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THURSDAY, AUGUST .
__NEVADA CITY NUGGET
PAGE THREE
Our Furniture Vans are leaving every day for somewhere!
Is YOUR Furniture board?
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Grass Valley Phone 39
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RAY CRENSHAW Put.
—SPORTING GOODS—
FIXIT SHOP
Gunsmith, Locksmith, Saw Filing
: €ushman’s Scooters, Evenrude
' Motors, Complete line of Model
Airplanes, Sadlery, Guns and
, Ammunition, Boats, Blectric Re) ais. Washing Machines, Bicycles
and Bicyele Repairs.
Grass Valley Telephone 24
105 West Main Street
REFRIGERATOR . }
SERVICE .
STEELE. SUPPLY
COMPANY
REPAIRS
Jommercial and Home Units
By Refrigeration Experts
Phone 911
WE BUY USED
FURNITURE
LEAHY’S
Home Supply Store
313 South Auburn Street
Grass Vailey Telephone 930
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FOR YOUR: CONVENIENCE
DRIVE IN
FOOD PALACE
Groceries, Frun and
Vegetables
Beer and Wine
board reserves the right to reject any
ation of the grounds may be made
-10 Day
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I GUARANTEE
MY WORK
WILLIAMS’
WATCH REPAIR
229 COMMERCIAL
STREET
CALL FOR BIDS
ibe conveyed to _.the Washington
Street fill in Nevada City, on Washington Street between Coyote. and
Nevada Streets, a distance of approximately three-tenths (3/10) of
one mile from. the point of loading.
The contract shall include the excavation and removal of dirt with the
exception that the. City of Nevada
Will furnish one btwo-tom truck with
driver to assist in hauling. Banks
adjoining School Street and the
Searls’ property are to be left at a
sixty degree (60°) slope. Work is
to be completed on or before September 3, 1946. Bids shall be submitted
in writing to Miles D. Coughlin, Secretary, Board of Trustees of Newada
City Unified School District. ES --O.
‘Box 126, Nevada City, California.
Bids will be opened and considered by the Board of Trustees at. the
Nevada City Elementary School on
Tuesday evening, August 13, 1946.
at 8 o’clock P. M. TheBoard reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Examination of the grounds may
be made at the convenience of bidders. If appointment jis desired, call
Lloyd M. Geist at Nevada City telePhone 533'w.
Pulbblications July 29 and August
5, 1946.
By order of
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
NEVADA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
ALBERT, S. BATES. President.
MILES D. COUGHLIN, Secretary.
CALL FOR BIDS
The Board of Trustees of the Nevada City Unified School Distriet invites submission of ‘bids for construeting approximately 122 ecuhie
yards of reinforced concrete retaining wall from two to ten feet in
height on Elementary School Lot
No. 2 between Pine and School
Streets. Concrete is to be in the proportion of one to five of clean Shady
Creek gravel.
A quantity of usable form lumbar
owned ‘by the school is to be salvaged and used by the contractor. Work
may be divided into five separate
units by use of suitable expansion
joints. Steel reinforcement specifieations are shown on the engineer’s
plans, which inelude_ detailed requirements.
Work is to be completed before
September 3, 1946. Bids shall be submitted in writing to Miles D. Coughlin, Secretary, Board of Trustees of
the-Nevada City Unified School District, P. O. Box 126, Nevada City,
‘California.
Bids will be opened and considered at the Nevada City Elementary
School on Tuesday Ewening, August
13, 1946, at 8 o’clock P. M. The
or all bids. :
Engineer’s drawing and examinat your convenience, If an appointment isdesired,.Call_ Lloyd M. Geist
at Nevada City. Phone 533iwW.
Publications July 29 and August
5, 194650.
(By order of
BOAIRD OF TRUSTEES
NEVADA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICY.
ALBERT S. BATES, President.
The Board of Trustees of the
Nevada City Unified School District
invites submission of bids fér the
excavation and removal of approximately 2000 yards of packed earth
from the Playground of the Nevada
City Elementary School property at
505 Main Street, Nevada City, California. The dirt go excavated is to
. president, Secretaries were Geo. W
VA LAWYER “WOMAN OF THE YEAR”
Col. Mary Agnes Brown, who recent
joined the Veterans Administration’
legal staff after a wartime leave o
absence, has been voted Washington’
women’s organization. Colonel Brown,
shown holding a medal. that was part
of the award, served-on-General MacArthur's staff during the Philippine campaign as officer-in-charge of all WACs
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CONVENTION TURNS INTO GIANT!
HOUSING PROJECT
LOOK BEFORE BACKING .
Be sure .the way is clear before
you start tto back your car, cautions
Bert Stewart public safety director
any American city thus far this year} of National Automobile Club. The
. was successfully completed in San responsibility for backing safely
. Francisco during the recent nation-. rests entirely upon the driver.
. al convention ‘of the Ameriican Medi-.
. -al Association. :
The San Francisco convention and INO. 4584
publ bas a : ge a NOTICE TO CREDITORS
reed Teper us Week 1N THE SUPERIOR COURT-OF THE
STATE OF \CALIFORNIA, IN AND
for 5000 rooms housing epproximat; FOR THE COUNTY OF NEVADA.
ely 10,000 persons, plus 500 rooms; _!” the Maitter of the Estate of
PEERS Sia wag ast bay ang. “DA LEONARD, Deceased.
weeh tee, ie Ve SBet DAY an . ‘(Notice is hereby given by the un. dersigned, Administrator of the Esjtate of ADA LEONARD, deceased, to
. the creditors of, and all persons havSPARE THE OLD SPARE . ing claims against the said deceased,
g ines a# : ;., to file them. with the necessary
vere tres often are those which . vouchers, within six months after
. the first publication of this notice,
vice and are occupying their pres. in the office of the Clerk of the Stupent position only as _ substitutes\evior Court of Hattie of A seiko ig
: ‘ nia, in and for the unty of Nevada,
Toone Of the goed tires moete . a cena such claims, with the
misfortune, declares L, G. Evans, necessary vouchers, within six
general manager of National Automonths after the first publication
mobile Club. Yet, it frequently hap-. Of this notice, to the said Adminie; Ber trator at the law offices of James
ens th P
a et en ere ts Caled ee ae ee ee Street, in
upon fill in, its tenure on the/ the City of Grass Valley, County of
wheel is much longer than the own-. Nevaida, State of California, which
er.anticipated. The spare, thus used, . 6aid law offices the undersigned
may be good for afew hundred miles, . S¢lects as his place of business im all
\ !
SAIN. PRAINCISCO, “July 18——/The
. biggest housing job undertaken by
i]
; that for the convention it contracted
1400 beds in military dormitories.
already have geen considerable serSEVENTY-FIVE
—AND—
NEVADA CITY
YEARS. AGO
FIFTY YEARS AGO
NEVADA CITY 75 YEARS AGO
A brass and string band was organized to furnish music for political meetings, exercises, balls and
parties. The brass band was under
the leadership of Phil Goyne and the
string band was directed by M. M.
Blum.
The Union Republican Convention
met at the theatre with Judge Niles
secretary of the County Central
Committee calling the convention to
order. Jonathan Clark was elected
Dixon and A. H. Parker, H. Harrington were elected sergeant.at arms.
The following men were nominated
or various offices: For county judge,
Judge John Caldwell. for Senator,
Chas. Kent, for sheriff, Joseph. Perrin of Grass Valley, for recorder, J.
M. Walling, for treasurer, A. GoldMiss Susie Brasfield, Mrs. C. Waite,
Mrs. Beatrice Coder, Mr. W. H. Norton, Mr. Asa Coder.
The city was shocked and sadder
by the murder of Sheriff Dave Douglass while in pursuit of the highWay man who had been molesting
travelers on the San Juan, Bloomfield and Washington roads for two
weeks. On a report from John Cunya, who had seen fhe bandit on the
trail through the old Hirshman digsings, Douglass with Under Sheriff
Pascoe the latter’s brother and Cunya set out on.a man hunt buat were
unsuecessiful. The following morning early Sunday, Sheriff Douglass
with his dog went out alone to get
his man. At four o'clock in the afternoon the dog returned to town
alone and so stirred the anxiety of
the people that a. search party was
smith, for district attorney, M. S.
Deal, for county clerk, T. C. Plunkett of Truckee. 3
A sore headed candidate of the
Republican convention offered the
following proposition to anyone:—
$1000 that Newton Booth would carry this, county. $200 on each candidate nominated by the Republicans.
Following the Republican convention a number of Republicans, hired
the Nevada Brass Band and serenaded Hon. A. A. Sargent, Republican
nominee for congress from this district.
George R. Crawford bought 5000
feet of lumber atEmigrant Gap at
$65 per thousand, to be paid if
Haight was elected. The current rate
at that place was $255 per thousand
In accordance with a vote of the
district, the school trustees sold the
lot and gchool buildings on Nevada.
Street-to~ the Episcopal Church Society. The new. church building was
to be commenced soon.
NEVADA CITY 50 YEARS AGO
The following persons of this city
were baptized and received into full
membership of the Methodist Church
Miss Effie Waite, Miss Bertha Waite, MILES D. COUGHILIN, Secretary.
COR. YORK AND COMMERCIAL
STREETS
NEVADA CITY, PHONE 808
CLARENCE R. GRAY
WATCHMAKER
520 COYOTE STREET
TELEPHONE 152
NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA
New Deal
Under Management of
JOHN and KIM
AMBLER BECKETT
108 W. Main Street, Grass Valley
BEER, WINES, LIQUORS
Delicious Mixed Drinks to
Please Every Taste
CONTAINS
DDT
OPPOSITE VETERANS
256 South Auburn Street
AND INSECT SPRAY
—JUST ARRIVED—
(’ Keefe and Merritt
Gas Stoves
READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
COME IN AND SEE THIS ‘WONDERFUL NEW
STOVE WITH BUILT-IN GRIDDLE
The Furniture Center
Grass Valley
formed. They found Douglass’ body
lying in the brush near the juntion
of the Bloomfield, Blue Tent roads
with two bullets through the back.
Lying a few feet distant was the
body of the bandit, his head resting
on his coat and a rifle in his hand.
He was identified by M. L. Marsh
as W. L. Davidson a wood cutter
employed by the Marsh saw mill
since May. It was assumed that
Dauglass had come upon the man
sleeping, had-tried to take him, the
man had resisted and reached for his
rile and Douglass had shot him. Immediately a search wes begun for an
accomplice responsible for the two
shots in Douglass’ back.
—
Vic Vet says
SMALL SCHOOLS ARE
OFFERING ATTRACTIVE
COURSES. WRITE THOSE
IN YOUR AREA FOR
DETAILS.
MARRIAIGE LICENSES
Hawkins-Hawke—In Nevada City
July 30, Robert Augustus Hawkins
29, of Grass Valley and Virginia
June Hawke 25, of Nevada City.
Hill-Noy—In Nevada ‘City, July
27, Allen W. Hill 22, and Hilda E.
Noy 18, both of Grass Valley.
Ashton-Lystrup—In Nevada City,
July 29, Thomas Everett Ashton 23,
and Eleanor Lystrup 18, both of
Grass Valley.
.
MEMORIAL BUILDING.
Telephone 36
DIVORCES
Larsen—In Nevada City, July 29,
Pauline A., Larsen against Cameron
A, Larsen; complaint filed; cruelty.
Martin—In Nevada: City, July 30,
‘Charles F. Martin against Melba B.
Martin; complaint filed; cruelty.
; : matters connected with said Estate
It is better to take these out in small . of ADA LEONARD, deceased:
Dated this 9th day of July, 1946.
RALPH H. LEONARD,
installments than all at one time.
When the good tire is fixed put. it
old spare, : July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1.
LET US TAKE OVER WHEN SORROW STRIKES
It is our responsibility to take over every detail of funeral procedure
for the bereaved. From arrangements : for ; religious ~services to.
transportation of the deceased from la distant city, be jassured everyi\ thing will be done flawlessly when you rely on our facilities and
long experience.
Hooper & Weaver
MORTICIANS—-AMBULANCE SERVICE
) 246 Church Street GRASS VALLEY Telephone 864
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. Everything In Glass-MADE TO ORDER
_ MIRRORS, AUTO GLASS, STORE
FRONTS, WINDOWS,
FURNITURE TOPS
212 MAIN STREET TELEPHONE 336
SIERRA GLASS CO.
FOR REAL NOURISHMENT AND ENJOYMENT—
EAT MEAT
Our meats come from the best cattle, lambs and
swine that money can buy. Our service to our patrons is
built on a foundation of high quality and reasonable
prices. Ask your neighbors about us. They will tell you.
KEYSTONE MARKET
DAVE RICHARDS, Prop.
213 Commercial Street Phone 67
ANTIQUES .
BOUGHT AND: SOLD
Call At
DEER CREEK INN
—FORMERLY NEW YORK HOTEL—
OR PHONE 107
406 Broad Street
aaa et
Nevada City ©
ELECTROLUX CLEANERS
Air humifiers are coming through every month in increasing numbes. If you want demonstration or June delivery Phone 415RX.
H. D. HOYT 435 West Main Street, Grass Valley