Ford Motors Reveals 52 Year Public Accounting Profits
Ford Motor Co discloses in a 39 page prospectus covering Ford Foundation plans to sell 10.2 million common shares in a first public offering. Projections show current earnings at 5.85 per share and cumulative since 1946 second in auto industry to General Motors.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Ford Foundation
Ford Securities
Ford
Securities and Exchange Commission
General Motors
Portlock Buys Former Surplus Store for Hardware Shop
George Portlock of Portlock's Hardware closes two related deals this afternoon to acquire the former Surplus Store building at 107 South State street and to sell 200 feet of frontage on the north highway to Moschetti Brothers Box and Tollini and the Three-A Market. The Connelly building, once on the site, is owned by Robert Connolly of Berkeley and heirs of the Pat Connolly estate. Portlock plans a three month remodeling starting after year’s first and to launch a modern hardware store, with his current outlet on State street owned by George Reid, the Hotel Cecille proprietor, where he started 13 years ago.
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George Portlock
Portlock
State Street
Ukiah Post Office
Two Dead and 2 Million in Damage From California Storm
Northern California faced debris cleanup after a three day storm that killed two people and caused at least 2.1 million dollars in damage along the Russian and Eel Rivers. Power outages ranged up to 12 hours as residents awaited a clearing trend and a forecast of mixed skies and limited rain north of Alsiah and Red Bluff.
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San Francisco
California
Alsiah
Red Bluff
Col
J. A. Graf
Army
Nooding
Russian River
Eel River
United Nations Delay On Japan Admission Sought
Security Council withheld vote on Japan joining the United Nations after a recommendation was made. California employment reached a November high of 5 251 000 with 43 000 jobless, the lowest November unemployment since 1952, per state agencies. In Berkeley a defense witness admitted uncertainty about his testimony in the Stephanie Bryan disappearance case.
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United Nations
Security Council
Japan
Risshie
Caliornia
Burton
Walter Sandelin to retire from California Highway Commission
Walter Sandelin resigns from the California Highway Commission effective January 15 1958 after more than 12 years of service. Appointed by Governor Earl Warren in 1943 and reappointed in 1944 1948 and 1952 he helped push projects from the Willits freeway to the Richmond San Rafael Bridge and Highway 101 four lanes. He cites progress and hopes for a four lane San Francisco to Oregon line.
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F. Walter Sandelin
California Highway Commission
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Sandelin
Earl Warren
U. S. Supreme Court
Warren
Golden Gate Bridge
Richmond-San Rafael
Bridge
San Rafael
Petaluma
San Rafael Action
San Francisco
Oregon Line
Seventeen Die In Eastern Airliner Crash In Jacksonville
An Eastern Airlines Constellation crashed near Jacksonville Municipal Airport killing 12 passengers and 5 crew members. The Miami to New York flight carried 17 victims and a burned body of CL 1 Thrift. The cause was not determined and rumors were to be investigated.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Eastern Airlines
Miami
New York
CL 1
Thrift
Ioo
Washington
Boston
Far West
John Ingle
Masons to Install New Officers Here January 13
Abell Lodge No. 1 Masonry to install new officers January 13 in the Masonic hall. George Dictterle will be worshipful master with Brent Searway senior warden and Tiarold Hoover junior warden. Outgoing master James Lindsey.
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Abell Lodge No. Wi O
Masonic Order
Masonic Hall
George Dictterle
Brent Searway
Tiarold Hoover
George Hovey
Robert Harmon
Albert Thirkill
John Parducci
Charles Bell
Marshall
James Lindsey
Fred Haley
Charles Watson
William Harris
Warren Fowler
Balyeat
William Bromley
Willits Woman Faces Preliminary Murder Hearing
Mrs Imogene Yokum a 28 year old Willits mother of four who pleaded not guilty in December to shooting her husband Donald Yokum during a religious dispute will appear for a preliminary hearing tomorrow at 10 in Justice court Here The shooting followed an argument over Sunday school their drinking with neighbors Then Mrs Yokum grabbed a rifle fired hitting him in the jaw neck and shoulder severing the jugular vein and killing him Several witnesses have been subpoenaed for the hearing including Logan Anker Robert Smatley Vernon Schuster Marie Lancaster and others.
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Imogene Yokum
Willits
Donald Yokumy
Justice Court
Logan Anker
Robert B. Smatley
Vernon Schuster
Marie T Lancaster
Olan Greenwood
Conrad Cox
Louise Loosely
Gino Tinn
Stefani
Curtis Hollingsworth
Rena Bartolome
Glenn Wein
Mildred Pacini
Jeatrico Pina
New Coyote Dam Motion Hearing Set in Sacramento
A 2 p.m. hearing is scheduled next Wednesday in the Third District Court of Appeals to consider Sonoma County DA Joseph Maddux's motion to dismiss the Robbins appeal over a $5.65 million Coyote Valley dam bond issue. The county seeks delay and a reconsideration of a denied writ to compel signing of the bonds by the treasurer amid rising costs.
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Sacramento
Third District Court of Appeals
Sonoma
Bank of America
Leo Cook
Ukiah Law Firm
Kasch and Cook
Robbins
Maddux
Cook
Mendocino County Supervisor Paul Poulos Injured in Highway 20 Crash
Paul W. Poulos chairman of the Mendocino county board of supervisors is hospitalized at Ukiah General after a Highway 20 rollover near Cold Creek Service Station. He suffered a hip cut and bruises with possible fractures ruled out pending X rays. He was en route to Potter Valley when a blowout caused the pickup to overturn at about 1 30 Wednesday morning.
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Paul W. Polos
Mendocino
Cold Creek
Trina Cordillo
Potter Valley
Mr. Poulos
Poulos
Anderson Valley HS Paper Wins National Contest
Anderson Valley high school's Fortnight paper wins the first annual Mendocino County high school division of the national contest promoting tuberculosis prevention through the Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Drive. Editor April Salmela authored What Is The Purpose of the Christmas Seal Drive? and the paper covers student life, news, sports, humor, and seasonal Christmas content.
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Anderson Valley HS
Anderson Valley High School
Fortnite
Mendocino County
April Salmela
Edi
Anderson High School
Wanted Private Secretary With Shorthand Skills
Advertisement seeks a private secretary with shorthand and typing ability. Must be accurate and capable of a 40 hour week. Benefits include paid vacation and insurance. Top salary for qualified person. Write P.O. Box 299 for information.
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P.O. Box
Two Maryland brothers halted in California burglary spree
Gerald Edward Killett sixteen and Robert Lewis Killett seventeen from Sykesville Maryland are jailed after Glenn county deputies stopped them near Artois while fleeing with loot from a Highway 20 cafe burglary. They admitted hundreds of prior burglaries across the west coast and planned more. Police will return them to Ukiah to face Mendocino county charges before sending them back to Maryland. Their loot included candy jars cigars beer gasoline and money along with rifles hidden in the car reinforced by shells.
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California
Ukiah
Glenn County
Gerald Edward Killett
Robert Lewis Killett
Syokesville
Maryland
Highway 20
Cold Creek
Reno Bartolomie
Mendocino County
West Coast
Sykesville
Lysle Sale
Ukiah Man Hurt In Mud-Slick Highway 1 Crash
Frederick D. Schell, 53, of Ukiah, was injured when his car skidded on mud on Highway 1 ten miles north of Navarro and crashed into a tree. He suffered a broken right collar bone and other possible injuries and was found unconscious in water after being thrown from the vehicle.
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Mendocino
Ukiah
Nivarro
Frederick D. Schell
Jones Street
Standard Oil Company
Ukiah General Hospital
Highway 1
Port Bragg
Schell
H. Muller
Healdsburg
Fort Brage
Sehell
Jack Pont
Fort Bragg
Neely Bradford
Boonville
Punt
Ukah
Drunk Driving Crackdown Hailed For Yale Holidays
California Highway Patrol Captain C K Harder Jr warned of full enforcement during the Yale holiday season in Ukiah area. He noted last year one third of injury accidents involved drinking drivers and urged curbing the problem to advance traffic safety goals.
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Ukiah
California Highway Patrol
C. K. Harder, Jr
Harder
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