03 Dec 1940
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1940
Page
1
The State Railroad Commission orders actions on driving limits and vehicle issues as part of a broad project. Los Angeles authorities hold hearings while Orange County Jail faces charges in an unrelated case. City officials discuss a downtown transit plan linking Country Club, Community Hospital, and a new city bus line.
A community celebration led by the Corona Civic Garden Club outdoor Christmas tree committee aims to illuminate a decorated platform at 8 p.m. December 18. Senta Claumpwill will perform, and 200 pounds of center will be distributed to children as prizes. Volunteers, city officials, and the Veterans of Teches support residential district lighting judges, with prizes awarded for best decorations. (Continued on Page Two)
Donald A Stevning was named president of the Associated Farmers of California in Fresno. He becomes the youngest leader in the six year history of the group and was elected unopposed. Attorney General Warren praised law enforcement and attacked subversive elements and the Dies Committee amid discussions of labor actions and boycotts.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Mareil Field Hospital with a continuation note on page five. No clear events or names are readable, leaving the precise item unclear.
A partial OCR fragment describes a night of air raids with hundreds of aerial attacks and bombs. It references British countermeasures, numbers of raiders, and damage, but the text is incomplete and difficult to interpret.
Richata aA supervised education work at Wat Alege Training School for Boys in Hawaii. He majored in physical education at the University of Southern California. He aided coaching freshman teams at the University of Pennsylvania and later supervised student work. In Washington a new teacher Miss Emma Watt joins to ease crowded conditions in the duet and second grades. Enrollment in the new term reaches 267 students on the first day, up 264 pupils.
Tax collector reports delinquent notices issued and $24,555 collected so far, about half of the $52,318 total due. Last year’s corresponding figure was roughly $2,000 higher at this point as residents tend to pay at the last minute.
A brief society note honors Dorothy Morgan Smith Saif on a personal milestone with well wishes from family and friends.
President Roosevelt plans a 12 day cruise from Miami through the Caribbean with strict security. The party will avoid fishing and travel aboard the Tuscaloosa while guards and signals protect the voyage as in February's Caribbean trip.
A distant sea project near Shanghai with a major allocation figure faces preliminary construction steps. Reports mention 98 million pounds for preliminaries and a prior 50 million allocated to the navy while top preliminary costs total 96 million.
The 1940 census figures show California increasing its House delegation from 20 to 23, while ten states including Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma and Pennsylvania each lose one seat. The report was forwarded to President Roosevelt and the 77th Congress, with changes becoming law 60 days after transmittal unless Congress acts otherwise.
Hallett French, former general agent for Merchant Fire Insurance Co of New York, jailed on grand larceny charge tied to a forged policy on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse. He allegedly wrote an $800,000 policy without informing the office or sending $8,000 in premiums.
Seven WPA workers were killed and eight injured when a four truck convoy collided with a gasoline train south of Benton. The crash left the scene chaotic as rescuers battled flames and officials began investigations into the cause.
Officers of the Corona club will host a district meeting tonight at 7 80 p m in the home of K. Secretary. William Sta tf of San Jacinto will preside. A separate district luncheon is planned Friday with Paul Rupel of the junior high teaching staff as speaker about his Africa teaching experience.
In preliminary check ups city school principals report high absence rates with 18.4 percent absent in the junior high. Other schools show lower rates and no decision to close the schools has been made as officials study the situation amid rumors of an epidemic.
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