Scout Circus Opens Saturday Night at Purdy Hall
Arrangements for the Yo kago District Boy Scout Circus are set for Saturday at Carl Purdy Hall at the 12th District Fairgrounds. A 2 p.m. parade from the Veterans Memorial building moves east on Seminary to State then north to Smith and School, with Ukiah High School band and local fire department participating. The circus program starts 7:30 p.m. led by Troop 49 color guard, with a Cub Scout display and tower building demonstrations to follow.
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Yokago District
Carl Purdy
Scouting
Veterans Memorial Building
Seminary
State
Smith
Ukiah High School
Kenneth Cooper
Herman Runkel
Fire Department
Troop 49
Color Guard
Sheriff Attends State Convention in Stockton
Sheriff Reno Bartolomie will attend the California Peace Officers association conference in Stockton, opening today and running through Saturday. He is guest of Sheriff Harless Souza and Stockton Police Chief J. A. Okeefe.
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Reno Bartolomie
California Peace Officers. Association
Stockton
Harless Souza
J. A. Okeefe
County Hospital Dispute Settled After Closed Session
A three hour executive session between Dr. John Ruffety and Bert Mankins with the county board of supervisors ended with a brief statement that little difficulties at the hospital were ironed out. The press was told overlapping authority was straightened, with Mankins as business manager under Dr. Raffety who directs all departments.
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John Ruffety
Bert Mankins
Board of Supervisors
Paul Poulos
Dr. Raffety
Poulos
Dorsey Brothers Saluted As Top Entertainers Of Two Decades
The Dorsey brothers Tommy and Jimmy are honored for sustaining popular music and entertaining audiences coast to coast. Under Ukiah Kiwanis sponsorship they headline at Carl Purdy hall on Tuesday evening May 31 for a Kiwanis charity dance aiding underprivileged children. The brothers formed their first band in 1922 and later split into two acclaimed orchestras. Tommy pioneered trombone as a lead solo and Jimmy helped define early saxophone style.
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Jimmy
Ukiah Kiwanis Club
Tommy Dorsey
Carl Purdy Hall
Kiwanis Club
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Dorsey's
Shenandoah
Tommy
America
Rhododendron Festival Lights Fort Bragg Celebration
Fort Bragg hosts an annual Rhododendron Festival May 28 to 30 drawing thousands. The event features a three day flower show at Fort Bragg Elementary, art and crafts displays, a parade to crown a Rhododendron Queen, and speeches by state and local officials.
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North California
Fort Bragg
MacKerricker State Park
Weg Docino County Art Association
Games Busch
Ukiah
Frank Belot
Ugboldt County
Arthur Way
Fort Bragg Veterans Building
Ukiah High freshmen registrations rise from prior year
Ukiah High School officials reported 285 eighth graders have signed up for the next year, up from 265 last year. Counselors visited district elementary schools to collect registrations, signaling a larger incoming freshman class despite late registrations often arriving after autumn opening.
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Ukiah High School
Ukiah
Residents To Lose Homes For Russian River Reservoir
About 400 residents of Coyote Valley near Ukiah face losing their homes within a year as the area becomes a large reservoir to control flood waters on the Russian River and supply water in dry months.
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Coyote Valley
Ukiah
Russian River
Residents face choice as Coyote Valley dam bond passes
Sonoma County voters approve a bond to fund the Coyote Valley dam project after more than a decade of planning. Residents including R B Scammon and Mrs Walace Burns express mixed feelings about relocation while acknowledging the project’s necessity and potential future benefits.
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R. B. Scammon
County Officials Face Salary Hikes Recommended by Grand Jury
The grand jury and board chairman propose raises for the board of supervisors auditor and district attorney. Supervisors from 275 to 400 monthly, auditor from 6000 to 11200 yearly with no private practice, district attorney from 6000 to 7200 or 11000 with no private practice, and other officials’ salaries to reflect duties and cost of living. A final copy goes to the board, State Senator Busch, and Gov Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Grand Jury
A. Salaxy
John Taylor
James Busch
Goodwin Knight
Paul Poulos
Miss Redwood Empire To Be Named Saturday
A Boonville blond raises the field to seven entrants in Ukiah pageant at Ukiah High School auditorium Saturday evening. Gail McCoy Ukiah Kiwanis sponsor and Gail Busch Lakeport Lions sponsor compete with Shirley Smith Fort Bragg Janet Plotnik Fort Bragg Donna Fitch Little River and Francis Hulbert Ukiah.
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Boonville
Ukiah
Lakeport Lions Club
Jaycee
Richard Lower
Ukiah High School
Ed Groves
Redwood Empire
John Wonder
Melody Dance School
Ed Wells
Dave King
Connie Cox
Miss McCoy
Miss Hulbert
Plotnik
Miss Fitch
Miss Smith
Miss Busch
Kent
Lee
Cancer Crusade expands to Ukiah business district
The Redwood Valley Grange backs the Cancer Crusade with full support. Mrs. Cyril Goudge and Mrs. J. M. Johnson lead neighborhood efforts while Mrs. Larry Cartwright chairs the Ukiah campaign and Robert Barker oversees county operations. Donations can be mailed to Cancer care of the local post office.
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Redwood Valley
Cancer Crusade
Cyril Goudge
J. M. Johnson
Ukiah
Larry Cartwright
Robert Barker
Four Pt Arena Teachers Resign
POINT ARENA The Point Arena High school loses four faculty members. Patricia Ashurst leaves after one year to teach home economics at Hopland. Robert Meadows will attend San Jose State college. George Watson accepts a San Jose Willow Glen High School post. Marvin Wightman will teach agriculture at Salinas High. Remaining staff include Bill Sapp, Ethyl Hood, Wolf Oglesby, and Kennethnow as athletics instructor.
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Point Arena
Point Arena High School
Patricia. Ashurst
Hopland
Robert Meadows
San Jose State College
George Watson
Willow Glen
San Jose
Marvin Wightman
Sal
Notice of placer claim location near Ukiah
William E. Pittman and Edith Pittman file a placer claim for 160 acres of uranium and placer minerals in section 9 township 18 north range 11 west. The land sits north of Potter Valley near the Lake County line and within three miles of Ukiah located at 275 Cherry street Ukiah.
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Recorder's Office
William E
Edith Pittman
Cherry Street
Ukiah
Township 18
Range 11
Potter Valley
Lake County
Albertinum Gymnasium Construction Funded by Santa Rosa Group
Santa Rosa residents begin laying out the Albertinum gymnasium site at the corner of Hope and Stephenson Streets on donated property from Mr and Mrs John Isnard. Architect and contractor roles are set with material shipments from the bay area as funds and planning mature.
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Albertinum Gymnasium
Hope and
Stephenson Streets
Dominican Sisters
John Isnard
Ricard Heil
Albertinum Advisory Board
Bay Area
Hugh Codding
Santa Rosa
California
Albertinum
PeTA President Highlights Family Role at North Bay PTA Meeting
Mrs. Kenneth Spencer state president urged cooperation of Parent-Teacher groups as key to democracy and education at the 13th annual North Bay Conference of the CCPT in Ukiah. She stressed welfare of all, respect for law, enterprise, and continuous improvement in attitudes and intellect. Page Four.
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Peta
North Bay
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Kenneth Spencer
Sam Gabriel
Aha Danle
UTA
Aut Moligmipetu Fucsumy
Ula
CCPT
Ukiah
Spencer
Tme
PTA
Mystery Farm No 8 Identified Near Hopland
Eight guessers named Angelo Damiano property near Hopland as Mystery Farm No 8. Ukiah Theatre tickets go to Ed Jennings Mrs George Dawe I A Boesel John Vassar and Mrs W Renfro all of Ukiah and Hopland winners may call The Ukiah News office for tickets. Other correct answers came from Jay Lee Smith Jr Rodger Williams and Warren L Brown of Ukiah.
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Mystery Farm
Renfro
Hopland
Ukiah News Office
Aell
Mendocino
Mysery Farm
Ukiah
Jay Lee Smith, Jr
Rodger Williams
Warren L. Brown
School Board Elections Slated Friday Countywide
Elections loom in all districts with varied polling hours. Ukiah area has no contests. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in some districts, 1 to 5 p.m. or 2 to 6 p.m. at Pemolita and Potter Valley sites. Incumbents seek re-election in Ukiah Elementary and Ukiah Union High districts. A. G. Solomon faces challenger Stan ley Snook and Guido Venturi in Calpella for one elementary vacancy.
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Tustee
Ukiah
Ukiah Union
Pemolita
Potter Valley
Ukiah Union High
Pgmolita
Laurence Wildberger
Elbert Lane
Ukiah Union High School Board
Calpella
A. G
Ukiah National Guard unit reorganized training in Ukiah
Russell Clarke plans a new California National Guard platoon in Ukiah for men 18 to 35 interested in guard activities and benefits. The unit will specialize in road construction bridge and building work using heavy equipment and attach to the 579th Engineers Battalion based in Santa Rosa, where Clarke serves.
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A ‘Ukiah
California, National Guard
Russell Clarke
Ak Arid
Pioneer Company
East Standley Street
579Th Engineers Battalion
Santa Rosa
Clarke
Mendocino County teens win Bank of America awards
Three Mendocino County high school students earned 100 each in the Bank of America 1955 Achievement Awards finals held May 13 in Sacramento. Winners were Sandra Faul of Mendocino Union High School and Douglas Burke and Mildred Brown of Ukiah High School. An Achievement Day Awards banquet at the Senator Hotel followed the judging with Dr. Robert E. Burns, College of the Pacific president, as speaker.
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Mendocino County
Bank of America
Sacramento
Sandra. Faul
Mendocino Union High School
Douglas Burke
Mildred Brown
Ukiah High School
Senator Hotel
Robert E. Burns
College of Pacific
Falk and Kasch spar over Coyote Valley dam at Ukiah Rotary
In Ukiah, attorneys Falk and Kasch debated Mendocino county’s role in the Coyote Valley dam project before the Rotary club. Falk argued for joining Sonoma county, noting water control and cost shares. Kasch opposed.
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Mendocino County
Coyote Valley
Ukiah
Kasch protests Coyote Valley dam bounds debate
Kasch warned a fierce fight looms over setting the Coyote Valley dam zone of benefit and exclusion. He noted little export water value and that about 75 percent of landowners in the floodplain below the dam near the Sonoma county line have protested to exclude their land from the district. See KASCH, Page Four.
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Coyote Valley
Kasch
Russian River
Sonoma County
Kagch
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Purdy Hall
Dorsey Brothers’ Music
Tommy and
Jimmy Dorsey
Ranunitad
Nanaa Aenin
Tamim
UHS
Coyote Valley Dam
Sonoma
Henry Busch
Gardner
Prand Jury
Grand Jur
Shirley Smith
Lakeport
Janet Plotnik
Donna Fitch
Little River
Natalie McCoy
Pt. Arena
Ranium Cpaima
Roster Valley
Santa Rosa Group
George Mann
San Francisco
Codding
Ukiah National Guard
Falk
Rotary
Mencino County
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