121. Fewer students were X rayed this year due to patch testing in schools.
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Mendocino County
New Books Added At Public Library
Public library adds several new titles including biographies by W C Oursler and J A Bishop, novels by Jerrard Tickell and J M Barton, travel works by Alain Gheerbrant, memoirs by Peter Abrahams, and fiction by J L Castle and Louis DeWohl.
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W. C. Oursler
Lincoln
J. A. Bishop
Dregm Walker
Charlotte Armstrong
J. M. Barton
Saint Roger
Jerrard Tickell
L. E. Smith
Amazon
Alain Gheerbrant
A. M. Colver
Melbourne
Lord David Cecil
Mr. Maugham
W. S. Maugham
E. L. Beach
J. L. Castle
Sir Henry
Robert Nathan
Spear
Louis DeWohl
J. P. Goggan
Africa
Peter Abrahams
Atlantic
D. H. Clift
Stone Gem Club Plans Fair Entry
The Ukiah Stone and Gem club held its second regular meeting on April 21 at the Municipal clubhouse. Plans for the club's entry in the 12th District Fair were started, the fair committee named, and incorporation papers were signed. The group authorized cutting material purchases for rock sales and approved obtaining materials for a new case for the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah Stone and Gem Club
Bob David
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Phone Call Record Due Mother's Day
The telephone company expects heavy traffic this Sunday as Mother’s Day prompts a surge in long distance calls. Pacific Telephone will deploy extra toll operators, including staff usually handling local calls, with relief crews from smaller offices. Some calls to eastern states may experience delays.
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Pacific Telephone
New Business Staff Head Named At MHS
Dr. Daniel Lieberman Mendocino State Hospital superintendent and medical director announces Andrew G. Robertson to succeed Herman L. Carter as assistant superintendent business services. Carter moves to Patton State Hospital May 1. Robertson, 40, came from Bijou where he ran a general insurance agency and served on El Dorado board of supervisors for four years.
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Daniel Lieberman
Mendocino State Hospital
Andrew G. Robertson
Herman L. Carter
Carter
Patton State Hospital
Robertson
Bijou
el Dorado County Board of Supervisors
Water and Gas Line Program Listed for City Council
City Engineer Douglas Cruleckshank presented a water system and gas main improvement program with an estimated total cost of 71 015. The Ukiah Village sewer plant odor was discussed. The city manager was authorized to buy steel for the northern electric substation and a bid from J H Baxter Co of San Jose for 27 electric light poles was accepted. The former city corporation yard on North School street was leased and bids were invited. A new garbage disposal ordinance was adopted.
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Douglas Cruleckshank
Ukiah Village
Northern Electric
J. H. Baxter Company
San Jose
City Corporation
North School Street
Four entrants vie for Rododendron Festival Queen
Four Fort Brage belles compete for Queen of the Rododendron Festival to rule the three day event May 28 to 30. Coy Nailor Naomi Harter Alice Klemushen and Betty Black lead with more entries anticipated from Mendocino and Rockport as current candidates begin soliciting votes May 2.
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Fort Brage
Coy Nailor
Naomi Harter
Alice Klemushen
Betty Black
Mendocino
Rockport
Wright Will Speak at Willits Dinner
Ralph B. Wright, authority on juvenile delinquency, will speak at a May 6 dinner in Willits sponsored by the Republican central committee. The event at Brooktrails Long begins at 7:30 p.m. Reservations via Mrs. Barbara Neary or Brooktrails.
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Wright
Willits
Ralph B. Wright
Brooktrails
Republican Central Committee
Los Angeles
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