Notorious bogus-check artist arrested in Concord
John Wait Kunas 39 alias Walter Demeter, sought in Ukiah for passing fraudulent checks, was captured by Concord police. Authorities say he wrote mainly checks of about 80 dollars, claiming a $150,000 career, but had $17.31 when arrested. A tip from a saleswoman led to his arrest after recognition from a composite. He said he spent the money on horse races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wait Kunas
Walter Demeter
Arist
Concord
Ukiah
George Smith
Smith
Dreds
Kunas
Herb Minister
Lakeport Bee Lines Urges Highway Patrol Office Move
Dana McGaugh cites a continuing plot to move patrol operations from Lakeport to Ukiah with denials from Ukiah. Sacramento has issued no formal statement. The piece comments on public safety, juvenile delinquency, and shifts in school discipline amid broader cultural debates.
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Dana McGaugh
Bee ‘Lines
Lakeport
Bee
State Highway Patrol
Ukiah
Patrol
Sacramento
Death by Own Action Adds to Clark Family Misfortunes
In Ketchikan Alaska a shooting and suicide occur in a family saga involving Bob Clark former Ukiah golf pro and his kin. Mrs Pauline Scott and Mrs Clark were wounded while Scott’s husband killed himself after a divorce suit. The Clark family had faced prior losses and health collapses linked to wartime bereavement and Alaska relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Clark
Ketchikan
Alaska
William Larson
Maple Avenue
William Harris
Clarks
Season Tickets On Sale For Ukiah Play Series
Soroptimists International of Ukiah offer season tickets for three Broadway stage plays to be readied after the new year. Tickets at Palace Hotel 9 am to 5 pm until Nov 30, then at Palace Paint Smith Street. Priced at $6, include reserved seats at the high school auditorium for The Fourposter February 9, Stalag 17 March 29, and The Velvet Glove April 20.
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Soroptimists International
Ukiah
Palace Hotel
Palace Paint & Supply Store
Smith Street
High School
New York
Napa Man Dies While Fishing Near Covelo
Milton Tallery, 55, of 1010 Clark Street Napa, died at 5 p.m. Saturday while fishing on the Eel River seven miles south of Covelo. Coroner B G Broaddus said he likely suffered a heart attack during a fishing trip with his son. Funeral arrangements are pending in Napa.
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Milton Tallery
Clark Street
Napa
Eel River
Covelo
B. G. Broaddus
Tallery
Poulos Truck Found Near Nice Cut to Pieces by Torch
The mutilated red pickup stolen from County Supervisor Paul Poulos on October 31 was found two miles north of Nice in the hills. Robert Amundsen spotted truck remnants while quail hunting. Only doors fenders hood and body remained. chassis engine heater and radio were missing. An eyeglass case with Mrs Poulos name helped identify the vehicle.
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Poulos
Nice
Paul Poulos
Lake County
Sheriff's Office
Robert Amundsen
Highway 20
Burglars Enter Blue Bonnet Drive-In On South Highway
Burglars entered the Blue Bonnet drive in on South Highway Saturday night by cutting a screen door and stole 63 dollars and nine cents, the sheriff office reported this morning.
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Blue Bonnet Drive
South Highway
Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff R A Amundsen Resigns for Turlock Police Job
R A Amundsen, longtime deputy under Sheriff Broaddus, has resigned to join the Turlock Police Department under John Vareng0, a former Ukiah police chief, where Amundsen previously worked before county service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Amundsen
Broaddus
Turlock Police Department
John Viarengo
Ukiah Police
Amundsen
Noted Forest Consultant To Address Ukiah Conservation Circle
Clyde S. Martin, a renowned forestry consultant with four decades in national and international circles, will address the Ukiah Circle-Redwood Region Conservation Council on Tuesday, November 30. A Yale forestry graduate, he shaped forestry policy globally, helped establish the nation’s first and second tree farms, led Western Pine Association as Chief Forester, and recently retired from Weyerhaeuser. He is now involved with the Hoover Commission on governmental reorganization and serves as a trustee of American Forest Products Industries Inc. He and his wife will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Walker Tilley in Redwood Valley during their Ukiah visit.
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Ukiah Circle
Redwood Region Conservation Council
Clyde S. Martin
Martin
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Yale
Government of India
United States
Western Pine Association
Weyerhaeuser Organization
Ukiah
Walker Tilley
Redwood Valley
Tilley
California and Southern Oregon
Weather Summary for Northern California Coast
Fort Bragg and vicinity anticipate fall conditions with increasing cloudiness Tuesday and possible rain as far south as Areka late Tuesday. Frost overnight, cool days, highs around 58 at Ukiah and Santa Rosa, 60 at Napa. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, locally 30 mph near the coast. small craft warnings until 6 p.m. Cape Mendocino southward.
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Fort Bragg
Areka
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Cape Mendocino
Joe Must Go Club Seeks McCarthy Recall Action
Leaders of the Joe Must Go Club in Madison Wis plan a recall campaign against Sen Joseph R McCarthy The group met to chart next steps and will seek advice from a top constitutional lawyer before deciding on a formal move The effort centers on unseating Wisconsin's junior senator
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Madison
Wis
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Leroy Gore
Accidental Shot Ends Trip Of 4 Hunters
A party of four young hunters in the Ukiah hills faced tragedy when Clarence Lynch Jr., 16, was accidentally shot in the left thigh by his own .22 rifle as he stumbled in rough terrain about 2 pm. The group included his brother Jim, 14, Aldred Chevez, 17, and Alex Hanna, 17. Hanna carried Lynch from the hills to safety and he received treatment at General Hospital before returning to the Lynch home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Clarence Lynch, Jr
West Clay Street
Jim
Aldred Chevez
Alex Hanna
Hanna
General Hospital
James B. Massengill
Lynch
Commission to Hold Accident Hearings Dec 10
The Industrial Accident Commission will hear industrial injury cases at the city hall starting December 6 through December 10. Cases include Simpson vs Harrish and Terrill, Dorey vs Hollifield Lumber, Keen vs Philbrook, Rawles cases, Skaggs vs Warner Wood, Tipton vs Daniels, Weatherly vs Padula, Childers vs Department of Mental Hygiene, Pearson vs Richardson Lumber, Bartow vs Wamithh Timber, LaLage vs Masonite, North vs G Sissons Lumber, Enea vs Masonite Construction, Clifton vs Masonite, Sloat vs Ukiah General Hospital, Graham vs Corona Box & Lumber, Iverson vs Pippen, Marshall vs McKee, Downs vs Tommy Fairless, Hughes vs Harry Avis, Sekula vs Arthur Birn, King vs Fred Baker, Ross vs Cal-Ida Lumber, Dunlap vs Ukiah Pine Lumber, and Dunlap vs Ford & Rawles.
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Wamithh Timber Company
LaLage
Masonite Corporation
North
M. Sissons Lumber Company
Enea
Masonite Construction
Clifton
Masonite Corportion
Sloat
Ukiah General Hospital
Graham
Corona Box & Lumber Company
Iverson
Leslie David Pippen
Marshall
Ernest McKee
Downs
Tommy Fairless
Hughes
Harry Avis
Sekula
Arthur Birn
Boonville Man Fatally Injured In Highway Crash
Eugene M. Cormeny of Boonville was killed Friday when his pickup veered on Highway No 128 three miles south of Boonville and rolled over him. No witnesses. Patrolman Ingram notes the vehicle swerved and overturned. He died on arrival at Boonville clinic. Surviving wife Bertha and three children, plus relatives, mourn the loss. Funeral was held Monday at Boonville Methodist Church with Interment at Boonville Evergreen Cemetery.
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Eugene M. Cormeny
Boonville
Warren Ingram
Cormeny
Anderson Valley
Paradise
California
Bertha Cormeny
Geraldine
Marian Byron
Nadine Gardner
Laytonville
Rose Cormeny
San Francisco
Rose Peterson
Sebastopol
Macella Kanne
Pasadena
Ruth Gibson
San Andreas
Agnes Harris
Stockton
Boonville Methodist Church
Paul Corley
Ukiah
Late Flashes Sacramento Ban On Gradational Holiday Event
Gov Goodwin bans state employees from Gradational holiday office parties with liquor in state buildings. Duane Burns, 24, Palermo, dies when his car leaves the road between Oroville and Palermo and overturns. An unidentified pedestrian is killed on US 99W south of Williams. Harry Lundeberg of the AFL Sailors Union offers to settle a cargo dispute if employers speak, in a letter to Paul St Sure of the Bacitte Maritime Association.
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San Francisco i
Harry Lundeberg
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
Lundeberg
Harold Hatch Wins Trip To Rose Bowl
Harold O Hatch of 135 Gibson St Ukiah won the Daily Journals first annual Rose Bowl football guessing contest. He topped Larry Linser of Potter Valley in a tie breaking contest after tying in the final event. The prize includes round trip to Los Angeles hotel room Rose Bowl tickets for Hatch and a guest. Co sponsors included Mendocino County Farm Supply Le Barons Mark King Garage Ukiah Valley Creamery and others.
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Harold O. Hatch
Gibson St
Ukiah
The
Daily Journal
B. A. Cober
Hatch
Larry Linser
Potter Valley
Los Angeles
Mendocino County Farm Supply Co
le Baron’s
Mark King Garage
Ukiah Valley Creamery
Berman’s Men's Shop
Portlock Hardware
Hudson’s Stag Shop
Hayes Music
Hi-Way Lumber Co
MacNab’s Men's Wear
Lamar E. Tucker Insurance
Ukiah Wire Rope & Rigging Co
Ukiah Liquor and Sporting Goods
Romer Vista Dairy
New Solons Likely To Favor Censure Of McCarthy
Washington lawmakers expect two immediate Senate changes that could affect the McCarthy censure vote. Sen-elect W Kerr Scott of North Carolina and Sen-elect Joseph C O Mahoney of Wyoming are to be sworn in, replacing Alton Lennon and E D Crippa respectively. Both new members are viewed as likely McCarthy censure supporters, while Crippa had been seen as aligning with McCarthy forces.
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R-Wye
Scott
O'Mahoney
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Crippa
McCarthy
McCarthy Apologizes as Senate Considers Early Vote on Censure
Sen Joseph R McCarthy apologized for using extremely blunt language but affirmed his views. He proposed curtailing debate and bringing the censure issue to a Wednesday showdown vote, a plan met with support from leaders and from Sen Arthur V Watkins. McCarthy appeared with a bandaged elbow, reading a six minute speech from a prepared text after a 10 day recess. He said he is prepared for any action the Senate may take and wants a quick decision.
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Washington
ULP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Arthur V. Watkins
Rutah
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Three Cars Collide No Injuries Reported
Vehicles driven by Everett Morris of Redwood Valley Jack Cox of Ukiah and George Kidwell of Cloverdale collided Friday night 8 o clock on the Redwood highway 1 1 miles north of Ukiah. Morris says he dozed and swerved into the opposite lane Cox avoided collision but struck Morris Morris then hit Cox pushing Cox into Kidwell Kidwell says Morris had just passed him on the wrong side of the road at that time.
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Everett Morris
Redwood Valley
Jack Cox
Ukiah
George Kidwell
Cloverdale
Redwood Highway
Warren Truitt
Morris
Cox
Kidwell
Truitt
Potter Valley school cooks sue district over dismissal
Two breach of contract lawsuits filed in Superior Court against Potter Valley Union Elementary School District name Mrs. Lorna Nelson and Mrs. Verna E. Brooks as plaintiffs. Each claimedContracts dated May 13 1954 set July 1 1954 to June 30 1955, salary 1750 paid in 10 installments. They began work September 13 1954 and were dismissed September 20 1954 after one week, alleging without just cause. Kasch Cook of Ukiah represents both sides. Dispute centers on whether cafeteria duties were janitorial work outside cooks’ duties.
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Superior
Potter Valley Union
Lorna Nelson
Verna E. Brooks
Nelson
Brooks
Oakland Man Dies at Summer Home Beach
Everard Carlton Allsopp a 59 year old Oakland resident and Western Union commercial division manager in San Francisco was found dead on the beach of his Konocti Bay summer home 18 miles south of Lakeport California The coroner said he likely died of a heart attack while cleaning pebbles from the beach Thursday.
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Lakeport
Everard Carlton Allsopp
Oakland
Konocti Bay
Here
Robert Kinleyside
Allsopp
Western Union
San Francisco
Fire Calls Report From Sunday Patrols
Fire reports list two incidents on Sunday. A dunked car on River Round caught fire around 4 p.m. no damage reported. At 6 p.m. a chimney fire at William Davis Jr residence on McPeak and Jones Street caused no damage.
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River Round
McPeak
Jones Street
William Davis Jr
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