Grandma Narrows Arcadia Bank Robbery Case With Toy Pistol
Arcadia police arrest Ethel Arata, 52, of Monrovia after a Christmas Eve bank robbery using a plastic toy pistol. She allegedly admitted staging two Los Angeles robberies, saying she needed holiday money for friends and a Minnesota trip, and denied a third heist. She faces federal bank robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Arata
Arcadia
Grandma
Eee Len
Monrovia
Los Angeles
California Bank
Citizens National Bank
Josephine Rubin
Citizens Bank
Minnesota
Truman Clan Has Final Gathering at White House
The Truman family held a last yuletide gathering in the White House East Room and private quarters with nine Bess Truman relatives plus Mary Jane Truman. Four year old Margo Wallace, daughter of the First Lady’s brother, joined in the festive scene as the Trumans mark the final Christmas at the executive mansion before Eisenhower’s inauguration. The postwar holiday tradition at the White House resumes after 1947, with Truman planning to return home after the inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman Man
White House
Executive Mansion
Bess Truman
Mary Jane Truman
Trumans
Margo Wallace
David
Harry Truman
Independence
Dwight
D. Eisenhower
Truman
Death Takes French Orphans' Benefactor
Madame Marie Emilie Ritz, a 72 year old Los Angeles philanthropist known for rehabilitating French orphans after World War I, died Wednesday night after a year of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Marie Emilie Ritz
Elizabeth Delivers First Yule Broadcast to Wide Empire
Elizabeth II delivers her first Christmas message to the British empire from Sandringham House. She asks for prayers for her upcoming coronation and pledges to unite the commonwealth, dedicating herself to service. The broadcast, shared with the royal family nearby, recalls royal Christmas broadcasting traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Sandringham
Eng
British Empire
Elizabeth IX
Sandringham House
Georgee
George V
Duke of
Edinburg
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
British Commonwealth
Mass Celebrated by Spellman for Division in Korea
Cardinal Spellman celebrated Christmas Mass for 800 soldiers of the U S Second Division in a chapel tent in Korea and confirmed Maj Gen James C Fry? a recent convert. Gen James A Van Fleet flew to the division command post to attend the service with troops from French Dutch Thai South Korean and American units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Korea
Francis Cardinal Spellman
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Eighth Army
Spellman
James C. Fry
Washington, D. C
J. Segola
Olyphant
Cardinal Spellman
Thailand
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Ocean Boulevard
Bae
Hunt
del Monte
Ralphs
Swift's
Brookfield Brown
Fe, Ib
Fairmont
Kraft
Mission Inn
OR & Me
Trappey
Jlb
Lake Superior
LIMIT
Arizona
Per
Karo
Church's
Nabisco
Catsup
Gronulsted Tecor
For Dogs S Oz
Kingsford
Niagara Instant
Darigold
Uncle Ben
Hamilton Green Split Peas
BOLE
Pate
Joy Liquid Instant
Bel
Morrell
Ree
Long Beach
Cherry
Tenth and
St. Louis Streets
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!