Family Aid For Blind Daughter Stranded In Marin
A Missouri family of ten led by Theodore Fink stranded near Alto Hill after their car broke down while seeking medical aid for their blind daughter. The Marin welfare department provided emergency food funds as the family, with $1.50 left, pursued work and further medical options in San Francisco.
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Marin
Alto
San Francisco
Judy
Leroy Wallace
Missouri
Theodore Fink
Irene
Highway 101
Alto Hill
Finks
St. Louis County
Hans
Otto Barkan
Barbara Lee
James Arthur
Bill
Estacada
Ore
Donald Lee Wallace
Melody Lee
Oregon
Jim Shanahan
Welfare Department
Fink
Ex-Starlet Colleen Townsend Secret Honeymoon With Seminary Mate
Ex starlet Colleen Townsend and Louis H. Evans Jr a San Anselmo Seminary student wed secretly Saturday in Hollywood First Presbyterian church with about 1500 guests including June Haver and Jane Russell. Officials said the couple are honeymooning unknown location and will return to enroll Colleen Townsend in San Anselmo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Evans, Jr
San Francisco Theological Seminary
San Anselmo
Hollywood
General Motors Halts 1951 Model Car Sales
General Motors ordered Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac dealers to halt sale of 1951 model cars received from the factory today or hereafter. The move was tied to the government's price rollback order issued Saturday.
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General Motors
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Cadillac
Boys Club Names Officers for 1951 Nominations
Sausalito boys club will nominate and elect officers at 8 p m tomorrow. Plans for 1951 events will be decided then. The advisory board will meet with the boys during their regular monthly gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Club
Sausalito Boys Club
Seminary Choir To Sing in Bank Of SA Tomorrow
The San Francisco Theological Seminary choir led by Dr. John Kelly will perform a Christmas program on radio station KETIM from 12:20 to 12:35 p.m. The Bank of San Rafael is hosting the event. The B Street School choir conducted by Charlotte Frehe was heard today.
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KETIM
San Francisco Theological Seminary
John Kelly
Bank of San Rafael
B Street
Charlotte Frehe
City Clerk Begins Check of Self-Serve Petition
San Anselmo City Clerk Ray Overdick will start today or tomorrow verifying 1,000 names on a petition to repeal the town’s ordinance banning self service gas stations. County Clerk George Jones initially refused access but later allowed the check after a writ of mandate was sought by City Attorney John Buresh. The petition was filed by Rudy Lang Jr. of San Anselmo for operators of a Lang property station on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.
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Ray Overdick
San Anselmo
Overdick
Great Register
George Jones
John Buresh
Jones
Rudy Lang, Jr
Nan
Lang
Sir Francis
Christmas greetings open in San Anselmo on town hall lawn
The Marine Chorale directed by Dr John Kelly of San Francisco Theological Seminary will perform from 8 to 830 p m on the San Anselmo city hall lawn tonight Santa Claus will greet the children during the 8 to 830 p m program on the town green.
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San Anselmo
City Hall
Marine Chorale
John Kelly
San Francisco Theological Seminary
Santa Claus
County Fire Dept Finances to be Reviewed by Supervisors
A report on the financial condition of Marin County fire department and a recommendation to run the service under a board of fire commissioners will be heard by the board of supervisors. The Marin Board of Fire Chiefs urged local fire districts to form in unincorporated areas or rely on a special tax to fund house fire protection, while protests against transferring the department to the state division of forestry were sent by several local groups.
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Board of Fire Commissioners
Board of Supervisors
Leon deLisle
Marin Board of Fire
State Division of Forestry
Larkspur Fire
John A. Baggio
Board of Chiefs
Marin Association of Fire Departments
Almonte ‘Improvement Club
Muir Woods Park Improvement Association
West Marin Lions Club
County ‘Taxpayers’ Association
Olema and
Nicasio Volunteer Fire Departments
Woodacre Improvement Club
Independent-Journal
Marin County Junior Chamber of Commerce
P. O
San Rafael
B Street
County Fire Protests Prompt Talk of District and Commissioners
The Meadowsweet Improvement Association protests transferring the county fire department to the state and urges forming a fire district with commissioners. Critics say fringe areas pay for protection yet receive it, while local editors face harsh headlines about the department. The board emphasizes seeking the best fire protection and notes plans to decide the service method. Tomorrow closes entries for Marin Christmas decoration contest with $100 in prizes. judges from multiple towns named.
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Board of Supervisors
Meadowsweet Improvement Association
Board of Fire Commissioners
Marin
Marin County Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Independent-Journal
Stinson Beach Man Injured In Auto Accident
A 57 year old Stinson Beach man Joseph Heidel suffered a fractured skull when his car left Highway 1 near Muir Beach and rolled down an embankment. He was taken to San Rafael General and then to a San Francisco hospital after 6 15 p m Saturday.
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Stinson Beach
Muir Beach
Joseph Heidel
California Highway Patrol
Heldel
San Rafael General Hospital
United Ambulance
San Francisco
Strawberry
William Griffith
Magee Avenue
Mill Valley
Griffith
Adele Sander
Meeman Street
Fairfax
Carl Sander
Highway Patrol
Battleship Missouri Aids Hungnam Defense In Korea
A fiery bombardment by warships and field artillery checked a Red Chinese assault on Hungnam as U.S. forces hold the port. The battleship Missouri arrived offshore with 16 inch guns aiding the 10th Corps. Lt. Col. Bruce H. Hinton claimed a MIG-15 downing as Fourth North American Sabres battled four Soviet jets.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Hungnam
Korea
U.S
Missouri
U.S. 10Th Corps
Buwaiu
Ahhvng
Reds
Hamhung
America
Sinuiju
Bruce H. Hinton
Stockton
Calif
John C. Meyer
Newcastle
Del
Forest Hills
N.Y
Yale Party For Rotarians At Mill Valley Christmas
Mill Valley Rotary Club plans a noon Christmas party at the Mill Valley Golf clubhouse tomorrow. Frank Comstock is program chairman.
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Yale Party
Mill Valley Rotary Club
Mill Valley
Frank Comstock
Not Scared Because I Believe In God
Cpl. Johnnie G. Peak in Korea writes from Hungnam that fear is overcome by faith in God and Marines’ resolve. He describes harsh cold, weighing over 200 pounds, and being part of Company C First Armored Amphibious Battalion of the First Marine Division. He names fellow Marines and expresses longing to return home, yet insists he would only serve in defense, not in aggression.
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Cpl
Johnnie G. Peak
Marin Company C
Marines
Peak
George Peak
San Rafael
Hungnam
North Korea
Korea
Pearl Harbor
First Armored Amphibious Battallion
First Marine Division
Company C
Rich Nave
Ole Christensen
Merle
Kranzman
Lew Lenci
Jim Vickers
Leo Cronin
Marin County ends Angel Island purchase plan ties
Marin County board of supervisors approved returning maintenance of Angel Island to the National Park Service after reclaiming unused funds from a $12,000 maintenance fund set by the Angel Island Foundation. Auditor Leon De Lisle said about $7,000 will be returned early next year with other small federal reimbursements to follow. Supervisor Fusselman pressed for a release from the Bureau of Land Management involved in the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
National Park Service
Angel Island Foundation
Leon de Lisle
William Fusselman
Bureau of Land Management
UN Cease-Fire Panel Seeks Talks With Peiping
The UN cease-fire committee said it has asked Chinese Foreign Minister Chou En-Lai to arrange a time and place for Korean peace talks and is willing to meet any Peiping representative. Pearson reported that a cable was sent last Saturday and awaits Peiping’s reply as the 60 nation political committee adjourned.
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Paves
Peiping
Pearson
Jacob A. Malik
Sweden
Richard Sandler
Malik
United States
Formosa
U.N
Stalin Re-elected Leader in Moscow Regional Soviet
Prime Minister Stalin won the Moscow Regional Soviet election with 31 452 votes out of 31 452 total. The result confirms his uncontested victory in yesterday's poll conducted in Moscow.
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Moscow
Stalin
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Melody Wallace
Jimmy
Barbara Fink
Rafael Marin
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Board
W. W. Nichols
Nichols
T. Pred Bagshaw
L. Earl David
Kentfield
Greenbrae
Sleepy Hollow
Gil Roos
Almonte Improvement Club
Independent Journal
Fire Department
Bagshaw
Roos
Fusselman
Cliff Humphrey
Sausalito
Roy Padgett
Don Bennett
Corte Madera - Larkspur
James Egger
Kentfield- Ross
Gordon Sims
John Goldwaite
A. L. Nieri
Emil Bottini
Gen
Almond
Mighty MO
BIG
White Hills
Samchok
God
Henry's Liquor Store
the Liquor House
Tunstead Ave
Purity Store
Mr. Goodman
Redhill
Andy's
Andy
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