16 Aug 1954
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1954
Page
1
Ukiah hosts a four day fair opening Thursday with harness and running races on Friday and Saturday afternoons starting at 2 p m and evening horse shows at 7 p m. Ukiah Riding and Driving Club oversees events with local drivers and entries from across the state. Pat Linfoot judges the horse show and Bing Bingham serves as announcer as trophies are awarded amid a parade of club units and junior groups.
A collage of short items notes nippy air and autumn promise, urban dangers from collapsing logs on State street, a pricey horse purchase by Arthur Godfrey, and social quirks. It references a missionary in the Marshall Islands, Otto John in communist discourse, Morse code tragedy, a Firestone labor walkout, playground nostalgia, and a seeing-eye dog benefit, all in brisk, opinionated prose.
City business manager Charles Keene urges motorists to observe no parking signs on School street between Henry and Stephenson from midnight tonight to midnight tomorrow. He warns that vehicles must stay out of the parking area during ongoing street repair work.
A tense rivalry between Ben Abel and Bil Lewis dominates District fair chatter with a forthcoming mile pace race. Both owners hint at hard feelings and refer to each other’s horses as nags, signaling a no holds barred showdown amid budding blood feud talk.
Senate and House conferees reach an over-all farm bill compromise after four days of closed sessions. The plan gains presidential backing with flexible supports 82.5 to 90 percent for major crops, a $2.5 billion set aside, new wool subsidies, and Benson authority to curb production. House action expected tomorrow, Senate vote likely immediately after.
Jesus Bedoy a fruit worker from Upper Lake lies near death after a morning stabbing in Scotts Valley following a bar dispute with Tony Gonzales. Gonzales, 5 feet 4 inches with dark curly hair and a facial scar, is sought on an all-points bulletin. Bedoy was found at 2 a.m. by two local girls.
Three Willits men were hospitalized Friday night with critical injuries after a car crashed into a bridge abutment on the Willits Covelo road while fleeing a pursuing deputy. James Jordan 22 Eddie Wilburn 27 and Jack Wilburn 31 suffered skull fracture broken pelvis and other injuries. The men fled a Country Club Bar fight and drove toward Covelo where Deputy Easton Terry waited at the Covelo entry. The fleeing car smashed into a bridge abutment and the three were unconscious en route to Howard Memorial Hospital Willits. An unrelated note: Hansen Pacific Corp announces a $50 000 chipping plant project at Fortuna with Masonite Corp.
Washington Republican leaders question the plan as Senate Republicans debate the timing of a report by Watkins six man panel on censure charges against Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Hearings begin Aug. 30 with accusers likely to testify under oath.
Fair today tonight and Tuesday with morning fog near the coast. Humidity to rise. Ukiah 86 to 50, Santa Rosa 85 to 48, Napa 83 to 50. Northwest winds 12 to 24 mph near the coast in the afternoon. Fort Bragg area: fair with morning fog and little temperature change. Winds 10 to 20 mph near the coast.
Two trucks collided on Low Gap Road five miles west of the Redwood highway. One person, Lois Jackson, 26, Ukiah, suffered minor injuries and was advised to see her doctor. Drivers Robert C. Jackson, 28, and Carl L. Moore, 21, Ukiah, were cited for driving without adequate glasses and improper passing. Officer John E. Mason investigated.
London reports Britain eased controls on trade with Russia and Communist European satellite governments. Orders totaling 120 million dollars and 28 million dollars worth of steel rolling plants are under consideration, with some items still restricted. The move, agreed with the United States and NATO powers, reduces embargoed goods from about 400 to 250 items while keeping strategic items banned. The Russians and Chinese have shown large purchasing interest, with China urging broader trade during the Geneva conference.
About 10 000 men walked off the job as International Union of Smelter Workers went on strike against Kennecott Copper in Utah Nevada Arizona and New Mexico. Fiske Hiies flights moved smoke jumpers from Missoula Montana to fight fires sparked by a thunderstorm near the Shasta National Forest. Washington House approves a bill to strip the Communist party of rights in a 305 to 2 vote. Homer Shaw 52 died when his car crashed into a bank and rolled over on U S Highway 101 near Garberville.
Soil Conservation men test drainage on William Johnson’s River road ranch using a gasoline powered soil auger borrowed from Santa Rosa. Holes four inches wide and five to eight feet deep are drilled to assess tile drains and slope. Over one hundred holes inform depth and spacing for drains, with rapid drilling and simple observation aiding soil analysis.
Funeral services for Mrs Adeline Grider 48 who died by suicide Saturday at 9 30 a m behind her Calpella home were set for tomorrow at 2 p m Eversole Mortuary will handle the arrangements with inurnment at Chapel of the Chimes Santa Rosa at 4 30 p m Guerneville Eastern Star to officiate Rev Ray Aplet of the First Christian Church will lead the services Survived by husband Harold Grider and children George Stanley Willits Harold Griday Jr Santa Rosa Donald Grider Woodland and sister Mrs Alice Olsen Kenwood Coroner Dick Borecky reported the death a suicide by pistol shot.
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