Kuchel to Broadcast Tonight on Channel 5 TV
Senator Thomas H Kuchel announced a televised address for California voters at 6 15 p m on KPIX San Francisco The kinescoped program will be rebroadcast next week on stations across the state as Kuchel campaigns in Alameda County and the East Bay He touted 173 6 million in ship construction funding and a bill requiring 50 percent of government cargoes to be carried on American ships.
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San Francisco
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Ruchel
KPIX
Fresno
Bakersfield
Sacramento
Stockton
San Luis Obispo
Salinas-Monterey
Chico
Eureka
Kuchel
Alameda County
East Bay
Marine Exchange
83Rd Congress
Spotlight and Oddities from the Times
A collage of humorous notices and local color cites a helicopter high flight, turkey dinners for a church fund, a welterweight title debacle in Philadelphia, a Pocahontas masque in October with dress rules, a historic theft north of Ukiah, a suspended sentence for license offenses, El Cerrito’s fire chief O A Burnitt, and a note on ambidextrous readers with crime thrillers and radio.
Sample Ballots Mailed Today In Mendocino County
Voters statewide receive sample ballots in the mail for the November 2 general election in Mendocino County. Each envelope includes 35 candidates for Ten-Mile Judicial District and 37 for others, plus a polling place card and a pamphlet on 20 state measures with Legislative Council analyses and pro and con arguments. County Clerk Jim Broaddus urges voters to keep their polling place cards to find the correct polling station and reduce calls on election day.
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Mendocino County
Legislative Council
Jim Broaddus
Fire crews respond to grass fire near Ukiah and smoke scare nearby
Fire department was called to the Frank Rogers home three miles south of Ukiah on the Redwood highway Thursday evening to extinguish a grass fire with no damage. A smoke scare at the Warren Brown home on Cleveland lane Friday morning prompted a response. hot furnace and no damage reported.
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Frank Rogers
Ukiah
Redwood Highway
Warren Brown
Cleveland Lane
Northwestern California Weather Outlook Brief
Northwestern California remains fair today tonight and Saturday with a slight warmup Saturday. Coastal northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Napa reaches around 70 with 45. Santa Rosa about 71 and 44. Ukiah near 73 and 44. Fort Bragg and nearby areas stay fair with little temperature change and coastal winds 10 to 20 mph.
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California
Napa
Santa Rosa
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Campaigns Across Middle West and West for Congress
GOP and Democratic campaigners pressed the fight for control of Congress in the Middle West and Far West. Nixon and Dirksen campaigned in Montana for D Ewart against Murray, while Stevenson spoke in Wisconsin and Johnson planned a New Mexico stop. Rayburn in Missouri and Knowland and Gore in California also campaigned as farm and power policy dominated voter concerns. Truman figures in Independence speeches amid attacks on his administration and Acheson.
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Washington
Congress
Middle
Far West
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Richard M. Nixon
Everett M. Dirksen
Rii
Montana
Wesley A. D'Ewart
James E. Murray
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
New Mexico
House
Sam Rayburn
Missouri
GOP
William F. Knowland
Albert Gore
Tenn
California
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Oklahoma
Interior
Douglas McKay
Eisenhower
Truman
Independence
Rayburn
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Dean Acheson
Bult
America
Peacce
British Cabinet Faces Last Chance Plea In Dock Strike
Prime Minister Churchill called a Cabinet session to decide on a last chance appeal for dock workers to end walkouts crippling Britain. Labor reports progress from a board hearing while troops may be moved to waterfronts if strikes persist, with planes aiding essential shipments and stockpiles of food holding up despite material shortages.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Walter Monckton
House of Commons
Roswell Case Decided in 5 Minutes by Jury
A fast one day verdict in Mendocino County courtrooms with Judge Hale McCowen presiding. Frank Roswell was found guilty of forging a fictitious name by writing himself a $68.50 check with a forged signature after a 5 minute deliberation by a 10 man 2 woman jury. Sentencing is set for next week.
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Mendocino County
Hale McCowen
Frank Roswell
Roswell
A. B. Broaddus
Merle P. Orchard
Manslaughter Trial Starts For Laytonville Driver
Lyle G. Williams a 21 year old Laytonville truck driver faces a three day jury trial beginning Monday in Judge Hale McCowen's courtroom. He is charged with manslaughter after Wade Hampton Watts Jr. 34 died when a loaded lumber dolly and tractor Williams operated toppled onto Watts's car six miles south of Laytonville. The complaint alleges press negligence in truck operation. Watts was returning home to San Fernando with his family after a summer vacation.
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Lyle G. Williams
Laytonville
Hale McCowen
Wade Hampton Watts Jr
Williams
Roy Burton
California Highway Patrol
Watts
San Fernando
Richardson Buys Ukiah Van and Storage
Ukiah Van and Storage Company changed ownership this week with Vern Richardson taking over as new owner when the sale closed Wednesday. Richardson, a Ukiah resident for five years, becomes distributor for General Petroleum products. Leonard Nix, founder in February 1946, will devote time to real estate and insurance and partner Will Nix joins Long Realty. Walter Heady gains the General Petroleum distributorship. Ukiah Van and Storage operates five vehicles and runs sizable warehousing and storage facilities in northern California.
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Ukiah van and Storage Company
Vern Richardson
Mr. Richardson
Ukiah
General Petroleum
Richardson
Thompson Avenue
Ukiah Village
Leonard Nix
East Gobbs Street
Mayflower Lines
Nix
South Highway
General Petroleum Distributorship
Walter Heady
Ukiah van and Storage
California
Dean Dismisses Years Late Panty Raid at LSU
Baton Rouge, La. UP A stern LSU dean nicknamed The Bear and an honor guard of ROTC cadets quelled a panty raid by about 1000 students. The dean ordered Go home in two words as cadets stood in full dress. Police reported no injuries and no arrests. Tulane students had staged a similar raid in New Orleans earlier, with scuffles and four arrests for loud conduct.
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Baton Rouge
the Bear
ROTC
Louisiana State University
Tulane University
New Orleans
Arden O
Tulane
Outbreak Quelled at Missouri Penitentiary Inmates Locked Down
Jefferson City report: Guards and state patrolmen quell a noon riot at the Missouri Penitentiary. Gov Donnelly says all inmates locked back in cells after disturbance. Four prisoners were killed in a riot a month earlier.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Phil M. Donnelly
FHA Suspends 11 Employees for Bad Conduct
The Federal Housing Administration suspended 11 employees for improper activities amid agency reform efforts. Officials say the action predated but aligned with a spring secret memorandum calling for higher conduct standards and centralized handling of complaints. FHA also announced George A. Baumann, longtime personnel director, resigned due to ill health, with no misconduct implied.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Rowland R. Hughes
George A. Baumann
Baumann
Willits Mill Owner Dies Suddenly Today
Cleo Gerald Yocum 46 year old Willits mill owner died early this morning likely of a heart attack. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Howard Memorial Hospital at 2 30 a m. The seizure occurred while he slept at his Sherwood Hill home near Willits. Surviving is his wife Pauline. Funeral services will be held in Eugene Oregon with remains shipped this weekend from Anker Mortuary.
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Cleo Gerald Yocum
Willits
B. G. Broaddus
Broaddus
Howard Memorial Hospital
Sherwood Hill
Yocum
Pauline
Eugene
Oregon
Anker Mortuary
Lost Chord story at Legion potluck draws large audience
A Wednesday night American Legion potluck served 100 plus guests before 125 to 130 attendees in the assembly room heard Eugene Woods of San Rafael recount his journey to develop a new speech method after losing his larynx to cancer. The talk highlighted the Lost Chord Club for cancer victims.
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American Legion
Eugene Woods
San Rafael
Mr. Woods
Lost Chord Club
Willits
Lakeport Legion
Woods
Drusia Gatling
Mendocino County Cancer Society
Legion
Ukiah
William Broaddus
Swan Sjoberg
Herb Saxon
Tiny Ryan
Red China claims 523 Chiang planes sorties hit mainland
London based report says Red China claims 523 waves of Nationalist planes bombed and strafed the Chinese mainland from Sept 1 to Oct 10, killing 32 inhabitants and wounding 131. It adds that Chiang Kai-shek ships fired 26 sorties in September with over 1200 shells into Amoy Halteng and Tsinkiang, while Red radio says US warships protected the Chiang fleets on several occasions. It also notes 17 Nationalist planes shot down and mentions artillery actions on Quemoy and Little Quemoy.
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London
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Amoy
Halteng
Tsinkiang
Peiping
U. S
Red Radio
Chiang
Quemoy
Quemoy Island
Money Needs Studied at Redwood Empire Convention
The Redwood Empire Association meets at Sonoma Mission Inn to discuss funding for highway modernization. A Highways and Legislative Conference at 9 am will outline plans to raise and allocate funds for the system. E. E. Swafford notes the program envisions many millions. guests include state and federal highway officials and lawmakers.
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Redwood Empire Association
Sonoma Mission Inn
E. E. Swafford
Association
U. S
Congress
Eisenhower
Pope to Speak at Marian Congress Sunday
Pope Pius XII will inaugurate an international Marian Congress with a speech next Sunday from Castel Gandolfo. The address will be broadcast by Vatican Radio as details were disclosed today.
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Pope
Vatican City
Pius XII
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican Radio
Region 8 Farm Bureaus to Meet Here Tuesday
Region 8 Farm Bureaus of the California Farm Bureau Federation will convene at the Ukiah fairgrounds Tuesday October 26 for an all day meeting. A legislative panel featuring State Senators Frank Coombs and Presley Ayshire and Assemblymen Richard McCollister Llgud Lowry and Frank Belotti will discuss ballot measures and issues. The 9:30 AM session opens with welcome by Mendocino County Farm Bureau President Rankin Richard and reports from officers and committee chairs. The morning will include commodity group discussions and a livestock panel featuring James Routson on the wool marketing incentive program.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Mendocino
Lake
Napa
Marin
Sonoma
Humboldt
del Norte
Richard W. Owens
Robert E. Hanley
Hubert Fruehauf
Frank Coombs
Presley Ayshire
Geyserville
Richard McCollister
San Anselmo
Llgud Lowry
Brooks
Frank Belotti
Eureka
Rankin Richard
Mendocino County Farm Bureau
Efficiency Growth Mark Present Sheriff's Regime
Editorial by Miss Joan Fraser in a Bay Area newspaper series lauds Sheriff Broaddus for expanding the office from a three-man unit to a modern operation. The piece notes the jail’s 50-prisoner capacity, women’s quarters, 24/7 duties, and the need for smooth, efficient administration across courts, records, and field services, while acknowledging external pressures and ongoing law enforcement challenges in Mendocino County.
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Joan Fraser
Miss Fraser
Bay Area
Ukiah
Broaddus
Sheriff's Office
Board of Supervisors
Wayne Crawford
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Hollywood
Charles Skouras
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
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Southwest
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James M. Routson
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San Francisco Examiner
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