27 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
1
The Army summoned 7500 reserve captains lieutenants and other officers as a mobilization acceleration looms. Officials indicated an order to induct 100000 draftees in March may be issued later in the week. The move may allow officers to be taken from their units including National Guard divisions.
Judge Yule announces winners of the Long Beach Junior Chamber Christmas lighting contest. From 13 entries nine indoor and six outdoor categories are judged. tonight will name sweepstakes winners in the water division. First place awards and honorable mentions include D. W. Dotson and Dorothy Wa at Belmont Avenue. outdoor first prize goes to Mrs. Frais Bee.
Retail merchants in Long Beach began prepa rations for the annual year end clearance sale sponsored by the Long Beach Retailers Association. Shoppers will find bargains from nylons to TV sets as 48 local retailers clear shelves for new stock. See this week's Independent advertising sections for values.
The article notes 45 degree low last night and expectations of cooler to milder shifts. Forecasters from the Weather Bureau predict stronger daytime warmth and generally clear skies with sunny intervals this afternoon as temperatures rise.
Evelyn Hughes, a former Follies dancer who twice performed the tango with Pudolf Valentina, was strangled in a hotel room after a drinking bout. Birger Nordkrnst, the man who rented the room, is detained in Utica. authorities trace the affair to a previous night’s revelry in a Christmas-season hotel suite.
The piece notes Hoover's recent speech sparked nationwide debate. Public officials largely align with party lines, with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing. The author argues Hoover did his nation a great service by crystallizing public thought.
Tokyo reports that Red Army officers interrogated American prisoners in Korea. An American captured by Chinese forces told UN officials he was questioned by a Russian at a Chinese divisional HQ in Chorwon and released to North Korea. The account marks the first concrete evidence of direct Russian participation in the war through officers attached to Chinese divisions.
Chinese Communists massing above Seoul for an all-out offensive stepped up patrol skirmishes today. They were concentrating in two main areas within 35 miles of Seoul just north of the 38th parallel, the 8th Army spokesman reported.
Heavy snow blanketed the Midwest from Chicago to New York, with 6 to 16 inches in parts. Forecasts called for 3 to 4 inches further east, while a severe cold wave threatened Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio with readings 15 to 25 below zero in Minnesota and near zero elsewhere. Snowplows worked overtime to clear highways and transit facilities.
In Grand Mound Washington sheriffs searched for 21 teenage girls ages 11 to 18 who escaped the post-Christmas party at a girls training school. Mrs Helen Shank superintendent said 12 returned voluntarily or were picked up by deputies hours after the breakout as staff recovered remaining pupils.
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