Poisoned meals and a midair mystery unfold in 1940s Beaumont
In Beaumont Texas a 29 year old woman endures arsenic poisoning for two years slow-actingly with 20 doses taken unknowingly and her husband spending 50000 on private detectives. A separate Pacific misadventure sees an airliner hijacked toward Communist China with a gunman, a fatal pilot and passenger death, and Chiang Kai-shek era fighter planes forcing a landing.
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D. M. Morris
Pacific
Philippines
China
Chiang Kaishek
British scientist May taints atomic debate in Churchill meet
In Britain, the first convicted atomic traitor Alen Nunny May defends his actions, saying he acted rightly and wants to do useful scientific work. Churchill plans talks with Ike in Washington on exchanging atomic secrets, amid a U.S. budget push for nuclear weapons. The column also notes dramatic cases from San Diego, Detroit, and Paris.
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Max
Britain
Alen Nunny May
Russia
May
Churchill
Ike
Washington
U. S
Reds
Truman
Weather Report With City Temperatures Listed
The report lists high and low temperatures for multiple U S cities including Long Beach 54 Oklahoma City 46 Los Angeles 56 Chicago 37 New York 48 Seattle 67 and Minneapolis 52. It also notes high tides today at 8 35 a m 3 7 feet and 4 32 p m 3 7 feet with low tide 4 1 feet at 3 35 6 p m. High tides Thursday forecast 6 1 feet at 9 09 a m and 3 7 feet at 7 4 01 p m with tides and lows around 3 a m and 6 8 feet.
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United States
Long Beach
Okla
City
Los Angeles
Omahi
Pho
Pittsburon
Chicago
Portland A
Ag Danvar
Lowmin
Des Moines
Salt, Lake
Francheca
Seattle
Thee
Thweaentaateny
Minneapolis
New York
Independent Long Beach Daily Notice Detail
The item lists publication data for a Long Beach California paper with an address at Sixth St and Pina Ave. It records an adjudication by Los Angeles County Superior Court and a decree number 6-10280 with monthly figures 31.50 dollars and accompanying charges 18.00 1.60 18.00.
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Independent
Bixth St
Pina Ave
Long Baxchy
Calif
Long Beach 2
Los Angeles County
Aetna Finance Offers Pay Day Cash Loan Plan
The Aetna Finance Co at 142 American Avenue offers a pay day loan of $50 cash for employed persons, repayable in 30 days with a total cost of $1.25. Larger amounts up to $500 or more are available on salary, auto, or furniture security. J. Boecker is manager.
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Aetna Finance Co
American Avenue
Aetna
J. Boecker
City avoids court test on tidelands funding debate
City Attorney Irving M. Smith told council members that Assembly Bill 3400, mandating 50 percent of tideland oil money for upland improvements, is constitutional but only a court test could settle the issue. He noted precedents and discussed potential taxpayer-initiated suits, while council considered a written opinion and planned a special April 3 election for related measures.
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Assembly
Tideland
Irving M. Smith
Smith
Tidelands
35 on Destroyer Donate Blood
Forty five Fechteler crewmen stationed at Long Beach turned up at the Red Cross Blood Bank to donate blood after a seven month Korean tour. Many had donated before while some were first timers, and civilian donors included City Me r Sam Vickers and Councilman Ray Kealer. The Red Cross noted ongoing demand for type O blood remains steady even during holidays.
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Sam Vickers
Fechteler
Korea
Red Cross
John Neagle
Ins
Long Beach
Red Cross Blood Bank
W. Broadway
Hallidays
Orient
Korean
San Diego
Thomas M. Kyser
Fort Worth
Tex
George Demmon
Platte, S. D
Ray Kealer
Courthouse Site Changes Again in County Vote
The County Board of Supervisors reversed a site decision for the new courthouse, voting 3 to 2 to return to Temple and Broadway. Supervisors Darby Anson Ford Hahn supported the change while Legg and Jessup opposed. Hahn, a new member, shifted the majority, despite a 45 minute protest from Asa V. Cail head of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance speaking for the Downtown Businessmen's Assn.
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LAD Bava
County Board of Superivisors
Temple and Broadway
Raymond V. Darby
John Anson Ford
Kenneth Hahn
Herbert C. Legg
Roger Jessup
Hahn
Leanard Roach
Jessup
Legg
Asa V. Cail
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co
Fast Life warning from PETRONIUS dr on drunken driving dangers
The piece urges caution during a high spirits night, noting many holiday deaths exceed regular monthly tolls in Korea and that police cannot be everywhere. It complains about American drinking and high powered cars and asks readers to stay off the roads and avoid causing casualties.
Judge Delays Water Case to March 3 in San Francisco Review
Federal Judge Leon R. Yankwich kept himself as presiding judge in the Fallbrook water dispute while delaying further action until March 3. He said a ruling from the U S Court of Appeals in San Francisco on halting or moving the trial would clarify whether the matter should proceed in Los Angeles or be moved to San Diego. The case centers on Santa Margarita Mutual Water Co the State of California and allocation of Santa Margarita River water to the Vail family and Rancho Santa Margarita with no water left for others.
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Los Angeles
Leon R. Yankwich
Fallbrook
U. S. Court of Appeals
San Francisco
San Diego
Santa Margarita Mutual Water Co
of California
Yankwich
Santa Margarita
Vail
Rancho Santa Margarita
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Erle Stanley Gardner
Beaumont
Texas
Eiffel
Ignacio Rodelo
Emma
Detroit
William Petloski
Pelroski
Canada
St. Louis
Paris
Dean Clement
Am Phelan
Aavertiy
Bazil U. Carleson
Carleson
Supreme Court
Atwood
Citizen
Sailor
On Destroyer Donate
Petronius
Western Bank
E. 4Th ST
Peach
Walker’s
Eaded
Everest & Jennings
Hollywood
Gessmmiger
The
Dieaetoy
Atlantic Avenue
Monk
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