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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1952
Page
5
Norman Vincent Peale recounts a broken man who found comeback through church, faith, and a daily practice of forgiveness and hope. The piece urges starting the year with worship and a Bible based philosophy to turn failure into success. Behold the new beginning through God’s guidance.
A rookie Marine brought a 4.5 shell home from Camp LeJeune as a souvenir. The device exploded at a Chickasaw Alabama home injuring ten, severing the legs of Mildred Childers and Mrs Verbile McCrory, while others suffered cuts and injuries. The shell shattered walls and dented a car as authorities note live ammunition laws.
Columbia City Ind. John Koski, a commercial fisherman, claims he caught the same one-eyed sturgeon in his nets 15 times. He says the fish circles back due to a growth over one eye, and he throws it back since it is underweight.
Police reported 11 year old Roger L. Sloan of 5390 Ap pian Way suffered leg bruises Friday when a motorist opened a car door into the bicycle he rode. The accident occurred at Corona Ave and E Second St.
Churchill plans a December 31 trip to Washington to meet President Eisenhower amid talks of expanding British trade and closer financial cooperation. Officials say details are pending, with potential visits by Foreign Secretary Eden and Chancellor Butler after the inaugural. Kefauver hopes a joint congressional invitation may occur before Churchill’s return to London.
Detroit laboratories sort and grade dust particles fifty times smaller than human hair diameter to replicate dusty farm and dry area conditions. The aim is to ensure vehicles perform as well in dusty environments as on clear highways.
Stalin signals openness to a meeting with Eisenhower and says he favors peace talks. Diplomatic insiders doubt the Kremlin’s motives, stressing deeds over words. Officials expect no immediate action and note differences with UN and Panmunjom conduct.
Pedro Cardinal Segura of Sevilla called for a grand crusade against Protestants he accuses of waging a major propaganda campaign in Spain. He said reports from across the country describe anti Catholic pamphlets undermining papal authority and provoking suspicion of priests.
The Long Beach community rallied for Ronnie Pries and his family after a fatal train incident. Rev. Harold S. Carlson led a prayer at First Baptist Church of Lakewood as the Exceptional Children's Foundation and Sciots offered as local headquarters. Pries spoke of hardship in Long Beach, loss of equity, and plans to return to Washington with hopes to rebuild as a mechanic.
The Christmas holiday period saw 406 deaths from all accidents with 320 auto fatalities and increasing totals across states. California reported 22 fatalities, amid predictions of a record toll surpassing earlier holiday records, while safety officials compare the grim total to military casualties and warn of widespread injuries.
A six year old orphan, Lester Allen Odell, traveling from Atlantic Iowa to join relatives in California, faced a perilous switch near Green River Wyoming. Railroad staff raised funds to host a Christmas Eve party at Herbert MacDonald’s home, gifting a bicycle, electric train, cowboy suit and more. Santa’s aid completed the journey to Ogden and then to his new guardians in Colton.
San Jose region authorities said Archie V. Connett a 31 year old San Lorenzo high school teacher will be questioned from his hospital bed before a murder indictment is sought He killed his three children before a family Christmas observance then wounded his estranged wife Wynona and attempted suicide Connett was conscious and listed as doing fairly well in Santa Clara County Hospital following the incident and subsequent self harm after a bitter argument with his wife
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