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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1950
Page
5
A Canadian man was convicted of murdering his wife in Napanee Ontario. The case involved threats and a knife attack linked to a romance with another woman. He was sentenced to be hanged on September 21 after a jury deliberated for under an hour.
De La Rama Steamship Line may take its wartime loss case for the freighter Dona Aurora to the U S Supreme Court. The vessel, a sister to Hines Dona Iceta, was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and lost near Sakhalin Island after hitting a reef. The owners value the ship at about 2.1 million dollars, noting a 904 thousand dollar Italian purchase three years earlier. Describes long delays in wartime-adjustment settlements and new ships being built in Japanese yards.
A 25-year-old Black man confessed to raping a 60-year-old woman and shooting her six times. He is held by North Texas officers at an undisclosed jail in Rockwall Texas on June 19.
Jane Ashley invites readers to request a free Mazola recipe booklet from Box 3198 Rincon Annex San Francisco 19 California. Limited offer notes Chef's secret tips and kitchen ideas in the pamphlet.
In Frankfurt, Germany, Willy Schmitz ends a 53 day Fast in a Frankfurt Zoo cage claiming a new world record. He weighed seventy two pounds less than at the start and described the ordeal as a test of endurance.
In Tokyo on June 19, Japanese leaders including Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and Democratic party figure Abe Ashida plan to meet to discuss an early peace program. The government aims to advance a peaceful settlement and national unity.
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