Marin Musings on Boyle Park talks and travel across the valley
The MI Valley City Council session on Boyle Park for a school runs smoothly with humor from State Department of Education official Edgar Parsons. A.N.Y. city manager Silas Richards delivers a quip about kids and gymnasiums as residents learn more about local schooling. A personal note recounts Dick Dufault losing a yellow Gruen watch given by his Navy-son brother during a recent trip to Sheil Beach Inverness, with his mother seeking its return.
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MI Valley
Boyle Park
Edgar Parsons
State Department of Education
Robert Elliott
Boyle
Silas Richards
Richards
Dick Dufault
San Ancrline
Navy
Fit Dufartt
Grove Jane
San Anstime
Dale
Sheil Beach
Inverness
Greek generals under house arrest after Papagos resignation
Athens report says two Greek brigadier generals and a colonel placed under house arrest last night as army disorders loom after Field Marshal Alexander Papagos resignation. Only minor incidents reported so far amid political instability and security concerns.
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Athens
Alexander Papagos
Boyle Park to Stay as Recreation Area
Mill Valley residents thwarted plans to convert Boyle Park into a school site. A city council session heard opposition from former officials, parents, and a state official, with consensus favoring keeping the park for recreation and expanding other school facilities.
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Valles
Boyle Park
Mill Valley
Pieaere
Harrison M. Leppo
Bovie Park
Tus
Icea
Southern Marin Fete Opens With Five Big Shows Daily
Chrman at the Board of Supervisors announces the three day Southern Marin Festival on the Marin City recreation field at 5 p.m. The event runs three days with five free shows nightly and in the afternoon to raise funds for local service groups. Junior deputies boxing and tumbling, led by Tom Urban, and Explorer Scouts from San Geronimo under Lloyd Sisson provide entertainment on Saturday between 4 and 6 p.m. Local youths named include William Gillison and others. proceeds benefit Family Service Agency of Marin County, Marin City Recreation Committee, and Satsalita Boys' Club.
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Tom Urban
San Geronimio
Lloyd Sisson
William Gillison
Andy Reyer
George Blackstock
Dale Gillison
Aaron Stewart
Dick Thompsson
Bonnie Mello
David Sisson
Steve Sousa
Jack Chadwick
David Hill
Nationalists Charge Reds Mass Murder in China
Chinese Nationalists announced they will accuse the Chinese Reds of mass killings in mainland China. Delegate Cheng Tien-Fang plans to present the charge to UNESCO in Paris on June 18.
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China
Cheng Tien-Fang
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Paris
Two Marin Men Held After Sausalito Ceramic Shop Burglary
Howard Brodmerkle 35 of San Anselmo and Paul Welk 40 of Fairfax were arrested after entering the Heath Ceramics Shop in Sausalito last night. Police say money from the shop’s box was taken. both men are in Sausalito city jail on burglary charges.
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Marin County
Sausalito
Sausalito City
Howard Brodmerkle
Fern Lane
San Anselmo
Paul Welk
Park Road
Fairfax
Vin Baker
Welk and Brodmerkie
Weik
Brodmerkle
San Rafael Board Studies Junior High Plans
San Rafael Board of Education met at the high school to study preliminary junior high plans for the Woodland site. It approved Kirby's drawings with revisions and authorized option purchase of a dwelling on Woodland for 6000 dollars and bids for site fill. An adjourned meeting is set for June 5 to avoid graduation conflicts.
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San Rafael
Mulvin
Kirby
Angelo Brusati
Fioe
Napan Named Manager of San Rafael Pacific Telephone District
L T Marshall of Napa appointed manager of the new San Rafael district of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. The district will serve Marin Solano and Napa counties and operates July 1 with district offices moving from Santa Rosa. John D. Hales Jr. will be district plant superintendent and Roger Kane remains business office manager for San Rafael.
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L. T. Marshall
Napa
San Rafael
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
L. M. Stromberg
Santa Rosa
Marin
Solano
Marshall
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Richmond
John D. Hales Jr
Roger Kane
Girl Is Halted In Death Try
A 20 year old woman hijacked a San Rafael taxicab at knifepoint from the depot to the Golden Gate Bridge. She forced the driver to stop near the south tower and attempted to exit as another man intervened, pulling her from the girders while she fled. The suspect identified as Luis Maya of San Francisco.
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Golden Gate Bridge
San Rafael
United Press
Luis Maya
San Francisco
Ralph Pherson
South Bridge
James Lope
Oakland
Marin residents urged to attend shoreline highway hearing
Marin county residents were asked to appear at a Senate committee hearing in Sacramento on Monday to back a shoreline highway proposal. The plan seeks to extend State Route 56 from the Marin county line to Jenner and from Westport to Ferndale, outlining new segments and potential impacts.
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Marin County
Senate Committee
Sacramento
Jenner
Westport
Ferndale
San Rafael Building Boom Continues in May
City Building Official Walter Hellwig authorized construction and alterations totaling 195 355 in May. The figure reflects ongoing growth with 13 new residences valued at 139 000 and residence alterations of 23 430. Commercial activity was light with one new building valued at 18 000 and alterations at 8 875. May 1950 totals stood at 177 366 and April reached 273 031.
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San Rafael
Walter Hellwig
Hellwig
May
Sausalito Zoning Variances Considered Tonight
Sausalito planning commission will review two zoning requests this evening. Robert Frick seeks to convert 905 Bridgeway Boulevard from a single family home to a two family dwelling with a waiver of required dwelling units. Joe Pasquinucci of 425 Napa Street seeks approval to build a room within four feet of his side property line, conforming with an existing room built prior to the ordinance.
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Sausalito
Marin Bus Fare Rises Hit Occasional Riders
Occasional riders will bear the burden as Marin bus fares rise. Round trip from Marin points to San Francisco increases by 10 cents for Sausalito residents and 20 cents for San Rafael San Anselmo area travelers. A 15 percent federal tax applies to tickets over 38 cents, while six mile zone fares stay at 15 cents. A full fare table appears in tomorrow's paper.
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Marin
San Francisco
Sausalitans
San Rafael
San Anselmo
Hardcastle
Mel C. Frailey
Greyhound
Albert Field Junior Patrol Readies Annual Review Meet
About 300 junior traffic patrolmen from Marin prep for their first annual review and field meet at Albert Field tomorrow at 10 p.m. Police Officer Joseph Brugatore says events include marching, drills, distance races, throwing, and other field contests. Judge Thomas Keating presides over drilling. Perpetual trophy donated by J B Rice Co. honors top patrol. Redwood Sports Shop trophy stays with winning school. Royce Department Store medals go to individual winners. Luncheon follows and patrols visit San Rafael High School pool. local merchants donate lunch funds.
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Marin
Albert Field
Joseph Brugatort
San Rafael
Thomas Keating
J. B. Rice Company
Redwood Sports Shop
Royce Department Store
San Rafael High School
Marin County
Mourners Pay Respect for Fanny Brice in Hollywood
A thousand mourners attended the funeral in Temple Israel for Fanny Brice, with Jewish rites observed and producer George Jessel praising her as a great artist and devoted mother. He noted her daughter Snooks as the girl child and spoke softly of her passing.
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Hollywood
Fanny Brice
Comedienne
Temple Israel
George Jessel
Snooks
Marin commuters seek toll cuts to pass savings to riders
Marin Federation of Commuter Clubs president Thomas H. Hardcastle announced to riders that the Golden Gate Bridge tolls should be cut so savings can be passed to Marin and San Rafael San Francisco riders. The Public Utilities Commission rejected higher commute fares for Pacific Greyhound Lines, but occasional fare increases were approved statewide.
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Marin
Golden Gate Bridge
Thomas H. Hardcastle
Novara
Marin Federation of Commuter Clubs
Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Greyhound Lines
Utilities Commission
Marin County
PUC
R. F E. Mittelstaedt
Greenbree
Justus F. ‘Chermer
Kenneth Potter
Commission
Gibson Lines
Sacramento
Greyhound
Contra Costa
Peninsula
Sonoma County
Release Of Document Is Voted
The MacArthur inquiry committee voted 15 to 9 to release a 1949 State Department document on Formosa. The vote overruled objections by Secretary of State Acheson who argued against publication, as Knowland pressed for transparency. Debate occurred behind closed doors during hearings on Far Eastern policy and the MacArthur dismissal.
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Washington
MacArthur
State Department
Formosa
State Acheson
Far East
Acheson
Servale Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
China
Chiang Kai Shek
Knowland
Reds Guard Massing Area in Red Korea Front
Chinese communists bolstered defenses along ridge lines guarding the massing area in Red Korea. An Allied tank patrol entered Yangeu at the eastern end of Hwachon reservoir for the second day, meeting little opposition after Thursday. Front reports say gains up to two miles near Hwachon and Chinese forces appear wary of further Allied advances toward the Chorwun Kimhwa Pyongpang supply triangle.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
Yangeu
Hwachon Reservoir
Hwarhon Reservoir
Hwachon
Chorwun - Kimhwa
Pyongpang
San Rafael and Marin County Plan Street Master Plan Cooperation
San Rafael and Marin County planners approved a joint street master plan and agreed on full cooperation ahead of a public hearing. Participants included San Rafael planner Leonard Knittel Jr, county planners L A Rasmussen and Frank E Marsh, city and county officials, and chamber representatives.
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County Planning Commission
San Rafael
Leonard Knittel Jr
Irving Chapman
Ed Burke
Truel Tourtellotte
Wallace D. Carr
Knittel
Fire damages auto on Fairfax Street
A car on Wreden avenue in Fairfax was gutted by fire early today. Firefighters responded and extinguished the blaze by 4:50 a.m. Chief Charles Thornton said the owner was not identified at this time. A neighbor alerted the fire department.
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Fairfax
Wreden Avenue
Charles Thornton
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