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Newspaper
Ukiah News
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
3
The June meeting of the Presbyterian Women's Society will be June 2 in the church social hall. Dessert serves at 1 30 p.m. Mrs H Matthews is hostess chair and Mrs W Hi Wadeworth is program chair with Mrs E N Funk providing the book review.
A training school for the Chris Hen Women’s Fellowship of the Redwood district will be held Friday May 27 at Ukiah Christ Church from 1 30 to 4 p m and 7 30 to 9 p m. Mrs Kathryn Fitzgerald of Berkeley and Mrs George Hodgkinson of Lakeport district secretary will preside among many attendees. The United States exported about 37 percent of its cotton crop in 1952.
A series of real estate transfers is recorded across Ukiah Willits and adjacent areas. Buyers include Nellie F Bowen Slater Porter M Chaffee Clara Compton and many others with properties on Clay Street Giorno Avenue Main Street Bush Street and Fort Bragg district among others. Prices range from 1000 to 25000 dollars.
Harmony Circle of the Christian church will meet tonight at 8 p.m. in Mrs Oran Bollinger's residence with Mrs A N Rawles presiding. Want ads bring results.
The Ukiah Police announce a visitor friendly policy stressing public relations and city safety. Officers should aid visitors in locating destinations, excuse minor unintentional violations, warn for unclear posted ordinances, and allow reasonable hotel check in and unloading time. Law enforcement should target dangerous or clearly parked violations only. citation is minimized for non dangerous acts.
Ukiah Rotary members will journey on May 31 to view a color film showing oil formation and underground pressures. John Wey petroleum engineer and E B Richards assist in presenting the program with a Richfield Oil conservationist speaking on conservation and wise use of oil resources.
Ken Ballou announces a one day educational conference for Realtors in Ukiah at the Palace hotel on June 6. Sessions feature Clive Graham Merrick Riggle Ray Nichols and others discussing customer prospecting selling by telephone closing problems and mortgage financing resources. Floyd Lowe moderates and shares UC statewide research findings for real estate management issues.
The Ukiah Stone and Gem club met at the Municipal clubhouse on May 19. A microscope for mineral examination was purchased and a magnifying glass was donated by John Muir, accepted with thanks. Oscar Danielson applied for membership and was accepted. Lillie Rouse and H. S. Simonson attended from the Willets club. The June social will be June 2 at the Municipal clubhouse. all interested in stones and earth science are invited.
Toastmasters led by Topicmaster Claude Falconer propounded 11 subjects and drew 214 minute responses at a Wednesday noon session in the Palace hotel. Respondents included Charles Shimmins Walker Til ley Paul Sutterley Walter Minger Trevis Marsha Frank Petersen Russell Clarke Roy Wagner Joseph Juliana Joseph Shipman and B G Pearce.
The American Automobile Association advises pedestrians to cross only on the green light and wait for the Walk signal. It notes jaywalking wastes time and increases the risk of being hit, stressing that staying in crosswalks is faster and safer.
The article explains the stake held by all Californians in oil production within the state. It notes that experts have developed techniques to prevent losing as much as three fourths of the oil originally in underground reservoirs.
Dr Walter Buel of Cascade Sanatorium Redding spoke on tuberculosis at a Men Docino Lake County Medical Society dinner in The Club Fort Brage. Ukiah attendees included Dr and Mrs Massengill Zbitnoff Allanson West Kroeger Lieberman and Blank. Dr Ruel will hold a chest clinic in Fort Bragg today. The next meeting is planned for Lake County in June.
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