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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
2
The British royal party, including George and Queen Elizabeth, arrived for a holiday with ceremonies shortened. The King and Queen, accompanied by the two princes, were met by traditional observers as formal splendor paused for the rest.
A royal inspection occurs at Balmoral Castle as a detachment of the Scottish Guard is reviewed. An overhead helicopter carries the morning mail for the royal family.
British and American authorities plan to break up the I G Farben cartel in Germany into independent units. About 50 plants may be sold, with dispersal overseen by a new British American control board and a German dispersion panel. The move follows four power changes and Nazi war crimes judgments.
Wage-Hour Administration reports that over half of inspected firms in the year to June 30 violated fair labor standards or public contracts laws. The rules require a 40 cent minimum wage and overtime and ban child labor. Employers arranged $4,256,761 in back wages for about 100,000 workers.
In Jackson Michigan last night Mrs. Mabel Stark 60 year old specter trainer was clawed by three of eight tigers in a Shrine Circus act She finished the eight minute routine despite wounds and shock before 4000 spectators She collapsed leaving the cage after the performance while circus attendants reported injuries and the show went on
Martin Boyer, treasurer of a knitting mill bowling team, forgot a cigar box with $600 on his car running board. The box was found near the mill by workers who saw a motorist take it. the recovered sum totaled $719.40 plus an extra $77 later turned in. Some $196.40 remains unexplained.
Light frost was reported in northern Wisconsin low lands while the nation felt a premature autumn mood. The Weather Bureau released last year’s August 6 readings showing Chicago at 101 and 52 for early morning. Midwest weather contrasts with the sweltering heat wave of 1947.
The Army announced a $612.7 million expansion, including $3.5 million for a secret White Sands missile center dustproof assembly plant and $40.9 million for Alaska housing and base buildup. Additional allocations cover 27 states and 10 overseas areas, with $429 million for annual construction, equipment, maps, and research.
Sidney Ault reported a break in at his fruit stand in Salt Lake City on August 6. 12 to 15 watermelons and six bottles of root beer were missing. Officers recorded the incident as a watermelon bust by juveniles.
Kalamazoo butcher Merle Nichols reacts to high prices by giving aspirin with every bill. He reported three boxes of aspirin were used in one day. many customers left the shop smiling at the thoughtful gesture amid rising costs.
In Zanesville Ohio three year old Jerry Huffman vanished between 6 and 7 pm yesterday. He was found at 7 am today naked and nearly unconscious, trapped in a wire fence near a cornfield a mile and a half from Philo. His collie Laddie led searchers to the scene returning home about 6 am.
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