Flames Destroy Car on Highway South of Ukiah
A 1950 Mercury FE driven by Cleveland of Ukiah burst into flames on Highway 101 six miles south of Ukiah. Fire Chief Albert Bechtel said the car was engulfed when firefighters arrived. Cleveland had left the scene. Car a total loss. cause undetermined. Weekend calls include a brush fire on Helen Avenue igniting a power pole, both chimney fires on West Clay and Luce Avenue with no damage.
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Ukiah
Cleveland
Highway 101
Albert Bechtel
Robert Amundsen
Helen Avenue
Amundsen
West Clay
Margaret Thomas
B. D. Maroni
Luce Avenue
Birthday dinner at House of Garner marks Lido staff celebration
Bob Satterwhite proprietor of the Lido on East Perkins had a notable birthday last week and hosted staff and others at a dinner at the House of Garner. The piece frames it as a unique, singular celebration with a note on civic center site politics and local color. It mentions DiMaggio and Monroe in a pop culture aside, plus commentary on Oakland Health Club awards and Nagy in a Moscow-backed reshuffle. The item ends noting a missed reader letter from Hopland and a page continuation.
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Bob Satterwhite
Lido
East Perkins Street
Bob
Garner
Sheriff Solves Eighteen January Felonies Revealed
Sheriff Reno Bartolomie announced that 18 of 21 January felonies were solved with arrests. Crimes ranged from shootings and burglaries to check forgeries. two check cases and an armed holdup remain unsolved. In total Therimes were reported, with 43 arrests made and cases closed.
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Sheriffs Office
Reno Bartolomie
Motorcycle Hits Auto Riders Hospitalized
Joan Parrott of 626 Grove street received a badly lacerated foot in a collision Sunday afternoon between the motorcycle driven by Alton Ashford 22 of Calpella with her as a passenger and the automobile of George W. Lewis of Talmage. The accident occurred three miles east of the Redwood highway as Lewis turned from Talmage road into Henderson lane. the motorcycle struck while attempting a pass. Parrott and Ashford were taken to Ukiah General Hospital. Ashford had minor injuries and was released. He was cited for attempting to pass at an intersection.
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Joan Parrott
Grove Street
Alton Ashford
Calpella
George W. Lewis
Talmage
Redwood Highway
Mr. Lewis
Talmage Road
Henderson Lane
Ashford
Miss Parrott
Ukiah General Hospital
Prettiest Decorated Box At Druids Social Contest
Ukiah Druids plan a box supper on February 24 at 8 p m in the Ukiah Grange hall. The public is invited. Girls 10 to 100 urged to bring pretty two person boxes with food and ribbons. Boxes auctioned to highest bidder. First prize 25 dollars. Coffee served by Ukiah Grove and Circle.
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Ukiah Druids
Ukiah Grange Hall
Ukiah Grove
Capt Harder’s Father Dies in Ukiah Visit
Conrad K. Harder, father of Captain C K Harder of the California Highway Patrol Ukiah, died at Ukiah General Hospital on Sunday February 20 while visiting his son. He was 69. Surviving are Captain Harder, a brother Ralph Harder of Elk Grove and sisters Rose Higgins of Rio Linda and Marie Connely of San Rafael. Funeral arrangements were handled by Zimmerman Mortuary Ukiah and Klumpp Mortuary Sacramento.
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Conrad K. Harder
St. of Sacramento
C. K. Harder
California Highway Patrol
Ukiah
Ukiah General Hospital
Harder
Captain Harder
Ralph Harder
Elk Grove
Rose Higgins
Rio Linda
Marie Connely
San Rafael
Faure seeks Socialist support to form French cabinet
Premier designate Ikdear Faure 46 turns to the Socialists for backing as he weighs forming a cabinet to end France's 17 day government crisis. He aims to win Socialists' vote or abstention, with talks at Quai dOrsay and a caucus decision expected.
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Paris
Ikdear Faure
France
Faure
Pierre Mendes - France
Rene Coty
Mendes France
Mendes-France
Jeaders
Quai d'Orsay
Est
Christian Pineau
National Assembly
Blast Rocks Navy Sub in SF Killing Two
Two sailors were killed and three are missing presumed dead after explosions and a fire at the USS Pomodon berth at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard San Francisco. Four were seriously injured, rescuers pulled four men from the sub including two dead, and Navy crews began pumping hydrogen from the hull while authorities restricted access.
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San Francisco
US Pompdon
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Navy
Philippine Sea
Oak Knoll Hospital
Oakland
Oak Knoll
Lloyd Rudasell White
Poe Street
San Diego
Boby Douglas Pulliam
Northwestern California Weather Synopsis
Northwestern California: fair today and Tuesday with occasional cloudiness in the north portion on Tuesday. Temperatures near coast hold around 65 highs and 28 to 30 lows. Ukiah 65 30 Santa Rosa 65 28 Napa 65 30. Winds variable 8-15 mph near coast, locally northwest 20 mph in afternoon. Fort Bragg area also fair with little temperature change and variable winds 8-15 mph near coast.
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California
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
Desperado Holds Harlem Siege in Citys Biggest Gun Battle
Assassin Augusto Robles disarmed detectives and held off 200 police in a two hour Harlem gun battle described as New Yorks largest crime confrontation. He fell mortally wounded after wounding two detectives, while police used tear gas and machine guns to end the siege. Burglars later stole about $1000 in guns and watches from Portlock Hardware, with escape aided by a rear entrance and street parking cover. Early Saturday an attempted break in at Ernie’s Hardware on South Main Street was reported after a man tried a back door and fled east on Clay Street.
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New York
Augusto Robles
James Kennedy
Robles
Harlem
Portlock Hardware
South State Street
Cecille
Ernie
Bartolomei
Clay Street
Willits Youths Caught Stealing Gas
Willits youths were caught siphoning gas from a large tank at Dockins Bros. Welding Shop. Richard D. Frisbie, 18, and a 17 year old companion were arrested Friday by Inspector Edward Axt and Deputy Wayne Guthrie. A third suspect, named by the pair, is expected to be apprehended today, according to Sheriff Reno Bartolomie.
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Willits
Reno Bartolomie
Richard D. Frisbie
Edward Axt
Wayne Guthrie
Sheriff's Office
Dockins Bros. Welding Shop
Jet Pilot to Address Ukiah Kiwanis Tonight
Ukiah Kiwanis members will hear an Air Force jet pilot explain his gear in full flying attire during their meeting at Maple Cafe at 7 p.m. A jet aircraft film will be shown and an Air Force recruiter will attend. Cavin Comini is the program chairman.
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Ukiah Kiwanis’ Club
Air Force
Cavin Comini
Five bodies recovered after TWA liner wreck near Albuquerque
Emergency teams recovered five bodies from a shattered TWA airliner wreckage 15 miles east of Albuquerque New Mexico, with 16 total fatalities reported. Separate reports noted air force actions near Taishan Islands and a deadly Japanese storm causing multiple deaths and extensive missing persons across East Asia.
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Albuquerque
N. M.P
TWA
Here
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