Chief Studies Wire Records in Cohen Case
Police chiefs and detectives traced taped conversations from the Mickey Cohen crime network. Investigators recorded talks at Cohen’s Brentwood home and on the telephone detailing gambling rings in California cities and payoffs to lawmen. Prominent business and underworld figures were named in the transcripts.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Polica
Wilan Worlan Tolay
Genggster
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Adi Am
Brentwood
San Frantisco
Fresno
California
Mation Piture
Steinbeck Receives Souvenir Log From Old Ranch Visit
Pacific Grove reports novelist John Steinbeck was given a souvenir log bearing carved letters found split along the wood. He recalls his father, a journalist, mapping streets in Bishop and Avila. The log’s markings reference Salinas area ranch life and Western historic names like Brewery Gulch and Tombstone Canyon.
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Pacific Grove
U.pi
Bishop
Avia
Ysast
O. K. Sheet
Oveta Drive
Brewery
California Legislature Faces Broad Range of Problems
State senator Arthurs Breed spoke to the Thyward Rotary club detailing why California handles more legislative issues than any other state due to its diverse economy and population. He cited health, housing, and fair practice concerns, plus taxation debates, freeway plans to San Jose, and water conservation in Alameda County. He urged youth education on democracy and warned against anti-Communist propaganda, insisting on responsible citizenship and enterprise.
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California
Arthurs Breed
Thyward Rotory Club
Breed
San Jose
Almaeda County
Senate
Lreyd
Rec
Povernment
Na'Toolser
Jobless Man Steals Car to Enter Jail
HIUTCITINSON Kan A man desperate for jail time stole a car and drove past a stop sign to reach jail. County attorney William F. Southworth quoted by Fontron said the ex service man was despondent over prospects and believed life would be better behind bars. He was unable to stand trial.
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Hiutcitinson
Kan
U.P
Jim Fontron
Sont
Southworth Wag
Divorce Abolished in Philippines by New Law
The Philippines will abolish divorce on any grounds in 1950 under a new civil code enacted by Congress. It allows legal separation on adultery or concubinage but forbids remarriage. Foreign divorces are not recognized. Legal reform also grants a wife more contract freedom and requires her consent for conjugal property sales.
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Philippines
Rodolfo Nazareno Manta Duri
Eurate
Cde
Philppines Courts
Jorge Bocobo
Supreme Court
University of the Lippines Law
Code Commission
Boeche
Congress
Bocche
Bucobo
Costs and Profits From California Dairies Survey
University of California extension study analyzes 13 dairy herds producing own feeds and replacements. Market milk profits vary from 204.73 per cow to a 24.28 loss. average 60.44. Manufacturing milk dairies show higher variance with an average profit of 33.36 per cow. Replacements fed raise total income to about 20 percent. feed costs per cow range 15 to 340, about 63 percent of total cost.
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Waiter
Johnson
Farmn
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
Hayward
Veterans Dividend Applications Due Here August 29
Veterans eligible for the special two billion dollar insurance dividend are reminded by the Veterans Administration that applications will not be available until August 29. Do not write or telephone VA offices about these forms. letters or calls must be answered promptly to avoid diverting VA resources. Applications will be distributed at Post Offices, VA offices, and Veterans Service Organizations starting August 29, the earliest date GPO can distribute.
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Veterans Administration
Veterans Service Organizations
Forest timber resources in Medicine Bow National Forest
The Medicine Bow National Forest in southeastern Wyoming contains 3,085,307,000 board feet of timber in trees 10 inches and larger in diameter. This substantial timber volume highlights the forest's economic and ecological value within the Gi ametor region.
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Medicine Bow National Forest
Wyoming
Rat Poison Not Good Tot Finds
In San Francisco, Charles Matthews warns of rat poison dangers after his son Charlie ingested a poisoned bait laid by the boy’s mother. Charlie collapsed and died at a hospital, highlighting household poison risks as authorities investigate.
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Tot
Sam Prancisco
Charles Matthews
Matthews
Charlie
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Truman
Omar N. Brodley
Chiafa
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Brel Harte
Castro Valley
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Transocean
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