Local notes mix of bets and stars in Corona area
Corona area residents push Geo E K Stanley toward a 300000 war bond total while Lt Jesse Hill gains sports fame. County leaders introduce C A Steves to the board as Deputy Ted Tomer jokes with ex coworkers. Mayor Colbern addresses listeners, Girl Scouts sing in the business district, and nudist rumors fade as the F F ends.
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Corona-Norco
Geo. EK. Stanley
Jesse Hill
U. S. Navy
City Hall
County Supervisors
Coachella Valley
Hizzoner W. Merle Colbern
Hbaliwick
Riverside
Record of 1943 44 IHscon dido Jemon production and returns
Brief digest reports IHscon dido season results with 25 319 boxes packed and 1 288 370 dollars in returns an increase of 232 500 over the prior year. Additional items mention a missing mail parcel with Christmas gifts for Viva Bouts of Fullerton and gifts to a sick child from Cheyenne, plus local protests over a returned Japanese family near Placentia, plans to expand Porterville and Arcadia high school needs, a Perris poultry livestock restriction ordinance, Hemet olive crop value and processing start.
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Ihscondido
Jemon
Bombing Raids Hit Omura, Shanghai and Nanking
U.S. warplanes conducted daylight raids on Omura in Kyushu and on Shanghai and Nanking in China. Chinese targets suffered dock and engineering-works damage. Shanghai and Nanking reports cited clear weather and light AA fire. Omura bombing targeted an aircraft plant with unclear results reported by the 20th Air Force.
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Washington
U.2
Omura
Japan
Shanghai
Nanking
China
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20Th Air Force
Tédey
Saipan
Kokuki
Mitsubishi Aircraft Works
Napoya
Toyo
Y Yamapuchi
Black Panther Packs Punch in Field Artillery Gauge
The Black Panther field artillery piece weighs 34 tons in firing position highlighting its heft and firepower.
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Black Panther
Ward Seizure Looms on Defs of Union Status
Chicago dispatch says government seizure of Montgomery Ward properties in seven cities looms as Ward resists War Labor Board union demands. Detroit area stores announce retroactive 46 cent wage, 1943 1944 history cited. union members have been on strike.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
War Labor Board
WLB
Detroit
Wards
R. W. Rosevear
Montgoery Ward
Betroit
Ward
Corona Soldier Wounded in Mediterranean Action
War Department reports Pvt. Ralph J. Contreras of Corona has been wounded in action in the Mediterranean theater. Mrs. Angelina Contreras of 17 Merrill Street, Corona, is his mother. Also noted is the birth of a son to S/Sgt. Gilbert Brunnhoeffer and his wife on December 18 at Riverside Community Hospital.
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Washington
The
War Department Today
Ralph J. Contreras
Angelina Contreras
Merrill Sr
Corona
Mediterranean
Brunnhoeffers
Gilbert Brunnhoeffer
Howard Sr
Riverside Community Hospital
Yanks Mass to Stem Offensive of German Army
American forces moved up with tanks guns and men to meet a German armored thrust into Belgium as Lt. Gen. Courtney Hedges 1st Army lines steadied along the northern Belfort front. Reports said German advance slowed and the counteroffensive remained in full swing with Allied air support and heavy fighting continuing.
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Belgium
Courtney HH. Hedges
1St Army
Gerd von Rundstedt
United Press
Jack Frankish
Whasserine Pass
Tunisia
Hodges
Germany
John McDermott
Meerag
Rhine
Supreme Headquarters
U.S
Pack 8 and 9 Cub Scout Meeting At Lincoln School
Cub Scouts Pack 8 and 9 hold an evening gathering at 7 30 in Lincoln school auditorium. Two reels of pictures will be shown and dens will perform in music or song. A prize goes to the den with the most parents and friends present.
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Lincoln School
Fortresses Strike German Front in Major U S Air Offensive
The United States Fifth Air Force sent over 300 Flying Fortresses to blunt a Nazi offensive along the western front. The mission targeted road and rail junctions from Trier to Kemand, supported by Thunderbolt fighters, in the area opposite the Luxembourg border and the U S 1st Army line.
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London
United States &Th Air Force
Trier
Luxemboury
Kemand
New York Citrus Auction Sells Grapefruit and Lemons
One carload of novel oranges and six carloads of lemons sold at sealing prices today on the citrus auction market in New York.
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New York
Community plea to build a Corona Independent
The Corona Independent urges readers to help shape a local hometown newspaper centered on Corona events. It seeks letters about Corona soldiers and veterans, requests readers bring in unusual photos, and explains plans for timely news pictures while noting war-time printing limits.
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Corona
Coronas
Independent
Coronnus
Epven
Hhoar
Bank of America Plans 40 Million Capital Increase
Bank of America proposes to issue 800000 new common shares, boosting capital funds by about 40 million to roughly 220 million. Shareholders of record Dec 16 may subscribe at the public offering price by Dec 28, with underwriters and dealers participating nationwide. A special meeting to vote is set for 2 pm Dec 28 in San Francisco.
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I. M. Gismini
Pan
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Gianninis
Smith Band to Play Christmas Music Two Nights
The Smith Band led by Meoombers of the Jesse Smith or Gheagtea tours Claringe city on Friday and Saturday eve ning presenting a program of Christmas music. About six stops are planned with the orchestra playing five to ten minutes at each point. They travel in the Baptist church bus and perform between 7:30 and 8:30 pm each evening as part of the community Christmas observance.
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Meoombers
Jesse Smith
Gheagtea
Christman
Baptist Church
Corminutyity
Savior Is Born Technicolor Film Shown Tonight
The Savior Is Born, a Technicolor film, will be shown tonight at the Congregational Church Social Hall. Rev Daniel Popa Puoshor sets the date for a dinner after the GISC fellowship, with proceeds aiding Christmas carols and church activities.
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Mars
Bickhart
Our
Ravior
Two Children Suffer Minor Injuries in City Traffic Crash
A Tiva crash at Shoriain and oi ostreets left 4 year old Cineida Alonzo and Violet street resident with minor injuries treated at Corona hospital. Virginia Taylor of West Sth St was the other driver. Police arrested Mc Corkell on disturbance charges. plea not guilty set for city court December 20. Opal Buchholz pleaded guilty to vagrancy. fined $100 with probation. Police and tow car aided after a car stuck in a drain near Ontario Kellopp streets.
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Cineida Alonzo
Pablo Alonzo
Violet Street
Corona Hospital
Virginia Taylor
West Sth
St. Railroad Street
McCorkell
McCorkelle
Opal Bucholz
Corona
Temescal Canyon
Deel
George MW. McCruley
Legion Posts Publicity Push Through Local News
Members of the William W. Jameson Jr post of the American Legion met to plan publicity efforts. About 30 veterans attended as Jesse Smith Orchestra provided tunes. 70 members now in the post with a 66 quota. The group approved creating roadside advertising signs and a weekly column in The Independent detailing post news and veterans affairs. An Italian dinner is planned for January under Tony Mascare.
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William W. Jameson, Jr
Ameican Leplon
Jesse Smith
Marchingham
Townsend Club
Lepton
Daniel A. Hopan
Wso
Dimer
Hh. Change Leon Products
Nder
Rouby Sullivant
Accomimnittee
Art Werrick
Jim Lindsley
Post
Independent
Ttm
Lepign
Witr Veteras de Preveral
The
Tony Mascare
Twenty-Nine Members Attend Boy Scout Troop Meeting
Thirty members and officers of Boy Scout Troop 84 attended last evening's meeting in the clubhouse. A baseball game, tests, and games followed. The Blaming Arrow patrol won the advancement contest and Christmas presents were exchanged. The next meeting is set for Tuesday, December 26.
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Boy Scout Troop 84
Arrow Patrol
Venus near the Moon Inspires Palm Tree Notes
Coral City readers report a vivid night sky showing Venus close to the Moon, timing for the holidays. The piece then muses on California palm varieties, their forms, textures, and surprising uses as described after a library visit.
Churchill to Debate Greek Issue in Commons Tomorrow
Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to debate the Greek crisis in Parliament after labor demands for immediate consideration. A labor committee pressed the issue despite Churchill’s earlier stance, noting serious concern in Britain over his Greece policies amid the Western Front battle.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Britain
New England lighthouse inspires perfume name 1 4 3
Boston harbor beacon lights up a romantic code 1 4 3 meaning I love you. The cryptic scent name stems from the signal once flashed by Minot’s lighthouse in the harbor.
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Boston
New England
Milady
Minot
Boston Harbor
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