Search Nevada County Historical Archive
Enter a name, company, place or keywords to search across this item. Then click "Search" (or hit Enter).
To search for an exact phrase, use "double quotes", but only after trying without quotes. To exclude results with a specific word, add dash before the word. Example: -Word.

Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

April 3, 1941 (6 pages)

Go to the Archive Home
Go to Thumbnail View of this Item
Go to Single Page View of this Item
Download the Page Image
Copy the Page Text to the Clipboard
Don't highlight the search terms on the Image
Show the Page Image
Show the Image Page Text
Share this Page - Copy to the Clipboard
Reset View and Center Image
Zoom Out
Zoom In
Rotate Left
Rotate Right
Toggle Full Page View
Flip Image Horizontally
More Information About this Image
Get a Citation for Page or Image - Copy to the Clipboard
Go to the Previous Page (or Left Arrow key)
Page: of 6  
Loading...
wren ce rc dota ag a lamin ee ary ala six “PAC — — a coin rl ome NEVADA CITY NUGGET A OT ae TE PR Soy int & aithentarcncnt ter car eine THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941. shrates ene EEE Grief, brought on by the death of *— her brother two weeks ago, and an Pj wnijeyi!le Property iiness of long standing resulted in the dem‘se late Tuesday night of, Mrs. Mary Isabel Randall, -one of the oldest residents of the community. Sanitarium. Mrs. Randall was 85 years of age two years younger than her brother, John Cooper, who died March 17th. The.deceased was born in San Francisco on June 14, 1855. The following year the Cooper family came to this district and settled at Selby Fiat. During her many years of residence in this area, Mrs, Randall became widely acquainted and was highly esteemed. The funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Holmes Funeral Home in this city. Rev.’ David Ralston of thé Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove: Cemetery. Mrs. Randall leaves’ her children, including Harrison Rand-! all, exalted ruler of the Elks inet of' this city. If it’s soiled, we clean it. If you need a new one we supply it. Ed Burtner GRASS VALLEY CLEANERS 111 Main Street, Phone 375 Grass Valley sister, . Miss Alice Cooper, and three grand-. ‘af Over Brother’ S ‘Death Contributes To Demise Of Weli Known Local Woman . She died at the Nevada City . . ’, investigation of the claims .nieville. The board instructed Stem; eae ‘ing $107,878, and Neva B. McMahon on the matter will “‘until a meeting in the near future. Owners May Receive Damages For 1937 Flood . The state board of control has authorized J. O. Stemmler, member from Stockton, to make a detailed: *submitted against the state by Downieville property owners whose holdings were ‘damaged by: a storm in December, 1937, Stemmler, with a group of state engineers, spent yesterday in Dowto make the investigation upon recommendation of John M. Welsh, deputy state director of finance, who was appointed referee to hear the claims. Officials of miler the finance depart/ment in Sacramento said Welsh’s ; recommendation and the: action: of the board indicate the state feels it is partially responsible for the damrage. : The Downieville Flood Rehabili‘ation Association, composed: of: several residents of the town, is seek. asks. $10,516. Theclaimants contend the faulty construction of a bridge by the state was responsible for the inundation of the town. The board of control indicated a decision be made next week. “lamper Election Is *9,tponed William Bull Meek Chapter, E} Clampus Vitus, met at the National . Hotel here Tuesday night but the! election of officers was postponed . Grand Noble Humbug Tom Coan presided at the Tuesday night gathering. The Clampers famous hewgag ounded, followed by the colorful ritual of the order. Nevada THURSDAY AND FRIDAY This Thing Called Love Rosalind Russel 8 the incidents and escapades of a newly wedded pair, uproarious from beginning to end. SATURDAY Virginia Gilmore’ stars in this story of a gil yak a her in-laws and did niceiy, making everybody Ples ESCAPE Jennie 2" O’Brien and Conmante Bennett, SUNDAY AND MONDAY A historical drama of .Arizona at the time of the Civil War which has aroused tremendous interest throughout the country. The only ‘white woman in Santa Fe starts with pie making, winds up as a_ freighter, marries a gallant soldier, Jean Arthur and William Holden in the Arizon lead roles. ee ey Theatre A miracle of marital highjinks, featuring Melvyn Douglas andl who TO GLORY starring Pat and In fants’ FLUFFY CHENILLE ~CRIB SPREADS Designed for Baby! " A cunning litfle Easter bunny worked in soft pink or blue f henille on crea pa oe 44” io 1-8 OTHER DESIGNG........ 1.00 GIFT TOWEL SETS et eae '° face:-c =: ored edging! 2 INFANTS’ BOOTEES Cozy knit bootees wah. dai touches of embroidery! ' 3-Pe. SILVER SET Tiny cut Poet fork, ong ity aller plete. “ STUFFED ANIMALS Spit iietiai 29" oe par AAs Ore 180. i waverage cost per ELEMENTARY NEV. CITY STUDENTS COSTS72AYEAR — Nevada City elementary school district spent $72.21 per pupil in; average daily attendance for current! purposes in 1939-40, a decrease from the $73:42 spent the year before, according to a study of per pupil costs . of the 201 larger elementary school’ districts in California, just com. pleted by. California Taxpayers as-, sociation. Comparison of the costs per pupil of the Nevada City elementary district with expenditures of other dis-! tricts in the same size group shows . that the districts $72.21 total cur-; rent expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance for 1930-40 was lower than the median or midpoint expenditure of $82.58 per pupil for districts in this size group. The district’s expenditure per pupil for teachers’ salaries of $48.01 was a decrease ‘from the $48.54 spent for this ‘purpose. in 1938-39, but the association pointed out, the median or midpoint expenditure for this purpose for similar size districts for 1939-40 was $54.40. Other current expenditures per. pupil by the districts were $24.88 in 1938-39 and $24.20 in’ 1939-40, median or midpoint ‘expenditures for other current purposes for the districts in this size group in 1939-40 were $28.42. the association stated. Over the state as a whole, current expenditures per pupil im average daily attendance in the elementary schools have shown a steady increase since 1933-34, going from $85.17 in chat year to $105.17 in 1939-40. an increase of $20 per pupli in six years Since 1933-34 theassociation stated, average daily attendance in the elementary schools (including kindergarten, but excluding grades 7 and 8 in junior high school) has decreased from 646,931 to 625,051 for 1939 40. Total current expenditures during these six years went from '$55,099,193 in 1933-34 to $65,734,056 in 1939-40. Estimates for the current year show a further drop im average daily attendance to 624,000; an increase in total current expenditures , to 67,000,000; and an increase in pupil in average daily attendance to more than $107.' Pointing out that the increases of . $20 per pupil im average daily at; tendance in total current expend. j itures in these six years was an in-! crease of almost one fourth, the Taxpayers association declared: “Tt’s time to call a halt to increas-' es in the spending of th schools as well as of the aoe a other local governments. Had school) costs been held at levels paralleling the trend of the cost of living and . commodity.prices, the cost per ele-' mentary pwpil over the state would be ‘about $15 lower than at present. . For: the 625,000° pupils in average, daily attendance in elementary schools last year the cost would have been about $9;375,000 less. “The only -place school costs can be held down is in the local districts for the local. districts make the spending plans for ~ their © schools. Next year’s school programs and the spending plans’ are already being made’ up. Citizens ‘should ‘let their school board members know now, ‘before’ budgets ‘are fixed;:that, while they want good “schools, they want every unnecessary’ expenditure aoe: away vem Sats rare Sete Diaiend Marketing Plans For Dairying: Will: Have Hearings Vite ke ay gah. ot bagThe-Bureau of Markets, State De‘partment of Agriculture, will hold a ‘public hearing at 10 a, m. tomorrow inthe courthouse here on: three pro-. , poseddairy marketing plans. ‘The hearing: will be conducted by an official of the Bureau of Markets, The first proposal to-be heard will be on the modification of the PlacerNevada County milk marketing area to-inelude -Auburn, Newcastle and Bowman and a portion of’ El Dorado County in the Lake Tahoe area. The second hearing’ will be on a proposed stabilization and marketing plan schedule and the third on a minimum wholesale and retail price for fluid milk for the area. May Make Home Here— C. T. Eastman of Oakland, brother of Byron Eastman, mining engineer of this city, was a visitor: here yesterday. Eastman said he would like
to make his home in this city and if a present mining deal materializes he will move his family here. SPEAKS AT AUBURN “Supervisor “Guerdon Filis of the Tahoe national forest yesterday spoke at’ the Lion’s Club ‘meeting in Auburn. Ellis’ address was on ‘thé Auburn Working Circle Plan, a method of contfollinge the’ cutting of tirtiber in ‘the’ ‘Aubtrn district. ie eeate cs ' Burial will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery. HEIDRICH —In Nevada _ City, April 2, 1941, Mrs. Myrtle Louise . will be held ‘national defense and lend-lease bill ' requirements ! aircraft building.‘Reserve Bank are being turned over ‘San Francisco and H. ‘thave been assighéd to'thd*job of lining’ ap! **the little’ crag ‘for nationsal‘'defense’ work. ‘ $ ; ‘Their’ chiéf’ functions at present . : are’ to‘méét> and “advisé thesmaller . : Charles Ingram Of Grass_ ‘Valley Named Welfare Agent life-long resident of Grass Valley and graduate of the University of California, has started his duties as county welfare agent, ition Tuesday by the board of superCharles Ingram, following his appointment to the posi . visors. % . ga — saan VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS BUFFINGTON—In April 2, 1941, to Mr. ' Buffington, a son. GILBERT—In Nevada City, March eae 1941, to Mr. and Mrs, Douglas H. Gilbert, a son, TOMIPKINS—In Grass Valley, Apr. 2, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. David TompNevada City, and Mrs. Foster kins, a daughter. HORNSBY—In Grass Valley, Mar. 31, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Edison Hornsby, a son. HANSEN—In Grass Valley, Mar. 30,.1941,.to Mr, and Mrs. Harold Hansen, a daughter. EYLER—In Nevada City, April 1, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eyler of North San Juan, a daughter. PEPPER—In Grass Valley, Mar. 29, 1941).to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Pepper, a daughter. WILKINSON—In Nevada _ City, March 31, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Vv. Wilkinson: a daughter. SHULTS—In Nevada City, March 31, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Grady Shults, a daughter. MARRIAGE DECLARATION BOGARDUS-GATES' +— In’ Nevada City, April 1, 1941, by Russell Eugene Bogardus 22, of Emigrant Gap, and Agatha Thelma Gates, 19, of Nevada City. DEATHS RANDALL—In Nevada City, Apr. 1, 1941, Mrs. Mary Isabel Randall, sister of Miss Alice Cooper; a native of San Francisco, resident of Nevada County 84 years, aged 85 years. The funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Holmes Funeral Home in this city. Heidrich, wife ‘of Walter Heidrich of Sheepranch, Calaveras County; a native of Pike City, Sierra County, aged 42 years. The funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the Holmes Funeral Home in this city. Cremation will follow in Sacramento, GOUDGE—In Grass Valley, April . 2, 1941, Simon Goudge, husband of . Jane Goudge; a native of England, ‘resident of Nevada County 22 years, aged 76 years. The funeral services at the Hooper-Weaver . Mortuary in Grass Valley tomorrow. ‘U.S. MOBILIZES . DEFENSE AID IN SMALL TOWNS paeaelse Ae at as" aa SAN FRANCISCO, April 3—Federal and private agencies in California are seeking to mobilize more of the State’s productive facilities, as foreshadow’ speeding up’ even the present “fast tempo’. of Small manufacturers in cities and towns throughout California may be called upon increasingly to work on defense orders in the form of subcontracts. Facilities of the 12th District to this phase’of'the national defense work, W.'M, Hale, vice president in Morgan Craft; Los Angeles assistant manager. in manufacturers who have faéilities for production. In return they~seek vital’ information as to’ thé Kind and quality of work’ thé manufacttirer ‘is capable of ‘doing. Among other ‘items of infopmation these men and their staffs tell the Small business man how to go about getting subcontracts from the primary contractors, what federal regulations govern the letting of such contracts and’ whom to see to sell the services or produce of the manufacturer, They are prepare too, to give advice on financing the operations of the little contractors. At present the Federal Reserve Bank officers do not undertake to sell the services of the small manufacturer. They feel that such selling is up to him. Equipped with lists of major contractors and their needs, the ‘‘‘little fellow’ is already busy making his own contracts—and selling his services on an expanding market. Meanwhile the Federal Reserve Bank is gathering important economic and manufacturing data for future use in the defense program. HELD FOR HIGHER COURT Pdd¥ Aragon, 25, Empire Mine employee; has been bound over to tte superiér court ‘to face a charge of! rape, préferred by a 17 year old ducal girl. Ardgon is held {nthe. county Ingram was one of twelve applicants for the position. He was electa . One day after Charles Ingram was appointed county welfaie agent and the board of supervisors boosted her salary from $75 to $100 per month, Mrs, Al Joyner resigned as junior typist in the welfare office. The board named Miss Ernestine Hilerman to the vacancy. ed on the first ballot, four supervisors supporting him and one voting for Verne Gleason.’ Ingram was present when the board made the selection, He thanked the supervisors foi lionoring him by naming him*to the post and promiséd he’ would conduct his office in a capable and competent manner. resigned, The new’ welfare director has *had considerable’ businéss expeériehce andcaseé° work experience: Heis 39 years of; age and a’son of the late~ Thomas: Ingram,~ Grass-. ay newspaperman ‘and’ at one’ ‘time’: state semator, Ingram lives with aye mother in Grass Valley. Following his appointment, Ingram was sworn in immediately and commenced his duties at once. Subscribe for the Nugget Ingram succteeds‘E. B: Dudley, who . STORE REMODELING NEARLY COMPLETED The remodeling of the store at the corner of Pine and Commercial Sts., which will be occupied by Lloyd Penrose’s Lantern Shop, nearly finished. Penrose hopes to have his merchandise transferred from his present location to the new site within a short time. is Will Return Mondav— Engincer G. E. Mitchell of the Tahoe National Forest service will resume his duties after a two weeks vacation. : aa of 2" moet 19c HU OR 3G i nhoccecce. 25c Bottle of®50 0.. 29c Bottle of 100 a> F R. E. HARRIS THE Rexall Phone DRUG sTORVY 100 WE DELIVER Save on your $90) «e eek range BR, Other 1941 KELVINATOI Electric neta For S ‘iI Little As Pe Here’s a new low price for‘a'rangé of Kelvinator quality! Model ER-411 features Oversize Oven, Scotch Kettle, nea Drawer for utensils, 5heat switches and many other modern features. Come in and see it! se * Wiring if any, and State and Local Taxes. Extra. Store: Lt saith, ‘3 d. jail an B+ ens eh Me ‘ rif fi i aN Tia ALPHA STORES Ltd. Spring Range & Water Heater Campaign ‘Save on eer * $10 » Water heater Plus umual liberal trade-in allowances BUY NOW! pate . De Luxe Model With All These Modern Features COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC with: self-comFrocks Minute and sce: clock, Minate-M itt deren Selectot Switch for ‘cobnecting Timer to' oven, ScotchK. ‘Or hia outlet—big’ ers yen with :} automatic intel ohabarees sit aig Sexe Scotch ‘Kettle ~ 7 -heat switchés ‘with “individual Signal: Lights two BallBéaring' Storage Drawers and:‘oné Watmer Drawer —non-glare.top lamp Porcelain: finish inside and'out. « Hoa “Model ER-417 Delivered in Your Kitchen for only 189” SAVE*30 : on a current model : Electric Range that * sells for $129-50 or more. *