Marin City's Holiday Pageant Shines With Nativity Scene
A Marin City Community church pageant features Rev. Wilford Luce at center rear as pastor, with Beth Olson as Mary, John Evens as Joseph, and the three wise men Henry Du Pertuis Wilford Luce and Wilson Evans. Jenkins-Yeats photo from Mill Valley accompanies the caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Luce
Marin City Community Church
Beth Olson
Mary
John Evens
Joseph
Henry du Pertuis
Wilson Evans
Jenkins-Yeats
Mill Valley
Rain Cuts Building Employment in Marin Says Bulletin
Marin’s high employment level should see only a slight drop after the new year says the Marin office of the California Department of Employment. Officials expect fewer layoffs than new hires in construction as fair weather resumes, with an uptrend by February or March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marin
California Department of Employment
Deer chases and dog retreat on Marin Bay waters
At 3:30 yesterday the deer bolted from two pursuing dogs along the San Rafael to San Quentin highway and swam roughly a mile and three quarters to a Marin Island. The dogs halted at the water’s edge, not venturing into the bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marin Rod and Gim Club
Jim Selvage
Point San Quentin Pier
San Rafael
San Quentin
Marin Islands
Wonderful Christmas Gift Guide Dog Joins Geraldine Kep sler
Eight year old blind Geraldine Kep sler of Montebello returns home for Christmas with Sugar a guide dog from the San Rafael guide dog school. She completes instruction today and will begin a follow up course at East Los Angeles Junior College next semester. The school reports 203 graduates including Dutlott Iverson Charles W Knowles Ben Konsinsky Samuel M McGee Floyd Crawshaw and 42 veteran graduates among 141 men and 60 plus women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Kepsler
Montebello
Dutlott Iverson
Pacific Beach
Charles W. Knowles
Willows
Ben 8
Konsinsky
Tucson
Ariz
Samuel M. McGee
Hartford
Wash
Floyd Crawshaw
Colusa
Spellman greeted by Ridgway on his arrival
In Tokyo Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York arrived en route to Korea to celebrate Christmas mass for Catholic U N forces. General Matthew Ridgway met the archbishop as he stepped from a Pan American Stratocruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spellman
Ridgway
Tokyo
Cap
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Korea
U. N
Matthew B. Ridgway
Reds Plot More War Ridgway Says Communists Seek War
Gen. Mathew B. Ridgway said in an official radio address that the communists plan to use Panmunjom talks to gain concessions for a future Korean war. The broadcast warned they must choose between war and peace and accused them of preparing for aggression rather than lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Mathew B. Ridgway
Korea
Driver Explains Speeding After Radio Alarm
In Seattle a motorist cited for 60 mph on a wet street told Police Captain R W Zottman that he was listening to a traffic safety radio show and the announcer asked if he would be America s millionth traffic victim causing his foot to jam down on the accelerator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
R. W. Zottman
America
Couple Wins Yule Decoration Contest in San Anselmo
A San Anselmo couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leone, won the county wide Christmas decoration contest for a lawn display featuring animat ed figures and windows decorated with yuletide themes. Judges unanimously selected their entry from hundreds, with Belveron Gardens topping a separate Valley and Marin entries earning prizes in the regional contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Anselmo
Marin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Independent Journal
Frank ©. Leone
Mornngside Drive
Southern Marin
San Rafael
Mil Valley
Chamber of Commerce
San Rafaeel Meadows
Improvement Club
Novato Chamber of Commerce
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce
Belveron
Robert Baird
Mercury
Belveron Gardens
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Throck
Morton Avenue
Santa Claus
D Street Grade Reopened to Auto Traffic
San Rafael residents blocked by the D street grade can now use the route as winter serviceable roadway. City Manager Ray Boege said the grade is open though not finished and will stay open until final paving next spring. The D street Antoinette avenue intersection received special cement treatment for drainage. motorists are cautioned to drive slowly as the surface is gravel and not complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Marin
Ray Boege
Boege
Brown-Ely Co
Corte Madera
D Street
Antoinette Avenue
Roads Blockaded in Marin. 110 Drivers Warned
Marin police and California Highway Patrol checked 3,300 cars at three road blocks, mainly in San Rafael and San Anselmo. Seventeen drivers faced citations for unsafe vehicles and behavior, including seven for drinking and driving. Warnings totaled 170 for defective lighting, brakes, and outdated licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marin
San Anselmo
California Highway Patrol
San Rafael
Mail Deliveries Restored In San Rafael City Routes
S. R. Mail Deliveries San Rafael Postmaster C. H. Pete Hayden said all city and Mal routes will have mail deliveries tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R
San Rafael
C. H
Pete) Hayden
Cleveland Pedestrian Death One Millionth In Traffic
A 52 year old pedestrian Miss Elynn Wischmeyer died from injuries after being struck by a northbound tractor trailer at Lorain Avenue and West 150th Street in Cleveland. The incident occurred during a snowfall as she crossed the crosswalk en route home from a food processing plant. The driver, Herman Dengel 40 of Dearborn Michigan, said he had a green light and no charges have been filed. She died at Lakewood Hospital after being injured December 11 at 6 pm with the arrival of the AP count reaching one million traffic fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Elynn H. Wischmeyer
Associated Press
Lakewood Hospital
Lorain Avenue
West 150Th Street
George Vorell
Accident Prevention Bureau
Vorell
Herman Dengel
Dearborn, Mich
Commissioners Oppose Zaro Yacht Project
Mill Valley planners at a special meeting urged a fast engineering study on damming upper Richardson bay for flood control and other goals. They recommended delaying a small boat harbor permit until the study, which could involve Army Corps of Engineers tide and flood control work, is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson Bay
Richardson Bay Bridge
Mill Valley Planning Commission
Urquhart
County Board of Supervisors
Army Corps of Engineers
Mill Valley
Marinship
Strawberry Point
Tiburan
Asia
One Dead Two Hurt In Marin Weekend Crash
One person was killed and two injured in Marin's first weekend crash of the holiday, authorities said. Coroner Frank J. Keaton and highway patrolmen responded to the Highway 101 wreck near St. Vincent's, with the injured rushed to San Rafael General Hospital. The extent of injuries was not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marin
Sheriff's Office
Frank J. Keaton
St. Vincent's
San Rafael General Hospital
Murphy Declines Truman Commission Head Post
Federal Judge Thomas F. Murphy reportedly will not head President Truman’s three man commission to expose government wrongdoing. Reports in the New York Times and New York Herald Tribune say Murphy changed his mind after protests from fellow federal judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Truman Board
New York
Thomas F. Murphy
Truman
New York Times
New York Herald
Times
Federal Commission
Federal
Sixty Miners Trapped In Explosive Mine Disaster
WEST FRANKFORT Illinois 60 or more coal miners were trapped after a methane explosion in the Chicago Wilmington and Franklin No 2 mine. Rescue teams fought foul air to reach the entombed men with at least 14 bodies recovered as hours passed with little hope of survival. Relatives gathered near the shaft as crews from nearby towns helped in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Walter Badley
John R. Foster
Zadle
Yester
Chicago
Wilmington
Franklin No. 2
Eadie
Foster
Benton
Pe Herrin
Dowell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marin City
Marin City ‘Tenants Council
Mela
Sroppins
L. A. Rams
Cleveland Browns
Hoffman
Rca-Victor
Capehart
Philco
Westinghouse
Admiral
Arvin Television
Sir Francis Drake
Littleman
Redwood Highway
M. W
Urquhart Plan
JCC
D ST. Grade
George, Johnny
Dave
SAN Rafael Recreation
Fourth Street
Zaro Yacht Project
Albert
Hrchiy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!