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75 YEARS AGO.....1936

1,000 invitations were mailed this week by the Plumas County Chamber of Commerce to residents of Plumas County to identify themselves with this organization. The mailers ask that residents make an investment in Plumas County's future. Dues are $3.00 per year or $1.50 per year for women.

The ever growing office supply department of the Feather River Bulletin expanded this week when E.T. diVecchio of San Francisco was retained. He is a specialist in bookkeeping systems and an expert in filing equipment, typewriter ribbons, carbon printed forms, rubber stamps and all other office supplies and will provide stationery service locally.

75 YEARS AGO.......1936

The joint concert of the three Plumas County High School bands was postponed until March when road and weather conditions prove more favorable for travel.

75 YEARS AGO.........1936

Laurence Lockney of Greenville and J.H. Hunter of Westwood both announced this week that they will be candidates for the California State Senate this year. Lockney is a newspaper publisher in Greenville.

Publication of a combination of news and accompanying photographs embracing the significance of world-wide news will be added to this weeks issue of the Feather River Bulletin. The new briefs are gathered by over 5000 correspondents of News Week, the national news weekly publication.

75 YEARS AGO.........1936

California Governor Frank F. Merriman married the former Mrs. Jessie Stewart Lipsey this week. The new Mrs. Merriman will be receiving visitors at the Governor's mansion in Sacramento after March 1.

The Greenville Community Hall project, involving $11,383 by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and $5,210 by the citizens of Greenville is being held up in Washington for final approval. The project will furnish five months work for an average of 30 men. Other WPA projects ready to proceed locally is the regrading the grounds at Quincy High School and reseeding the grounds and lawn at Greenville High School.

75 YEARS AGO......1936

The longest rain storm in recent Plumas County history brought slides to the Western Pacific Railroad that had crews working valiantly this week to keep the line open near Pulga in the Feather River Canyon.

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