Sellmer appoints Don Midgett as undersheriff
Sheriff Walter Sellmer selects 31 year old Don Midgett of San Rafael to replace Joseph Williams who resigns January 1 after five years in office. The decision came from a field of 63 applicants and drew tributes from six speakers at a Tiburon gathering of about 70 county peace officers.
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Walter B. Sellmer
Don Midgett
San Rafael
Midgett
Joseph Williams
Williams
Sonoma County
Tiburon
Sellmer
Emory Dawson
Joe Williams
Albert E. Bagshaw
Marin Scrapiron Handicap Results and News Memo
Marin Musings reports a 11:50 a.m. finish on the Highway 101 course with Castro's Garage first, Marin Garage second, Rossi Garage third, and Duffy's Garage fourth at the San Rafael overpass. A late joiner Depot Garage was expected at Greenbrae and a serious accident was reported near Richardson Bay bridge.
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Marin
Magnificent Irish Setter Stray Puzzles Marin Pound Attendants
Marin humane society workers were puzzled by a five to seven year old Irish Setter found on San Francisco boulevard in San Anselmo. The show quality dog arrived in poor condition and no calls to report a missing pet have been made despite outreach to Marin setters clubs and residents.
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Marin County Humane Society
San Francisco Boulevard
San Anselmo
Humane Society
Marin
Man Held In Sausalito As Hit-Run Driver
A 27 year old Marin City resident and ex coal miner was arrested in Sausalito after a cab driver chased his car along a street. He struck a car driven by Joe De Martini a city garbage collector and fled. Police released no other details about the suspect.
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Marin City
Sausalito
Ing
Joe de Martini
Poole
Two Slates Vie For Marin City Tenants Council Seats
Marin City voters go to polls tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the community lounge as two ticket slates contest four of thirteen seats. Incumbent Orpha Barnes runs as an Independent backing welfare and recreation. opponents include Robert Powell, Travis Bynum, and Clifford Junge with a pro recreation slate. The rival slate features William Moyer, Gerrold Hillisheim, and Cleo Simpson proposing low cost public housing, better recreation, livable housing, expanded Marin City, and school district cooperation.
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Marin City
Tomrrow
Orpha Barnes
Robert Powell
Travis Bynum
Clifford Junge
William Moyer
Gerrold Hillisheim
Cleo Simpson
Marsn
Ted Adsit Named To League Committee
Mill Valley city manager Ted B. Adsit was appointed to the 25 man Committee on Intergovernment Relations of the League of California cities. The panel aims at closer cooperation between city and county governments with Adsit already active in Marin region reappraisal work and a joint highway plan. He is one of four city managers on the committee and the only Marin county member.
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Mill Valley
Ted B. Adsit
League of California Cities
Adsit
Marin
Marin County
Safety council to meet in San Rafael on budget and bike safety
Marin Safety Council will meet at 8 p m tomorrow at San Rafael city hall to discuss the budget and the bicycle safety program. Mrs Jack Sward, president, announced today.
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Marin Safety Council
San Rafael
Jack Sward
Golden State Ice Cream Snowballs Delight Holiday Tables
Smart Marin hostesses discover Golden State Ice Cream Snowballs a new dessert that’s fast becoming a conversation piece at parties. Vanilla ice cream snowballs topped with coconut holly and a real red candle appear festive and stylish. Available at Marin ty stores with advance order advised. Also tune KFRC Tuesdays at 8 for The Count of Monte Cristo adventures.
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Marin
Golden State
Marinty
Count of Monte Cristo
End Of Ferry Strike Predicted As New Meetings Convene
Governor Warren gains solid support in the Legislature for stopping perceived lobbying corruption. Senate president pro tem Harold J. Powers introduces the administration bill with 26 co authors in the upper house, while Assemblyman Marvin Sherwin plans an Assembly version with 56 co authors. Bills cover aging aid, blind aid, school funds, and stricter sex offender provisions. Warren limits action to items listed in his proclamation, resisting broader welfare expansion.
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Sacramento
Warren
Harold J. Powers
Eagleville
Senate
Marvin Sherwin
Piedmont
Assembly
Sausalito Police Chief James Doyle Elected Marin Peace Officers Head
James Doyle was elected unopposed as president of the Marin County Peace Officers Association for 1950 at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon. Doyle, long Sausalito police chief, will succeed Tom Cheatham as president, with Art Fellows as former rival declining to run.
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Sausalito
James Doyle
Marin County Peace Officers Association
Corinthian Yacht Club
Tiburon
Doyle
Tom Cheatham
San Quentin
Art Fellows
San Rafael
Fellows
Howard Clark
Larkspur
John Flor
Richardson Bridge Four Car Crash Injures 4 Persons
A four car crash on the Richardson Bay bridge near noon injured four people and halted traffic for about 30 minutes. Mario Pellegrini 28 San Rafael drove northbound and collided with William Derby 49 Sacramento then Milton McDowell 50 San Francisco. Ed Cramer 55 Oakland and Alysse Upham 60 Mill Valley were also hurt. All were taken to Ross hospital. Pellegrini, a San Francisco University student, was returning to deliver the Independent Journal.
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Richardson Bay Bridge
Highway Patrol
Mario J. Pellegrini
Second Street
San Rafael
M/Set
William P. Derby
Sacraneto
Milton Alex McDowell
San Francisco
McDowell
Alysse Upham
Lovell
Mill Valley
Pellegrini
Ed Cramer
Oakland
Ross Hospital
United Ambulance of
Sausalito
Independent Journal
Bayside Acres
McNear’s Point
del Mesa
Kent Woodlands
University of San Francisco
County Supervisors and Fire Chief Reach Cautious Accord
County Fire Chief Camille Mello and the Board of Supervisors ended a two hour session with a pledge to pursue more constructive relations. Supervisor Fusselman delivered a critical review of Mello and urged a written note to await Coast Manufacturing Co. response before approving a higher priced pump.
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Camille Mello
Board of Supervisors
Fred Bagshaw
Mello
Bagshaw
William Pusselman
George Jones
Fusselman
Nello Marcucci
San Anselmo Fire Department
Food Machinery Corp
Coast Manufacturing Co
Conciliator Moves Toward Settlement in Ferry Strike
Federal Conciliator Omar Hoskins leads separate talks with Richmond San Rafael Ferry officials and three unions on strike seeking a quick end to the 166 day walkout. A soon settlement is anticipated with possible final agreement before day’s end and a petition response due to the public utilities commission within a week.
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Omar Hoskins
Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Company
Hoskins
Huddles
San Quentin Point
Richmond Terminal
Public Utilities Commission
Marin County Board of Supervisors
Richmond
AFL
CIO Marine Engineers
Contra Costa
Marin
San Rafael
Inverness Subdivision Seeks Water Certificate for Haven System
California public utilities commission received an application from Ambsen to establish a water system at the Sea Haven subdivision near Inverness. The plan covers a 9-4 inch service, three dollar rates for 3-4 inch, and meter charges for waste or normal use. The Inverness system is distant, installed, paid for, with no indebtedness, pumping from a well into a 20,000 gallon tank delivering gravity-fed pressure. A local representative will serve consumers.
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California Public Utilities Commission
Sea Haven
Inverness
Ambsen
Commission
HF Bound Pilots Found Alive After Plane Crash
Pilot Robert Bryant aged 26 from Glen Dale was found alive six miles southeast of the crash scene in Sespe Canyon California. He disappeared during a flight from Glen Dale to Hamilton Field and was located by a civilian group from Fillmore. Bryant, a radar technician, was last heard after crash landing on Devil's Heart Peak with his two seat Culver plane.
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Robert Bryant
Glendale
Hamilton Field
Sespe Canyon
Fillmore
Calif
Bryant
United Press
Devil's Heart Peak
Second Straight Sub-freezing Night In Marin
Marin county endured a second night of sub freezing temperatures as a cold snap persisted. The U S weather bureau in San Francisco expected relief tonight with a storm front bringing rain to northern areas and possibly as far south as the Central Valley by Wednesday.
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Marin County
U. S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Bay Area
Woodacre
San Rafael City
Paso Robles
Stockton
Fresno
Sacramento
Santa Rosa
Williams
Redwood City
Oakland
California
Imperial Valley
B. A. Harrigan
Missing state prison officer near Higgins Corner
Warden Clinton T. Duffy reports a correctional officer stationed at a forestry camp near Higgins Corner has been missing since last Saturday. No further details are provided.
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Higgins Corner
Clinton T. Duffy
Stockton Opposes Rebel Bay Plan
The Port of Stockton objects to the Rebel plan for San Francisco Bay, arguing a barrier or causeway would harm Stockton port operations. W B Hogan testified that locks and increased voyage times raise risks, insurance costs, and may drive ship operators away. The plan envisions two freshwater lakes at bay ends with a linking causeway, altering delta dynamics and tidal action. Army, Navy and civilian experts are slated to testify Thursday.
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San Francisco
Stockton
San Francisco Bay
U.S. Senate
W. B. Hogan
Reber
Santa Clara
Sonoma
Army
Navy
Mill Valley Chamber Hires Jean Pierce as Manager
Jean Pierce, active in Mill Valley community affairs, was hired as part time paid manager of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce effective January 1. She resigned from the chamber board and two new directors, H. A. Patsick and Richard J. Bennett, were chosen.
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Jean Pierce
Mill Valley
Firemen respond to motor fire at San Rafael shop
San Rafael firefighters reported to a still alarm at 6 25 p m to extinguish a burning motor at Mar Vista Motors 812 Fourth Street Asst Chief Matt Hart said a faulty switch caused a blower motor in a paint spray booth to overheat and ignite.
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San Rafael
Mar Vista Motors
Fourth Street
Asst
Matt Hart
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