Second Skid Row Check Cashed at Corona Market
A counterfeit payroll check, drawn on Mae Company Hollywood for 43.82 to William Hancock, was cashed at Alpha Beta Market in Corona. Police believe the forger is linked to a ring flooding the Southland with fake payroll checks and expect an arrest soon. Descriptions of the suspect and vehicle should be reported to police.
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Corona
C. B. Biggers
Los Angeles
William Hancock
L. C., Mae Company
South Broadway
Hollywood
Bank of America
Southland
Penal Observer
Hartman Sheet Metal Co
$50 Cash Prize At Buy It In Corona Event
The Buy It In Corona weekly prize event reaches the $50 level with JoAnne S Heying among expected winners next Friday at 3 p.m. in front of Schmidts O.K. Market. Other prizes include a Tri-Bike, a pen and ink sketch, a watch cleaning job, an oil change, a kitchen ventilating fan, a six way floor lamp, and carryovers from prior weeks. Dow Jones closing figures and traded volume are listed after the prizes.
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Corona
Joanne
Heying
West Sixth Street
Effie N. West
Vivian Garner
Fred J. Stella
Lillian Ward
Joe
Ed Paul's Jewelry Store
California Electric Power Co
Hst
Joe's Watch Repair
Gene's Associated Service
Saboteurs wreck train in France killing 17
French Assembly passes a labor bill with penalties for saboteurs as unrest flares in the region. Hagana issues an ultimatum to Arabs to end violence or prepare retaliation. Riots erupt in Cairo amid Middle East tensions.
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France
Palestine
Hagana
Cairo
Marshall
London
Germany
Truman
Florida
Waohe House
China
Congress
Driving License Examiner Offers Tips For Applicants
Corona driver’s licensing official Harold Fraulob explains there are no trick questions on the written exam and discusses practical aids for those who cannot read or write. Fraulob and clerk Francis Saffell oversee 20 to 25 tests weekly, with four to five failures usually not due to lack of intelligence.
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Harold Fraulob
Corona
Fraulob
Francis Saffell
Ainder
Driver's Licensing Department
Division of Motor Vehicles
Frauloch
Little Girl Hurt After Fall From Car
Three year old Lois Machado of 8744 Miracle Street Arlington suffered a head gash when she fell from a car this morning. She was taken to Corona Hospital for treatment after the accident.
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Lois Machado
Miracle Street
Arlington
Corona Hospital
Woman Injured in Fall at Corona Beauty Shop
Mrs. Elmer Adams of 2865 Kellogg street broke her arm after a fall in a Corona beauty shop. X rays at Corons Hospital showed a fracture. She previously suffered a broken clavicle in a car crash last year.
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Elmer Adams
Kellogg Street
Corona
Xraye
Corons Hospital
Adams
Norco Chamber elects officers at safety talk meeting
J. P. Klein will be president again in 1948 with Hugh Underhill, Augusta Pries, Earl Copenhaber, Kirk Parmenter, Grace Moore and Floyd Paine as officers. Fire Chief Larry Simms urged prompt reporting and cooperation for fires, noting 162 calls in five years. Inspector Harold Newton and Captain King of the CHP spoke on fire prevention and safety measures.
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Norco Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Hall
Norco
J. P. Klein
Hugh Underhill
Augusta Pries
Earl Copenhaver
Kirk Parmenter
Grace R. Moore
Floyd Paine
Larry Simms
U. S. Naval Hospital
Forestry Department
Hamner
Naval Hospital
Harold Newton
Simms
Noreo
Donovan Klaus
la Sierra
Captain King
California Highway Patrol Service
Court lenient on offender who changed ways
Joe Romero Jr of Corona pleaded guilty to a July battery charge and received a $25 fine after stopping with the pachuca gang and staying home with his wife and baby. Four companions faced battery charges. they left town. Witness Francisco Torres requested dismissal, but was refused. Plea of trespassing by Lee Jannsen of Pico, California also earned a $25 fine.
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Joe Romero, Jr
Corona
Francisco T. Torres
Justice
Justice of the Peace
George E. McCauley
Romero
Pachuca
Leake Mathewa
Lee Jannsen
Pico
California
Stolen Bicycle Recovered Near Hamper Avenue
A bicycle owned by Richard Williams of 1146 D Street, taken from in front of a Safe Way store Sunday, was recovered yesterday at Hamper Avenue by Constable Hugh Underhill, according to police.
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Richard Williams
D Street
Safeway
Hamper Avenue
Hugh Underhill
1947 48 License Fee Conversion Table for Autos
The 1947 48 license fee conversion table shows how to determine the 1948 license due for private passenger vehicles. Locate the 1947 white registration card lower left corner, find the bracket in the left column, and read the corrected amount in the right column.
California DMV fee table shows steep rise for small cars
The California Department of Motor Vehicles releases a fee table showing little cars face a 100 percent jump from $3.40 to $7 while large fees rise only about 5 percent from $47.50 to $50.00. The cash delta of $3.50 hits small car owners harder, highlighting inequities in the tax increase.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
California
Small boy pulled from cesspool survives scare
Jimmy Blayock a four year old Mira Loma child fell into a cesspool near his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Blayock. He was rescued and given artificial respiration then rushed to Corona Hospital where a stomach pump was used and he remained under observation for a day before returning home. He was cold and dirty but not seriously injured. The Blayocks are former Coroners.
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Jimmy Blayock
Tom Blayock
Mira Loma
Corona
Safety drive urges reflector tape on bicycles in Dalton
In Dalton Georgia a safety drive aims to require night riding youths to attach red and white reflector type tape to bicycle handlebars forks and fenders to improve visibility and reduce accidents.
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Dalton
U.P
Wry reflections on neighbors, UN hopes, and family sadness
A contrarian morning essay threads humor through gossip about Figueroa street used car dealers and the United Nations, then shifts to domestic woes. The narrator notes late nights with children, California snow pictures, and a bereaved child asking why Vicki can't be sick too as Marela lies ill at home.
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Figueroa Street
Los Angeles
Madman Muntz
Kelly
Honest John
United Nations
Gene Krupa
Figueroa
Vicki
Marela
Marcia
Viecki
Louisa
Weather and citrus market roundup for New York
Mostly sunny with clouds tonight and Thursday and a few light showers in the north tonight and south on Thursday. Cooler and locally windy Thursday with snow flurries above 6500 feet. High 72, low 38. Citrus market shows Valencia and navel prices weak and lower, lemons down, mixed fruit marginal.
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North Portion
New York
Cost of living at peak as Republicans seek inflation plan
Wholesale price index rises to 7.17 with butter near 1 a pound and meat costs high. Treasury Secretary Snyder invites Congress to propose ideas to fight inflation as Republicans push for a fast foreign aid debate to boost morale against Russia. House votes on a stopgap plan for Europe remain under consideration.
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New York
Hirh Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Congress
Senate
Truman
Congressional Committees
Treasury
Congressional
Washington
U.S
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Charles A. Tinton
RUN
House
Russia
House Foreign Affairs
Rules Committee
Nixon Says Next Congress Likely to Act Against Communism at Home
Congressional action is expected to curb Communist influence in the United States during the coming regular session. Nixon, key figures in the House Un-American Activities Committee, notes several bills may be needed while opposing a total ban on the Communist party.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Calif
Congress
United States
Nixon
House on-American Activites Committee
Communist Party
Europe
Long Jail Terms for Keeping Men From Jobs Passed
France faces a national strike crisis as sabotaged rail lines trigger deadly train wrecks outside Arras. Parliament votes heavy penalties for hindering work amid widespread rail and mine disruptions by striking workers. Police mobilize troops and assembly debates harsher anti strike measures while officials call the wrecks acts of sabotage.
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Parts de Saboteura
France
Paris
Porta
Rene Mayer
Finance
French National Assembly
Robert Schillman
Agny
Array
Mayer
Schuman
Hhe
Assembly
Cleveland Forest Closures Lifted on Dec 2 1947
Forest closures under Regulation T-1 Section I placed by the Regional Forester on July 1 and August 1 1947 have been lifted on the Cleveland National Forest. Camp fire permit and smoking restrictions are also lifted. Forest Supervisor Pyles extends thanks for public cooperation during the season.
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Cleveland National Forest
Pyles
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World News
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Robert A. Cridebring
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Jake
Aesgrestiney Oesae
Tees Drage
Ee Boptget
Otebieg Sestsr Testy
Jee Beeresed
Nee Iee
Estes
Georgia
da Een
Merry Christmas
Xcorona
Enatas
Justin
CIO Maritime Union
The
National Maritime Union
CIO
Federal District Court
National Labor Relations Board
Joseph Curran
Hermosa Beach
Hotel van Nuys
Ned Wils Wartnik
Toluca Lake District
Lena Mae Wartnik
Senife
Dulles
George C. Marshall
John Foster Dulles
DE Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Cleveland Forest
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