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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
2
Five engine companies battled an early morning garage fire at 700 Sylvia St destroying two cars owned by Ralph L. Clauda and his brother James. Police said spontaneous combustion within the garage caused the blaze and damaged the building.
Vague references reveal a radio program host Tom Breneman and shows like Queen for a Day. Mentions of sponsors, times, and stations appear in fragmented OCR text with unclear dates or locations.
Washington December 24 amnesty board headed by Owen Roberts grants political civil and other rights restoration to 1523 men convicted of wartime draft act violations. Most had served sentences. 618 others earlier received mercy. Board cites ignorance illiteracy honest misunderstanding and civil rights as factors. some cases show conscientious objector status.
Two foreign correspondents Nicholas Kyriazidis of Greece and Syed San of India, detained by immigration officials, were released after government ordered a suspension of deportation efforts. Kyriazidis released on own recognizance, Hasan released on $5000 bond amid protests voiced by the U.N. secretary general.
In Aurora, Mr and Mrs R C Hammer Jr welcomed a baby boy to Palma Rae Hammer, a 2 year old polio survivor eased by a holiday visit from 10 other polio patients. Palma Rae previously battled infantile paralysis since six months old amid festive homecomings. The Hammer family already has two sisters also affected by polio in 1945.
Mark Hellinger 44 who died last Sunday asked for burial on the Hudson banks near New York. His will was filed for probate. funeral services to be held at a Hollywood mortuary. Estate may exceed 250000 dollars, with bulk to widow Gladys Glad and two adopted children Mark Jr and Gladys.
A terse wartime note references a classification described as sizables. No further context or details are provided in the fragment.
In Baltimore Judge Joseph Sherbow faced the case of Christopher Cal vert, a 3 year old man with a history of two prior marriages and a bigamy indictment. He offered Christopher a choice: wed for a third time within nine days or spend a year in jail, after convicting him of bigamy and ordering the remarriage to prevent further complications.
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