This photograph has been identified as the “Melody Mixers.” A previous group “The Coast Harmonizers” disbanded in September 1938 and from this, a new group was formed.The musicians who made up the band were Carl Tuomala, tenor sax, Cabby Newgard, alto sax, Vinnie Bacci, drums, Annie Baccaria Rossi, accordion and Vernon Quaill, trumpet.
This basketball player may be Mercer Lawson. Mercer attended Point Arena High School and played basketball there from 1924 – 1927.
- Bill Zacha and the cast of Rain at the Helen Schoeni Theatre on the grounds of the Mendocino Art Center. L – R: Monique Frankston (sitting) Martha Fury, Kara Steiniger, Bill Zacha, Danny Cohen (young boy), Bob Cohen, Bob Avery (center back row) Don Murray (back row right) Henrietta Steiniger, Bob Boler (sitting).Other actors that performed in this production were: Margot Lowell, Martha Furey, Don Strauss, Lynne Wright, Kurt Genge, Lyle Doughy and Ken Meyer.
- Alvin Mendosa of Mendocino identified the men in this 1979 photograph by John Uhlar as John Mendosa (left) and Walter Jackson (right) in front of the Mendocino Post Office.
