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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1950

Page

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Freeze Due Threat Looms for Citrus Areas in California

Fire, cold and blustery winds hit Southern California as the Weather Bureau warned of subfreezing weather in citrus belts. A brush fire in the northwest San Fernando Valley forced temporary evacuations of about 50 families and threatened several homes. In Long Beach, temperatures fell to 45 degrees, the coldest reading since April 10.

Los Angeles California Weather Bureau Citrus San Fernando Valley Long Beach

Fur Coat Weather Across Nation Signals Cold Weekend

United Press reports fur coats in style into Mississippi as the nation endures the coldest weekend of the season. Memphis faced a hard freeze, Houston dipped to 42 degrees, Chicago hit 15.3 degrees above zero at 6 30 am setting a new Armistice Day low. Additional records ranged from 10 degrees at Madison to widespread breaks from Texas to Illinois and Indiana.

United Press Mississippi Memphis Houston Chicago Mercury Madigan Texas Arkansas Illinois Indiana

Valley Fire Reaches Ranch as Winds Subside

A wildfire in the valley endangered homes of Veronica Lake and Lionel Barrymore. Flames neared Julius Fried’s ranch where 30 head of cattle were moved to safety. Fire crews said the blaze came under control after winds dropped mid morning.

Veronica Lake Lionel Barrymore Julius Fried

Gen Cates and Wife Survive Spent Bullet Lashing Home

General Clifton Cates and his wife narrowly escaped injury when a spent bullet struck their Washington D C area home, crashing through a living room window and grazing Mrs Cates before lodging in a fireplace screen. Cates estimated the shot came from a distant point beyond Marine barracks, and both he and Mrs Cates dismissed rumors of an assassination attempt.

Washington Nev Clifton EB. Cates Marine Corps Cates United Press

Ohio Mystery Teacups Stacked On Chair Legs

Columbus police probed a strange break in at Mrs. Jean Liggett’s kitchen. An unknown intruder entered through an unlocked door yesterday, turned the chairs upside down, then balanced a teacup on each upturned leg and departed.

Columbus Ohio Jean Lig

Armistice Day Observances Shadowed by War Fears

Western nations mark the 32nd Armistice Day with parades and speeches as thoughts of two world wars mingle with fears of a possible third. U S Defense Chief George Marshall honors fallen soldiers while Maj. Gen. David Barr visits the Korea front. In Germany, occupation troops honor the dead amid a cautious press. Armistice Day messages urge renewed commitment to peace and freedom.

Associated Press U. 8 George Marshall Wares Gui Wykaatawenee David Barr U. S Korea Pukchong Germany Berlin Thomas T. Handy U. S. Army

Crash Kills Man and Injures Four Teens in Garden Grove

ARDEN GROVE Nov 11 Andrew L James 48 who moved from Long Beach was fatally injured and four teens sustained major injuries when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Albert Lee Mueller 15 of Garden Grove at Stanford and Nutwood Streets. James died in an Orange hospital at 11 15 p m The tragedy prompted an inquest announced by Coroner Roger Burnham. Mueller and his three passengers Gary Davidson 15 Sharon Channel 13 Dorine Davenport 14 were hospitalized with serious injuries. The body is at Howald Mortuary. Funeral plans await at Mottell Mortuary Long Beach. Jerry Be Deevers 44 of Westminster had minor injuries in a second crash on Wintersburg Road.

Arden Grove Andrew L. James St. Louis Ave Long Beach James Albert Lee Mueller Lampsor St Garden Grove Stanford Nutwood Sts Orange Howold Mortuary Aeant Tenandine Deputv Roger Burnham Mueller Gary Davidson Garden Grove Blvd Sharon Channel Emerson St Dorine Davenport Fifth St Santa Ana Mottell Mortuary Jerry BE. Deevers Wyoming St. Westminister Vincent Crutchfield S. Hansen St. Westminster Wintersburg Rd Huntington Beach Blvd Deevers

Rescuers Find Allenpark TownWarm Despite Snow

In Allenpark Colorado on November 11 rescuers from a Fifth Air Rescue Squadron cleared snow drifts to reach a town people believed starving. The search party found 100 residents snug and well fed with two doctors along, refuting the alarm sparked by garbled calls.

Allenspark Colo Fifth Air Rescue Squadron Boyer

Nine China Red Agents to Leave for Lake Success

Nine representatives of the Chinese Communist government will depart Peiping by plane on Tuesday for Lake Success. Chou En-lai informed the United Nations, saying the delegation will discuss Peiping’s complaint against U.S. actions in Formosa and participate in discussions on Korea where the council is focused on Communist intervention against U.N. forces. The move follows invitations to engage on both Formosa and Korean issues before the Security Council.

Lake Success Peiping Chou En-lai United Nations Trygve Lie United States Formosa 1Lnation Security Council U.N Korea

Russian Technicians Leave Shanghai for North

Unconfirmed Chinese Nationalist press reports said Russian technicians and advisers in Shanghai were quitting and moving steadily to the north. No reason was given for the exodus.

Shanghai Taipei Formosa

Yugoslavia Breaks Ties With Albania and Expels Diplomats

Belgrade sealed the Albanian legation and ordered the expulsion of Albanian diplomats after declaring Yugoslavia’s relations with Albania unbearable. Albania had earlier expelled Yugoslav diplomats from Tirana, with frontier shooting incidents raising tensions among Cominform neighbors.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Albania Marshal Tito Foreign Office Budapest Hungary Tirana Cominform Tito

Federal Peace Bid Fails in U S wide Telephone Strike

New York reports a coast to coast partial strike continuing into a third day. Federal peace talks collapsed after one issue. C IO members strike with hit and run picketing amid Bell system disruption. Automatic dial service partly intact but risk of longer strike endangers dial operations. Western Electric maintenance staff join the walkout. 120000 out of 300000 workers on or honoring lines.

New York C. LO Communications Workers of America Bell Western Electric Co

Typhoon Warning for U S B-29 Base in Okinawa

The Far East Command issued a typhoon warning for the northern Ryukus including the American B-29 base at Okinawa. Winds were forecast from 56 to 96 miles per hour as of late tonight in Tokyo.

Tokyo The Far East Command Ryukus Okinawa

Seaman Wins in Election Facing Navy Dilemma

Seaman Milo Sutton elected to Kansas House from Lyon West District near Emporia. He sought leave from his commander to attend sessions. Navy wired Washington for guidance. Sutton, veteran of five wartime submarine service, volunteered after Korea and voted in person before returning to Mare Island. His wife Erma and two infant daughters live with his parents in Emporia.

Mila W. Sutton Vallejo Kansas West Side Emporia Mare Island Naval Base J. C. Ball Jr U. S S. S. Entemedor Associated Press Nov Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel Washington Mile v. Sutton Ball Ford Tye Ball Sutton Erma Lyon West Kan Mare Island Navy Yard Entemedor Cynthia Janet Milo

Pole Dane Deported in U S Security Act

The Justice Department announced the deportation of two individuals tied to Communist organizations. Beatrice Johnson, 48, born in Poland, and Andrew Overgaard, 55, born in Denmark, sailed yesterday on the Polish liner Batory.

Washington Justice Department Beatrice Johnson Poland Andrew Overgaard Denmark Batory

Army Training Suspended in U S for Holidays

The Army ordered troop training in the United States suspended from December 23 to January 1 to allow soldiers to visit families during Christmas. The period includes two holidays and two weekends, with a plan to maximize personnel spared. The Air Force is considering a similar plan but has not finalized details.

Ashington United States Air Force

Taft Sees Draft Only For 1952 Presidential Run

Cincinnati Nov 11 UP Senator Robert A Taft said in a interview that if the Republican party wants him as its 1952 presidential candidate it will have to draft him He stated he is not a candidate and will make no campaign to get the nomination He noted his focus is on the legislative program despite past GOP talk of him as a possible national figure after strong Ohio reelection gains with labor opposition fading from the scene.

Cincinnati Republican Party Sen Robert A. Taft Taft Joseph T. Ferguson Senate Ohio

San Pedron Shooting Shadows Armistice Day Row

Armistice Day gunfire in San Pedro left John Suarez, 26, in serious condition with a bullet to the head at Harbor General Hospital. Suarez and a woman companion argued with another patron at 441 S Harbor Blvd when a man produced a nickel plated .32 caliber pistol and fired. Police seek the gunman as witnesses describe the confrontation escalating into violence.

San Pedro Harbor General Hospital John Suarez Parapet Suarez S. Harbor Dane Julia Mae Johnson Rubicon

Explosion hits British electronics plant injuring two men

London reports an explosion and fire at Ferrand Ltd Oldham unit, a major radio and electronics firm working on government orders. Two workers were injured in the incident, part of a series of mishaps at defense establishments this week.

London Oldham Ferrand, Ltd

Weather forecast: clear tonight and Sunday with mild change

Forecast calls for clear skies tonight and Sunday with a high around B5 today. Temperatures hold with little change tomorrow as winds shift from light and variable to west southwest at 8 to 12 mph tomorrow afternoon.

Fisherman’s Body Found After Catalina Storm Sinking

Preston Johnson, 43, of Huntington Beach, was found afloat 200 yards off Catalina Island after his 43-foot boat My Marie foundered in a storm. A life preserver and wreckage were recovered by Captain Olen Critton. Police believe another man may have drowned. discharged papers of David P. De Leon were found nearby. Johnson was the son of Tom Johnson and husband of Linnle Johnson.

Preston Johnson Wintersbburg Ave Huntington Beach Lave Catape Island My Marie Olen Critton Joey C. Avalon Kern MacDavid Johnson David P. de Leon MaccDavid de Leon Burbank Calif North Hollywood Calf Tom Johnson Linnle Johnson

Picketing Paused Over Armistice Day Pay at Phone Offices

Washington D C November 11 1945 ops. The equipment workers union halted picketing at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company main offices so employees could receive time and a half pay for holiday work. Pickets to be resumed Monday morning.

Capital Washington Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company

UN Forces Reach Front Line, 55 Miles of Korean Advance

United Nations troops broke a week long lull in Korea with heavy artillery and air support, advancing up to four miles along a 55 mile front from the Chongchon River west to Yongwon. American, British and South Korean divisions, about 100,000 men, pressed from Pakchon area, while the U S 1st Cavalry Division faced very heavy resistance near Kunuri. Air strikes claimed about 600 enemy killed in Yonsonmyeon area as plans called for a broader bridgehead expansion. Continued efforts aimed to link NE Korea coast units with a westward push toward a solid line across the peninsula.

Earnest Hoberecht Tokyo United Nations Thei Chongchong River U.S. 1St Cavalry Division Kunuri Atal Pakchon Chongchon River Yongwon U. N Unsan Yonsanmyon 10Th Corps Korea 9Th Corps Hahongsan 2Nd Corps

News High Lights Where To Find It

A compact notice lists where readers find various sections of the newspaper. It names pages for News High Lights Boyle and religious pages, classifieds, comics, financial, radio and TV, schools, shipping, sports, theaters, and a feature titled Temperature on page A-4. The listing directs readers to A-10 for Titles and to B-4 for Radio and Television.

News

Californian vows citizenship renunciation for wife of Persian princess

Vincent Lee Hillyer, 24, a Californian convert to Islam, says he will renounce U S citizenship to live with Princess Fatima, sister of the Shah, in Iran. He claims Iranian politics exploit the marriage and notes Fatima's title was stripped. They travel between London and California, planning to spend half the year in each country before moving to Iran.

Vincent Lee Hillyer Fatima Hillyer Iran U.S Sai London Paris California

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Gen Rufus Lee Conway S. C Ku Klux Klan Darnell Muriel Thomas L. Hamilton Carolina Klan China Red Seaman Pole U. Ss San Pedron Catalina 1St Cavalry Division Princess
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