Ukiah Leader Attends Power Contract Session in Berkeley
Ukiah City Manager Charles Keene joined Northern California Municipal Electric Association members in Berkeley to review proposed resale contracts with Pacific Gas and Electric. Proposals could raise rates by up to 30 percent for about 200000 customers, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly. The group agreed not to back the P G and E plans until full analyses by technical and legal experts are completed. Additional meetings are planned to foster cooperation among member cities and electric customers. Douglas Weller of Lodi serves as chair.
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Ukiah Ciy
Charles Keene
Northern California Municipal Electric Association
Berkeley
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P.g.&e
Keene
Ukiah
Board Members Gather For REA Meet In Ukiah
Executive Board of the Redwood Empire Association meets in Ukiah with 26 total members and nine guests at the Palace Hotel. The Wednesday breakfast includes 28 executives as nine counties and Josephine Oregon send representatives to discuss Empire Promotion and publicity.
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The
Redwood Empire Association
Ukiah
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Marin
Sonoma
Napa
Lake
Humboldt
del Norte
Josephine
Oregon
Reed Robinson
Empire
Clyde Edmondson
LEA
George Hoberg
Lake County
Albert Beecher
Grant's Pass
Dred Huggins
Standard Oil
Walter Bruns
Bank of America
James Lyttle
Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District
Ke, OR
Menon Declares UN Meet a Successful Conference
Krishna Menon India's United Nations delegate and ambassador described the San Francisco UN anniversary meeting as a good conference saying we are moving in the right direction. He arrives from San Francisco and will address Whittier College Institute of International Relations at First Friends Church before leaving for New York.
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Los Angeles
Krishna Menon
India
United Nation
Hood Wi
San Francisco
Whittier College Institute of International Relations
First Friends Church
Whittier
New York
Damage Suit Claims Violation Of Agreement
Phillip A. Kennedy of Cloverdale filed a superior court complaint naming Dan Smalley as defendant. Kennedy seeks 15842 dollars alleging Smalley violated a shared obligation to pay equally operating and maintenance expenses and losses of the ranch in 1953. Md. attorney A. Lawrence of San Rafael represents the plaintiff.
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Phillip A. Kennedy
Cloverdale
Dan Smatley
A. Lawrence
San Rafael
Religious Writer To Address Presbyterian Men
Dr Clifford Merrill Drury professor of history at San Francisco Theological Seminary will speak at a charter night dinner of the National Council of Presbyterian Men tomorrow at 7 p.m. Hal Trebbe Santa Rosa president Redwood Presbytery Council will present the charter. Walter Farney is chapter president.
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Clifford Merrill Drury
San Francisco Theological Seminary
National Council of Presbyterian Men
Drury
U.S. Navy
Presbyterian Board of National Missions
Hal Trebbe
Santa Rosa
Redwood Presbytery Council of
Presbyterian Men
National Council
Walter Farney
Grace Cayman Funeral Arrangements in San Francisco
Grace Cayman a former Pineridge resident died Saturday in San Francisco after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM from Hallstead Funeral Parlors in San Francisco with interment at Golden Gate Cemetery.
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Grace Cayman
Pineridge
Low Gap Road
San Francisco
Hallstead Funeral
Golden Gate Cemetery
Willits Frontier Days Gala Promises Big Prizes
Willits hosts a two day Frontier Days celebration on July 3 and 4 with a $3000 prize fund. Riders ropers and loggers compete in rodeo and logging contests as Mack Barbour supplies rough stock. Anker says the event will feature a parade western dance amateur show and music lineup.
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Redwood Empire
Logan Anker
Mack Barbour
Anker
Barbour
Oregon
Willits
Mast Suit May Go To Jury This Afternoon
A $205,920 damage suit against Ben Mast Lumber and American Chain and Cable may go to an eight man by four woman jury this afternoon. The widow of Wilbur Rasmussen sues after his June 9 1951 death from a cable hoist accident at Laytonville. Rasmussen was struck as a log hoist failed, with plaintiffs alleging negligence and faulty product. Plaintiffs attorney team Palmquist and Busch represent the widow, while defense attorneys Chapman Bell and McCowen Jr. defend the firms.
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Ben Mast Lumber
American Chain and Cable Companies
Wilbur Clare Rasmussen
Ben Mast Lumber Company
Laytonville
Rasmussen
James Palmquist
Oakland
James Busch
Ukiah
Edward Chapman
San Francisco
Charles Bell
Hale MccCowen Jr
Fort Bragg Salesman Charged With Grand Theft
Kenneth Phillips, a Fort Bragg salesman, faces three counts of grand theft for $667 taken from water softener bills. He was arraigned before Judge Fred D. Goss, arrested Friday, and jailed on a complaint from W. Tomaselli Plumbing. A preliminary hearing is set for July 12 with Deputy D A Frank Petersen prosecuting.
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Fort Bragg
Kenneth Phillips
Fred D. Goss
W. Tomaselli Plumbing Company
Phillips
Frank Petersen
Ashurst Brothers Own Gusher In San Benito
Ashurst family of Hopland and Dempsey of Salinas own a 7000 acre San Benito oil claim. A gusher came in at week’s end, spouting 1500 barrels daily, then tested at 700 to 800 barrels. The field is an old family holding. a prior three year old well exists on the property. The new well reached 5340 feet.
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San Benito County
Ashurst
Hopland
Tom and
Charles Ashurst
Griffith Ashurst
Fresno
James Dempsey
Salinas
Ashursts
Tom Ashurst
The
Daily Journal
Mr. Ashurst
Tom
Mrs Hotchkiss Returns Home From Stockton Hospital
Mrs Patricia Hotchkiss of 109 Tedford Avenue was confined to San Joaquin County Hospital Stockton as a polio suspect and returned home Monday. A Stockton Hospital statement published Monday said she was being studied for mumps after her daughter’s illness. discharge notice had not yet been received. County health officer Dr C R Kroeger learned of the event Tuesday morning.
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Patricia Hotchkiss
Tedford Avenue
San Joaquin County
Stockton
Hotchkiss
C. R. Kroeger
Four States Hit by Tornadoes and Floods Leave Four Dead
A four state storm rampage killed four people and injured about a hundred as tornadic winds and heavy rains struck Nebraska Texas New Mexico and Wyoming. The Hilldred area near Scottsbluff Nebraska saw a deadly twister demolish 28 homes and injure 85. Texas Panhandle lightning killed two, Carlsbad New Mexico suffered half a million dollars in damage, Wheatland Wyoming reported injuries to a farm mother and two children. The Platte River flood crest threatened lowlands in Nebraska while a tornado alert was issued for Oklahoma. Two F84 jets crashed near Savannah during the storm.
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Hilldredge
Scottsbluff
Neb
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Texas Panhandle
Carlsbad
N.M
Wheatland
Wya
Nebraska
Platte
Wyo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Reno
Okla
Savannah
Budget Needs Outlined Before County Board
County department heads meet with the board of supervisors in preliminary talks shaping the 1955 56 budget. Harry Graham of the California Tax Payers Association and Bernard P Donnelly of the California State Personnel Board discuss salary adjustments as the board considers recommendations. Supervisors plan all day sessions through Thursday to act on a long agenda including preliminary budget decisions.
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Board of Supervisors
Harry Graham
California Tax Payer’s Association
Berne P. Donnelly
California State Personnel Board
Paul Poulos
Donnelly
Graham
Bromley Named to Key Banker Group
William Bromley executive vice president of Savings Bank of Mendocino County Ukiah has been named to represent Group Eight County Key Bankers on the California Bankers Association Commission on Agriculture. Association president O B Larsen announced the appointment. Bromley is known for his support of farm youth activities with the CBA Farm Youth program.
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William Bromley
Savings Bank of
Mendocino County
Ukiah
California Bankers Association Commission On Agriculture
O.B. Larsen
Pajaro Valley Savings Bank
Watsonville
Bromley
CBA
Heidt Audition Set For August 14 In Ukiah
Horace Heidt advance men Jack King and Arthur Stumpus met Ukiah Kiwanis members to arrange auditions on August 14 at Anton Stadium seeking outstanding local talent under Kiwanian sponsorship.
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Jack. King
Arthur Stumpus
Horace Heidt
Ukiah
Ukiah Kiwanis Club
Anton Stadium
Governor Signs Bill Hiking Officials' Pay
Senate bills sponsored by Sen. James Busch of Ukiah become law. SB 782 raises Mendocino county officials salaries including Auditor from 6000 to 7200 and District Attorney from 6000 to 11000. SB 845 increases Lake county supervisors from 3000 to 3600 per year.
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Senate
James Busch
Ukiah
Mendocino County
Lake County
Mendocino TB Clinic Draws 28 Patients Each Month
Mendocino County monthly tuberculosis clinic drew 28 patients Thursday at the county health office. One new TB case was scheduled for hospitalization while 158 chest X-rays were read. The clinic, run by Dr. Walter Buel with public health director Margaret Bernard, operates 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment at the health department.
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Mendocino County
Walter Buel
Cascade Sanitarium
Margaret Bernard
Buel
Health Department
Cascade
Fort Bragg
Weather prospects for Northwestern California and Fort Bragg
Occasional cloudiness and fog coastal areas with local drizzle. Scattered showers from Garberville northward then clearing tonight for fair Wednesday. Inland, cooler with highs around 75 and lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 12 to 25 mph near the coast. Fort Bragg similar with cloudy periods and drizzle, clearing late tonight, winds steady.
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California
Garberville
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
Tuna canners back import protection for Southern California fisheries
Late flashes report California tuna canners express sympathy with local fishermen urging protection against imported frozen tuna from Japanese vessels. They say buying imported fish is necessary for the industry’s survival.
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Los Angeles
California
Congress Extends Draft for Men and Doctors
Congress approved a four year extension for the regular draft and a two year extension for the doctor draft. The measure now goes to President Eisenhower for signature with expiration set for Thursday. The House passed the compromise bill 388 to 5 and the Senate concurred shortly after.
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Gress
White House
Eisenhower
House
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Collision Injures 3 North of Willits
A three vehicle crash one mile north of Willits involved Russ Richardson and James Graddy of San Francisco. Graddy sustained major injuries and was hospitalized. Dorothy Richardson also had major injuries and Russ Richardson had minor injuries and stayed at the scene. Patrolman Arif Stultz cited Graddy for excessive speed and driving on the wrong side. The Graddy car struck the Richardson sedan head on.
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Willits
Russ Richardson
James Graddy
San Francisco
Graddy
Howard Hospital
Dorothy Richardson
Richardson
Arif Stultz
Red Dean in trouble after pro Communist sermon
London reports that Canon Hewlett Jobson known as the Red Dean of Canterbury sparked a storm by declaring Christianity and Communism share points of contact and could unite humanity. Critics urge action though church law limits removal. Archbishop Canterbury notes his controversial conduct.
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London
Canterbury
Church of England
Hewlett Jobson
Shrine of
Moscow
Red Dean
China
Korea
House of Commons
Candidus
Daily Sketch
Archbishop of Canterbury
Ukiah Native Joins Marine Radar Squadron in Hawaii
Marine Cpl. Robert M. Axt, son of Mr and Mrs Edward P Axt of Ukiah, reported for duty at Kaneohe Bay Hawaii on June 10. He joins Marine Air Control Squadron 2 under Marine Air Group 13 as an aviation radar technician after enlisting in February 1955 following graduation from Harvard High School in Hollywood.
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Bob Axt
Ini
Hawaii
Robert M. Axt
Edward P. Axt
Ukiah
Marine Corps Air Station
Kaneohe Bay
T.H
Marine Air Control Squadron 2
Marine Air Group 13
Marine Corps
Harvard High School
Hollywood
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J. F. Rump
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Douglas Weller
Lodi
REA
Menon
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Ashurst Brothers
Gusher
San Benito
Mrs. Hotchkiss
Midwest
Key Banker Group
Heidt
Barbara Harris
Santa Cruz
Calif
Golden State
Atlantic City
Pittsburghp
CIO
United
Bethlehem Steel
USW
David J. McDonald
Yokosuka
Japan
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington
Tony DE Angelis
Brownies
South State Street
T Fle
Tule Lake
Journal
Zylstra
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