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Mrs. Margaret Trivelpiece, Reporter, Telephone 106,
‘University Women to
FOR YOUR
Give Yule Party at
Walker Home Dec. 14
Annual Christmas party of Nevada County Branch, American
Association of University Women, will be held Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Kent Walker,
Zion street. Mrs. Walker is program chairman.
Christmas music will feature
the party and will be presented
by the Nevada City high school
chorus under the direction of
William Tobiassen.
Participating in the program
are Joan Oje, Lillie Sassamon,
Patricia Sturtevant, Elizabeth
Wilson, Ruth Estes, Georganne
Behrbaum, Gloria Larson, Patricia Burgin, Joann Scott, Richard
Penroes, Kent Walker,. James
Branson, and Larry Parsons.
Mrs. Stanley Hornberger heads
the refreshments committee.
The afternoon section of the
association will be held the following day at the home of Mrs.
A. T. Parsons, Banner mountain
road.
Mrs Parsons is chairman of the
section which specializes in current events and book réviews.
Mrs. George A. Legg will review “The Romance of Mining,”
by T. A. Rickard. A resume of
recent events will be given by
Mrs. E. M. Litke.
The new section is the only one
of the AAUW which meets afternoons. Other groups and _ their
chairmen are: International Relations, Miss Helen Chapman:
So¢ial Studies, Mrs. Richard Harris; Creative Arts, Mrs. J. Roger
Snipe; and Bridge, Mrs. Robert
Ingram.
Mrs. Robert Stuart to
Head Columbia NDGW
Mrs. Roberta Stuart was chosen president of Columbia Parlor
No. 70, French Corral, at a meeting Friday in French Corral.
Other officers’ chosen were
Mrs. Margaret Madden, past president; Mrs. Ethyle Saunders, first .
vice president; Mrs. Phyllis Butz,
second vice president; Mrs. Alta
Atchinson, third vice president;
Mrs. Lucy Kneebone, financial
secretary and_ treasurer; Mrs.
Fannie Moulton, secretary; Mrs. .
Adele ‘Browning, marshall; Mrs.
Sara Reeder, Mrs. Emma Proom,
Mrs. Leslie Schwartz, trustees;
Mrs. Lois Butz, inside sentinel;
Miss Theresa O’Connor, outside
sentinel. ;
Installation of officers will be
held at the Friday, Jan. 6, meeting.
“
Lilli Sassamon Queen
Of High School Dance
Miss Lillie Sassamon, junior
student at Nevada. City high
school, was chosen @ queen to
rule over the Masque Grotesque
at the high school gymnasium on
Friday evening.
The dance was conducted . by
the 50 Club, composed of seniors
who will graduate in 1950. Ed
Havey, president of the class,
was in charge of the coronation
ceremonies.
Prizes for outstanding costumes
went to Jenell Stinchfield and
Peter Scribner in the couple
competition. Prize for best: individual costume was given: to
Jean Griggs.
Clarence Noonan, 70, brother
of Mrs. Claude Clark, Nevada
City, died Thursday, last week,
while visiting in Richmond. He
was a lifetime resident of Weaverville, where funeral services
were held Monday.
New Troop of Brownies
Formed in Gold Flat
First meeting of a new, Brownie
Troop was held Tuesday afternoon at the Gold Flat elementary school, with Mrs. M. George
Bissell, leader, welcoming 15 girls
into Scouting.
Donna Joyce Stevenson was
named Chief Brownie; Patricia
Coleman, secretary; and Donna
Granholm, treasurer.
Other members are Marilyn
Michell, Jane March, Thoris Hollaway, Judith Ann Chernoh, Jean
Aaronson, Audrey Stunkel, Kathryn Halstead, Wanda Wright,
Charlene Jones, Mary Kitts and
Julia Tyler. .
Next week’s meeting at the
school will be used as a project
for making Christmas .gifts for
lonely persons at the hospitals.
The following meeting will be
held Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Mrs.
Bissell’s home, Banner road, as a
Christmas lunch party.
Five cents a week was set as
dues at: Tuesday’s meeting.
Christmas Party Held
By Ridge Garden Club
The Ridge Road Garden club
held its December meeting Tues. day at the home of Mrs. Mae
. Raddue.
. Red fir boughs covered with
cones were arranged in the hall
and over the mantel of the fireplace. A Christmas ball tree with
blue and silver ornaments, surrounded by. snow men and white
reindeer adorned the buffet.
Red berries and six red tapers
in crystal completed the Christmas motif.
Cambersticks were served before dessert luncheon. Gifts were
exchanged and one gift was donated for a “Pig in a Poke” auction.
The club is sponsoring a Christmas basket complete with turkey to give to a needy family.
Some clothing was donated to
add to the package.
Mrs. R. N. Crowell, daughter of
Mrs. Raddue, Sacramento, was a
guest at the meeting.
Rev. Pearson to Talk
To PTA This Afternoon
Rev. George C. Pearson, pastor
of the local Methodist church,
will speak on “Christmas in a
Changing World” before the Nevada City High School ParegntTeachers association this afterroom of the high schoel.
. Willard Goerz, music ‘chairman
'and school band teacher, will
. present special music. Refresh;ments will be served by Mrs.
. Margaret Newby, Home Making
, teacher, hostess. The food to be
served will be prepared by her
boys’ cooking class.
Mrs. Hazel Estes, president of
. the association, extends a cordial
. invitation to all parents and
. friends to attend this meeting.
Ned Smith Honored by
. ji
. Faculty and Friends
. Ned Smith, who retired as cus. todian of the Nevada City high
school on Dec. 1, was honored
Tuesday evening at a surprise
dinner party by friends and faculty members. The dinner .was
prepared and served by members
of the high school cafteria class.
Smith started work at the high
school in 1941 and was very popular with the students and faculty. Faculty members presented
him with a gift at the dinner.
Christmas themed the tables,
decorated by the cafeteria class.
noon at 2:30 o’clock in the sewing .
Christmas Formal of ——
Mr. and Mrs. Club
Tomorrow Night
“Christmas Formal” is theme
of the yule dance of the Mr. and
Mrs. Club at Grass Valley Elks
hall tomorrow night.
The club is composed of young!
married couples of Nevada City
and Grass Valley.
George and Marjorie Raddue.
are in charge of the affair—the
only formal dance of the year
conducted by the club.
As a feature of the party each
member has been asked to’ bring
one can of food for the Mr. and
Mrs. Club Basket to the Grass
Valley Donation day parade.
Posse-Ettes to Honor
Children December 20
A children’s Christmas party
will be held by the Nevada .Coun. ty Posse-Ettes at the club room
of the Gold Nugget Inn Tuesday,
Dec. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Final arrangements for the holiday party were made at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the organization. All members of the
organization are asked to notify
Secretary. Doris Belleque how
many children they expect to
bring.
Santa Claus will present gifts.
The Posse-Ettes decided to give
dinner “meetings at the second
gathering of each month at which
all members with birthdays that
month will be honored.
Christmas Party by
VFW Auxiliary Dec. 19
Officials of the Auxiliary of
Banner Mountain .Post, Veterans
of. Foreign Wars, appeared at last
week’s meeting of the post and
agreed on Monday, Dec. 19, as
date for a Christmas party .for
post and Auxiliary members ‘and
their children.
The post and Auxiliary now
are loading gift baskets to be
given to needy veterans just before the holiday time.
Gold Star Mothers
Luncheon Wednesday
Gold Star Mothers will hold a
pot-luck luncheon Wednesday,
Dec. 14, at the home of Mrs. Beatrice Butcher on Ridge road.
The meeting was postponed a
week from Dec. 7 because of the
illness of the president, Mrs.
Mona Hueffner.
Peter Kole Named Odd
Fellows Noble Grand
Peter Kole was elected noble
grand of Oustomah Lodge, Odd
Fellows, Tuesday evening at the
Odd Fellows hall. He succeeds .
Joseph E. Day, Jr.
Others officers selected wére.
Ed Cotters, vice grand; Jonathan
Pascoe, recording secretary; John . pg
secretary, .
. and Walter Carlton, treasurer. :
W. Darke, financial
CAMPTONVILLE MASONS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Lawrence C. Otis was elected
master for 1950 at annual election
of Camptonville Gravel Range
Lodge 59, F. & A. Masons. Other
officers named were William E.
Groves, senior warden; Ellis Royat, junior warden; Myron Pauly,
; treasurer; Acton M. Cleveland,
secretary; Carl A. Hermanson,
trustee.
Installation will be held later
this month.
ATTEND FAIR CONVENTION
Manager Loyle Freeman and
Miss Edith B. Scott, secretary of
the Nevada County Fair, are attending the 27th annual. convention of Western Fairs associaton
which opens today in Los Angeles. Representatives of more
than 95 state, county and district
fairs from eight. western states
and Canada are attending the
convention.
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WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW
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Grass Valley, California
Mill and Main Streets
Open ’til 9 P. M. tomorrow and every evening save
Sundays after Dec. 15 until Christmas Eve
JOSEPH H. JACKSON
A TREASURE HOUSE
In the book section of the San by Justice Charles Morehouse in
Francisco Sunday Chronicle, JoGrass Valley: Wednesday on a'.
TO SUPERIOR COURT
Nevada City, Symptoms of Distress Arising from: Dan Williams,
. The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, December 9, 1949—5
.
CALLS KINYON BOOK ‘QUICK RELIEF FROM
was bound over to superior court SFT QMACH ULCERS.
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seph Henry Jackson has the fol-. Preliminary hearing on a charge . FreeBookTellsofHomeTreatmentthat
eine eae t6 kay Seckt Ed. of grand theft. Williams is accus. Must Help or it Will Cost You Nothing
ward Kinyon’s book, “The Nor-. ¢d of stealing a pickup truck be. Over three million bottles of the WILLARD
TREATMENT have been sold for reliéf of
thern Mines,’.:published recently longing to Pino Harris, Grass symptoms of distress arising from Stomach
by the Grass Valley Union: . Valley. Williams is in jail in lieu ,
“From Grass Valley comes aj °f $500 bail.
book, ‘The Northern Mines,’ published there, for its author, Edward Kinyon, long a newspaperman and a sound local historian.
It is a series of factual narratives
of the counties of Nevada, Placer,
Sierra, Yuba and portions of Plumas and Butte. As is pointed out
in the introduction by Wayland
D. Hand, editor of the Journal of
The human , heart
100,000 times a day.
and Duodenal Ulcers due to Excess Acid —
Poor Digestion, Sour or Upset Stomach,
Gassiness, Heartburn, Sleeplessness, etc.,.
due to Excess Acid. Sold on 15 days’ trial!
Ask for “‘Willard’s Message’’ which fully
contracts . explains this treatment—tree—at
HARRIS DRUG STORE
American Folklore, Mr. Kinyon
has an inquiring mind and the'
patience and capacity to run .
down the truth. The book is. a
pleasant miscellany ranging from
tales of outlaws’ (including the .
egregious Henry Plummer, later .
a bad man in Montana), sheriffs, .
such figures of .the early day
stages as Edwin Booth and Lola
Montez, comment on _ hydraulic .
mining, on such curiosities as the .
Kentucky ridge slave colony, and
much more. Readers who are interested in this sort of material
will find Mr. Kinyon’s book,a
treasure-housé,,of, odds and ends .
of stories and. /facts bearing: on
California’s first century in’ the
region of which he writes. There
is a small folding map of the
Northern Mines tipped inside the .
back cover.’
SCOUTS WILL SELL
TREES TOMORROW
Boy Scout Troop 24, Nevada
City, will offer Christmas trees .
for sale tomorrow on the vacant .
lot between the Alpha Hardware .
store and the Hut cafe, according .
to Ernest Chaney, scoutmaster.
Sale of the trees will continue
through Sunday and next week.
Week days of next week the sale
will be conducted after 3 o’clock, 2
according to Chaney.
BOOKS PRESENTED MUSEUM .
Miss Kate Mulroy, Grass: Valley, presented two books to. the
Nevada County Historical Society Museum this week. One book
is the 1872-74 register of James
K. Byrne, notary public; anda!
record book of the Pittsburg Gold
Flat Mines. company from 1863
}to 1909.
Mary Cartha Circle held a potBY
luck supper for members and
families Wednesday evening in ae
the recreation hall of the local, #
Methodist church.
LADIES’ BLOUSES
GREATLY REDUCED TO CLEAR
LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S SWEATERS
20% OFF
LADIES’ QUILTED RAYON ROBES
Was $22.50 NOW $15.75
LADIES’ SEERSUCKER HOUSECOATS
. $3.95
UMBRELLAS
20% OFF
BOYS’ T SHIRTS
20% OFF
PRINTED RAYONS; SPUN RAYONS;
AND RAYON JERSEY
Was $1.49 NOW 98c a Yard
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GRASS VALLEY
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