Stroble to Die in Gas Chamber in California
San Francisco reports Fred Stroble, convicted sex killer of 6 year old Linda Joyce Glucolts, will be executed in San Quentin’s gas chamber. The state Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence, rejecting trial errors. Stroble confessed to strangling and stabbing the child after she resisted his advances.
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San Francisco
Fred Stroble
Linda Joyce -Glucolt
San Quentin
Supreme Court
Baker
Stroble
Tiny Linda Joyce
Charles W. Fricke
Los Angeles
Strohler
Senlman
Trend of Stock Prices for Past Week Analyzed
A stock market analysis notes a Fed margin increase from 50 to 75 percent after which the Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered a early loss to end higher. It cites buying power from trusts and pension funds, explains open buy orders below prices, and compares prior margin hikes in 1936 and 1945. It warns against overreaction and expects a minor, brief correction before the Dow targets 250 255. It tracks broker loans and historic ratios to argue market stability.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Dow Industrials
Federal Reserve
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Market outlook in 1951 suggests first-half peak possible
The analysis notes initial 1951 projections for 260 270 and 220 D J ranges, weighing whether the market tops in early or late 1952. Current momentum hints at a first-half peak with March tax payments as a critical juncture likely followed by a long overdue correction, shaping near-term prospects.
Five on Missing Plane Hunted by 75 Search Craft
In Casper Wyoming more than 75 aircraft scour snowbound central Wyoming for five people missing after a flight between Denver Denver? and Cody. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol pilots face bad weather while engines search the route near Lost Cabin. The missing crew includes Ralph Meyers 32 pilot for Paul Steck owner and missionaire, Steck's private secretary Mable Overly 40, Orman Brown 47 Wilshire Oil geologist, Don Weaver 52 Wilshire production manager, and James Hay 39 Beverly Oil Co president. Stock was not aboard.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Derver
Cole
Cody
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Lost Cabin
Ralph Meyers
Missionaire Cirman Paul
Steck
Body
Mable Overly
Orman P. Brown
Denver
Wilshire Oil Co
Los Angeles
Don K.weaver
Fullerton
Calif
Wilshire
Iand James H. Hay
Beverly Oil Co
Margin Changes and Market Trends in 1950 Stock Activity
The article notes six weeks of net advances starting January 1950 with prior nine week run in 1949. It discusses margin increases driving interest in shares and investment trusts, cites Wall Street Journal commentary on Fed fears, and compares June and November 1950 broker loans with accompanying Dow Jones indices.
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Wall Street Journal
Federal Reserve Board
Financial District
Stock Exchange
Baggage Odor Leads Police to Forgotten Roadside Stash
downtown bus depot worker alerted police about a strong smell from a large trunk. Officers opened the rack and suitcase and found six large steaks left behind by a traveler, sparking odd theories about bizarre crimes.
Allies Fight On In Korea As Jets Clash And City Falls
War front dispatches report Allied forces pressing west of Seoul with armored patrols near Osan and Ichon while Wonju and Wanju face intensified Chinese and North Korean pressure. Jets clash over northwest Korea as B29s hit rail yards and ground fighting, including near Wonju, underscores broader UN efforts to blunt a northern push toward Taegu.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
Wonju
United Nations
Korea
Sinuiju
A. P
William ¢. Barnard
Taegu
Pusan
Barnard
Won Ju
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Wanju
Osan
Seoul
Pyongchon
Iqsan
Ichot
Navy
Carrier Task Force 17
Tanyang
Air Force
U. S. Army
U.N
Loveate
City College Commended For Petroleum Course Efforts
Long Beach City College earns praise from Southern California Oilwell Drilling Contractors Association for its petroleum program run with industry. Graduates from the drilling course are employed or promoted, with plans to expand enrollment next fall. A second two year cohort will graduate next June as a new drilling mud control class begins February 5, offering a 30 hour course for field workers. Information available by mail or phone.
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Long Beach City College
Ofl
Southern California
Americand Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Oilwell Drilling Chapter
Oilwell
Sen. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Tidelands
Department of the Interion
Dwight Wiman Dies Producer Who Promoted Broadway Stars
Dwight Deere Wiman, 53, famed Broadway producer, died in Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson NY after a long illness. He helped launch Libby Holman and Fred Allen in his “Little Shows” and guided hits such as The Road to Rome with Jane Cowl and Philip Merivale, Worm Gone Forever with Mary Boland, Command to Love with Basil Rathbone, and On Borrowed Time with Dudley Digges. Fred Astaire's rise in Hollywood began with his work in The Gay Divorcee.
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New York
Dwight Deere Wiman
Broadway
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson
NW. Y
B. Esselystyn
Wiman
Libby Holman
Fred Allen
Fred Astaire
Hollywood
Rome
Jane Cowl
Philip Merivale
Mary Boland
Command To
Love
Basil Rathbone
Dudley Digges
Social-mindedness Called Aid to Peace
Rev. Stephen Fritchman of the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles spoke to the Long Beach Peace Council at the YWCA auditorium. About 125 people attended as he urged sobriety and social mindedness as routes to world peace, noting Americans show a strong tide of sentiment for peace and that support for the administration’s foreign policy is not unanimous. Free minds will never be unanimous, he said.
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Stephen Fritchman
First Unitarian Church of
Los Angeles
Long
Traffic Rerouted After Oil Seepage Threatens Streets
Police rerouted traffic around San Antonio Drive and Gundry Avenue last night as a four inch coating of oil spread across those streets. The seepage came from a broken subterranean pipeline. Crews repaired the line and cleaned the streets today.
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San Antonio Dr
Gundry Ave
Trend of Staple Prices in New York Market
Market listing shows staple price trends with wholesale figures. Prices moved to 210.32 with a high of 580-51, versus 709.99 prior day. week 208.56. month 205.60. year 160.26. notes irregular formatting obscure exact commodities and dates for full interpretation.
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York
Jan
Theft Suspect Flees After Warning Shot Fired by Officer
Police hunt a theft suspect who fled Ocean Blvd near Locust Ave after a warning shot was fired by Insp William Parnott. The man disappeared into a crowd while being chased by Parrott and Doyle, after being linked to pawned stolen radio.
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William Parnott
Ocean Blvd
Locust Ave
Despondent wife gasses three children and herself
Al l week-old infant died today as the fourth victim of a murder by self harm. Mrs Davy Lee Albright of Sherman Oaks killed her three children James age 3 and Coraline age 4 and then herself by carbon monoxide in the family sedan. Steven, ten weeks old, died six hours later at the hospital. Edward Albright, the husband, and Alan A Anderson tried to save the infant as fire crews arrived. The couple had suffered a nervous breakdown after the December birth of their third child.
Gas Victim Recovering After Sewer Rescue Tragedy
Albert Hartwig, 37, of Los Angeles, recovering in Harbor General Hospital after being rescued from a Lomita Blvd sewer. Rescuer William Katko, 37, of San Pedro Y.M.C.A., died in the sewer after helping Hartwig from 25 feet depth as Mantch and Pleasant, both named, pulled Hartwig to the surface.
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Lamita
Albert Hartwig
Los Angeles
Harbor General Hospital
Hartwig
William Katko
San Pedro Y. M
Walter Mantch
Molino Ave
Long Beard
E. W. Pleasant
Anaheim St
Wilmington
Lomita Blvd
Katko
Mantch
Pleasant
L A Attorney Appointed to Court Bench
Victor R. Hansen, Los Angeles attorney, was appointed by Gov Warren to the Superior Court bench in Los Angeles County filling a vacancy created by William Byrne’s move to a federal court. Hansen, a former state adjutant general, served as Warren’s Southern California campaign manager in 1850. Warren also named Ben S. Beery to Los Angeles Municipal Court.
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Victor R. Hansen
Los Angeles
Warren
Los Angeles County
William Byrne
Hansen
Southern California
Long Beach
Ben S. Beery
Woman Noting Her 92nd Year
Lydia Wymore of 73 Alamitos Ave celebrates her 92nd birthday in a small apartment court run by her nephew Fred Catlett and wife. Close friends plan ice cream cake and an afternoon of reminiscence. Born and raised in Rockville Indiana, she attended the Baptist Church and moved to Southern California thirty years ago, making her home in the Southland since then.
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Lydia Wymore
Alamitos Ave
Fred Catlett
Rockville
Ind
Baptist Church
California
Southland
Army Calling for Officers
Washington January 20 The Army announced an early fall to serve duty for a limited number of National Guard and Reserve majors and colonels. No quota was set but selected officers would be specialists needed in the current manpower buildup.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Lost purebred spaniel Lady returns to her master
On January 2 the dog Lady a purebred spaniel was reported missing to the Pet Protective League at 5122 Gaviota Ave by Richard Yale of 752 Truman Boyd Manor. Yale moved to Ventura a few days later but returned often to search. Lady, travel weary and a bit hungry, came back to the Long Beach address Wednesday night without her collar or tag. A neighbor notified the league and the dog was taken to a veterinarian before Yale picked her up today.
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Pet Protective League
Gaviota Avi
Richard Yale
Truman Boyd Manor
Yale
Ventura
Long Beach
Pet League
Burglars Enter Service Station on Atlantic Avenue
Burglars last night forced a side window at 2292 Atlantic Ave service station to gain entry. They stole 3142 in cash, spark plugs worth 60, and a 10 check, police reported.
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Atlantic Ave
Truman Warns Aggressors as U S Leaders in World Fight
President Truman, likening Stalin and Hitler to aggressive rulers, defends American freedoms and vows to meet the threat to democracy. He cites Parliament's resistance to Louis XIV, asserts U S leadership, and rejects isolationism while praising the United Nations and free-will governance. He introduces Paul Wooten with the first Silver Quill Award for meritorious service to the business press.
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Wooten
National Business Publications
Shipyard workers return to Long Beach yard after reactivation
Long Beach Naval Shipyard workers from as far as Nova Scotia and Guam are returning to reemployment at the reactivated yard. Capt J Dannenberg praised civic leaders and officials for cooperation while noting rapid rehiring. He spoke at a Propeller Club luncheon at the Lafayette Hotel. A film on the harbor and commerce was shown by Los Angeles Harbor officials and Clancy Dayhoff.
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Guam
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
J. ¥. Dannenberg
Long Beach Naval Station
Propeller Club
Lafayette Hotel
Cannenberg
T. A. Maddox
Club
Los Angeles Harbor
Clancy Dayhoff
Penney Chain Topic From Magazine Story
A condensed Fortune article in Readers Digest discusses James Cash Penney and his chain. The Golden Rule Store began in Kemmerer in 1902 and grew to 1612 stores by 1949. Penney’s empire reported 880 million dollars in gross business, ranking third behind Sears and Montgomery Ward.
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Fortune
Golden Rule
Kemmerer
Whee
James Cash Penney
Sears
Montgomery Ward
Lakewood Seeks Edison Co Office In Lakewood
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce asks Edison Co to establish a branch office in Lakewood. Russell Mason, chamber secretary, reported. Chamber President Leon Silverman had noted there was no Lakewood office for Edison Co service applications. The chamber board of directors will meet Monday at Lakewood Country Club.
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The
Edison Co
Lakewood
Weather and tide notes from Long Beach lifeguards
Sunrise and sunset times with moon phases and tides noted by Long Beach Lifeguards. Forecast marks calm surf despite listed high and low tides and temperatures from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
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