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Merle Spence, president of Nudor Manufacturing Corp., North Hollywood, Calif., returned last month from an extended trip calling on Cealers in the middle lvest and east. His concern has established national distribution of sliding door hardrvare manufactured at the southern California plant.

Art Bennett, plywood manager in San Francisco, spent a week a hunting expedition in northern of the Fir-Tex Division during mid-October or-t California. returned to San lveeii in northerrr

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hubbard, Hayrvard Lumber & Investment Co., and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fetten returned to Los Angeles October 12 follorving a three-rveek trip in the east. They rvent by train to Lansing, Mich., n'here Mr. Hubbard picked up a new Oldsmobile, then they visited Niagara Falls, Montreal, Ottau'a, Quebec, and the Neii' England states.

Mack Giles, Drakes Bay Lumber Co., San Rafael, re^ turned to hotne port Octob er 25 alter taking a one-rveek business trip through northern California and southern Oregon. He was accompanied by Jim Richardson of the Jim RicharCson Lurnber Co., Santa Anl'.

Wendell Paquette, Lumber Sales Co., Francisco C)ctober 14 alter spending a California visiting mill connections.

Don Bufkin, Hobbs Wall Lumber Company Southerir California sales representative, and Mrs. Bufkin attended the "Old CzLtalina Sea Dogs" picnic October 17. The Bufkins are old residents o{ Catalina Islit:rd and met friends at this event they had not seen for over 20 years.

Sherman Bishop, Union Lumber Co., has just returnecl to lJnion's San Francisq6 effrce after spending a month in the midu-est and east on business.

Dick Hoover, A. L. Hoover Company, San Marino, Calif., left October 25 lor a trvo-r.veek trip to Scotia and Fortuna. He is expected back in southern California earlv in November.

Phil Kelty, Rajah Lumber CompanY, several days last month at the Redding sale ]umber concern.

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Among the many other previously mentioned Bay area lumbermen in attendance at the \\rorld Series games, were Larue Woodson of San Francisco, and Bob Gehring, Service Lumber & Suppl-v Co., San Francisco . . . they got to see four games, ally\vaY.

Jim Harries, Harbor Plywood Corporation, San Francisco, and the Harries family returned from a t'tvo-s'eek Seattle vacation October 27.

Sterling Wolfe, sales manager of N{arcluart-\\/olfe Lumber Companr-, Los Angeles, rvill leave Nrrvember 5 fo:a 10-day trip to San Francisco and northern California. He will call on lumber associates and ltroduction miil operators represented by the r,rtholesale lumber concerll in the southrnrest territorv.

Jerry Bonnington, Bonnington Lumber Co., ancl Mr,;. Bonnington t'eturned to the Bav area October 20 aftet takirrg a motrth vacation back east. Their i;.rst stop wos Detroit, and after picking tlp a ne\\'| auto thev t<tttrecl tht: east coast.

Fred Lamon, I-amon Lumber turned the first of October from Oregon, t'here he called on mill

Los Angeles, spertt mills of the rnholeCo., San Irrancisco, t'ca trvo-u'eek trip through connections.

Tim Wood, sales and production manager of Pacific Western Lumber Company, Arcata, Calif., spent the iatter part of October in Pasadena. \\/hile in the southland he called on various business associates and dealers.

Ed Israel and his son, Ed, Jr., both of Iidr'vards Lumber & Mfg. Co., San Francisco, rettlrned October 21 frorn a 'iveek-long niill trip through northern California.

Carvel Brown, general manager, Orban Lumber Company, Pasadena, Calif., returned the end of October from an extended trip to the northern California miils. While away he got in a littie huntilrg and fishing.

Bob Patrick of Emsco in Oregon on business

Ply'rvood, Oakland, spent a rveek during mid-Octolrer.