Parrot Birds Figure in Breach of Promise Case Ruling
Elizabeth Bowak won 3421 against William Bensfield in a breach of promise suit after a six week courtship. She sobbed as Bensfield kept the birds Tommy the African parrot and Johnnie the black mynah, and awarded custody to Bensfield while Bowak gained damages. World champion cow milker John Busch demonstrated at the Grand National Livestock Exposition in San Francisco, milking 7 pounds 6 ounces in the allotted time.
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London
Elizabeth Bowak
William Bensfield
Tommy
Johnnie
Mynah
Bensfield
John Busch
Hol- Ester
Calif
Geert H. Kear
Vancouver
Cow Palace
San Francisco
Busch
California Democrats surge to majority in state legislature
Unofficial returns show Democrats with a 27 to 13 Senate margin and at least 50 to 20 in the Assembly, with several Southern California races still neck and neck. The result signals party control for 1961 reapportionment as 200 to 250 million dollars in new revenue is sought to balance the 1959-60 budget amid water project debates and a split North versus South. absentee ballots could flip a few close races, including Mendocino and Santa Clara County contests.
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San Francisco
California
Senate
Assembly
Edmund G. Brown
Feather River
San Diego
GOP
Fréd H. Kraft
Raymond H. Greglory
San’ Bernardino
F. Prassey Abshire
Santa Rosal
Louis G. Sutton
Maxwell
Herbert ‘Blackstemn
Long Beach
William W. Hansen
Fresno
H.W. Kelly
Bakersfield
Francis C. Lindsay
Loomis
William F. Marsh
North Hollywood
Don Anderson
Monterey Park
Waverly
Jack Slattery
James E. Busch
Santa Clara County
John IF. Thompson
John M. Chargin
Women dealers barred by city commission vote in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas the City Commission banned hiring women as casino dealers after male complaints. Women protested, shouting support for their children as men claimed female labor would lower pay. The ruling ended years of women at small downtown clubs, while two larger clubs had briefly hired women to run tables.
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Las Vegas
City Commission
Parley and tragedy jostle from Asia to Detroit area
In suburban St Clair Shores William Garner 31 leaned to kiss his wife when a car skidded off the road. He was thrown 146 feet, died of skull fractures. Driver Charles Hessen 23 says he fell asleep, held for negligent homicide inquiry. In Seoul, a high level Asian antipathy meeting between Koreas and leaders of two partitioned states unfolded, Syngman Rhee appearing shaken as a two day visit event overlapped with engine trouble delaying Rheem’s schedule.
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Detroit
William J. Garner
St . Clair Shores
Gayner
Geraldine
Martin
Garner
Charles Hessen
Waalgon
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
U. S. Navy
South
Korea
Rheemei
British Banker Shot Dead in Limassol Cyprus
The British manager of Barclay's Bank at Limassol was shot and killed by gunmen as he arrived for work. The victim J. M. Brander, aged 40, is the 20th Briton and 8th British civilian killed since October as Eoka renews violence in Cyprus.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Barclay’s Bank
Limassol
J. M. Brander
Pega 40
Eoka
Fragmented stray text hints at Long Beach notices and auctions
Fragmentary OCR text references Long Beach California, a post office, delivery, a Sunday event near Elk Basin and Pins Avenue. Mentions a Bureau of Circulation and an auction or notice. Details are unclear due to damaged source.
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Imterea
Casa
Yost
Long Beach
Calif
Elk
Long
Auctic Bureau of Circulation
Live the Life of Riley at Huntington Hotel Long Beach
An OCR fragment describes the Huntington Hotel in Long Beach offering private rooms with wall-to-wall carpeting and writing desk, daily service, and meals. It mentions rates around 326.30 per week per person, with dine-in options and public dining choices. Breakfast and dinner pricing are noted, alongside a phone contact.
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Riley
Huntington Hotel
OGEAN
Long Beach
Thiz
Mbs
Harge
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