Riverside County News Roundup and Local Cheer
Candid snaps show War bond salesmen praised in Hemet and Beaumont as Riverside County communities urged to follow suit. Christmas melodies drift around lth and Main as the Woman's Improvement Club hosts Yale festivities. Nellie May Downs, long a Press proof desk veteran, dies at 39. Coronans miss Sgt Howard Michael of Pomona, killed in action. local dog health edict bans pups from public areas. Anxious inquirer asks about county employment, while Rev Dan Hogan shines at the Elks. Continued on Page Four.
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Hemet
Beaumont
Riverside County
Lth
Woman’s Improvement Club
Yale
Nellie May Downs
Coronans
Linus Andrews
U. L
Health Board
Tis
Dan Hogan
the Elks
In Brief Highlights wartime travel and local plans
Daily digest notes L I McIntyre’s long horse journey from Longmont to Burbank using a cattle car hitchhike after his pony wore out. Plans for 1560 Nazi prisoners to aid Kern county cotton harvest with camps at Lamont and Shafter ready by December 16. First Methodist church of Fullerton mortgage burned after 56 years. River Ranch manager imports purebred Duroc pigs to Mexico City for breeding. Hemet buys Dr. Norcross estate near Coyotes Pass. Santa Barbara plans $30 to $40 million county water and flood control project. Laguna Beach forms Bug club to study local insects.
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L. I. McIntyre
Burbank
Longmont
Colo
Kern County
Lamont Guayule
Shafter
Santa Barbara County
City Council to Act in Rabies Outbreak Here
City officials plan steps after a rabies outbreak was confirmed by lab tests. A dog that escaped its pen last Saturday and bit several dogs was killed for head examination. Health officers and police will seek a pound master, a dog pound, and cremation of potentially infected bodies.
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Warren F. Fox
Leonard Miller
J. S. Lowery
Rev L A Britton to End Pastorate at Ninth and Main
The Rev L A Britton will resign as pastor of the Church of Christ at Ninth and Main streets next Sunday after sermons. He will be followed by Rev Yvan Williams of the Elsinore Church of Christ who has preached at the Elsinore and will assume the Corona pulpit. Britton plans a vacation and will stay in Corona. he came from Chester West Virginia where he led the Church of Christ for 16 years. He spoke on The Church and the Home at a missionary meeting in Long Beach Flist Christian church Thursday.
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L. A. Britton
Church of Christ
Ninth and Main Streets
Corona
End Bond Drive on Pearl Harbor Day in Corona-Norco
The Corona-Norco war finance committee reports $442 920 50 in bond sales through Saturday about 67 percent of the local quota toward $656 250 The Third Army reports $89 474 in sales as of Monday with 11 days left and leaders urge maximum effort to match or beat prior campaigns The Mary Martha Circle promotes bonds for babies earning a Walt Disney credential for purchases by children under six
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George E. Stanley
Corona-Norco War Finance Committee
Stanley
Mary Martha Circle
Church of Christ
Walt Disney
Third Army
C. A. Steves
Ray K. Shook
Riverside County Approves Retirement Plan and Election Dates
The Riverside County board approved a long-debated retirement plan for its more than 600 employees and fixed dates for public hearings on December 11 and 18 at 10 a.m. and a county employees election on December 19. The poll will be in the courthouse basement and county hospital with two nonemployees at each booth open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A 65 age for retirement and 70 mandatory retirement are proposed with a service-based benefits schedule. Sheriff Rayburn urged a deputy for juvenile probation duties. Chairman Stanley called for written submission of the request for consideration.
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F. A. Pequegnat
Riverside County
Carl F. Rayburn
Ralph W. Stanley
Rayburn
Liberated Europeans to Produce Most of Food and Clothing
President Roosevelt summarized the UNITED NATIONS relief effort noting that liberated peoples of Europe, about 100 million, will supply over 90 percent of their own food and clothing this winter. He warned that US and UN aid is essential to swing the balance and avert famine and pestilence amid wartime devastation.
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Washington
Europe
United Nations
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Foreign Economic Administration
Destroyer Losses Mark First Surface Clash Since Philippines Fight
Allied forces report American destroyers sank a Japanese destroyer and likely damaged another in Ormoc Gulf, with one American ship sunk by a floating mine or possibly torpedoes. Catalina crews rescued many sailors as daylight landings pressed near Ormoc. U S planes hit freighters and a tanker, while air combat claimed several enemy planes. Ground advances around Leyte continued with gains along the Ormoc corridor and the capture of a field battery and 21 machine guns.
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Allied Headquarters
Philippines
Ormocc Gulf
the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Catalina
MacArthur
Philippine
Borneo
Ormoc
Leyte
Negros
Cebu Islands
California weighs outlawing dead or alive bounties
Attorney General Robert W. Kenny backed by Nevada county District Attorney Ward Sheldon considered legislation to bar dead or alive rewards for fugitives. He cited Irvin Davis who shot hermit William Ebaugh in what he called a citizen arrest gone wrong, arguing Davis had a potential defense and that the community shared fault.
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Robert W. Kenny
California
Kenny
Ward Sheldon
Nevada County
Irvin Davis
Woodsman
William Ebaugh
Davis
Ebough
Citizens’ Committees
Boaugh
Allies to Keep Order as Greece Labour Turmoil Rises
Prime Minister Churchill warned the Allies would deploy large force to prevent civil war in Greece where Athens rioting left 27 dead. British troops reoccupied public buildings as violence continued for a third day amid resignations and political upheaval.
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Greece
London
U.P
Winston Churchill
Athens
Churchill
House of Commons
Whurchill
George Papanderou
Themistocles Sofoulis
Liberal Party
Piraeus
Flas
Greek Popular Liberation Army
Vas
Ronald Scobie
McCampbell Defends Air Teamwork Against Ace Image
Cmdr. David McCampbell, top fighter ace with 34 aerial victories, rebuts Adm. Sprague's view that public glory for high kill counts harms teamwork. He says his unit achieved success through joint efforts of fighters dive bombers and torpedo planes and emphasizes shared credit in leading decisive runs.
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Pacific
U S Faces Policy Clash Over Freed Areas In Europe
Washington released a policy stating internal politics in liberated areas must be decided by local forces. It signaled opposition to British influence in Italian and Greek governance and suggested Italy’s cabinet crisis is an internal matter to be resolved by Italian democracy without outside interference.
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Washington
LLP
State Department
United States
Italy
Inc
Trutians
Building Permits Totals and Listings for November
Building permits for November totaled 64 with a value of 17645. The breakdown includes 39 additions and alterations at 6065 and 9 plumbing permits totaling 1785 and 9 electrical permits totaling 570. Notable issuances cover residences, commercial work, and various repairs across several addresses and firms.</s>
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Raymond Menriguesz
Victoria St
Manuel Rosales
Joy
Maria TL. Mosqueda
Ramona
Joe Civerolo
Victoria
Juan Hips
Railroad
Simms
West Sixth
Howard Barnett
Grand Blvd
O. W. Kinchloe
Witberton
Henry Macey
S.M. Grand Bivad
Tops Military Outfitters
Filmer Page
Merrill
Wdith Davis
Teast Sixth
Co. J. Wishart
Host Sixth
Watel Springborg
Henry Robinson
Sheridan
Margaret Campbell
S.W. Grand Bivd
FTC Probes Cigarette Shortage for possible anti trust violations
A Federal Trade Commission spokesman said after a meeting that the commission believes there are violations of federal anti trust laws related to the cigarette shortage. Investigators are examining causes and would issue formal complaints if violations are found, with time of the essence and expedited action expected.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Berle May Be Envoy to Brazil
Adolf Berle Jr. assistant secretary of state, whose resignation was announced, has been offered the Brazil ambassador post. He will decide after reporting to President Roosevelt on the civil aviation conference results. He returns to Washington after the final conference acts are drafted and the closing session nears.
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Chicago
Adolf Berle Jr
Washington
Brazil
Roosevelt
Berle
Lato
Canada
Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
Downs Thanks C of C Board Retiring Chamber President
Elvin T. Downs thanked the board of directors for their cooperation as he retires after two years as president of the Corona Chamber of Commerce. He urged support for next year’s president B F Taimadeen and noted 162 members and no major changes in dues. Downs awarded a certificate to Ben B. Sampselle for completing a three year course from the Western Institute for Commercial and Trade Secretaries. The board proposed that the retiring president join the board again next year. L R Murray of Weatherby Furniture Co. was elected to membership, with other attendees listed.
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Corona Chamber of Commerce
Elvin T. Downs
B. F F. Taimadeen
Downs
Ben B. Sampselle
Western Institute For Commercial and Trade
L. R. Murray
Weatherby Furniture Co
W. A. Cropper
Axel Springborg
Sampsellé
Lundeen
Joe Copley
Frank Emerson
Rank Morrell
George Padgett
Ray K. Shook
Aubrey Willhite
M. ¥. Sherlock
A.L Hanapel
A. M. Root, Jr
Frank Ranney
Clifford Haake
Bergstein Taken as First Army Push Near Rhine
American First Army tanks advance from Hurtgen forest to within a mile of the upper Roer River and capture Bergstein as U S troops push toward the Rhine. Third Army drives into Siegfried Line in Saar basin, near Saarlautern, while HIMs heavy casualties mount on the Western Front.
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Western Front
Paris
Uip
Hurtgen
Duren
Roer
Cologne
Bergstein
Rhine
Uuter
Siegfried Line
Third Army
Saar Basin
Saar River
Saarlautern
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight D. Hisenhower
United Press
Jack Frankish
Hurtgren
Courtney H. Hodges
Bengstein
Upper
Brandenberg
Rhineland
U. S
France
Japs Halted in Kweichow by New Chinese Forces
Chinese troops withdrawn from the communist border area have halted the Japanese drive in Kweichow. They recaptured Pachai near the Am erican air base at Weyyang, signaling a temporary check but not permanent relief. The move follows Chiang Kai-shek's government shakeup and suggests a shift to curb the invaders while easing ties with factions in Chungking.
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Chungking
Kwetchow
Pachai
Wweiyang
Usimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ravenna Captured by Eighth Army in Italy
Rome dispatch reports Eighth Army troops seized Ravenna eight miles inland from the Adriatic. The 30,000 resident city sits on major routes to Bologna and the Po valley, after British forces cut the Ravenna Bologna railway line by occupying Gode and Rossi between Ravenna and Faenza.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Italy
Adriatic
Bologna
Gode and
Rossi
Faenza
Bologna Rimina
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