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75 YEARS AGO.......1936
Advertisement: Greenville Theater presents the movie "Annie Oakley" starring Barbara Stanwyck and the Gilda Theater in Portola presents "Curly" starring Shirley Temple.
Announcement: The baby stork visited two homes this week, leaving quadruplets in each case. The Frank McCollum family claims their new Persian kittens are cuter than the Harry Harding family kittens.
75 YEARS AGO......1936
Former Plumas County Board of Supervisor A.J. Long, 77, who served the Portola/Beckwourth township from 1916 to 1928 and later was Plumas County Justice of the Peace, died this week in Portola. Prior to coming to Portola some 30 years ago he was Lassen County Clerk in Susanville.
75 YEARS AGO.......1936
Twenty-eight acts participated and competed for $40.00 in prize monies in the Plumas County Amateur Hour Show last night in Quincy and the 45 cent admittance fee for the the show benefitted the Plumas County bands. The $15.00 first prize was won by the Davis boys of Quincy who were costumed in Raggedy Andy outfits and sang two country boy songs.
75 YEARS AGO... 1936
Total circulation of books through the Plumas County library system is currently 9,917. Of that total, 8,200 books were circulated through fifteen branches in Plumas County and 1,717 books were circulated through branches in Sierra County.
Many entries have been received from all parts of Plumas County including Indian Valley, Graeagle, Keddie, Portola, Vinton and Twain for the Plumas County Amateur Hour Show to be held in Quincy on March 20.
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