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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1949
Page
2
Leveland February twelfth report on 82 year old Cuyahoga County auditor John A. Zangerle convalescing at home buys a television to monitor staff. He saw contempt of court coverage at the Lake Side Avenue Courthouse and scolded several employees in the spectators’ area via telephone, vowing such behavior wouldn’t happen if he were there.
A Confederate prisoner’s plea to President Lincoln to spend Christmas 1864 with his wife and three children is revealed in a previously unpublished letter authenticated by the Abraham Lincoln Association. The missive, written by T. M. Coombs and addressed to Lincoln, ends with Lincoln’s note authorizing the prisoner to take the oath of allegiance and be discharged so he could be home for Christmas.
Portland was without daily newspapers as a pressmen walkout stopped publication of the Oregonian and Journal. Radio stations filled news gaps while Web Pressmen's Union Local 17 members refused to return until a contract is agreed. The stoppage follows 21 meetings over the union's 47 demands.
The cargo version of the B 36 XC 99 completed its longest flight to date from San Diego to Fort Worth in five hours and 16 minutes. Test Pilot Phil Prophett and 11 Convair personnel flew the six engined double decked craft capable of 400 troops or 100000 pounds of cargo before modifications and delivery to the Air Force.
Vivian Marble of Ray Minnesota sues Roy L. Simpkins and John Dowman in Independence Circuit Court alleging a private plane buzzed his mink farm on May 16, killing 142 baby minks and terrorizing the breeding stock. He seeks 2840 for the dead minks and 1200 for loss of fertility in 24 breeders.
Officials of Missouri and Kansas greet the Southwest section of the French merci train when it arrives tonight. Gay. Frank Carlson of Kansas and Lieut Gov James T Blair Jr of Missouri will accept the Kansas and Missouri cars from representatives of the French government. The Kansas car and cars for Oklahoma Arizona Texas and New Mexico will be sent on to Wichita Sunday for further ceremonies and will split up there for their final destinations.
Feb 12 Redlands professor argues Robert Browning has been dead for 60 years though his poems live on. Envelopes addressed to Mr Robert Browning are received at the university as part of the annual Browning poetry contest chaired by Dr Lee Nelson. The professor urges public acknowledgment that the poet’s life ended while his works endure.
Honolulu dispatch reports Army Secretary Kenneth Royall asserting the United States will not back down. He says the armed services are rebuilt to defend American rights and territory, with 18,000 re-enlistments in the last three months as peacetime strength grows. Royall also notes Hawaii garrison cuts from 40,000 to 7,000 in two years due to global stresses.
Robert Mitchum remains in the county jail as his film unit moves ahead with The Big Search in Mexico City. RKO plans to shoot scenes without him after failing to post pone his six day sentence. Cast and crew depart, while Mitchum’s attorney suggested filming at the honor farm, a proposal authorities rejected.
In Chicago on February 12, Harold W. J. Brandt, 21, an ex-GI serving a 99 day Army stockade sentence at Salzburg, Austria, told his parents by phone he would strive to correct his act. He had renounced American citizenship to marry a Viennese girl and now regrets the decision and is willing to withdraw the declaration.
Glendale jury cleared Orville Collins Ralph Baker Stanley Lord James E Doggett and H C Burkheimer in a 100000 civil rights case charging an armed invasion of a Democratic club meeting at Hugh Hardyman's La Crescenta home in November 1947. Five women had accused the Glendale men of breaking up the gathering.
Navy technicians study wreckage of a secret carrier based bomber salvaged after it plunged into the ocean. The pilot Albert W. Conover Jr of Torrance is not recovered. Copilot Charles E. Brown of Hawthorne was found earlier. Salvage work was conducted from the submarine rescue ship Flortkan.
A morning blaze at 5 10 a m in a combined dwelling and storage building at 16064 Paramount Blvd caused an estimated 5000 damage. Pete Ward aged 52 lived in the structure which also served as cafe supply storage. Fire origin undetermined.
Dublin February 12 The Eire government announced de facto recognition of Israel, increasing the count to 40 countries that have given either partial or full recognition to the new Jewish state.
Grace Purcell, a Georgia child born with stumps above the elbow, is set to receive a left artificial arm at Crippled Children’s Hospital after Dr. Henry H. Kessler completed a successful operation. She will return for fitting and training, with her right arm to follow if possible. A donor fund raised over $4200 from railroad workers and newspaper readers to cover the costs.
Two earthquakes struck Northern California with varying intensity. The stronger event centered about 15 miles south of Fresno timed at 1 03 21 p m by UC Seismograph and 1 06 9 p m by Caltech, with damage feared in populated areas while tremors spread to Bakersfield Tulare Visalia and 15 miles west of Fresno. A smaller tremor near Oakland timed at 6 65 50 p m likely along the Hayward fault was deemed very slight by Dr Albert J Newlin of Santa Clara University.
SEATTLE February 12 Residents of 36 Aleutian Island villages face food and supply shortages after the government halted mail boat service. Unalaska business owner E. E. Fortman reports local stores stock dwindling of flour lard and meat since December 1947 when the mail contract moved to an airline.
In Inglewood a speeding ambulance collided with a moving van killing three people. Mrs Mayme Crahan a 58 year old heart attack patient and ambulance attendant John L Ricks Jr 22 died instantly. Ambulance driver Irwin M Welter 52 died later from his injuries. van driver William August Uhirig 47 of Gardena was seriously hurt.
Beverly Hills physician Dr. Robert Cushman Welden, 37, is named in a paternity suit filed by singer Mary Ann Na stem, 30. The case seeks temporary child support of 35 dollars pending trial for her three month old son's status and paternity determination.
TOKYO February 12. Eight former Japanese soldiers died on the gallows at Sugamo Prison for war crimes. Two were linked to the Bataan death march, five for killing prisoners at Tonan IndoChina, and the eighth for mistreating internees at Jinsen Korea.
In Los Angeles on February 12 jurors were sworn for the Ferreri murder case. A panel of five women and seven men will decide the fate of Elizabeth Ferreri and Charles Fauciel, accused of killing Mrs. Ferreri’s husband Jerome. The district attorney will not seek the death penalty.
In Harrogate Tennessee on February 12 190? the first Lincoln statue in the former Confederacy was unveiled. The bronze statue titled Lincoln the Lawyer was donated by sculptor C S Paolo to Lincoln Memorial University. Miss Margaret Patterson Greeneville Tenn great granddaughter of Andrew Johnson unveiled the piece. Only other southern Lincoln statues are in Kentucky.
Lima Peru February 12 A two day air search has failed to locate traces of a DO3 air liner missing on a flight from Tingo Maria to Huanuco with 16 aboard. The plane was along the Andes route near Huanuco 175 miles northeast of Lima. Government planes joined yesterday as authorities report 13 passengers including a woman and her three children and three crew members were aboard.
On February 12 Chicago and the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop received birthday cards and telegrams addressed to Mr President Abe or Abraham Lincoln. Ralph Newman, owner of the shop, noted the mail is a yearly tribute and a birthday cake gathering brought historians and Lincoln enthusiasts to discuss aspects of Lincoln's life.
The Hague February 12 A cabinet reshuffle in the Netherlands occurs after a row over Indonesia policy. Interior Minister J H Van Maarseveen is named minister of overseas territories replacing E M Sassen who resigned. The move aims to clarify Dutch stance on UN decisions regarding Indonesia and its police action. Sassen’s departure is seen as averting a broader crisis.
Los Angeles officials report Superior Judge Clarence Hansen ordered the ten writers producers and directors to answer deposition questions about their Washington hearings expected statements public opinion impact and alleged political interference after their dismissal by the film industry. The group including Lester Cole Ring Lardner Jr Dalton Trumbo Alyas Bessie Samuel Ornitz Albert Maltz John Howard Lawson Edward Dmytryk Adrian Scott and Herbert Bieberman sued for 61 million dollars claiming retaliation for Refusal to testify to Congress in 1947 and Cole has recently won reinstatement at MGM with 75000 back pay.
Geneva February 12 The American Joint Distribution Committee will receive an immediate 2 million dollar advance from the International Refugee Organization to move Jewish refugees to Israel. This starts an authorized 54 million dollar program to aid settlement in Israel. The JDC aided 55 thousand Jews to reach Israel during the interim. IR0 statistics show the Jewish camp population in Germany Austria and Italy declining fastest among displaced persons.
PITTSBURGH February 12 The nation's coal miners honor John Lewis today on his 89th birthday All mines in western Pennsylvania are closed for the occasion with little production loss since most bituminous coal shafts operate on a five day week and are idle Saturday Anthracite mines also shut The United Mine Workers president is vacationing in Florida Observance of Lewis birthday as a legal miner holiday was authorized at the UMW convention last year.
Philadelphia, Feb. 12. Seven men want a union and protection from police plus the right to strike. The plan was revealed in magistrate court where seven men were held in 300. Detective Reynolds read a typewritten document stating bankers must protect writers and provide release if jailed, or pay what they would have earned.
The 140th Lincoln Day dinners rally the Republican party around a rebirth theme. Major speeches from Gov. Dewey, Sen. Vandenberg, and others across San Diego Boston Detroit Lock Haven Los Angeles and more urge unity and a push for 1950 victory and a 1952 presidential win.
Premier Sir Basil Brooke said the Northern Ireland results repudiated the idea of joining a Gaelic republic. The Kings Men led 37 10 11 in the House of Commons, with four Queens University seats still awaiting tabulation. Eire declared itself a republic on Easter Monday, April 18.
Axis Sally also known as Mildred Gillars files a 100000 dollar libel suit against columnist Mrs William Randolph Hearst Jr in Washington The defense moves to cite Mrs Hearst for contempt over paragraphs from the syndicated column These Charming People under the byline Austine The motions reference two paragraphs published Thursday
Henry A. Wallace told a Negro Baptist Church rally in Washington that America's bipartisan foreign policy has failed and major parties have betrayed the country by not pressing for civil rights. He noted his fourth place finish in last November's presidential election and called for a party that demands complete equality.
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