October 30, 1968 (12 pages)

The ‘Nevada County Nugget October 30, 1968 . oes se USE NUGGET 265-2471 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS,JR. OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St. Ph, 273-6246 24. Homes for Rent 2 BDRM. EXT. ws, RUUMS, Furnace, Water Pd, 220V. Close in, Ph, Eve, 273-3457. 29. Rentals Wanted WHILE YOU'RE AWAY— FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE RETIRED COUPLE— Would like to rent your furn, home, Wks, or Mos,, Now or other seasons, Highest ref. from exchanges & similar rentals other areas, Please give price & details, P. O, Box 191, Nevada City, 14. Musical Instruments Serer BANK REPOSSESSIONS force us to sell in this vicinity two famous make Spinet pianos, one walnut for balance due, Party with good credit can assume small monthly payments, Write Adjuster, P.O, Box 1055, Chico, Calif, 95926, 50. Animals & Supplies $3 AQHA, REG, HORSES, AAA Sires, Ph, Smartville 6392293 evenings or weekends, hEYHOLE WASHINGTON — Administration economic experts are distressed by clear signs that despite the surtax, which was devised as a damper on consumer spending, all signs point toward a booming fall and Christmas retail market at Scotia, Humboldt County (center), was awarded first prize among median span bridges with low clearance, The separation structures between the Interstate 5 and Route 99 freeways at Wheeler Ridge, Kern County (top), and between the clerks are falling far short of Interstate 5 Freeway and Valencia Boulevard near Saugus, e ion and _ industry sources hold the drive isn’t Los Angeles County (bottom), received awards of merit, going anywhere in a hurry. across the country. NEW YORK—Union efforts to organize brokerage firm PRIZE WINNERS in national competitions as three of the 15 most beautiful steel bridges opened to traffic in 1967 were these structures designed by the California Division of Highways, A total of 140 entries were received by the American Institute of Steel Construction in its Annual Prize Bridges Competition. The bridge on Route 101 across the Eel River Dr. Vernon W. Padgett authority on chest diseases, dies in home Dr. Vernon W. Padgett, who died at his home in Grass Valley on Sunday night following a lingering illness, was born Oct, 8, 1904 in Little Rock, Ark. ' He was the son of the late H, Knowlton and Mary Ida Carter Padgett. He graduated from high school and completed business school training in Texarkana, Ark, and had some business experience before he came to California to enroll at Stanford University, He was Past Master Councilor of the Texarkana Chapter of the Order of DeMolay. ° Upon his graduation from Stanford, Dr. Padgett entered . the Stanford University School of Medicine and received his M.D. degree in the class of 1933, Following a short period on the staff at Weimar Sanitarium and several years of general practice in Alleghany, he became a member of the staff and did post graduate study at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Mass. When he returned to California in 1943, Dr, Padgett began a general practice in Grass Valley in association with the late Dr. Carl P. Jones. Following the death of Dr. Jones in 1944, he became Chief of Staff at the W. C. Jones Memorial Hospital and continued in that capacity until his final illness, He was also a member of the active staff at Nevada General Hospital and an honorary member of the staff at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital when he was stricken. In addition to his general practice he pursued his special interest in diseases of the chest and succeeded Dr. Robert A, Peers, with whom he had earlier been associated, as medical director of the Colfax Hospital for the Tuberculous, He maintained his connection with this hospital until it closed several ‘years ago. An authority on silicosis and_ silico-tuberculosis, Dr. Padgett's work in this field was recognized in 1964 when he received the Excellate Award of the. American Academy of Tuberculosis Physicians, Dr. Padgett was long active in the Placer-Nevada County Medical Society, serving as secretary-treasurer from 1946 _until 1950 and after that as vicepresident and president. In addition, he belonged to the California and American Medical Associations, The American College of Chest Physicians, The American Thoracic Society, The American Academy of Tubercujosis Physicians, and other professional associations. He served as Nevada County health officer from 1944 until 1953, before there was an organized health department, and he was seriously concerned at that time about the imperative need for improvement of the domestic. water. supply and in the sewerage system. Duringhis tenure he publicly urged that immediate attention be given to those problems so that they could be solved before they became to acute. A dedicated physician, Dr, Padgett devoted himself to his patients and their needs until his final illness forced his inactivity early this year. Bereaved family members inLEONARD F. CAREY.,.Realtor Phone 273-4300---P, O, Box 944, Gras$ Valley, California Real Estate Investments Mortgage loans clude his wife, Marian Matteson Padgett; children, John and Jenifer; brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. H, Knowlton Padgett, Jr., of Forth Worth, Tex.; cousins, Mrs. Samuel Duren, Mrs, John Pruniski, Mrs, Leland Doshier, and Robert Carter of Arkansas and Texas; his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Edwin S, Matteson, of Grass Valley; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs, Charles R, Ingram, of Santa Barbara, and Mr, and Mrs, David E, Matteson II, of San Rafael; and nieces, Patricia and Christine Matteson, of San Rafael.

The ‘Nevada County Nugget October 30, 1968 . oes se USE NUGGET 265-2471 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS,JR. OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St. Ph, 273-6246 24. Homes for Rent 2 BDRM. EXT. ws, RUUMS, Furnace, Water Pd, 220V. Close in, Ph, Eve, 273-3457. 29. Rentals Wanted WHILE YOU'RE AWAY— FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE RETIRED COUPLE— Would like to rent your furn, home, Wks, or Mos,, Now or other seasons, Highest ref. from exchanges & similar rentals other areas, Please give price & details, P. O, Box 191, Nevada City, 14. Musical Instruments Serer BANK REPOSSESSIONS force us to sell in this vicinity two famous make Spinet pianos, one walnut for balance due, Party with good credit can assume small monthly payments, Write Adjuster, P.O, Box 1055, Chico, Calif, 95926, 50. Animals & Supplies $3 AQHA, REG, HORSES, AAA Sires, Ph, Smartville 6392293 evenings or weekends, hEYHOLE WASHINGTON — Administration economic experts are distressed by clear signs that despite the surtax, which was devised as a damper on consumer spending, all signs point toward a booming fall and Christmas retail market at Scotia, Humboldt County (center), was awarded first prize among median span bridges with low clearance, The separation structures between the Interstate 5 and Route 99 freeways at Wheeler Ridge, Kern County (top), and between the clerks are falling far short of Interstate 5 Freeway and Valencia Boulevard near Saugus, e ion and _ industry sources hold the drive isn’t Los Angeles County (bottom), received awards of merit, going anywhere in a hurry. across the country. NEW YORK—Union efforts to organize brokerage firm PRIZE WINNERS in national competitions as three of the 15 most beautiful steel bridges opened to traffic in 1967 were these structures designed by the California Division of Highways, A total of 140 entries were received by the American Institute of Steel Construction in its Annual Prize Bridges Competition. The bridge on Route 101 across the Eel River Dr. Vernon W. Padgett authority on chest diseases, dies in home Dr. Vernon W. Padgett, who died at his home in Grass Valley on Sunday night following a lingering illness, was born Oct, 8, 1904 in Little Rock, Ark. ' He was the son of the late H, Knowlton and Mary Ida Carter Padgett. He graduated from high school and completed business school training in Texarkana, Ark, and had some business experience before he came to California to enroll at Stanford University, He was Past Master Councilor of the Texarkana Chapter of the Order of DeMolay. ° Upon his graduation from Stanford, Dr. Padgett entered . the Stanford University School of Medicine and received his M.D. degree in the class of 1933, Following a short period on the staff at Weimar Sanitarium and several years of

general practice in Alleghany, he became a member of the staff and did post graduate study at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Mass. When he returned to California in 1943, Dr, Padgett began a general practice in Grass Valley in association with the late Dr. Carl P. Jones. Following the death of Dr. Jones in 1944, he became Chief of Staff at the W. C. Jones Memorial Hospital and continued in that capacity until his final illness, He was also a member of the active staff at Nevada General Hospital and an honorary member of the staff at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital when he was stricken. In addition to his general practice he pursued his special interest in diseases of the chest and succeeded Dr. Robert A, Peers, with whom he had earlier been associated, as medical director of the Colfax Hospital for the Tuberculous, He maintained his connection with this hospital until it closed several ‘years ago. An authority on silicosis and_ silico-tuberculosis, Dr. Padgett's work in this field was recognized in 1964 when he received the Excellate Award of the. American Academy of Tuberculosis Physicians, Dr. Padgett was long active in the Placer-Nevada County Medical Society, serving as secretary-treasurer from 1946 _until 1950 and after that as vicepresident and president. In addition, he belonged to the California and American Medical Associations, The American College of Chest Physicians, The American Thoracic Society, The American Academy of Tubercujosis Physicians, and other professional associations. He served as Nevada County health officer from 1944 until 1953, before there was an organized health department, and he was seriously concerned at that time about the imperative need for improvement of the domestic. water. supply and in the sewerage system. Duringhis tenure he publicly urged that immediate attention be given to those problems so that they could be solved before they became to acute. A dedicated physician, Dr, Padgett devoted himself to his patients and their needs until his final illness forced his inactivity early this year. Bereaved family members inLEONARD F. CAREY.,.Realtor Phone 273-4300---P, O, Box 944, Gras$ Valley, California Real Estate Investments Mortgage loans clude his wife, Marian Matteson Padgett; children, John and Jenifer; brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. H, Knowlton Padgett, Jr., of Forth Worth, Tex.; cousins, Mrs. Samuel Duren, Mrs, John Pruniski, Mrs, Leland Doshier, and Robert Carter of Arkansas and Texas; his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Edwin S, Matteson, of Grass Valley; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs, Charles R, Ingram, of Santa Barbara, and Mr, and Mrs, David E, Matteson II, of San Rafael; and nieces, Patricia and Christine Matteson, of San Rafael.