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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1952
Page
2
Istanbul reports at least 20 persons drowned and scores injured as a flood swept the Kizil Irmak River valley after heavy rain. Villages along the river were inundated and grain crops heavily damaged.
London reportage summarizes British exasperation with a new American ballet The Cage which depicts mating insects and ends with the female eating her mate The Picture Post calls the portrayal degrading and sensational claiming it reflects how American women treat men and notes the New York City ballet's Covent Garden debut as unrestrained national domestic sport.
July renewals grossed $15,423,733 for high test motor fuel with $1,520,504 refunds to nonhighway users leaving net revenues of $13,903,229, as reported by the State Board of Equalization in Sacramento.
San Jose publishers Elysius Hayes announces the sale of the morning Mercury and afternoon News to Northwest Publications, a Ridder group member. No price disclosed. Hayes cites tax and business pressures, praising the buyer’s plans to serve the community.
Mt. Clemens Michigan July 25 a 39 year old housewife Alberta Brazelton was detained after her husband Frederick 42 was fatally shot with a shotgun in the head. She said he loaded the gun for her as a joke and dared her to shoot him. Police report she claimed the shooting was accidental after a night of drinking and a rough quarrel.
MONTREAL July 25 UPA reports bomb designer Generaux Ruest, 54, crippled and famed as a wizard with his hands, was hanged in Bordeaux jail for aiding the Jo Albert Guay murder plot that killed 23 aboard a 1949 flight. Guay had masterminded the attack for love and insurance. Mrs. Arthur Pitre, 43, faces execution October 17 for placing the bomb.
Advice on cutting cleaning bills by using four inexpensive agents to safely remove most spots at home. August Reader's Digest outlines which cleaner for each spot, avoiding rings or color fading, and removing tough stains like ink lipstick and coffee. Readers can save money with this consumer report and 43 articles of lasting interest condensed from magazines and books.
Sacramento reports on California’s 19 year old Field Act proving quake safety in Tehachapi and Bakersfield. Hubert S. Hunter notes no Field Act schools damaged beyond plaster cracks while one pre Act structure, Cummings Valley, was destroyed. Act ensures inspectors certify safety. districts may still use wood with steel straps and safer roof angles.
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