27 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
1
About 400 firms in Corona report sales tax forms and licenses. The Corona Police Department collects roughly 80 000 dollars yearly for the city. One clerk handles quarterly mailings and monthly forms with two men splitting desk duties.
Three defendants appeared in City and Justice courts on charges of disturbance and drunk driving. Roy Spencer of Emerson Hotel pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days with 30 suspended on good behavior for one year. Earl Allen Lowe faced drunk driving charges with bail set at 250 dollars. James Harman and Homer Hartsell faced intoxication and drunken driving records with conditional penalties.
Scotland Yard officials refuse comment on the search for the historic Stone of Scone amid reports a man and a Scottish accented woman were seen near Westminster Abbey before the stone was found ripped from beneath the coronation chair.
The city will practice an air raid warning Friday at 11 a.m. The Ferry Building siren and sirens on police cars and trucks will sound simultaneously. The drill will recur each Friday at the same time during the crisis. Hayward and six Alameda County fire districts will run a similar drill at noon Friday.
Claude Durkee a 38 year old tabulating machine operator for Los Angeles County was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined 500 dollars for embezzling 500 dollars. He pleaded guilty to using another employee’s pay number to create a duplicate check in his name and hid the act by destroying the cashed check.
George Pauly rose from a Long Beach refinery laborer to maintenance engineer and soon department head at Richfield Oil. A Corona High School 1940 graduate and WWII veteran wounded at Midway, Pauly joined Carlson's Raiders, later served, and earned a Navy Commendation. He and his wife Mickey live in Lakewood Village. his father Leo teaches at Corona High School.
Time labels an anonymous American Fighting Man as 1950s Man of the Year. The piece argues the U.S. fighter represents a reluctant, comfort-loving nation drawn into war by destiny and the era's technological forces shaping progress, freedom, and survival.
Official city reading reports a high of 59 degrees and a low of 39 degrees last night.
Police Chief J. S. Lowery warns after Christmas BB guns air guns and .22 rifles damage street lights each year. He urges parents to take children outside the city for target practice to prevent injuries and property damage.
The 20-30 Club held a joint ladies night and installation dinner at Los Serranos Country Club. Jake Kuhn of Ontario praised the outgoing officers and installed President Elden Veach along with new officers before a gift exchange and dancing to the Los Serranos orchestra.
The CJHS library is student staffed with 19 members and handles over 4000 books yearly. Miss Edith Teeple notes the students know book details by heart and run a multi use room serving as a reading center, dining area, and test space while teaching Library Practice.
The Woman's Improvement Club cancels its New Year’s Eve party planned at the clubhouse due to insufficient member reservations. President Mrs Walter J Wood says the early cancellation gives members time to make other arrangements. Betty Hutton Seeks Divorce from Ted Briskin over mental cruelty custody and support urged, marriage since 1945 with prior separations.
The Corona Red Cross Disaster Relief Committee meets tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Red Cross office. Chairman Dr Charles H Barrett urges full attendance from all divisions to discuss first aid training and Civilian Defense Medical Division collaboration led by Dr Walter J Wood.
Cpl. Loman Wallace son of Mrs Myr Hartpence of 1132 Seventh Street Corona is listed among army injured in Korea. Mrs Hartpence works at Riverside General Hospital. Further details are not available at present. Also notes Dow Jones closing stocks and a British rail tour program.
A brutal nationwide cold wave grips the United States from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Rochester Minnesota experiences 31 below zero, the nation’s coldest spot, with other readings including 30 below at Lone Rock Wisconsin and 24 below at Mason City Iowa. Six deaths are reported from the cold in New England as Chicago and New York post their coldest season readings.
War analysis notes confidence in Washington that a new front near the 38th parallel can be held. Tokyo wary of public bets, with questions over South Korean troops and civilians morale and cooperation. The piece explores ROK fighting spirit, civilian conduct, and potential impact on South Korea's fate.
The city’s population plummets as municipal officials report about 750000 residents have fled, with tens of thousands leaving daily. Refugees stream across Haun river bridges while authorities move south following President Rhee’s guidance. A five year old boy amid the crowd epitomizes the city’s shock.
A Coast Guard PBM patrol plane, commanded by Larry Davis, launched from San Diego to rescue 28 year old fisherman Mack Bell near Coccorro Island, 150 miles south. With less than an hour of fuel expected on return, a radio guided landing in San Diego Bay may be required if fuel runs low.
President Truman will nominate Stanton Griffis as the United States ambassador to Spain, ending five years of diplomatic deadlock since 1945. The White House confirms Spain's choice of ambassador to the United States, signaling renewed West alignment after Franco's pro-German stance during World War II.
A World War II quadruple amputee farmer from Alabama comforts a 20 year old American in Korea who also lost two arms and two legs. Hensel, guiding his dairy farm on 148 acres, notes Smith should cope and recover well. Smith faces Washington treatment as morale remains high despite severe frostbite.
The divorced wife of William Remington testified in New York that the former government economist handed over top secret wartime information to a Communist courier. She said Remington met with spy Miss Bentley and spoke excitedly about a formula to make explosives from garbage to send to Russia, while he faced charges of lying to investigators.
In North Vancouver British Columbia search crews hunt for 15 year old Marilyn Long and 13 year old Freda Neufeld missing after a Sunday school hike on Mount Seymour. Royal Canadian Mounted Police forest rangers and civilians join the effort with Canadian air force helicopters on standby in Vancouver.
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