County Sheriff Posse to Ride In Willits Frontier Days
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Posse, a 50-member group deputized to aid county officers, will ride in Willits Frontier Days festival. The lineup includes a July 2 dance, July 3 parade and rodeo, and July 4 grand entries and rodeo, led by Captain Everett Dutton with events at Park pavilion and local high school.
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Willits
Mendocino County
Everett Dutton
Park Pavilion
Ralph Rawson
Peck Gregory
Ukiah 20 30 Club to serve chicken at Fourth Fest
Ukiah 20 30 club will hold a chicken barbecue on July 5 at the park as part of Independence Day weekend. Dan MacKenzie announced a 12 30 p.m. meal featuring half chicken with trimmings priced 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children. A refreshment stand, playground equipment dedication, and a fireworks display will accompany events coordinated by city recreation director Joe Juliana with support from local service clubs.
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Dan MacKenzie
MacKenzie
Joe Juliana
Service Club Playground Fund
Ukiah Service Clubs
Juliana
Santa Rosa Recreation Department
Soroptimist
Ukiah
Ukiah Recreation Department
Little and Pony League
Recreation Department
Kiwanis Club
Ukiah Fire Department
Rhea Trial Jury Selected Monday
The three day jury trial of Roy Howard Rhea 48 Mendocino opened with jury selection and witness questioning. The alleged crime occurred February 8 on Henry Martin’s ranch near Mendocino. Defense attorney is Dewey Turner of Fort Bragg. An estimated 60 million people have migrated from Europe since the 19th century.
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Roy Howard Rhea
Mendocino
Ewe Lamb
Henry Martin
Rhea
Dewey Turner
Fort Bragg
Europe
Administration Plans Hard Fight For Farm Program
Administration presses to win House backing for Eisenhower flexible farm plan led by Ezra Benson with Ike's support. A census of 1948 results questions farm votes as decisive, suggesting city and nonfarm districts swung the House. Maps show crop income shares across states, underscoring politics of farm subsidy limits and regional impact. Michigan notes 9,440 miles of hard surfaced highways.
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United Press
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Eisenhower
Ezra T. Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Benson
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Nebraska
Ohio
Indiana
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Montana
North Dakota
Kansas
Kentucky
Republican Party
Eel River Sportsmen Club hosts conservation meeting picnic
A large public gathering at Reynolds Redwood Park hosted by Frank Reynolds and the Eel River Sportsmen Club, with the State fish and game and forestry boards. Topics covered conservation plans, resource preservation and school fund drive, drawing 400 to 450 attendees including many officials and local families.
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Lilburn Gibson
Jaffrey Hall
David Hall
Metcalf
David
Bobby Kirk
Bobby
D. E. Phillips
George Feininger
San Mateo
Feininger
Phillips
Joe Thrap
Fields Landing
Fort Brage
Joe
William Kwasney
Eiveryone
French Premier seeks accord on European army plan
Paris reported Premier Mendes-France moved to end French bickering delaying the European army. He summoned Maurice Bourges-Manoury and Gen. Pierre Koenig for a report on conflicting views around the Western defense measure. France and Italy have yet to ratify. opposition focuses on arming 500000 West Germans.
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Paris
Mendes- France
Maurice Bourges-Manoury
Pierre Koenig
France
Italy
Mendes-France
Coroner Hints Fake Evidence In Ward Heir Case
Chicago coroner Walter McCarron opened new lines of speculation in the Montgomery Ward Thorne case, suggesting narcotics and sex party material could have been planted in Thorne’s studio after his mysterious death. He noted a previously unsealed bathroom door later revealed a needle, a girdle, lipstick napkin, and other items found in the apartment. Thorne’s fiancée Maureen Ragen and friend Dennis Annis accused authorities of planting evidence and threatened disclosures if called to testify.
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Chicago
Walter E. McCarron
Montgomery Ward Thorne
McCarron
Thorne
McCarren
Maureen Ragen
Dennis Annis
Annis
Union Chief Warns Jobless Aid Keeps Mood From Slump
Dave Beck of the AFL Teamsters said weekly unemployment benefits prevent a serious recession mood as auto sales flag, arguing the economy relies on such insurance. He urged voters to look for pro welfare candidates across parties and criticized AFL raiding. Also notes West Point added military signaling course in 1863 July.
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San Francisco
Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters Union
United States
Beck
AFL
Teamsters
South
Military Academy
West Point
DMV Seeks Quarterly Fees For Commercial Vehicle Registry
The Department of Motor Vehicles invites applications for quarterly registration of commercial vehicles due before midnight July 6 1954. Weight fees may be paid quarterly with conditions on annual fees and exemptions for idle periods. Director Paul Mason notes the July 4 holiday extends penalty free period to July 6 and urges early renewal. branch offices accept third quarter installments and mailed fees postmarked by July 6 without penalty.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Paul Mason
Navy to Capture Eclipse From Skyhook Balloon
The Office of Naval Research plans to photograph the total solar eclipse from a giant skyhook balloon 17 miles up. Winzen Research will launch the balloon from an undisclosed site, while General Mills will test a separate skyhook with cosmic ray gear. The Navy cites slim chances but aims to push eclipse photography beyond 97 percent atmospheric altitude.
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Minneapolis
Office of Naval Research
Winzen Research, Inc
South St. Paul
General Mills, Inc
Navy
Airmen bail out of burning bomber near Albuquerque
In New Mexico a Navy pilot Lt. W. R. Chester and a crewman escaped a burning Douglas bomber near Laguna at dusk last night. The crewman died, Chester reported minor injuries, and the plane disintegrated after crashing into a boulder. The second incident from Atwood, Tennessee details a dice game robbery of $9,000 by three armed bandits at a cornfield dice game.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Here
W. R. Chester
Cedar Rapids
Kirtland Air Force Base
Laguna
Chester
California
Kirtland
Atwood, Tenn
Highway Patrol
Polio Cases Set New U S Record in 1954
New York based report from UP notes a 1954 polio surge with 3644 cases reported in the United States. Florida Texas Nevada California and Montana lead in cases relative to population as Basil O'Connor warns of dwindling funds and launches an emergency drive. The March of Dimes aims to raise 20 million dollars Aug 16 to 31 while continuing aid to 67000 patients from prior years and new sufferers.
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New York
United States
National Foundation For
Florida
Texas
Nevada
California
Montana
Foundation
Basil O’connor
O'Connor
Walther League at Annual Banquet
Faith Lutheran church hosted the Walther League banquet at the Palace Hotel with 31 attendees. Grace Lutheran Church of Cloverdale guests joined in singing led by Rev. Richard Wagner. David Valentine presented a Long Beach Walther League Convention puppet show and a film titled Bringing Light followed the candlelight ceremony with offerings placed on a lighthouse centerpiece.
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Walther League
Faith Lutheran Church
Palace Hotel
Grace -Lutheran Church of
Cloverdale
Richard Wagner
David Valentine
Long Beach
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