28 Jun 1946
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
1
A fragment from a daily editor’s column ponders a week’s rush and the pull to catch up on tasks. It muses on newspaper duties, fashion quirks, radio personalities, sentence length debates, and political rhetoric with a tone of casual, period commentary.
Mrs. C. W. Wilson and her husband of 573 Center Street Norco California will receive Tom Breneman's special orchid and a national salute at 9 30 a.m. Monday July 8 over KPRO Riverside and ABC stations for their support of Waves and Navy Nurses at Corona Hospital The salute includes a coast to coast broadcast and a possible $1000 war bond award for all Good Neighbors named daily year round
Charles Verity, Corona citrus grower, was installed as president of the Corona Lions club with Lions International officer Fred W. Smith of Ventura presiding. Smith will become Lions International president in 1947 after serving as first vice president. The event included remarks by George E. Stanley and attendance by district officials and Corona Rotary members.
James G. Patton president of the National Farmers Union requested President Truman veto the price control extension bill. He condemned the measure as a monument to greed and called for a sharp rebuke to forces he blamed for economic peril. Patton urged action as Congress prepared to pass the bill. A separate notice reports building and plumbing permits issued in Ki L. Fish’s name at 218 West Sixth Street.
General Douglas MacArthur and Mrs. MacArthur with staff will visit Manila for July 4 independence ceremonies. MacArthur acts as a special representative of the United States Army for the event.
Philip Rios 28 and Jennie Aguilar 19, both of Corona, wed. Angel Foreno 20 and Vera Youngblood 16, also of Corona, tied in marriage.
The Corona booster station for the Southern California Telephone Company amplifies voice over long distance lines to Riverside Los Angeles Anaheim Santa Ana and San Diego. It handles 48 150 message circuits with three 104 pair cables underground. W G C Mitchell toll repeater oversees the operation and will move to Corona with his family. he has improved the grounds with trees and ivy.
Lions club tickets for Shorty Hanapel stag party go on sale through club members and at Emerson's Men's Store Bank of America Sayers Drug O K Market LaPlant Radio Wilshite's Pharmacy Jenks Hardware First National Bank Canning Drug Corona Day Independent Riverside Enterprise office or from LeRoy Carrol assistant superintendent of streets at city hall Schmidt's O K Market offers a five dollar merchandise prize and G K Price is the contact for other outlets The stag party is set for August 1.
Clarence A. Steves Riverside County supervisor buys a 2200 acre cattle ranch near Auburn California. He will remain in Corona until his term as supervisor expires.
Reporters describe the Anaheim gathering as full of praise for his address with many glowing reports calling it the best moment of the convention.
The Army Air Forces forecaster says weather will be favorable for next Monday’s atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll. Skies cleared after four days with only two rain events, aiding operations aboard the USS Mt McKinley. Major General Anthony C. McAuliffe predicts Crossroads may be the last test if nations agree to peaceful use of atomic energy.
New York reports a citrus exchange where twelve Valencia cars at 2888 and smaller remained unchanged on larger cars while eleven Jemona cars showed little change in today’s trading.
Forecasters predict high 84 and low 47 with high scattered clouds this afternoon and tonight. East section remains slightly cooler Saturday while west sees morning fog and light drizzle near the coast. Forest fire danger remains medium today.
Redwood City Calif ex Coast Guardsman Vorhes Newton 24 confessed at Burlingame mortuary to brutal beating deaths of his two infant children after attempting to strike his wife. He said he hit the babies and did not know why. James Byrnes urged a 21 nation peace conference as Big Four ministers planned another meeting in Paris amid Russia's request for a voice in Italian colonies.
Chicago detectives report insufficient evidence to return Richard Thomas from Phoenix to face kidnapping and murder charges in the Suzanne Degnan case. A report to States Attorney William J Touhy details their failure to secure grounds after questioning Thomas.
William O. Mackey spoke on Riverside County flood control work and budget use at the Corona 20-30 Club meeting. The club discussed trash receptables gifts, a security investigation, and upcoming events including a July 3 board meeting at Pete Francisco's home and a July 6 beach party details in the Gener ator. Jerry Chaffin won last night’s attendance prize. the club plans a baseball game vs Mava Ice Cream tonight featuring sponsor Frank Morrell.
Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman warned civilians in San Diego that Japanese mines could wash ashore and explode on contact with California beaches. He cautioned the public to avoid tampering with drifting mines and to remain vigilant to prevent summer beach mishaps near crowded shorelines.
The Dow Jones stock averages show 80 industrials at 205.62, up 0.50. Railroads at 5.81 fall 0.07, utilities at 42.10 rise 0.16, overall 65 stocks average 16.56 with 1,010,000 shares traded. Bold market action noted.
Tokyo reports former Japanese fleet Admiral Osami Nagano has taken full responsibility for the Pearl Harbor attack, writing to defense counsel Hachiro Okuyama that he sanctioned the campaign and that it was a naval matter with no others involved. Meanwhile 2500 Marines of the Second Division will depart Japan on six transports bound for Norfolk, Virginia, in July and August per the Eighth Army.
The Senate quickly passed the one year extension of price controls amid a one hour speech limit after Sen. W Lee O Daniels ended his filibuster. The White House expects President Truman to sign, despite inflation fears from officials. Barkley backs the compromise as the best achievable with a split Congress, while Bowles warns of administrative trouble with the bill.
Fragmentary OCR reports a Chicago based multi billionaire store owner with vast holdings in buildings and property. The readable text hints at a kidnapping case or alleged wrongdoing surrounding his fortune but remains unclear and garbled.
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