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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
5
Charles Janson a 56 year old janitor was cleared of earlier charges then rearrested after failing to notify his probation officer of a change of address He previously served 60 days for a gun possession and was tied to defaming Los Angeles. District attorneys said there was sufficient evidence.
In Uppsala on December 9 Theodor Svedberg Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1926 unveiled a new atom smashing cyclotron described as among the world’s most powerful. The installation sits in an underground hall soon to host the Institute for Nuclear Chemistry. Sweden already operates two other cyclotrons.
Local notices from Long Beach and nearby areas cover officers elected for the American Veterans Auxiliary and other clubs, rummage sale details, an annual election for Woodmen Circle, a public dance at Woodland Clubhouse, and basic training completion by Harry B. MacDonald. Aids for Long Beach Relief Corps meet with a baby food drive and a gift exchange. Crimes report theft of tools at Monlaco Avenue. Church radio program speakers announced for Calvary Presbyterian and Calvary Baptist churches.
Dee Beverly Hills reports Luther E. Gwaltney 46 a deaf former naval officer shot himself to death. Police found his body in his car in a garage after an apparent carbon monoxide attempt. He had said war service left him with loud rumblings in his head that nearly drove him crazy.
In Superior Court Judge George Francis's court the retrial of Gordon K. Darcy, a 37 year old Wilmington longshoreman, began after three days of jury selection. Darcy faces charges of robbery and kidnaping at a San Pedro cafe on July 2. A prior trial ended in a mistrial when the jury could not reach a verdict.
Frank Iger heads Long Beach Furniture Dealers Association as president for 1950 at Coast Inn dinner meeting. Five officers named Karl Ward Henry Rubi Louis Hilline Aaron Schultz, and Ray Carl. Jack Horner reappointed manager. Installation planned for February dinner dance. Horner to report on National Retail Furniture Association session in Chicago.
Washington on December 9 reports total money in circulation November 30 stood at 183.18 dollars per person. The aggregate circulation was 27,542,807 dollars and 35 cents.
Rep Thomas Given received a six months minimum sentence with a fine and jail until the fine is paid. If unable to pay he may take a pauper’s oath to serve an extra 30 days. His wife Amelia Stiles Scotto plans to run for the vacated seat in New Jersey’s Seventh District. A special election will fill the unexpired term to end in 1950.
In New York on December 9, mine negotiators stated the Mine Workers seek a 95 cent daily wage increase and a 20 cent per ton boost to welfare fund royalties. With weekend adjourned, no agreement was reached to end the three day work week. current basic wage is 14.05 dollars per day with 20 cent royalty payments per ton.
Cold and wet conditions spread across much of the country with temperatures near or below freezing in Minnesota Wisconsin and northern New England. Snow fell in eastern Washington eastern Dakotas eastern Nebraska and western Iowa while flurries touched Michigan northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Kansas Oklahoma faced freezing rain or drizzle and Texas saw rain. Only Florida Gulf coast south Texas and the far Southwest stayed near or above normal.
In San Francisco an 18-year-old student nurse at Children’s Hospital was slugged while asleep in the nurses’ quarters. Evelyn Crunch suffered cuts and bruises. A man described as an apparent sex offender was found by another student, Eileen Michael, 18, who woke to find the intruder over Crunch. The man fled after Miss Michael yelled for help. Police said the assailant demanded silence and claimed to be a doctor.
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