Branson's Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
Relatives and friends gathered at the Branson home in Ukiah to honor Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Branson on their golden wedding anniversary observed May 20. Family and out-of-town relatives attended, with Maggie Hungate and Vern Boulware among the hosts, as decade‑long memories and details of the couple’s 1906 marriage and long life in California were recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Branson
Harley Branson
Calvert Court
Vern Boulware
Branson
Maggie Hulgate
Santa Barbara
Hungate
Addie Adams
Encinitas
Bertha Yarbrough
Leona ‘Thorpe
George Ward
Jeff
Blanche Maher
Ernest Mulyeat
Fred Kidman
Cecille Drunners
Ruth Darby
Lancinitas
den Noack
Redwood Valley
Mr. Noack
Maggie Hungate
Hilda Hungate King
Sacramento
Adah Kimball
Richard Newal
Washington State
Ira Branson
Geyserville
Dorothy Crowder
Frimo Vittori
Mr. Vittori
Frank Steed
China Lake
Eileen Springer
Nina B. Collins
Brownie
Harry Poole
Roseville
George Nordstrom
Connie
Carole
Johré
Kenneth Lindsley
Oakdale
Darrell Boulware
Boulder Creek
Springs
Colo
Ukiah
Two Ukiah Rotarians Host Foreign Students
Two members of the Ukiah Rotary club hosted foreign students last weekend. John Nelson entertained Jean Pierre Hart a French government and Fulbright scholar at the University of California. William Moores hosted Feng Lijen a Chinese economics student at the University of California.
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Ukiah
Telephone Company Builds Civic Image Through Tax Aid
The Telephone Company explains its role as a good citizen by paying county property taxes of 131,468.90 last year and supporting community groups like the Community Chest Red Cross and Boy Scouts. Tax Collector William Crow watches as PT and T manager Bill Shields presents the payment check to Treasurer Sam Ray Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
iRed Crags
Boy and Girl Scouts
William Crow
Bill Shields
PT and T Manager
Sam Ray, Jr
Wish Them Well Across Distance This Wedding Note
A wedding stands as a major life event and a long distance call offers a warm personal greeting. The piece urges checking a directory to find a number and notes the low cost to reach someone dear. It promotes using a long distance call to share best wishes.
Yellow Pages guide to easy in home shopping
The piece promotes using the Yellow Pages for easy shopping from home detailing how to find sellers for items like a furnace or paint. It highlights the classified ads and price comparisons, urging readers to use the Yellow Pages and Pacific Telephone as a guide to good shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Telephone
Ukish Garden Club Meets Tonight At Municipal Clubhouse
Members urged to attend the Ukish Garden Club meeting at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Clubhouse. A very important matter will be brought before the membership for decision. Larry Booker of the University of California will speak on Various Irrigation Procedures for Different Types of Soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukish Garden Club
Larry Booker
University of California
Meeting Honors Room Mothers At Frank Zeek
Room mothers were honored at the Frank Zeek Parent Teacher Association meeting on Wednesday May 16. Incoming officers were installed by Mrs A S Fraga with Mrs Nicholas Zbitnoff set to become president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Zeek
Parent - Teacher Association
al Bechtel
Jack Simpson
Emil Meyer
John Hayes
al Whitney
Ray Olhiser
Gilbert Sssons
Don Bones
J. R. Peaslee
George Portlock
Robert Britton
Ray Eby
Charles Leek
Chelsie Dal Pozzo
Roy Johnson
Fred Scholl
Allen McConnell
H. C. Crofoot, Jr
Ralph Brown
Victor Lagomarsino
E. C. Box
Enos Kyle
Harry McReynolds
C.C. Singer
Herschel Ford
Lawrence Crockett
J. W. Hampton
D. M. Cecil
Vernon Smith
W. G. Starwyck
Wayne Maynard
Claude Smith
Jack Garrett
E. H. Barnes
Robert Tolman
C. W. Armstrong
A. S. Fraga
Nicholas Zbitnoff
Double Celebration For Hermansons
The W L Hermanson home on South Helen s versité hosted well-wishers for two events on Saturday May 12 Miss Betty Rho wed Ronald Christenson in an 7 pm ceremony and the couple celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary Graduate Miss Aho daughter of Mr and Mrs Armas Aho attended with her paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Waino Aarniokoski of Richmond as did the groom s parents Mr and Mrs Tage Christenson Also present were Mrs Anselm Salo of San Francisco and her husband The bride recently finished Ukiah high school and works in Dr Nicholas Zbitnoff s office The groom recently served in the US Navy and works with Ski Construction company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hermanson
South Helen
Betty Rho
Ronald Christenson
Aho
Armas Aho
Waino Aarniokoski
Richmond
It’s Another Girl For John Golden
Mr and Mrs John Golden became the parents of a second daughter Caro Anne at 230 am Tuesday May 15 at Ukiah General hospital Their first daughter Mary Agnes will be one year old in June Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs William G Golden of Martinez Maternal grandmother is Mrs Agnes Thomas of Ukiah
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John Golden
Caro Anne
Ukiah General Hospital
Mary Agnes
Willian G.’ Golden
Martinez
Agnes Thomas
Ukiah
French Class Chooses Chez Henri Theme for Dinner
Ukiah High School French II staged a second annual French dinner on May 19 at the Schilder home 1020 West Perkins. The event featured French decor, menus shaped as France, and dishes listed in French with several named faculty and students attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri
West Perkins Street
Ford
Ukiah High School
Schilder
France
Robert Sondergard
Luncheon for Conference Wives at Municipal Park
Wives of delegates to the Logging Conference will host a Friday May 25 event. They gather at William Moores home on Terrace Drive for a noon to 1 pm get acquainted hour then attend a picnic luncheon at Municipal Park. Mrs Arthur Schilder chairs the activities with several assistants listed.
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William Moores
Terrace Drive
Arthur Schilder
William Cotton
John Crofoot
Jerry Moran
W. H. A. Smith
Roy Wagner
L. D., Courtright
M. T. Luehberke
Kewanna Anniversary Celebrations Highlight Meetings
Tonight marked the 38th anniversary of Kewanna. Council members heard of official visits by Mamie Bodennhamer of Torrence to Fort Bragg and Santa Rosa councils. Attendees included Opal Krieger Phyllis Lynch Anne Miller and Grace Heitz. Mary O Neal council mother was reported ill. The Great Sun Session will be held August 15 to 18 in Sacramento. A hard times party followed with Phyllis Lynth winning first prize and Letta Sprague second for best dressed original hobo. Committee members were Mary Freeman Margie Ford Opal Krueger with Henry Ronco in charge of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Blef
Mary Hamilton
Uligh
Joseph Figone
Opal Krueger
Phyllis Lynch
Letta Sprague
Mary Freeman
Margie Ford
Henry Ronco
Ukiah women attend state convention for legal secretaries
Two Mendocino County Legal Secretaries members Ethel Humphrey and Agnes Cox attended the California convention in Bakersfield. They presented their chapter’s charter application and plan to return next year. Cox received a state and national charter. meeting featured Judge Howden and UCLA professor Kenneth Shanks. Sponsored by Bakersfield Legal Secretaries, the group met at the Bakersfield Inn.
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Mendocino County
UCLA
Shanks
South
Bakersfield Inn
Mendocino
Cooper’s Town House
Diamond Wedding Anniversary for Titus Strongs in Ukiah
A diamond wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Titus Strong was held May 20 in Ukiah. The couple, longtime California settlers who arrived from Idaho in 1913, were honored by seven children and friends at a buffet reception. Their friends and family reflected on decades of ranch life, a vineyard, orchard, and alfalfa fields with a grand three tier cake as centerpiece.
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Titus Strongs
Mrs
Titus
Strong
Ukiah
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Vichy
Fort Bragg
Matt
WW. L. Hermanson
Ealier
Armis
P. J. Dunn
Jennie
San Francisco
Millie McDonough
San Diego
Ray Peterson
Mary
Pittsburg
Alex Strong
Sacramento
Matt Strong
el Monte
Henr Strong
Santa Rosa
Aguat. Strong
W. Sandel
Chuple
Saturday Afternoon Club Installation Luncheon Planned
The Saturday Afternoon club will hold its annual installation luncheon tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the clubhouse. Hostess chairwoman Mrs James B Busch and program chairwoman Mrs Don Hoover oversee preparations with reservations due tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Busch
Don Hoover
Deadne
Busch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ukiah Rotarians
W. E. Shields
Regie Heth
Karen Schilder
I Clasa
Sondergard
Hermansons
John Goldens
Roquefort
Camembert
Gruyere du Cafe du Lait
Heing
Weber
Jones Street
William Chessall
Audrey Hollenbeck
William Murphy
Perkins
Rexall Drug Store
Homestead
Kewanna
Burns
Tess
Wales
Gibson St. Ukiah
Tom Bair
World Family Anchor
Danec
Tom. Bair
Kiem-Tv
Tan
Chamberlain
Cteum
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