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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
8
A vintage ad text invites buyers to visit an OK USED CAR Lot showing multiple classics from 1947 to 1949. Featured models include a 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket Holiday Coupe and a 1948 Chevrolet Convertible Fleetmaster, each highlighting Hydra matic transmissions, power features, and stylish designs to entice summer buyers.
Vladimir M. Petrov, chief of Soviet secret police, and his wife sought asylum in Melbourne after being branded by Moscow as thieves. Petrov denounced the charges as lies and slander, saying Soviet methods are old and misleading. He testified before a royal commission on Soviet espionage, claiming he turned himself in last April and supplied documents on a spy ring in Australia.
The California Public Works Board nearly ends site picks for a new medium security prison authorized in 1947. Only unanimously recommended sites by the executive staff will join the list as Richard McGee urges prompt selection amid rising prison population and urgent need. Legislators from Lassen Kings Tulare Riverside and Butte counties press for their locales while McGee notes opposition is often emotional but must be weighed.
Attendance at the ninth annual Marin Art and Garden Fair in Ross is expected to surpass last year’s 25,000. The event runs July 25 at Marin Art and Garden Center with 6 p.m. opening by Walter Haneman. It stays open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sunday and Monday with Fourth of July ceremonies featuring the Hamilton Air Force Base band and scenes from The Mikado by the Mill Valley troupe.
Merrimac Wisconsin reports a rabbit from the Hein family left its newborn offspring on the lawn Easter Sunday morning. The piece notes there are no national holidays in the United States and that such observances are set by state legislatures, not Congress.
At 8 30 p m Sunday the Light Opera Company performs while a teen age fashion show and Something to Dance About entertain. Dancing in the artists area features county folk and square dances. A 4 H Club exhibit with 100 entrants competes for state prize money. A kitten show judges at noon. Nearly 10 000 in prizes funded by the Marin Board of Supervisors. The Show Committee of the Art and Garden Center administers the prizes. The Avenue of Enchantment flowers leads from the main gate to the fair entrance under the fair theme Enchantment in Marin.
Erwin Martin a 42 year old Ukiah fireman and former policeman is bound over to Superior Court on charges of statutory rape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Judge W S Van Dyke ordered the holding after review with arraignment set before Judge Hale McCowen Friday at 9 30 a m. Bail set at 1500. The defendant is free pending trial.
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