Harold F. Riede Appointed Ross City Attorney
Harold F. Riede of San Rafael was named city attorney of Ross to fill the vacancy left by Judge Jordan L. Martinelli. Riede, not present at the meeting, learned of the appointment this morning and had not been home when council members informed him. The meeting also opened bids for Shady Lane bridge work won by 5S. Cervantes for 3300.
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Harold F. Riede
San Rafael
Ross
Ross Council
Jordan L. Martinelli
Marin Superior Court
Riede
Meadow Club
Fairfax
Ross Valley Players
Shady Lane Bridge
Cervantes
San Anselmo
Robert S. Cary
Sausalito Fire Hose Request Sparks Quick City Response
Sausalito Fire Chief Matts Perry pressed for 1,000 feet of hose despite mayoral hesitation. Mayor Keeney suggested incremental delivery as a drought looms. The Sausalito Poppy Club project to renovate the ladies room was referred to Councilman Risford, and a tree ordinance on height and density was sent to City Attorney Ehlen. The gag line about violators being guilty of a capital offense appears to be garbled text.
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Sausalito
Matts Perry
Sausalito Poppy Club
Emmet Risford
John Ehlen
Aguas Eye
David A Paul elected president of Mill Valley Chamber
Mill Valley building contractor David A Paul was elected president of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce to succeed John E McSweeney. John Kobil was named vice president and Frank Ankers was reelected treasurer. A secretary will be chosen later with possible hiring of a part time paid manager. Current secretary is Mrs Mark Roth.
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Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce
David A. Paul
Mill Valley Building Contractor
John E. McSweeney
John Kobil
Frank Ankers
Chamber
Mark Roth
HF Planes Search For Missing Flier
The Air Force sought trace of a missing private plane flown by Robert L Bryant of Glen dale. The aircraft, unreported on a flight to Hamilton Field, had only 6 percent fuel at takeoff. Earle Bryant, father of the pilot, said the 26 year old had Navy radio tech experience and was west coast representative for a radio company.
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Air Force
Robert L. Bryant
Glendale
Hamilton Field
San Joaquin Valley
Bryant
Earle Bryant
Navy
Adamson Dies After Five Years On California Death Row
Los Angeles man Admiral Dewey Adamson, 49, was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin after five years on death row for the 1944 strangling of Stella Blauvelt. A habeas corpus petition and last-minute appeals failed as the U.S. Supreme Court refused a stay.
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Admiral Dewey Adamson
San Quentin
Adamson
Los Angeles
Stella Blauvelt
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
State Court
Cliff Jordan
Senators Propose Largest Cut in Marshall Plan Aid
Three Democratic senators just back from Western Europe urged at least a 1 billion dollar reduction in next year’s Marshall plan aid. They warned the American recovery program against overcommitment as the communism threat grew.
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Washington
Europe
Pioneer SR Resident Dies After Illness
Felice A Brusatori a longtime Marin railroad foreman and father of prominent Marin figures died at 71 after a long illness at his San Rafael home. He leaves wife Anna two daughters Rose Crader and Mary Skillicorn a brother seven grandchildren and resided at 523 C street San Rafael. Foresters of America and United Druids member services set at Keaton's and a funeral Monday at St Rafael's Church with burial in Mt Olivet.
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Felix Brusatori
Felice (Felix) A. Brusatori
Marin
San Rafael
N. Charles Brusatori
Robert J. Brusatori
Marin Municipal Water District
Joseph J
Joe) Brusatori
Anna
Rose Crader
Mary Skillicorn
San Francisco
Henry
C Street
Foresters of America
San Rafael Grove
United Order of Ancient Druids
Foresters
Keaton
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Deathstrip collision leaves two Hamilton Field soldiers unscathed
At 8 50 last night two Hamilton Field soldiers a private and an officer escaped death after a three lane death strip crash two miles north of San Rafael Neither driver was injured though both cars were badly damaged A separate single vehicle crash near Black Point bridge on Highway 37 sent Robert Liscum and Edward Majesky to Hamilton Field hospital with minor injuries A second driver Albert Bornowski lost control near Novato and escaped with slight injuries.
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Hamilton Field
San Rafael
Eric Young
Russell Allen
California Highway Patrol
Black Point
Highway
CHP
Robert Liscum
Fairfax
Liscum
Edward Majesky
San Anselmo
Albert Bornowski
Highway 101
Novato
Bornowski
Greenbrae Mother Saves Baby In Fire
Mrs. G V Dondero acted quickly to rescue 7 month old Johnny Dondero from a bedroom fire at 35 Corte Morado Greenbrae. A faulty vacuum wire sparked flames on a mattress and neighbors helped as county fire units from Larkspur California Park and Woodacre arrived at 12 03 and controlled the blaze by 12 08 with no damage beyond the mattress.
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G. V. Dondero
Johnny Dondero
Corte Morado
Greenbrae
Larkspur
California Park
Woodacre
Camillo Mello
Rebel plan could solve Northern California water and transport
Kentfield resident Roger Kent urged a full survey of John Reber’s Rebel plan before a Senate subcommittee in San Francisco. He warned Marin and Sonoma may need Sacramento river water and noted a ferry link to Richmond has faltered since a strike.
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North Bay
Kent
Marin
California
Roger Kent
Senate
San Francisco
Sheridan Downey
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
San Francisco Bay
Kentfield
Sonoma
Sacramento River
Redwood Empire
Associated Press
John Reber
Army
Navy
Downey
Reber
Bay
Sacramento-San Joaquin
Rep J Parnell Thomas Sentenced To Jail And Fine
Rep J Parnell Thomas drew six to 18 months in prison and a $10 000 fine for padding his office payroll. The judge urged upright conduct amid a sentencing that ends a long political career and hints at a resignation to follow.
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Rep. Thomas
Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Busses Replace Streetcars For Peninsula Commuters
Busses will replace streetcars for Peninsula commuters from the Southern Pacific depot to Second and Market streets starting Monday. The No 40 line will operate only during morning and evening rush hours, announced by utilities director James Turner.
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San Francisco
Peninsula
Southern Pacific
Second and Market Streets
James Turner
Edwin Long Named Sausalito Chamber Secretary Treasurer
Edwin Long, a public accountant, was elected secretary treasurer of the Sausalito chamber of commerce this week, succeeding John Harlan and assistant secretary treasurer Mrs. Ralph Hilton. A chamber director urged the Marin board of supervisors and associated chambers to push ferry service restoration. H Shep Porter, Alta Mira hotel proprietor, urged that labor and management submit grievances to the state public utilities commission and supported a fair wage increase pending a decision.
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Edwin 8. Long
Sausalito Chamber of Commerce
John Harlan
Ralph Hilton
Marin Board of Supervisors
Associated Chambers of Commerce
H. (Shep) Porter
Alta Mira Hotel
State Public Utilities Commission
Jet Pilot Dies In F-84 Crash Near Hamilton Field
First Lieutenant William Jennings Sharpe 25 a West Point graduate and son of Arkansans died when his F-84 Thunderjet crashed during a routine training mission north of Hamilton Field near Skaggs Island. Armed MPs barred reporters from the crash area amid guard controversy.
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Skaggs Island
Hamilton Field Air Force Base
William Jennings Sharpe
A. J. Sharpe
Mark Tree, Ark
West Point
Ferry Strike Hits Enrollment At College Of Marin
A ferry strike kept Richmond San Rafael ferries idle since last summer. 154 College of Marin students enrolled this term, eight East Bay students dropped plans due to lack of transportation, down from 170 last year. Cardinal: the president notes travel time hurts study and outcomes.
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College of Marin
Richmond-San Rafael
East Bay
Grace Donnan
Bay
Kentfield
Napa
Two Bridges
San Francisco
Austin
New Witness Places Bridges At Communist Party Meeting
A new witness testified he saw Harry Bridges at a Communist party gathering. The witness, identified as secretary of ARTA's local 6 in Seattle, said he quit the party after the jury was told the session would end at noon for Christmas shopping.
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Communist Party
Bridges
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
ARTA
Seattle
Krolek
Scouts Begin Yule Tree Sale in San Anselmo
SA Scouts start a Christmas tree sale on a lot opposite Tamalpais theater in San Anselmo to fund a yearly mountain camping trip. Proceeds last year financed an eight day Trinity Alps trek. Scoutmaster Byron Box leads 21 scouts. crew leader is Bill Sinclair, an Eagle Scout.
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Tamalpais Theater
San Anselmo
Trinity Alps
Byron Box
Billie Sinclair
JC Gridiron Show Slated Tonight in San Ra
Junior Chamber of Commerce members present a Marin satire at Legion Hall tonight with a dinner at p m followed by skits lampooning county institutions and personalities. The show centers on television themes with portrayals of the county hospital San Anselmo and Fairfax councils and the supervisor-assessor controversy.
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Chamber of Commerce
Marin
Legion Hall
San Rafael
P. m
San Anselmo
Fairfax
Speed Needed To Meet State Budget Deadline
Marin county supervisor T Fred Bagshaw and Richmond city manager Wayne Thompson push immediate action to have the Toll Bridge Authority survey the proposed bridge for 1950 51. They warn that without a January decision the Legislature could deny funding in March.
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Marin County
Richmond
State Toll Bridge Authority
T. Fred Bagshaw
Marin County Board of Supervisors
Bagshaw
Marin
Wayne Thompson
Thompson
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Baldy
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Rafael Marin
George Keeney
Perry
David Paul
Mill Valley
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MGM
Michael J. Scotto
4Th Street
W. R
Bill” Robinson
Curtis Place
Pioneer SR
Lonate Pozzola
Italy
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Oakland
Alexander Holtzoff
House
New Jersey
Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Holtzoff
Edwin Long
Vallejo
Ward H. Austin
P Ford
Dohemann Motor CO
Ford
Fourth Street
JC Gridiron
Braverman
Greenfield Ave
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