03 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
1
The passage discusses fears of fascist influence in the Western hemisphere and the danger of extending dictatorial powers. It notes wartime and political tensions, contrasting potential outcomes with calls for caution amid mounting global unease. It references public health esteem tied to the era, including rising tuberculosis mortality figures in 1936.
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Chas McGuire, 30, was executed at Folsom Prison for the December 26 hold up slaying of Max Krail, an elderly Sacramento baker. Warden Clyde I. Plummer presided, the trap sprung at 10:03 a.m., and Dr. Proctor W. Day pronounced death at 10:15. McGuire spent his final hours with the prison chaplain and had no relatives or acquaintances in attendance.
Riverside plans the first joint grange and farm bureau committee meeting Saturday at 2 p.m. in the farm bureau office. Reuben R. Lang chairs the group and expects reports from county committeemen on about 1000 cattle and hog raisers. G. E. Austin and A. K. Scott will discuss possible sites and costs.
William Green of the AFL and John L. Lewis of the CIO met again seeking a united labor front. Phillip Murray and George Harrison of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks also attended as talks recessed without a peace agreement. House members planned bids to modify the Wages Hours bill which sets maximum hours and minimum wages after Senate approval and House Rules committee wrangle.
Police seek seven Detroit hoodlums vacationing at Redondo Beach after Detroit reports link their actions to the killing of gambler George Bruneman in Los Angeles. Authorities believe the men were hired to kill Bruneman and then killed another man in Detroit in the same manner and timing.
Paris police report locating two large munitions factories run by groups seeking to overthrow the Republic and restore a king. The operation targets those behind the royalist plot.
In Los Angeles a 14 year old boy Forrest McMurray is missing after an accidental pistol discharge by him and his sister June. June survived and is recovering while police search for Forrest to bring him home rather than jail him.
State Senator John Phillips of Banning addressed the Associated Farmers of Riverside County at the American Legion clubhouse. He described Russia as a land of fear with low worker earnings, restricted travel for tourists, and heavy emphasis on military production. He said he was briefly detained in Kiev but that his photos survived.
As Christmas shopping peaks, twelve major Los Angeles department stores publish notices asking customers to carry their own packages from the store due to labor trouble in the delivery department. The statement blames labor leaders in San Francisco and Seattle for the disruption.
An auction of 94 head from the on-the-rack ranch north of Co ona aimed at income tax collection yielded little. The entire herd sold for 2450 dollars with a Los Angeles company securing a bid and profit over 150 dollars. Stock was shipped to a ranch near Aguanga in southwestern Riverside County.
Ray Brahms, Laguna Beach pastor and Corona Rotary member, spoke to the Corona Rotary Club at Hotel Kinney on the U.S. Constitution. He contrasted ordinary and extraordinary constitutions and traced colonial unity and the path to the Constitutional framework. He noted the British unwritten constitution as ordinary and described the framers’ challenges.
Regular Corona Lions meeting Thursday evening included guests from the Corona 30-20 club. President George Stanley presided as fines were assessed. Dr Paul Foster of Los Angeles spoke on social diseases and future control plans, with Lions International backing discussed for district four.
Mr and Mrs Joe Beck announce an open house for a fully remodeled two story home at 1512 Main Street. The property features tile sinks in both upper and lower apartments, hardwood floors with linoleum in baths and kitchens, ivory plaster interior and white exterior paint. An apartment above the two car garage is under construction.
Kenneth Miley a laborer for the Baptist church project fell from a scaffold Thursday fracturing a rib but walked home unaided. It is the first accident on the several weeks long construction under contractor Pinkerton who has implemented safety measures for the large crew.
Riverside county recorded only two automobile fatalities in November 1937, the third straight month with fewer deaths than 1936. Through 11 months, 86 lives have been lost, compared with 76 for all of last year, with August and September driving 1937 to a record year for fatalities.
Census figures show the United States population on July 30 at 129,257,000, up 828,000 from a year earlier. New York remains the second largest city, Chicago ranks sixth in the world and second in the nation, with 3,682,701 residents. Five American cities exceed one million residents.
Riverside County ranks thirteenth among California counties for total county, school and district tax levies for 1937-38, according to California Taxpayers Association figures. Los Angeles leads with 81,973,546 while Alpine is smallest at 24,910. Santa Barbara and Orange and San Bernardino also show notable levies.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace said he will draft an amendment to include farmers in the Roosevelt housing program. He told the Senate banking and currency committee that farmers could spend over 546 million dollars yearly on renovation, prompting action to extend housing provisions to agriculture.
US Marines resisted Japanese advances in the International Settlement. The exchange of hot words led to Japanese withdrawal from the part of the American defense sector they had entered.
Five armed bandits robbed a postal clerk and his escort in Lockport Illinois seizing $24800 the Federal payroll. Both victims were lightly wounded by gunfire. The attackers fled with the money and evaded capture.
El Centro ready for the Imperial Highway association meeting this weekend. Saturday session at the Hotel California followed by a theatre visit. A Sunday excursion to the Salton Sea is planned for attendees.
A large Christmas tree sits at the center of the Sixth and Main intersection with colored lights strung from all four corners meeting over the tree. An illuminated star joins the strands at the top. Lights will be turned on tomorrow evening and each night thereafter during the season.
Misses Wilma Heying and Elizabeth Garvey, students at the Agricultural College of the University of California at Davis, will be home in a couple weeks to spend the holidays with their parents. Both are experienced equestriennes with notable colt breaking experience at Davis.
California State Automobile Association and Automobile Club of Southern California propose a ballot initiative for November to reorganize highway governance. They seek transfer of the Highway Patrol from DMV to a five-member full-time Highway Commission with control over construction maintenance funding law enforcement and safety. The plan likens the new commission to the California Railroad Commission in scope.
Senator Borah of Idaho blasted the administration crop bill as unconstitutional and dangerous. He warned that efforts to restrict the program would trap farmers in a price strait jacket and lead to widespread hunger and potential revolution.
A minor crash occurred near the Main and Sixth streets intersection just before 8 PM on Thursday. John C. Metcalf of Alhambra traveling north on Milin street hit a car driven by Walter Sheely of Anaheim traveling west on Sixth street. Lorena Woods, a passenger, suffered a slight injury and was treated at Crown Emergency hospital before returning home. both cars sustained light damage.
Butter quotes at 34 to 39 cents, eggs 21 to 28 cents, poultry hens 15 to 26 cents, today’s citrus report notes 18 cars Navels and 6 cars Lemons sold in New York auction with navels 2.10 to 3.80 and lemons 1.55 to 7.85. Prices listed for several regional brands in New York Philadelphia Chicago with varied per-item figures.
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