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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
1
A rash of quirky lines and encounters fills a page with colorful portraits. Copley threatens to sic sores on a counter, Mrs. Lester bids him act, Miss Dixon greets duties, and Horace Phillipa muses on fun while Barham gifts a worn pen from the post office.
Army seeks 100000 for 625 acres near March Field to extend runways. Palm Springs hosts Men’s Wear Makers Jan 10 11. Hemet post office receipts top 24040.79 for 11 months 1941. State Guard inspections in Redlands Hemet Coachella led by Col Partelle and Col McReynolds. Over 300 drivers cited for speeding since war on slowpoke. Judge Fricke sentences Harold Roberts USC band leader to 1 to 50 years. Consolidated Aircraft to hire 2000 weekly for bomber production. 43 Orange aliens to naturalization hearing. Hog ranch nuisance case jurors discharged. Orange County divorce granted Max Barrett of San Jose. Red Cross Orange district reports 1435 members in drive. Colton considers civil service plan. Marty McCarthy killed crossing downtown.
U P officials say aid is en route to Turkey under President Roosevelt’s order declaring Turkish defenses essential to the defense of the United States. Turkey will pay in chrome and other raw materials. Heavy guns fighters planes and tanks are promised with substantial aid. diplomats call this a diplomatic victory over the Axis. The action may be more symbolic since Turkey has already received lend lease goods via Britain.
In London Labour MPs voted 52 to 25 to support the government on the conscription measure. Rebel Labourites threaten a confidence vote unless the cabinet concedes. Attlee appealed for restraint, warning the coalition could end if rebels persist. Ministers meet to weigh Bevins speech and rebels’ demands.
Forecaster Floyd Young predicted continued tensions in the Far East with possible action involving Japan. The Southland faces light smudging tonight and temperatures dipping to 27 degrees in the coldest spots, while Corona may see gusty winds and no fire required.
Japan faces an unprecedented crisis says Foreign Minister Togo as U S sources urge proof of renunciation of aggression to avert further talks collapse. Washington holds that deeds, not promises, show good faith while warnings of general war rise in Far East amid calls for Japan to reduce Indo China garrisons and resume talks. Roosevelt summit with congressional leaders signals urgency.
Corona Lions hear Capt. Robert C. McFall explain the State Guard replacing the National Guard and its uses to prevent sabotage civil unrest and invasion defense. Two units planned with Corona and Arlington recruiting. mayoral committee to handle finances drill grounds and armory duties.
County Tax Collector C. R. Stibbens reminds that the first installment is due by 5 p.m. tomorrow. An eight percent penalty applies after the deadline. Collections have reached $840,000. Some taxpayers pay under protest in a Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce initiative.
A Coordinating council meeting approved distributing a pamphlet detailing the group’s existence and activities to all participating agencies. Miss Letha Raney and R. B. Snedecor prepared the booklet, with mailings within a week. Chairmen Glick sought student speakers to discuss council work and a quarterly open meeting with a speaker will be held in January. Police Chief MacCollom proposed officers speak on traffic safety to student groups.
A federal grand jury indicted five men including two former clipper stewards on charges of smuggling platinum out of the United States. The case marks a high level enforcement action against illicit precious metal trafficking.
AP reports in Stockholm that Russia plans to withdraw 80 000 troops from Hangoe on the southwest Finnish coast as part of Anglo Russian moves to push Finland away from Germany. Russian garrisons in Finland may retreat across contested Arctic and Fishermen Peninsula zones. The move follows pressure to force Finland to curb aid to Germany. Helsinki says evacuations begun.
Washington reports top defense officials approved a $150 billion victory program aiming to lift monthly defense outlays to 5 billion by June 1943. The plan would push the national debt near $100 billion, with broad details possible in three weeks.
L N Woodward, Los Angeles banker and assistant trust officer at Bank of America, will speak on wills at the Rotary noon meeting in the Kinney service clubroom. A Yale and Fordham law graduate, he has practiced in private law, worked with major financial institutions in New York before moving west.
White House Secretary Stephen Early refused to confirm or deny a published dispatch claiming the army and navy high commands drafted a confidential war plan for an American expeditionary force of 5,000,000 to defeat the Axis. He announced an immediate government inquiry and said War and Navy secretaries would likely conduct their own investigations.
Rainfall mitigates fire risk as the Cleveland National Forest weighs closing steps. Protective Assistant L. R. Swenson notes the season’s end and a shift from suppression crews to maintenance. Recordings show .38 to .40 inches of rain locally and total season precipitation of 3.42 inches. Ten fires were reported, including a car and a semi-structural blaze, with crews aiding San Bernardino and Palomar-Descanso districts.
Shanghai reports Axis diplomats gather to discuss German aid to Japan as eastern front reverses mount against the Soviet Union. Tokyo extremists push for East Asia aggression while Russian counteroffensives flare from Leningrad to Sevastopol. Guerrillas recapture towns in Yugoslavia amid a third front push.
Frank Esparza Jr the Panther football halfback signed up with provisional Company C fifth regiment State Guard at a drill last night. Other new recruits include Lester B Harris E D Garland C W Stark Samuel and John Leon ti W S Klemp Edward Carpenter and John Blanch with James O Nail named acting corporal.
A bridge under construction over the Connecticut River collapsed plunging 150 feet. At least six workers were killed and about 20 injured with several in critical condition as emergency teams treated survivors.
Senate leaders seek to send the House passed labor bill to the labor committee for a milder substitute while key lawmakers attend the Colorado funeral of Sen. Alva B. Adams. The House approved the Smith bill aimed at outlawing mass picketing and minority strikes by a 252 to 186 vote, despite White House pressure.
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