29 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
1
Corona outlines plans for a $ redevelopment of the Tenth and Belle area including a recreation center and a permanent air port. The piece highlights civic leaders Rev Daniel Wogan and F W Kuster and notes Corona’s wartime and business achievements and a prosperous new year ahead.
Lt General Devers said two German JU-88s bombed the clearly marked 23rd General Hospital at Mirecourt, about 40 miles from the front. The field hospital was blasted to pits with two 500 pound bombs, killing two and injuring more than fifty.
Two carloads of California navel oranges sold at ceiling prices during the New York auction session.
Corona district chairman Joy G Jameson honored four star generals and war bond workers at a Thursday dinner at Glen Ivy Hot Springs hotel. Ray Shook received field marshal honors for selling 183099 bonds. total RF bond sales reached 235924. The event praised Riverside county sales and highlighted the role of retail bond campaigns in inflation control and postwar purchasing power.
In Chicago Montgomery Ward & Co faces a government seizure of seven Ward properties to enforce war labor board orders. Sewell Avery defies the move, claiming he remains in charge as Army troops occupy the Chicago plant. Possible seizures in Kansas City and Trenton threaten further action.
The article lists attendees including Ware, Kirk Parmenter, B F Lun deen, Elizabeth Jerney, Gertrude Seymore, Mirpie McMullen, Fred Snedecor, Frank Emerson, Ben B Seapsette, Mrs W D Ruddell, Tda Mae Gross, Inez Fare, Mrs Toots Roof, Rev Dan Hogan, Victoria Carter, E H Huffman, Teresa Kessler, Romayne Tompkins, Martin Ehlers, and J C Hammond.
Second Lieutenant Stanley Purser, 20, a Corona High School graduate in 1941 who lived in Corona two and a half years, was killed in action in Singapore while serving with the Army Air Forces. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Purser of Hollywood, Calif, reported his death and noted he held pilot wings earned in Marfa, Texas, after enlisting via Los Angeles City College.
Rev. Paul Ayllon of the Mexican Baptist church on North Main spoke to Corona Rotarians about his work among Spanish and Mexican Protestants in Corona. He noted 66 congregation members and his pride as a 100 percent American of Spanish ancestry. The meeting also installed Dr. W. Chandler as a new member, with Art Wiericke winning a $6 war stamp award and Ed Clark arranging the program. Rotary soon marks its 40th anniversary since Pearl Harbor.
The nation's first selectee for World War II Douglas F. Sheriff of Seattle returns from overseas with sergeant’s chevrons and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is credited with 34 bombing missions over Japanese held China and has just been granted a leave after nearly four years of service in the Army. Draft number 158.
A mother’s New Year toast expresses prayers for her son and calls for cautious hope as wartime conditions and labor disputes shape the nation. It urges independent Congress leadership, voluntary action over directives, and balanced government power with efficiency and economy in business.
Paris dispatch reports Allied forces driving into the northern and southern flanks of the German salient near Bastogne and Grandmenil, converging along the Liege Arlon highway to trap panzer units. U S troops encircled a major Nazi regiment near Celles and pressed toward Dinant as Patton’s 3rd Army advances from Bastogne.
Corona city inspector John Cubley reports 64 building permits issued in December amounting to 22 675 dollars. The permits cover two dwellings valued at 1200 dollars, four residential permits for 14 510 dollars, two commercial permits totaling 300 dollars, five plumbing permits at 625 01, electrical permits of 890 dollars, and two sewer permits for 150 dollars.
Official weather recorder Ser man Kampling reports 0.118 inch today added to 0.87 yesterday, giving 0.50 inches over two days and a seasonal total of 6.14 inches. The rain aids citrus as irrigation continues despite dry weather.
The Corona Chamber of Commerce will hold its first meeting of the year next Tuesday to install new officers led by president BL de Lundeern. Envy Shook will serve as vice president with AL Taindsley as second vice president and Fred Te Snedecor as treasurer.
Soviet front dispatches report heavy fighting as German forces abandon Budapest and destroy bridges, with fires burning through the city. Along the Danube and across western plains, Soviet advances push toward Vienna while Berlin forces retreat, suffering casualties and losing tanks.
Poem depicts quiet street scenes at night where facades mask fear and grief. Neighbors conceal tears and hopes as war and hardship intrude on domestic moments. A man contemplates work and money while a woman prays for her baby’s safety as streets sleep under tense calm.
The piece recalls upsets in Rose Bowl lore including 1916 Washington State beating Brown 14 to 0 as a historic reminder that even dominant teams can stumble. It cites USC and a looming matchup as a potential mild upset risk despite strong records.
Eight students from Northwestern State College Alva Okla are listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges The honorees include Beatrice Chase of Meno Okla Mary Grunewald and Emily Percefal of Alva Imogene Mitchell Mildred Scripsick Shirley Smith Francis Smith and Harry Propp Notes hometowns Kiowa Kan Amorita Manchester and Southard appear among the group.
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