Juvenile Hall Escapees Surrender After Coast Hideout
Two teenage boys who escaped from the Ukiah Juvenile Hall on Sunday surrendered to Fort Bragg Deputy Sheriff Homer Haughs after being talked into it by a brother. They had fled in a county truck and faced felony charges including car theft and butchering a steer in Fort Bragg. The youths were returned to Ukiah jail pending hearings. A related real estate notice reports two timber land sales near Orr Springs, totaling about 140 acres with a value around ten thousand dollars, involving the Ruddick family titles and buyers Jim Kinsey and Edmund Johns via Gateway Realty. The transactions cover 140 acres and 80 acres in the same vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruddick
Herb Cochrane
Gateway Realty
Carroll Ruddick
Ukiah
Richfield Oil Company
Los Angeles
Oir Springs
Jim Kinsey
Edmund Johns
Kinsey
Johns
Orr Springs
Cochrane
L.V. Roberts
San Francisco
Fort Bragg
Homer Haughs
Broaddus
Women Take Shelter as Hazel Targets Guantanamo Bay
The Navy moved nearly 1000 women and children to hurricane shelters at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and ordered the aircraft carrier Saipan and 16 other ships to sea to ride out 115 mph winds. A weather advisory put Hazel 110 miles southeast and drifting north northeast at seven mph. About 3000 Cuban workers at the base were sent home until the storm passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Saipan
Guantanamo Base
Valley's Last Pear Shipments Roll Today 1132 Cars
Ukiah and Lake counties near closing time for the 1954 pear season as 1132 railroad cars head out, including 1069 refrigeration and 63 to ice houses. Northwestern Pacific agent H P Dohring notes a silent ceremony will mark the end of the season, and he departs Ukiah after 20 years with 50 years of railroad service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Lake County
H. P. Dohring
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
Dohring
NWP
Uklah
Hopland
Railroad
Dakota convicts end revolt move with hostage release
Rioting prisoners at the South Dakota state penitentiary released one guard unharmed and pledged to end their revolt if an impartial committee investigates conditions at the institution. Two guards remain prisoners as a death from hair tonic poisoning is reported and a five page grievance statement is presented. Governor Anderson notes political rhetoric may have sparked the riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
State Penitentiary
Mendes-France Wins Narrow Confidence Vote in France
Paris reports Premier Pierre Mendes France secured a solid confidence vote in the National Assembly by 352 to 13 against. The outcome supports continued talks with Western Allies on German rearment though distrust remains among many French about arming Germany. The Socialist opposition backed the premier, easing passage for future ratification of the plan at the London conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pierre Mendes
West Germany
Administration pressed for reply on alleged US damper on Chinese Nationalist attacks
Washington reports Sen. Jenner urged President Eisenhower to reveal if any U.S. agency ordered restraint on Nationalist forces attacking Red China. He sought confirmation of pre-approval for major moves and cautioned against actions triggering a broader war as Nationalists intensify strikes around Quemoy and Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red China
William E. Jenner
Rand
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Formosa
Reuters
Jenner
United States
Asia
U.S
Republic of China
Quemoy
Warn Merchants To Look for Stolen Drafts
Ukiah law enforcement and the Chamber of Commerce issued a warning to merchants to watch for stolen Pacific Gas and Electric checks. The drafts were stolen in the San Francisco area and total unknown, each for 136 51 dollars. The stolen drafts resemble genuine PG and E drafts except lacking transit and district numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
PG & FE Treasury
Hibernating Prisoner Sent To MSH Today
A 29 year old Montana State Prison escapee William Thomas Agnew, who went into animal hibernation after six weeks in jail, was committed to Mendocino State Hospital after doctors diagnosed dementia praecox. He had remained in a trance, not eating or speaking, since the arrest for burglary of a nearby high school. Tra Ray Barnes, 26, who escaped with Agnew, pleaded guilty and was sent to San Quentin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
Montana
Mendocino State Hospital
William Thomas Agnew
Yolo County
Agnew
Tra Ray Barnes
San Quentin
Official Washington Honors Jackson at Funeral Observance
Supreme Court justices and government leaders attended a funeral service for Justice Robert H. Jackson at Washington Cathedral. Chief Justice Warren led honorary pallbearers. Attorney General Brownell represented the administration in Eisenhower’s absence. Jackson died at 62 after 13 years on the court. He will be buried in Jamestown, New York, with brief services in Frewsburg beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Washington Cathedral
Earl Warren
Herbert Brownell Jr
Eisenhower
Denver
Jackson
Warren
High Court
Fred M. Vinson
Willian E. Jackson
Mary B. Craighill Jr
Jamestown
N. Y
WAC Recruiter Visits Ukiah for Army Interviews
Sergeant First Class Jay Moon a WAC recruiter from San Francisco and Msgt Byron Gowmann from Santa Rosa will conduct interviews tomorrow in the Navy Recruiting office at the county courthouse. Young men and women may interview between 8 30 am and 4 pm. Women 18 to 35 and men 65 and under are eligible to apply for Army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Mooney
WAC
San Francisco
Byron
Gowmann
Santa Rosa
Navy
Army
Eisenhower to Speak on Farm Policy Friday in Indianapolis
President Eisenhower will address the nation Friday night in Indianapolis on farm policy. The White House refused to admit a political motive behind the speech, with Acting Press Secretary Murray Snyder stating the president will not appeal for Republican victories. The Republican National Committee may seek TV and radio time to air the address if it views the message as tied to the current farm and food program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smith
United Press
White House
Denver
Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Republican National Committee
Reuther Demands Ouster Over Unemployed Remarks
Detroit news reports CIO President Walter Reuther demanding Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson retire from public life or apologize after Wilson likened the unemployed to “bird dogs” who hunt for food rather than sit and yell. Republicans and Democrats criticized the remark as callous and unfit for leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Wilson
Republican State Central Committee
Satis
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Ferguson
Senate Policy Committee
Saltonstall
Patrick V. McNamara
Charles R. Howell
D-N.j
Howell
Melvin Price
D-Ni
Irving Brazier Returns After Sacramento Funeral
Mr and Mrs Irving Brazier returned from Sacramento where they were called by the death Saturday of Mrs Brazier s brother Milton B Webber of Carmichael Funeral services were held yesterday He was the son of the late John B Webber former sheriff of Butte county and Mrs Webber of Oroville and had lived in the Sacramento area for more than 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Brazier
Sacramento
Braziler
Milton B. Webber
Carmichael
John B. Webber
Butte County
Webber
Oroville
Late Flashes Tokyo P Soviet aid and China note
A late flash reports that Soviet Russia has supplied North Korea with 75 million dollars in reconstruction materials since the armistice while China reportedly donated about 127 muons. The report cites Radio Peiping broadcasting. President Eisenhower defended Defense Secretary Charles F. Wilson amid labor-fire over his remark calling the unemployed dogs. A Northrop Aircraft test pilot, George Welch, died in a midair explosion near Lancaster as his parachute deployed and sheriff officials confirmed the fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eisenhower
Charles F. Wilson
Northrop
Sheriff's Office
Donald Roe
Lancaster Sheriff's Station
George Welch
Aviation Company
Deeds Over Words Define Nixon On Unemployment
Vice President Richard Nixon said the Eisenhower administration would focus on actions to combat unemployment, calling deeds more important than words. He backed Secretary Charles Wilson’s stance but avoided judgment on the controversy, speaking at an airport interview before departing San Francisco for Merced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
Charlies Wilson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Wilson
Merced
Alaska Vote Today May Show Trend
Anchorage dispatch notes voters in Alaska four judicial divisions test the adage as Alaska goes so goes the nation. Voters choose a congressional delegate territorial treasurer labor commissioner 24 house seats and nine senate seats. Alaskan leaders say territory a national barometer with Maine typically aligning Republican and legislative shifts mirroring U.S. trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Congress
Territorial House
Territory
Maine
United States
Billy Finke Funeral Wednesday Morning
Funeral services for William Finke age 11, son of Mr and Mrs William Finke, who died of pneumonia on October 9, will be held Wednesday at 10 at Zimmerman Mortuary with Rev Robert Groves of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment at Chapel of the Chimes Santa Rosa. Born in San Francisco November 4, 1942, he moved with his family to Ukiah six years ago where his father is manager of the Railway Express agency. Billy was a member of Boy Scout Troop No 46. Surviving are his parents and sister Barbary Jean. maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Haack of Santa Rosa. paternal grandfather John Finke of Ukiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Finke
Zimmerman Mortuary
Robert Groves
Presbyterian Church
Chapel of the Chimes
Santa Rosa
San Francisco
Ukiah
Railway Express Agency
Billy
No. 46
Barbary
Jean Finke
Fred Haack
John Finke
Northwestern California Weather Forecast Update
Northwestern California shows mostly fair conditions today and tonight with a few showers north of Garberville and cooler inland by Wednesday. Highs in Ukiah 77, Santa Rosa 86, Napa 83. winds northwest 12-24 mph near coast, shifting 10-20 mph north of Cape Mendocino. Fort Bragg area remains fair to partly cloudy with minimal temperature change and NW winds 10-20 mph near coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Garberville
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Cape Mendocino
Fort Bragg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nevada
Senate
NEA Telephone
Ernest 8. Brown
Alan Bible
Pat McCarran
State Supreme Court
McCarran
Brown
Charles Russell
GOP
John Wilkins
Valley
Mendocino
Lake
Melvin de Young
B. H. Plymate
Plymate
Sigurd Anderson
Mendes-France
London
MSH
NEA
Jacksonz
Harold B. Willey
T. Perry Lippitt
Frewsburg
Alfred St. John Matthews
St. John's Episcopal Church
Mclain
Reuther
Irving
Billy Finke
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!