29 Dec 1954
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1954
Page
1
The article forecasts a large rise in births through the mid 1950s, leading to crowded schools and a demand for more teachers and higher local taxes. It projects enrollment growth, housing needs, and a future boom in construction and suburban development driven by marriages and rising incomes. It notes shifts in employment for women and a growing elderly population.
Kiplinger reports varied state growth with Texas strong, California ahead in ten years, New England lagging, Connecticut bright spots, and industrial states not keeping pace. Demographic shifts show widows outnumbering widowers, high remarriage after divorce, baby spacing, more boys after war, and population rising from 164 to about 220 million by 1975.
The winter storm spanned the nation with blizzards in the Southwest, ice in the Midwest, snow in New England, and tornadoes in the Dixie region. Oklahoma and Texas faced hundreds stranded as rescue trains and National Guard moved to aid motorists.
Hollywood previews for 1955 point to more pre sold titles, color and widescreen formats. Kim Novak is named the year’s rising star with emphasis on adult themes, literary adaptations, and higher budgets as studios chase TV audiences and foreign competition.
The piece notes Puerto Rico as a U S territory with 10 percent voting representation in Congress and stated tax status exemptions from U S income taxes. It emphasizes ongoing questions about fiscal duties and political rights for Puerto Rico residents.
Poultry experts in Lincoln Neb advise using straw lofts in check houses and cloth over windows to keep hens warmer and drier in winter. They say open louvres above straw loft allow moisture to escape while retaining heat. fiberglass insulation can also remove moisture.
Reported yesterday a non injury auto mishap occurred at 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of East Sixth street and East Grand Boulevard. Bobby Ralph Burk of 406 Sherman Avenue Corona drove a 1941 Plymouth sedan east on Sixth street and stopped for a signal when struck by Cath ering Ethel Eddleston of Twin framed driving a 1954 Ford sedan. Both vehicles were driven from the scene.
In San Fernando police detained 11 members of an alleged robbery ring after bartender Nick Bealer noticed two men wiping fingerprints from glasses. The group, including two women, is suspected of seven robberies totaling about $20 000. Frontline suspects were Jay Sanders and Stanley Weinstein. other arrestees include Anne Alexander Mary Jo Dart Glen Dart Burt Sanders brother Richard Eugenio William Whiteside Lefty Miller Robert Sumner and George Garner.
In Bridlington England Big Chief Beaver a 32 year old stunt man who claims North American Indian heritage shot an arrow through a board and into his wife Marie 22 hitting her chest with minor injuries. The audience believed the act was ongoing as the curtain fell.
Chamber of Commerce members vote to draft a letter to the City Council urging consideration of a traffic light near the junior high, with a blinker light proposed for Kendall or Olive street after reports of accidents and speeding on Main Street. Wilbert Miller elected assistant treasurer at luncheon, tickets for the banquet limited to 225, and a community service award planned again.
The report notes that cubs of the New England black bear are typically twins, with births occurring in January and by February. The observation highlights a common timing pattern for newborn cubs.
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