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26 Dec 1950
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Corona Daily Independent in Corona, California
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1950
Page
1
Highway Crashes Near Corona Leave Two Hospitalized
Multiple crashes on county roads around Corona left two people hospitalized. A 1949 car struck a yearling steer east of Corona on Magnolia Avenue injuring no one in the driver, while Kenneth Layton was hurt by a gash and artery severing wound in a Canyon Highway crash three miles south. Additional minor collisions occurred on West Sixth and Grand Boulevard and near Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Preston E. Powers
Food Service
March Field
Magnolia Avenue
California
Powers
Canyon Highway
Kenneth J. Layton
Wellington
Santa Ana
Corona Hospital
Joseph Camp‘pell
Crawford -Street
James Claude Butler
Green River Camp
Homer J. Stapps
Belle Street
Hickory Barbetue
Mr& Stapps
Cordha Hospital
George K. Thatcher
Los Angeles
Thatcher
Stapps
West Sixth
Grand Boulevard
Leonard Dwight Emerson
San Diego
Eagle Edwin Cunningham
Tustin
Emerson
Lincoln Street
Otto William Dyberg
West Eighth Street
Sixth Street
Carl William Lechleiter
Lechleiter
Charles Reuben Roth
Henry Joseph Holland
West
Eighth
Belle Streets
Three Patients Walk Out Bathrobes From Sacramento Hospital
At County Hospital in Sacramento three male patients left in bathrobes and were later found two hours afterward by police still dressed but drinking at a downtown bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
U.P
Navy Volunteer Surge Hits Los Angeles Recruiting Offices
The Navy reports a rush of volunteers in the Southland with more than 140 men showing up at the Los Angeles recruiting office in the first three hours. Lieutenant Commander George Daly says the enlistment drive will continue late into the night to process applicants who waited to spend Christmas at home. Army and Air Force stations report normal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Navy
Southland
George Daly
Army
Air Force
Judy Garland
Lynn Bart
Sid Luft
Miss Garland
Vincente Minnelli
Miss Bari
Luft
Miss Baril
W. M. Robertson
California
Robertson
Norco Man Wins Grand Prize in Graebner-Hazen Weight Guess
Jack Bissell of Norco won the grand prize in a weight guessing contest at Graebner-Hazen Furniture Store. He correctly estimated 310 pounds, the weight of rocks on a Samson card table. Winners included Mrs. J. F. Garrison and J. R. McEncree. 553 entries were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bissell
NORCO
Graebner-Hazen
Valley View
Graebner-Hagzen
Samzon
Bissell
J. F. Garrison
Tomlinson Ave
Arlington
Corona
Fred Russell
Ghp Fargon
Coroing
W. R. Coggins
Byron
Home Gardens
John Lloyd Coleman
Ramona
Larry Graebner
Toll of holiday deaths reaches historic high
The Christmas holiday toll stands at 774 deaths with 554 in auto crashes and 92 in fires. The National Safety Council cites bad weather but blames a carousal of carelessness. Los Angeles police detained over 1200 revelers after widespread drinking and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
T Hat
Los Angeles
Corona Shooters Fall to Out of Town Gunners in 100 Trap Event
Corona Red and Gun Club were defeated 70 to 30 as out-of-town shooters dominated the 100 trapshoot. H. N. Ferguson of Fontana led with nine wins, followed by Charles Paulk of Arlington with seven. A four-way tie for third included J B Hazelton Covina J Wirth San Bernardino and H O Heiner Corona. Mrs Velda Heiner of San Bernardino was the sole woman to win money. Next contest set for Sunday Jan 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona Red and Gun Club
H. N. Ferguson
Fontana
Charles Paulk
Arlington
J. B. Hazelton
Covina
J. Wirth
H. O. Heiner
San Bernardino
Carl Herkelrath
Corona
Quiet Christmas in Corona Amid Los Angeles Busts
Over Christmas hundreds were jailed for intoxication in Los Angeles while Corona saw only two arrests one for drunk driving and one for intoxication. A rear shed at the Daily Independent plant was broken into with minor damage and a few Christmas light bulbs stolen. Police investigate the mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Corona
Daily Independent
The
Winter Cold Wave Grips Midwest and East
Crowded jails hold defendants sobering up as 326 people face court on drunken driving charges. A new cold wave sweeps east from the Great Plains with snow and freezing temps. Minnesota may see 20 below, northern Illinois around 10 below, complicating travel from Mississippi to the Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Great Plains
Mississippi
Seaboard
Mercury
Minnesota
Ilinois
Texas Mother Tours 1250 Miles to Cook Son's Christmas Dinner
Mrs. Kitty Heatherly of Clarendon, Texas, traveled 1250 miles to visit her son Pvt. Tommy Gene Heatherly, a Marine recruit. The Evening Tribune published her ad for a kitchen and two beds, triggering about 175 invitations from San Diegans eager to host her holiday meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Turners
Magnolia
Home Gardens
Tommy Gene Heatherly
Evening Tribune
San Diegans
Texas
Dr Norman Mellor Returns to Armed Service
Corona physician Major Norman Mellor leaves to join the Secon Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas. He served four years in World War II with the Eighth Armored Division in Europe. He is from Riverside and his practice will reopen for patient care and case histories during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Mellor
Corona
Fort Hood Exas
Secon . Armored
Fort Hood
Temple
Texas
Eighth Armored Division
Mellor
Riverside
Dr. Mellor
Margaret Jameson
Joy Jameson
Mellors
Peg
Bill
Woman Attacks Errol Flynn Home In Ventura Woman Runs Amok in Flynn's Luxurious Home
Ruth Heberle, 35, of Ventura, Calif., stormed screen star Errol Flynn's home while he honeymooned aboard the yacht Zaca in Europe. She chased the cook and hurled garden furniture into a pool, smashed windows, and tore decorations. She was booked on burglary suspicion after being subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Ruth Heberle
Ventura
Calif
Flynn
Zaca
Europe
Patrice Wymore
Julie Miller
Armed services roster for Corona area exceeds two hundred
The Corona Navy Mothers Club No 701 reports over 200 local men and women in uniform, including Betty Louk in the Signal Corps and Dolly Klemn with the WACS. Christmas cards were sent to those listed, with plans to publish a complete register and mail monthly greetings from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Corona Navy Mothers Club No
C. T. Barber
Betty Louk
Signal Corps
Dolly Klemn
WACS
Opal McKee
Navy
Alaska
Armed Services
Cuthbert Gully and Wife Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Family and friends gathered at 1321 South Main Street to honor Captain and Mrs. Cuthbert Gully on their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, wed Christmas Day 1900 in Long Beach, have long served Corona, recently moving from East Sixth Street after 32 years. Numerous relatives and neighbors from nearby towns attended to offer congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthbert Gully
South Main Street
Anniver
H. L. Gully
Anthony
Eric
Lawrence
San Mateo
Ormond T. Johnson
Long Beach
Gully
Corona
East Sixth Street
Douglas A. Normington
William Kafahl
Betty Kofahl
Roger Graham
Russell Tidwell
Fred Archer
Santa Barbara
William Kennett
San Fernando
Ambrose Compton
Gladys Launer
Richard Priestley
Doris Ann
Hermosa Beach
BE. G. Tuthill
Alfred Holmes
Henry Tuthill
Oscar Graham
Ted Tuthill
Wrestler Gorgeous George Legally Drops Name
In Los Angeles, George Raymond Wagner petitions to legally become George. Judge W Turney Fox approves the change and allows his wife and two children to use the name George. He arrives in court in a purple suit with an orchid accessory, without his usual valet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Gorgeous George
Los Angeles Superior Court
George Raymond Wagner
W. Turney Fox
George
Bonecrusher
World War price slows Red China and Russia over Korea
A wartime analysis argues that Moscow and Beijing face a costly, high risk effort to seize Korea. It notes Russia’s limited air support, the Hungnam evacuee success, and UN forces with 215000 frontline troops plus 300000 South Korean reserves. It cautions of potential shifts in alliance and the danger of air power gaps. Official city temperature: high today 61, low 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
China
Russia
South Korea
Korea
Europe
Red China
Hungnam
Noa
Ex-husband accused of perjury in Communist ties testimony
Mrs. Ann Remington testified that William H. Remington told her in 1938 he was a Communist Party member and urged secrecy. She described meetings at Dartmouth and visits to Bennington College, and said he discussed his TVA job in Knoxville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Remington
William H. Remington
Communist Party
Remington
Dartmouth College
American Student Union
Dartmouth
Bennington College
Knoxville, Tenn
TVA
Invasion of South Korea Intensifies Front Near 38th Parallel
Communist and United Nations forces sparred along a 140 mile front as the second South Korea invasion begins. Chinese forces are reported two miles south of the 38th parallel and 28 miles north of Seoul with North Korean patrols within 24 miles of the capital. Nearly 250,000 UN troops under Lt Gen Ridgway prepare for a major offensive. Secretary Brannan sets 1951 sugar marketing quota at 8 million tons with a 1980 comparison and notes possible revisions to keep prices fair and supplies adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Han River
Kum
Naktong
South Korea
United Nations
38Th Parallel
10Th Corps
Eighth Army
Matthew Ridgway
Charles Brannan
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Truman Returns to Washington a Day Early
President Truman cuts short his Missouri holiday and flies to Washington. He will dine with top officials including Acheson Marshall Snyder and Bradley to discuss home front mobilization and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Kansas City
Independence
Minasouri
White House
Blair Horse
Dean Acheson
Defense
George Marshal
Treasury
John Snyder
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Europe
Korea
Also Mentioned on This Page
DOW Jones
West Germany
Berlin
Grunewald Forest
Western Europe
Corona Area
Oliver Smith
Marines
Pelingi
Moscow
United Press
General Motors
I T
Army Air Force
Kiansan
G-M
C. RB. Wilson
Republic Aircraft Corporation
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siepel
Flamingo Corporation
M. Bert Fisher
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