Holiday Delicacies Stay Delayed on Avalon Wharf
Avalon faces a food lift disruption after longshoremen threatened to withhold loading cargo from Wilmington. The Catalina Island Co and Catalina Island Steamship Co aid in resuming SS Catalina runs. City officials monitor talks as Avalon awaits supplies for Thanksgiving. manager Storm says food remains in stores and operations will be solved before hunger, with Cedar freight taxi idle.
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Avalon
Catalina Island
Wilmington
City of
Harbor Water Taxi Co
Gordon Gibtin
International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen's Union
Local 13
City of Avalon
Catalina Islan Co
Catalina Island Steamship Co
Catalina
Louise
Charles Upton
P. W. Storm
Court in Hawaii restrains ILWU workers
Honolulu court on Wednesday night ordered Local 147 of Harry Bridges International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union to halt a five day strike that halted eight Matson freighters since Thursday. The temporary restraining order will be returnable December 5 for arguments on a permanent injunction.
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Honolulu
Allen R. Hawkins
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremer’ S and V
Matson
Confederate Dies at Tiny Farm Home Near Here
A Confederate veteran, age 106, died today at his small farm residence near here. He reportedly lived many decades after serving, and his death follows his recent oath of allegiance to Arnold Murray.
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Arnold Murray
Here
Ex Douglas cashier convicted after embezzling $600
Ex Douglas Aircraft plant cashier Mrs Zilphia Ann Bowen, 32, of 4760 Mezzanine Wax, was found guilty in Superior Court of embezzling $600 from the Long Beach plant cafeteria. She admitted thefts under pressure but claimed coercion by security officers. She seeks a new trial and faces sentencing on the date set.
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Superior Court
Zilphia Anne Bowen
Long Beach
Bowen
Mis. Bowen
Monde
Plant Securty
Donald W. Douglas
Lynn Compton
Robert M. Devitt
Hobo raid ends in jail for 12 at Rochester steam house
In Rochester planed steam heated quarters police raided an abandoned central fire house and found twelve hobos cooking over stored lanterns and using city steam heat. All listed as vagrants with prior records and received 60 to 90 day sentences while two newcomers got suspended terms.
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Rochester
Central Fire
Thanksgiving Day in Los Angeles Says We Have Much to Be Thankful
L A citizens reflect on Thanksgiving amid Korea war anxieties praising wartime resolve. The piece notes many families grieve for sons overseas yet asserts Americans enjoy unique comforts and potential progress. Continued on page 10.
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Korea
Earth
Army Bares Graft Probe In Germany
The United States Army admitted it is investigating a graft scandal in its defense building program in Germany. Suspects include Army personnel and civilian employees. Two named figures are Robert E. Bowen of Spokane directors of Consolidated Engineering Co and Robert N. Harms of Winter Park Florida, technical director of the firm’s Germany subsidiary.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Army
Europe
Robert E. Bowen
Spokane
Wash
Consolidated Engineering Co
Robert N. Harms
Winter Park
Fla
Grandmoll Heists No 3 Lams in Cab
Police report a sweet faced elderly gun moll staged her third bank holdup in six weeks at a Citizens National Bank on Western Avenue. Teller Josephine Rubin described the 50s to 60s bandit who fled in a taxi after taking $500. Police, FBI and taxi driver Berman Bodel traced the suspect but found no trace, with a toy pistol recovered during the search.
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Los Angeles
Grandma
Josephine Rubin
Western Ave
Citizens National Bank
FBI
Wilshire
Berman Bodel
Bodel
Miss Rubin
Anesimiilar
Pleasant day to jog and burn stuffing
A cheerful weather note describes a sunny, wind gentle Thanksgiving day with a high of five degrees and no rain or storms. The fore taster lists favorable conditions for a run, encouraging readers to jog around the block to offset stuffing and enjoy the pleasant forecast.
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Jony
Law retrieves turkey from a dog at Derby street
A dog slipped into Mrs. Amanda Matthews kitchen and stole a turkey served at 1625 Derby. Policeman R. C. McLaren intervened in a brief tussle, recovering all but one drumstick as the bird was taken outside.
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Berkeley
Derby
Amanda T. Matthews
Girls Drown in Accident at Power Plant
Two girls died and seven other children nearly perished when they crawled into a dust-dry powerhouse spillway pipe beside the Pacific Gas and Electric Co power house at Centerville. A transformer failure released a flood that swept the group through a 230 foot tunnel. Sharon Francisco, nine, lost a tooth after being dashed against a creek bank, while Gary Francisco, seven, suffered a broken wrist and cuts.
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Chico—Lp
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Centerville
Sharon Francisco
Gary 7
Tragedy at Huntington State Hospital Fire Claims 15 Die
In Huntington West Virginia a three story hospital building burned killing 15 people including five girls under 15 and ten women. Fire broke out in the basement around 7 pm and raged about two hours as rescuers used an old stairway to evacuate patients and attendants battled the blaze with acetylene torches.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington State Hospital
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Control
Burdett
C. C. Martin
Seoul Jails 400 in Drive To Guard the Capital
South Korean police jailed at least 400 civilians in a four day drive to clear Seoul of subversives who might threaten President elect Eisenhower. Prisoners are held incommunicado until Eisenhower leaves Korea, security officials said.
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Seoul
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
No Japanese Wanted In Korea Definite Policy Shift
South Korea ordered news agencies to withdraw a question to President elect Eisenhower on Japanese troops in the Korean War. Government spokesman Clarence Rhee said We dont want any Japanese troops here. Seoul police and Eighth Army considered extending the nightly curfew to meet security needs for Eisenhower visit.
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Seoul
South Korea
Dwight Eisenhower
Clarence Rhee
Secret Service
Eisenhower
ROK
Eighth Army
United Press
Santa Monica Wife Divorces Health Extremist
Helen Jones was granted a divorce from Donald Jones on grounds including his constant talk of weight lifting and workouts, banning smoking from the house, and posting a no smoking sign in the family car. The 24 year old secretary said he was so health minded he wrecked their marriage.
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Santa Monica
Helen Jones
Donald Jones
Jones
Two American Soldiers Seized by Berlin Reds
Berlin based U S military headquarters said two soldiers from the 759th Military Police Battalion were arrested by Communist police near the U S sector border with the Soviet zone in Teltow while guarding a rail car. A lieutenant was reported missing amid the incident.
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Berlin
U. S S
759Th
U. S
Teltow
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