27 Jun 1945
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1945
Page
1
A reflective column explores daily life as a train on a schedule and values straight posture tallness confidence. It offers musings on decision making avoiding indecision and applying best effort to daily tasks and interactions.
The Japs report American troops land on Kume island near Okinawa and General Ushijima is found dead by ritual suicide. Australian forces seize center of oilfields near Miri as U S Senate prepares to ratify the San Francisco security charter by mid-August. President Truman travels from San Francisco to Independence Kansas with a major announcement planned. American forces press toward Luzon while world hopes for lasting peace move to the U S Senate.
Corona city officials seek clarity on who qualifies as permanent residents for a federal census. City Engineer Hanapel will consult Riverside authorities amid Chamber estimates of 10 500 residents and a 17 percent 1940 1945 growth. The report notes special censuses and Coast city gains, with war era population shifts and cost estimates for Corona. The piece closes with a note on the first American submarine Turtle built in 1776.
General H. H. Arnold outlines Army Air Forces might to destroy Japan as super fortress planes rise to 300 aircraft and weight. The 7th War Loan targets 1.333 billion dollars monthly for April through June to fund new B 29 armadas. Readers urged to save or invest in War Bonds at 2.9 percent, serving national needs and family security.
Telegram from Washington urges greater local effort to boost 7th War Loan. Western Union note in Daily Independent Corona signals extended sale period through July 7 and calls for newspaper advertising to surpass quotas. Fa Fa Fa ends message.
Okinawa reports Lt. Gen. Stilwell arrived to take command of Tenth Army and attend a flag raising on Mabuni Ridge. Tokyo announced American landings on Kume Island near Okinawa as forces push toward China, with 200 ships assembled for further Ryukyu or possible Japan landings.
President Truman addressed delegates closing the San Francisco peace conference urging action on a world peace charter and a united United Nations to deter fascist remnants. He tied freedom from want to a global postwar program and stressed enforcing peace if needed. In Corona, readers heard renewed calls for slum clearance and postwar housing plans from Riverside County officials.
An application to Corona City Council by J A Lindsley requests vacating an east west alley west of Main Street between Fifth and Sixth to allow construction of a large front building. Planning Commission backs the move while debates over land transfer to adjacent owners continue. Streets not opened on maps near Chase Drive and Garretson Avenue may be abandoned, with costs to be covered by the applicant.
A California State Guard bivouac was held Sunday at the Wayne Morgan ranch on the west edge of Home Gardens. Capt. John J. Rankin led Companies A B C and D from Corona Riverside Arlington and Elsinore. The encampment ran from 9 a m to sundown with all day firing but no competition. About 100 men participated.
Kathleen Bishop a pool staffer spotted and recovered a lost identification necklace in Corona City. Miss Bishop located the item in nine feet of water near the pool outlet drain during a dive and the owner, J C Gantenbein, was notified and recovered his credential before leaving by plane for the coast. A larger tourist boom for Wyoming is anticipated after the war.
The article notes U S officials possible steps after Stettinius resignation to lead the World League, with Byrnes as a likely successor as secretary. It also describes a Corona orchestra concert at City Park, highlighting Mr. Smith as director and the Genung and Smith families influential in forming the group.
President Truman returns to Independence for a rousing Hi Harry reception as he plans a landmark announcement. He celebrates his 26th wedding anniversary with the First Lady at their Trinity Episcopal Church home, while national affairs shift to coal czar roles, defense transportation limits, and discharge policies with broad implications for reconstruction and military readiness.
The War Department said able bodied prisoners of war will remain in the United States while American manpower is unavailable for essential work. On June 1 there were 421,291 German and Italian POWs. Stated plans earmark 224,700 for military and naval installations and 155,000 for civilian duties during peak farming. In Peru, Dr Jose Luis Bustaamente pledged press freedom and an end to censorship on taking office.
Santa Fe reports May 1945 net railway operating income of 5 809 183 dollars up 1 745 202 from May 1944. Gross revenue reaches 52 090 153 dollars, up 9 696 574. operating expenses 29 900 920, up 8 927 120. railway tax accruals 15 611 963, up 3 686 837.
Ten University of Trinidad faculty members set for retirement on September 1 total 284 years of service. Hinma R. Jutton, circulation librarian and associate in library science, leads with 38 years of service.
President Truman announced the resignation of Secretary of State Stettinius and said he would nominate a successor next Monday or Tuesday. Indications point to James F. Byrnes, former Supreme Court justice and senator, as the new secretary. Byrnes would join the President in Europe for the next Big Three meeting, with Stettinius likely to accompany the delegation to meet Churchill and Marshal Stalin in Berlin.
The House judiciary committee approved a Truman proposal to place the Speaker of the House next in presidential succession if both the president and vice president are removed. Sam Rayburn would be president if Truman dies, followed by Senator Kenneth McKellar. The bill also allows elective successors and sets a 90 day rule for a new president and vice president if an off year election occurs. Dow Jones averages show 1,690,000 shares traded with slight declines across indexes.
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