31 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1947
Page
1
Corona reporting shows 1947 permits total 1,598,571 with 128 new homes and 282 since Jan 1, 1946. December permits reach 58,797 with 31,260 for new residences and 1,925 for electrical work.
Molotov calls for a fresh council gathering to declare Germany must be settled through agreement. Hagana condemns Haifa attack as post office workers resign over fears of Palestineism beyond the region. Eight fugitives including murderers and kidnappers still at large near Canyon City Colorado after a breakout guard was killed. Wallace attacks the Marshall Plan and unveils a seven point alternative. Plans pause for rest ahead of a busy presidential race. Taft accuses the State Department of staging propaganda to push the Marshall Plan as prices rise. Wallace third party bid unsettles some Democratic lawmakers fearing his endorsement. Fairbanks Jr home Westridge rivals Pickfair as social hub for bigwigs.
Tickets for the Soroptimist New Years dance at the Woman's Improvement Club house on Main Street are available at the door. The public is invited to attend as the club plans a gala evening with dinner dancing favors a door prize and a floor show starting at 8 00 p m with doors opening at 7 00 p m.
The Dow Jones closes with 30 industrials at 181.60, up 0.60. Railroads rise to 62.48, up 0.79. Utilities at 38.40, up 0.17. The total market index at 65.09, up 0.42. Volume reported as 1,540,000 shares.
Interim rate rise granted Dec 17 to Pacific Telephone and Telegraph boosts Corona rates from 25 cents to 1.50 and trims party line options. Changes include higher business and residential rates and elimination of certain multi party lines. Outside base area suburban service expands with toll rate rises during night and Sunday periods. company says increases help meet financial obligations while preserving public service.
Corona records no traffic fatalities in 1947 as the year closes, with police hopeful the trend will continue. The article lists 1946 incidents including seven auto fatalities, a fire injury, and several deaths, plus local civic notes on schools, businesses, and community groups.
Corona merchants and the Corona Daily Independent announce the fourth annual First Baby of the Year contest. prizes include fashion items, baby gear, food, and household gifts from local businesses. The baby must be born in Corona or Riverside Community Hospital after midnight Dec 31 1947.
Jeannie Spahr, visiting Santa Monica, has a part in the M G M production The Unfinished Dance and will star as Jenny in Heaven for Jenny in a Republic release. She attends Brentwood School and enjoys film work during a Santa Monica visit with Janet and Beverly Page. Public Library closes December 31 at 6 p m.
Richard Kempster of Home Gardens was treated at County Hospital today after a relapse attempt yesterday. He was revived by police and Fireman Hart using a resuscitator following an attempted death by own action. He remained unconscious due to gag restraint from an opened passage in his home. charges of peace disturbance are reportedly filed but he could not attend court.
Sunny today gives way to variable high clouds tonight and Thursday. Temperatures rise slightly with daytime highs around 65 and overnight lows near 41.
New York U P reports citrus prices unavailable today due to a recent heavy snowfall. Prices not available as market dealings are disrupted by winter weather affecting trade in the region.
Mary Polanowski a 19 year old secretary chosen from about 200 contestants as Wyom ing Valley Career Girl of 1947. The Times Leader secretary won with the most purpose and will to achieve she left school at 14 to help her family. She received training and gifts including a week in New York Career School and an air tour as a goodwill ambassador for the anthracite mining industry.
City Council approved an agreement with the State Department of Highways for six months funding totaling 992 dollars for main tenance and repairs within Corona. Street allocations are Sixth 384, Ontario 256, Main 364, with 200 for Christmas decorations. The city also approved bids for a motor grader at 10 470 dollars plus tax and electric light bulbs for 1948. A disclaimer of damages by Mrs. Wayman Shockley due to a sidewalk fall was noted. A hog manure use ordinance, and Planning Commission setup were discussed. council remained fully in session under Mayor Colbern.
Memorial services were held for Mrs Beasie W Coplen a Corona resident widow of J B Coplen long time Corona councilman who died in 1969 Services were at Bell's Mortuary and burial was at Inglewood Park cemetery in the family plot She leaves a son Lt Col John W Coplen a granddaughter two sisters and several pallbearers named Ed Clark Joe Beck Ed Field Fred Snedecor Gus Chambon Herbert Key
A brief notice instructs readers to call 1284 if they miss a newspaper delivery, with a deadline of before 7 P.M. for service correction. The item emphasizes prompt reporting to ensure replacement or resolution.
Canon City, Colo. state prison guards and militiamen recaptured 11 of 12 escaping convicts. Two were killed in the process, three others were captured in Garden Park district ten miles north, while one fugitive, James Sherbundy of Rifle, Colo., remained at large.
Chicago report says Thomas L. Owens of Illinois who helped frame the Taft Hartley Law urged repeal during a hearing on the Chicago printers strike. He stated it would be better to do without the law and would recommend to Congress that it be repealed.
A B 29 aircraft carrying nine crew members is reported missing off the Alaska coast. Officials say search efforts are underway as weather conditions hinder visibility and rescue operations.
In Bucharest the exile of former King Michael and his royal entourage may be postponed as Premier Groza’s government moves toward a new Romanian republic. The court planned to depart by plane to Switzerland via Budapest and Vienna if weather allowed. Michael was linked to Anne of Bourbon Parma, his fiancee in Denmark. Meanwhile Secretary Anderson proposed not releasing further names of grain traders to avoid harming small speculators. he would publish about 1,000 names soon and rule out insiders, leaving unclear if the January government employee list will be exempt.
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