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In September, Mr. and Mrs. Elza Kilroy and: their son,
Billy, went to Los Angeles to take part. in the Admission Day
parade staged by the Native Sons, The Kilroys represented
the characters in the famous Donner Monument which was reproduced in faithful detail on one of the floats.
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Henry Moody of North Bloomfield killed a female mountain
lion, in early October, near the South Yuba and Humboldt
Creek, The animal measured six an -a half feet in length,
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Mr, and Mrs. Luther Marsh bought the Eddy home from the
Schroeder Estate.in December, It is situated on Prospect Street,
Prospect Hill, and commands a spectacular view of the town
and surrounding areas,
NEVADA COUNTY IN 1932
On New Year's Day residents of Nevada county were rejoicing in the soaking rains which brought the season's total
to 26,39 inches,
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Madison Lodge, F & A.M. of Grass Valley announced, in
early January, the purchase of frontage on Auburn at Bank
Street as the site for a new Masonic temple. Plans were in
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hand to present the unit with
Naval Reservistsfrom Nevada
NEVADA COUNTY IN 1931
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refuge asked © praised at inspecti
for South Bay and Placer counties received an trophies and certificates denot
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. of The Nugget
Huge wildlife Naval Reserve unit
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‘From the files .
The Nevada County Nugget. Wednesday, December 8, 1971 9
"outstanding" rating ontheiraning their capture of first place.
WASHINGTON, D.C, (AP)
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inspection by Twelfth Naval competitively as best unit and
nual
An Interior Department official
officials Wednesday best facility in the district for
District
has ‘asked Congress to establish
evening.
addition, military 1971.
In
a 21,662-acre National Wildlife
Capt. Bob Robinson, an AuRefuge in South San Francisco and civilian officers were on’
burn attorney, who founded the
Bay “to prevent further encounit in 1947, provided a brief
rachment” upon the bay’s. rap»
history of the unit which ho
idly. diminishing wetlands,
started in his law office, later
Nathaniel P, Reed, assistant
to the basement of his
moved
secretary for. Fish and Wildlife
Auburn home, and finally to
and Parks, said in a letter to
the new fairgrounds facility.
Congress made public Saturday
The Auburn Unit is made up
that’ the wetlands probably will
of
60 enlisted men and séven
be filled completely in by the
Ground covers
can assist in
fireproofing
year 2000 if action is not taken,
"Country and Sierra homes
Officers, all of whom have serv
may be ‘greenbelt landscaped’
with fire resistant ground cov
ed two or more years of ac~
tive duty with the armed forces,
Reed said that in 1850 the
area of San Francisco Bay was
nearly 700 square miles-but today it is only 435 square miles,
A year-long study by the department's Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation and its Fish and
Wildlife Service “fully supports’? the establishment of a
refuge, the official said,
The letter called for develop
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mon carrier access to the refuge.
Gallon-can plants and flats
of certain ground covers are
Students hold
best planted December to March, f
Low tree limbs and flammable
market day
brush should be removed for a
ers and shrubs," according to _ During the evening, Darrell
Placer NevadaCounties'Farm
Ferreira of Loomis was award
Advisor John Smith,
ed the Gary Schindhelm Memor
“Nurseries in Auburn and ial Award as the outstanding
Grass Valley have assisted in reservist of the year.
The award
selecting frost hardy plants iS sponsored by the Navy Lealisted in our mimeograph,"says
sue and named for Gary Schind
Smith, "Two Clearing » ‘Landhelm of Grass Valley who lost
scaping for Fire Protectionleafhis life in an auto accident
ment of an educational center, lets are also available from our three years ago returning home
complete, pending arrangements for financing ‘construction, wildlife observatories, wildlife Auburn and Grass Valley offices from a reserve meeting.
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LCDR Perry G, Francis, unit
trails, fishing piers, and comon request."
In February, six new citizens took the oath of allegiance
to the United States before Superior Court’ Judge Ragland
Tuttle. They were John Alfred Arthus, William J, Bray, Charles
Heather, Rosetta B, Jones, Charles Rodoni and Peter A. Lowen,
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In April it was announced that the Champion, Providence,
Home, Merrifield and other deer Creek Mining properties had
gained a new lease on life through the enterprise of a foreign
corporation. Ed. C. Jacobs, general manager of the Empress
Mine at Newtonwn took the option. The mines were closed
in 1919, and had a recorded production of more than $30 million,
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Mrs. Virginia Lard, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Meek’of
Camptonville, was. a featured singer over a San Francisco
radio station in May.
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There were 30 Seniors in the Nevada City High School
graduating class in June. Commencement exercises were held
in the Nevada Theater; and Principal H. E. Kjorlie presented
the diplomas,
available at nurseries and are Mandant, Twelfth Naval District.
100 foot radius around the house,
sheds,
pumphouse
and
funds’ for their annual Roman
James Pritchard celebrated his 102nd birthday anniver
so fire would not carry from
one to the other.
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The issue of Nevada City Nugget dated Friday, August 26,
it weighed 146 pounds,
See Our Cornish Imports . . . First!
and Oil Paintings—Ceramics
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Wrought Iron Candelabra,
Louis P. Joubert returned to Camptonville area from New
Guinea in late September. One of the eminent mining engineers
and Other Decor Items
and geological authorities of Califomnia, he had been away for
two years as representative of a large mining development
company in New Guinea.
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For the House-bound—We Have Indoor
Herb and Floral Gardens—Fabulous
A new ten-passenger stage was put into service by the
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, to continue
Candles of All Kinds and Colors—with Holders
the line to Auburn. Two or three daily runs were made as the
Open Friday ‘til 9—Sunday 12-5 p.m.
new addition to service began in reagan
Many Nevada county residents motored to Colfax to greet
President Herbert Clark Hoover as his train came through
enroute :to Sacramento from Washington, D.C, on November
8th,
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The new concrete incline floor for the fire house on upper
Broad street was completed, and the fire truck housed there
in the last week of November.
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A mining deal of the first importance was sconsumated in
mid-December, when Dr. Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley pur
chased the Champion-Providence group of mines from EmpireStar Mines, Ltd. The group was one mile west of Nevada City.
ain a
other
Come to our Store for
Gifts You'll All
Love to Give!
sary in August at the County Hospital where he was a resident.
The first "buck" of the deer season was brought in by
Bob Gates of Nevada City in September. A nice three-pointer,
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Santa Says
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banquet. —
"Toyon, our native Christmas
The market day, or Nundiae
in Latin, will be held from
9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.’ in the resistant plants and should be
vacant building, formerly Hills left in the greenbelt if there
now, says Smith,
Flat Public Market.
Mrs. Eonora Teresa Graliam, one of Nevada County's earliest natives, born in Cherokee in October 1855, died at her
home in Stockton in July.
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found the paper under new management. Mrs. Elsie Willoughby
sold it to R. R. and C, B, Anderson, who predicted a fine
future for the City and area,
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The Latin students at Nevada
Union High School are holding structures. Individual trees or
a market day Saturday to raise shrubs can be left if separated
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Commander, was presented with
2 commendation from the com
Santa Knows
the date
If You're Early
He Won't Be Late
Foothill Flowers
Main at Auburn—Grass Valley
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