Novato Scouts Save Boy at Muir Beach
Scoutmaster Harry E. Sharkey reports George and Robert Oliver of Novato troop 12 saved an eight year old drowning at Muir Beach while picnicking with parents Sutro avenue. The boys aged 13 and 15 are praised for lifesaving training and Sharkey seeks the boy’s name for a national certificate or medal.
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Novato
Muir Beach
Harry E. Sharkey
Novato Troop 12
George
Robert Oliver
Oliver
Sutro Avenue
Bob
San Rafael High School
Novato School
Sharkey
Olivers
Scout Hall
Red Korean Division Masses For New Drive Toward South Korea
Tokyo reports a heavily armed Red Korean division moving eastward toward American positions on the Korean south coast. The force presses its advance Thursday night as the war in Korea intensifies.
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Tokyo
New Red Drive Threatens Taegu Front in Korea
Allied forces reported a renewed Red push toward Taegu as five divisions pressed from the Chinju area toward Masan and Sobuk Ridge. The 25th Infantry Division and air units fought to blunt the attack, while a northern Seventh division reportedly shifted southward from Taegu’s position.
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Taegu
Stan Swinton
Chinju
Masan
U.S
Seventh Division
Sobuk Ridge
Masan Port
Freight Car Pushed Through Bumper Near Francisco and Irwin
An empty freight car at a railroad siding near Francisco Boulevard and Irwin Street tilted on its end after a coupling failed. Northwestern Pacific officials said a train crew attempted to move the car Tuesday afternoon, and the momentum pushed it off the bumper onto its wheels. A repair crew arrived yesterday to jack up the car and restore it to the tracks.
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Francisco Boulevard
Irwin Street
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Greenwood Beach Residents Protest Proposed Super Market
Greenwood Beach residents circulated petitions against a planned Belveron Gardens supermarket. They will present petitions to the county planning commission Wednesday as J. J. Connell seeks rezoning to build a shopping center by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad trestle on Tiburon Highway.
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Belveron Gardens
County Planning Commission
J. J. Connell
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Tiburon Highway
Belveron
Robert Graham
Marin Lions Agree to Fast-Track Marin USO
The Marin County Lions Clubs voted unanimously to organize a USO in Marin county to provide leisure time for servicemen and women. Members from Novato West Marin Fairfax Corte Madera Sausalito San Anselmo Larkspur and San Rafael will promote the plan and the next association meeting is set for Larkspur on September 26.
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Marin County
Marin County Association of Lions Clubs
Druids Hall
Novato
Lions
West Marin
Fairfax
Corte Madera
Sausalito
San Anselmo
Larkspur
San Rafael
Lucien Remy
Remy
Lions Clubs
Marin County Incomes Reach 1949 Total Of 126.8 Million
Marin county civilian residents posted total individual income of about 126.8 million in 1949, down slightly from 1948 and well above 1940 levels. Wages and salaries accounted for nearly 89 million, with proprietors income around 18 million and property incomes about 13 million. Pensions and relief rose to 6.9 million. Government, trade, construction, service, and other sectors breakdown shows gains across multiple industries.
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Marin County
California State Chamber of Commerce
California
State Chamber
San Rafael Fiesta Opens With Coronation and Parades
Planned Old San Rafael Days fiesta begins tomorrow night with Mayor Austin crowning Mary Simontacchi and Janice Janscone as senoritas. Harold Haley to MC at the coronation on E Street Grammar School grounds. The Spanish Market across from the grounds hosts Friday events. Saturday features a 2 pm children’s parade from Fourth and Looten’s, with Florine Falk parade chairman. Sunday showcases a large unit parade followed by a drill for the northern California championship.
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Fourth and
Looten’s Place
Florine Falk
E Street
California
Ann Martignoli
Chet Bonfiglio
Sausalito Planners Adjourned for Lack of Quorum
Sausalito planning commission adjourned last night due to no quorum. The panel will reconvene on Wednesday, August 30 to continue the meeting and address agenda items.
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Sausalito
Sausalito Planning
Sausalito Doctor Among UC Loyalty Oath Non-Signers
Sausalito physician Dr. James Hopper appeared on a public list of UC faculty who refused to sign the anti- Communism loyalty contract. The 18 alumni urged the regents to retain 39 non signers, arguing the issue is university welfare and dignity. Hopper, 40, long involved with UC medicine, declined to comment citing an agreement among non signers.
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Sausalito
University of California
UC Board of Regents
UC Fac
Ulty
Robert Gordon Sproul
Dr. Hopper
McGill University
Canada
Yale University
California
Hopper
American Association of University Professors
Bagshaw announces candidacy for state senate seat
Marin official Fred Bags shaw, a decade as Mill Valley councilman and 12 years as county supervisor, formally announces his bid for the state senate seat vacated by Superior Judge-elect Thomas F. Keating. He thanks supporters and notes plans to gather nomination signatures. Other potential candidates include Ellis Duffey, Harry Lutyens, Clayton Payne, and Jack McCarthy.
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Ring
T. Fred Bagshaw
Mill Valley
Thomas F. Keating
Marin
Ellis Duffiey
Harry Lutyens
State Personnel Board
Clayton Payne
San Francisco
Novato
Jack McCarthy
Robert McCarthy Construction Co
County
Sagramento
San Anselmo driver falls asleep hits truck on 101
Jesse Gossage Jr. of San Anselmo asleep for 45 minutes in 36 hours struck a trailing semi truck on Highway 101 near Puerto Suello hill. The truck driver Roger Barden of Salinas reported about 5 mph. Gossage was slightly injured and taken to San Rafael General Hospital. The car was a total loss with the front end smashed.
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Jesse Gossage Jr
Redwood Road
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Puerto Suello Hill
Roger R. Barden
Salinas
Highway Patrol
Gossage
San Rafael General Hospital
Baseball Scores Philadelphia Beats Pittsburgh 4 to 5
In a listed scoreline Philadelphia tallies 4 runs on 12 hits with 3 errors while Pittsburgh posts 5 runs on 2 errors. Pitchers Church Seminick and Dickson, with McCullough, contributed in relief for the Phillies.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Church
Truman blasts rail unions over nationwide strike call
President Truman said the trainmen and conductors walked out after White House peace talks broke down. A national rail strike scheduled for Monday could force government seizure and disrupt 100000 layoffs, rationing, and west coast cargo.
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U.P
Truman
White House
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
Mr. Truman
Canada
Harry Bridges To Go Free On Bail Ruling
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court action revoking CIO longshoreman Harry Bridges bail and ordered his release pending appeal of his perjury conspiracy conviction. Bridges had been jailed Aug 5 after a $25 000 bail revocation cited as a danger to national security during the Korean War.
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San Francisco
U.P
Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CIO Longshore
Harry Bridges
Condemned Man Wins Reprieve in San Quentin Case
Leandress Riley, 30, condemned for a 1949 Sacramento holdup killing, won a stay of execution from the state supreme court after attorney Jerome Duffy challenged Riley’s sanity trial. The appeal asserts jury selection was improper and questions the nine to three verdict.
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Leandress Riley
San Quentin
State Supreme Court
Clinton Duffy
Jerome Duffy
San Rafael
Riley
Marin Courtty Superior Court
Duffy
Riley Sane
Sacramento
Escapes Injury In Deathstrip Crash Near San Rafael
Fred Paulsen aged 54 of the Chateau in San Rafael narrowly escaped serious injuries in a death strip crash north of San Rafael at 3 55 p m yesterday.
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Fred Paulsen
San Rafael
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