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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

May 20, 1947 (4 pages)

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= FOR MURDER. DOWMIEVILLE: Louis Franklin Smith, 29, and Larry Gene Yaney, Ji7 were taken to Loyalton Thursday ‘by . Sheriff W.-D. Johnson. and: Deputy Sheriff Stanley N. McCormick and arraigned in {Justice of the Peace Chales J. Perkins’ court. The warrant was read charging them with the fatal shooting of Earl Griffith and wounding of Thomas Lambert, Washoe County, Nevada, deputy sheriffs, April 29, near Peavine, Sijerra County quarantine station. The officers atteipted to arrest Seith IF YOU WANT TO L TOBIAS AWARDED SILVER GALLANTRY IN OKI > NEVADA CITY: Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tobiassen received word last week that their late son, Carl L. Tobiassen had . been posthumously awarded the Silver Star with a cita-, tion for galnatry in actiom on the, Ryukyu Island of Okinawa in the, south Pacific. The citation, and: ‘@® letter from General A. A. ‘Vandeeritt, Marine Corps Gommandant; follows: The Secretary of the Navy Washington The President of the United States takes pride in-presenting the Silver Star posthumously to CORPORAL CARL L. TOBIASSEN pinalgsed STATES MARINE Somes . for service as set forth in the ew. ing CITATION: i “For conspicious gallantry atid intrepidity’ as a Fire roam ‘Leader, : talion, Seventh Marines,: Piret i . Division, in action against’ ie Serving with Company 1, Thi¢d 2 Japanese forces on Okinama, Ryukyu Islands, 14 June’ 1045." When. his squad was suddenly attacked by. close Fange nemy sniper and machine gun . fire during ah extremely hazardous patrol into -dapanese held territory, jf} Corporal Hi ed forward ¥v " } yoluntarily movrith . aniothe: r Marine despite the. deadly eke of hostile fire and, deliberately exposing himself to th enemy, enabled his unit to determine the stfength and disposi{tion of Japanese troops. When‘ his . companion was struck down by the accurate fife of three Japanese riflemen, he quickly turned on the at-land Yaney following a broadcast alarm sent out after two Susanville service stations had been robbed. District Attorney Alfred R. Lowey appeared for Sierra County at the arraignment. The accused men had no attorney and Smith stated that }. he did not intend to have one when he appeared’ in the superior court on the charge, but would enter a plea of guilty and take the conse. . quences. He was paroled June 1946, from the Walla Walla, Washington penitentiary where he served if a. term for second degree bugriary. _Judge Perking will also preside at . } the preliminary hear'i'z for the men, . } which he set for next Wednesday, i 4for Nevada City tot . May 22. Jolinson and MéCormick had left Yaney, . there because of lack of juvenile ta. cllities in Sierra County jail, when “City : ‘opening on eg May 31at. . Registation for the fitet claéses will. ‘Socaptnd * by Genevieve: ‘Short y. hand, the late Corporal Carl L. Toheld . and. ' ms eth Gray, on Friday and Sat-. } May 28 and 24, sini fi STAR FOR NAWAACTION } tackers and. after completely destroying them,, swecessfully evacuated his wounded comrade. By his dar‘ing, initiative, valiant fighting spirit ‘and cool courage under fire, Corporal Tobiassen contributed materially to the ultimate capture of this vital Japanese stronghold and his heroic conduct throughout this « perilous mission was in keeping with the highest: traditions of the United States Naval Service.’ For the President.
JAMES FORRESTAL, Seeretary of the Navy. Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, “COMMANDANT’S OMFICE WASHINGTON sas Mrs. Carl L. Tobiassen . 1254 Rialto Avenue San Bernardino, California My dear Mrs. ‘Tobiassen: T wish to assure ou Of my deep appreciation of the conspicious gallantry and intrepidity of your husbiassén, vu. 8. Marine Corps Reserve, in “aotion against’ enemy Japanese’ fénces on Okinawa, Ryukyu slands, 14 June 1045, for which he ‘was pesthumously awarded the Silver Stat Medal with ‘citation by the President of the United States. . d tender again my. sympathy and con@olence in your bereavement. The Marine Corps shares your pride in Sincerely yours, A. A. VANDYGRIFT, General U. S. M. C. Commandiite: of the Marine Corps. The Sacramento Valley comprises about four per cent of the state. PHYSICAL FITNESS INDICATOR BERKELEY: A new indicator of physical, fitness and a possible aid in the study of circulatory diseases has beén réported ‘by Dr. 4William E. ‘Berk, research fellow in the division of medical physics at the Usiverity of. ‘California. ; “Di Bere has a adapted the thermal conductivity analyzer used in industrial analyses of gaces to the measurement of carbon dioxide eliminatefter exercise. -ubject breathes into a mask. ~i\. the heroie conduct of your husband. . : culatory system and may. be the study and possibly ag 9 the diagnosis of cardiavase eases. Dr.\Berg found that the bette physical. condition of the betes ty the faster. he can rid his syst dual ‘carbon dioxide. Age is inéther aa by the rate of elimination o¢ carbo i xide after exercise decreasing i er persons. While taking-step-up exercises the Ex. pired air is forced from the mask -hrough a tube, from which samples ire maasured in a.thermal conductvity analyzer. Carbon dioxide accumulates in the, pody during exercise as a waste pro. duct -of the expenditure of energy, and must be eliminated. The technique is considered to be. 1 dig. Dress Up With A LIGHTWEIGHT VENTILATED STRAW $1-95 to $7-50 +, « Hioliviieliilloleblolee: * ‘? ed and oxygen consumed: during and William Home BROAD STREET NEVADA CITY © . Seheieio’ D aid ig. ae fattoy a q —— Spa ) oe 6% Spo Usyeeppete © me : pier. SE * Z é Tae Fe, ‘EASY ‘in the moa. o inc Me igs See ca eapebeiet ae cmcteneeta ae-aetaaaatataeses ' Stop in to , & There’s wet ured for yu fr the bt et ects Ce eS ee) ee 0 ol s 4