18 Jun 1945
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
1
A traveler’s postwar vision notes men in service taking wives to far places they wrote about. The column muses on tipping, manners, and the ritual of leaving a gratuity, with reflections on work, wages, and social expectations.
Justin Heckert Corona recreation director sustained a deep cut to his left little finger while swimming at Balboa Beach on Sunday and also endured a sunburn. He is described as recovering at home. A Ford coupe owned by Harley Rounsville at 1161 East Street was reported stolen from 8234 Ramona Street last Saturday evening with no recovery by police.
The Corona city recreation department launches a new playground program directed by Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers with Miss Betty Lou Hanapel in charge. Daily activities run 10 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. except Tuesdays, with Sundays reserved for family gatherings 1 to 5 p.m. Families are urged to bring lunches after church.
Corona held a family friendly rodeo and fiesta week with 100 cowboys and cowgirls, a grandstand crowd, and a flag ceremony by Dr Dwight Nelson and William R Bell. Wage Blessinwas thrown from a horse but survived winded and uninjured. Police Chief Joseph Lowery led a parade of police and fire personnel in new uniforms, while Abe Beston’s patter added humor. Stock averages cited: Industrials 166.94 down 0.60. Railroads 61.72 up 0.58. Utilities 32.61 up 0.09. Stocks 64.56 up 0.06. Sales 1 930 000 shares.
Staff Sergeant Glen E Williams 23 son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Williams Corona will join the 20th Air Force overseas for combat duty against the Japs. He recently graduated as a B 29 crew member at Davis Monthan Field Tucson after extensive training.
Private Clary of the 11th Airborne, son of Mrs Effie H Clary of Corona Route 1, earned the Purple Heart after being wounded February 1 following his Nasugbu landing to spearhead the assault toward southern Manila. He returned to action after treatment as the 11th Airborne cleared southern Luzon of Japanese resistance.
The Corona Independent urges readers to invest in the 7th War Loan Series E bonds totaling four billion dollars. It compares past oversubscriptions, stresses personal sacrifice, and links bonds to winning the war, preserving economic stability, and achieving lasting peace.
The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that the Associated Press by laws restricting new members violate federal anti trust laws. Five Justices supported the decision with Black writing the opinion. three dissented. The note describes the AP as a cooperative of newspapers and explains membership can be denied.
Gordon Miter joins his mother, Mrs Belle Miter, as partner at the Town Shop in Corona a ladies ready to wear store. He was honorably discharged from the Army as a technical sergeant after four years overseas and returned home recently. His brother John in the Navy arrived from San Francisco to visit until July 1 with his wife.
Eye witnesses describe Sunday’s four way B 29 attack on Japan with flames visible up to 150 miles from targets. Black Widow night fighters now operate from Okinawa as U S forces mop up 3000 Japanese. Polish underground army members including General Okulicki go on trial before Soviet court. Mrs Eisenhower in Washington for home coming with expected kiss. Belgians threaten general strike if King Leopold returns.
The piece discusses unions and miners resisting wage hikes amid wartime pledges. It notes that miners received raises well beyond Little Steel while other workers seek larger increases to cover higher living costs. It cites the War Labor Board’s stance and ongoing labor tensions, questioning fairness among loyal groups versus miners.
General Eisenhower returned to Washington amid a heroic homecoming and told world leaders that the armed forces are winning peace. He urged leaders to preserve this peace and meet postwar problems, stressing that mourners’ grief can be eased if such a pledge is kept.
In Moscow a Soviet military tribunal heard 15 of 16 Polish underground leaders plead guilty to all or part of charges of terroristic acts against the Red Army. The trial focused on反 insurgent actions and their links to resistance activities.
A fleet of bombers struck Kagoshima and other cities along a 500 mile front, burning the port to the water and setting fires visible for miles. Reports say Hamamatsu and Yokkaichi burned, with smoke rising high as thousands of shadow factories were destroyed to cripple smaller industries. General Hap Arnold hailed the campaign as erasing key factory centers.
United States forces ringed the southeastern Okinawa coast as Tenth Army divisions attack isolated Japanese pockets. Reports cite 80 day campaign near end with 80 459 Japanese dead in eight days. Admiral Minoru Ota among the dead. six corpses found in a cave with slit throats described as neat by the discoverer.
The Forest Service estimates 960 000 man days were drawn from war industries and farms to fight fires in 1944. Last year’s lumber burn would build 215 000 five room homes, underscoring housing strain. California lawmakers resist cross-border expansion by Oregon and Nevada, defending state borders and grandeur.
Remodeling and conversion of the first floor at 118 Foat Sixth Street will expand space for telephone operators and training rooms. Southern California Telephone Co reports a $5000 project with completion expected by August 1, contractor Eric W. Emtman of Riverside leads the work.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 to cancel the order for the deportation of Harry Bridges, a west coast labor leader and CIO head, to Australia as a Communist. The decision ends decades of hearings begun in 1938 after Attorney General Biddle ordered Bridges sent home in 1942. Bridges had sought habeas corpus after being deemed an undesirable alien due to Communist Party ties.
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Corporal Rosario V. Lerma 28 a Corona native and combat medic with the 361st Infantry Regiment of the 91st Powder River Division holds all but the Medal of Honor among Fifth Army honors in Italy. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Bronze Star and Division Citation for rescues battlefield aid and treatment under heavy fire.
A Friday afternoon collision on Sey Washburn streets involved a 17 year old driver and a 15 year old operator. Roy Corrall of 419 Lincoln sustained minor injuries as did others. investigations noted no driving penalties.
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