Ukiah church aids Bond home reconstruction after fire
Church volunteers in Ukiah organize with Phil Christy to supply lumber and labor for rebuilding Charles and Mrs Bond’s three room house near Norgard Lane. Mr Bond, a Cascade Tuberculosis Sanatorium patient, expects to return by June 1. donations of furnishings and timber are urged from local mills and lumber dealers.
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Ukiah
Charles Bond
Norgard Lane
Bond
Cascade Tuberculosis Sanitorium
Phil Christy
Travel Bureau
Oddities In the News: Roof Falls on Restaurant
In Tallahassee, Health Officer B C Pafford ordered the Hot Spot Cafe closed after warning that its roof might collapse. the owner Esie Mae Hudson refused and the roof subsequently fell in as Pafford reached for a phone. Marianne Reynolds, former tobacco heir's ex wife, missed a flight but chartered a plane after writing a 1237 dollar check. New York's Park Department tests swings in Central Park using two cages with gorillas Joanne and Carolyn as test pilots.
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Miami, Fla
Marianne Reynolds
Richard Reynolds
New Orleans
Central Park
Joanne
Carolyn
Sues for 35000 in Son's Death
Mary Lucille Hays sues Anthony Azevedo for 35000 in damages after her son Robert Leonard Martin 18 died from injuries in a collision between the car he rode in and Azevedo s stalled truck and trailer on Highway No 1 two miles south of Fort Bragg on March 9 1954. She also seeks 691 for expenses from injury death and burial with Dilley Eyeman of Santa Rosa representing her.
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Mary Lucille Hays
Anthony Azevedo
Robert Leonard Martin
Young Martin
Azevedo
Highway No. 1
Fort Bragg
Martin
Hays
Dilley & Eyeman of
Santa Rosa
Youth Delegate named for 16th Redwood Region Logging Conf
John Mayfield Jr a Ukiah high school senior has been chosen as the official youth delegate to represent all local forestry students at the 16th Annual Redwood Region Logging Conference and Equipment Show on May 21 22 He is the son of John Mayfield owner of Mendo Mill and was selected by lumber industry leaders. The selection follows the Second Annual Junior Redwood Region Logging Conference in Arcata this week with 126 students in attendance including 20 from Ukiah The event sponsored by the Redwood Region Conservation Council and Hammond Lumber Co featured field trips demonstrations and films and began with welcoming remarks and a song fest.
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John Mayfield Jr
Ukiah High School
Redwood Region
Mayfield
John Mayfield
Mendo Mill
Ukiah
Arcata
Redwood Region Conservation Council
Hammond Lumber Company
RRCC
R. W. Mathews
Saturday Benefit Dance For Girl Scout Troop
The Girl Scout Troop No. One of Redwood Valley will benefit from all profits of a May Dance tomorrow night in Ukiah Grange Hall. Ukiah Druids Circle No. 178 stages the hop with Jack Rose providing music from 9 to 2 and refreshments served at 11 30 p.m.
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Redwood Valley
Grange Hall
Ukiah
Ukiah Druids Circle No. 178
Jack Rose
Jury Decrees Gas Chamber for Pair in Kidnaping Case
In San Francisco a six man six woman jury convicted Harold Jackson and Joseph Lear of conspiracy to kidnap real estate broker Leonard Moskovitz. They received death sentences for kidnaping and deadly weapon use, with automatic appeals to the California Supreme Court. The duo’s arrest followed a 61 hour captivity after an initial ransom demand of 500000 later trimmed to 300000.
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San Francisco
UPJ
Harold Jackson
Joseph Lear
Moskovitz
Charles H. Quast
Jackson
Lear
Quast
Leonard Moskovitz
San Quen
Lin Gas Chamber
Twain Michelsen
California Supreme Court
Betty
Moskovits
California
Daryl Chessman
Moskovite
Maurice
Don Gregg's Daughter Injured on Highway
Donna Gregg nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Gregg North Highway suffered a broken right leg and several lacerations when struck by a car while crossing the highway at 5 20 last night. She was taken to Ukiah General Hospital and listed as doing fine. Police say she crossed without looking. Verne Sems of Redwood Valley drove the car. No citation was issued. National Hospital Day is celebrated on May 1, Florence Nightingale's birthday.
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Donna Gregg
Donald Gregg
North Highway
Donna
Ukiah General Hospital
Northside
Ariff Stultz
California Highway Patrol
Verne Sems
Redwood Valley
Dien Bien Phu Falls Ending 57 Day Siege
The French fortress Dien Bien Phu in Indo China surrendered to Communist Viet Minh forces after a 57 day siege. Premier Laniel announced the defeat in Paris and Hanoi, noting 20,000 attackers overwhelmed the garrison as the last resistance near three miles south of the main fort collapsed.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Isabelle
France
Laniel
Christian de Castries
Rene Pleven
Luscomb Plane Crash Kills Two Colusans
Two Colusa County men, Arthur Dewall aged 32 of Cook's Springs and William Yarbrough 35 of Sities, died when their Luscomb plane crashed while attempting a landing on a ranch about 10 miles northeast of Willows. Eyewitnesses reported the craft pulled up on the first try but pancaked on the second run. Sheriff Lyle Sale identified the victims.
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Yarbrough
Resecuers
Dewall
Five day weather forecast for Northern California
Fair south and high clouds north with coastal fog tonight and Saturday. Clearing inland in afternoons, cooler north and valleys, winds 8-18 mph near coast. Bay region mostly fog with coastal clearing afternoons, temps highs around 59 to 70, lows 48-54. No significant rain, slight shower chance Sunday or Monday.
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United Pres
California
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Oakland
San Mateo
San Rafael
Eisenhower salutes Dien Bien Phu defenders in defeat
President Eisenhower praised the Dien Bien Phu garrison as a symbol of free world resolve after the fortress fell to Communists. Senate Republican Leader Knowland called it a setback but hoped it would spur France to resist aggression and rally the people, likening the battle to the Alamo and Dunkirk.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dien Bien Phu
Free World
Rene Coty
Senate
William F. Knowland
France
Indo- China
Knowland
Alam
Mendocino State Hospital Open House Climaxing Mental Health Week
Mendocino State Hospital will host an open house Sunday from 10 to 3 as part of National Mental Health Week. Tours will show the hospital environment and patient work, with a future grand opening planned. Baby sitting will be provided for visiting families, coordinated by Ruth Bloom and Dr. Daniel Lieberman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino State Hospital
Daniel Lieberman
Ruth Bloom
Willits Manager Corbett Hospitalized in San Francisco
Willits residents learn Corbett, manager of Willits Builders Supply Co, is in a San Francisco hospital following illness. His condition and exact circumstances were confirmed by family and local officials.
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Willits Man
Willits
Have Corbett
San Francisco
Willits Builders Supply Co
Stevens Says McCarthy Threatened Army to Get Schine Favor
Army Secretary Robert Stevens testifies that McCarthy and aides used threats to gain favorable treatment for Pvt. G David Schine. He singles out Roy Cohn as most threatening, calling a declaration of war against the Army part of a pattern. The testimony centers on a row over Schine and alleged espionage at Fort Monmouth, with McCarthy saying Schine was a hostage to halt an investigation.
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Washington
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
Pvt
G. David Schine
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
McCarthy
Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Sen
Kkarl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Schine
Carr
Fort Monmouth, N.J
Late Flashes From The City And Beyond
News flash roundup reports Lear diagnosed with possible catatonic schizophrenia after collapsing in court during a capital case. ICC authorizes McCloud River Railroad to build 22 miles and buy 10 more in Shasta County. Reynaud pleads guilty to a misdemeanor after dismissal of a felony. Pedrini Linden murder trial concludes as witnesses rest for state and defense. Dow Jones closes higher with major index gains and strong trading volume.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
McCloud River Railroad
Shasta County
Reno
Frank Pedrini
Leroy Linden
Reno District Court
Josephine Pedrini
Santa Rosa
Pedrini
Delight
Ark
Vivianne Linden
Linden
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Christines
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Ukiahmatrom
Burroughs
Oakland Tribune
Dutton
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CNS
G. Everett
Adell Dutton
Russian River
Pafford
New York
Ukiah Police Department
George Smith
Bay Area
Reka
Alameda
Son
Young Mayfield
Girl Scout Troop
S. F. Realty
George Coffey
Don Gregg
National Hospital
Florence Nightingale
National Assembly
Zen
Christian Des Castries
Saigon
Luscomb
MSH
FBI
Fort Monmouth
Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Brownell
Leon A. Reynaud
Santa Rosca
Dow-Jones
Philadelphia
Astroth
Morgan
Berra
Toston
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St. Louis
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