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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1947
Page
15
Coast Guard ships and a Boston diaper service deliver four dozen diapers to babies among 69 survivors of the Bermuda Sky Queen wreck. A Salem air base plane planned a noon rendezvous with the Bibb to drop the parcel by parachute, aiding a sea landing. The Bibb heads toward Boston at 20 knots amid heavy seas.
The Men’s Brotherhood of Burns Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church will lead the evening service Sunday under the national slogan Men on the March. A Union Brotherhood meeting at 6 30 o clock Monday at Burns Memorial Church will be led by Fred Chubb with ester Bassett as song leader and Chuck Miller at the piano. A dinner will follow with member birthdays praised and greetings from Floyd E Bryant. A quartet from First Evangelical Brethren Church and other musicians will perform and Rev Russell W Brougher and Rev Floyd B La Favre will speak.
Beginning Sunday evening a set of illustrated lectures will present the Bible story from creation to the marom of St Paul at Immanuelist Church Bird Street and Obispo Ave. The program features three dimension color pictures by masters and 200 Mosaic Bible questions. A. F. Futterer Los Angeles explorer and soon Palestine resident will compile the lectures with Ethan A. Baker and Mr Baker presenting the program.
Bob McAndrews vice president in charge of radio promotion for Young Rubicam spoke at the Long Beach Advertising and Sales Club luncheon. He urged that advertising men carry a message to the public and emphasized advertising as a dignified legitimate enterprise. Next week the group will meet with Long Beach Retailers Inc.
After six hours of deliberation in Superior Court Judge Percy Hight found Harvey J. Howard Jr. guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a 12 year old girl. Witnesses testified he lured the girl away from home and kept her overnight at a friend’s house. A probation hearing was set for November 10.
Los Angeles Oct 18 Allied Building Credits Inc will move its national headquarters by chartered plane. Accounting equipment to be loaded in St Paul and flown here tonight, to be ready for Monday morning use with no loss of a working day, say company officials.
Patricia Schmidt a Toledo born dancer faces a Havana court trial for the murder of John Lester Mee of Chicago aboard his yacht in Havana Harbor last April. Witnesses described a quarrel and Mee’s alleged abuse as Schmidt claimed the gun went off accidentally. Charles Jackson co defendant in the case testified on concealment of evidence and faced potential acquittal by the public prosecutor’s requests.
COOS BAY Oregon October 18 The Coast Guard cutter Bonham towed the LCT 1450 to port after it reported distress in storm seas. Six men and cargo valued at $50,000 were aboard the vessel traveling from San Francisco to Seattle. A tuna clipper Conquest repaired its rudder and headed to Astoria under own power. A 100 foot crash boat adrift near Astoria with no believed crew. The trio of incidents marked Pacific northwest first major storm of the season with winds up to 70 mph and widespread damage risk.
In Lima Ohio on October 18 at a Region 4 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association gathering 296 guests were served a turkey dinner. At least 87 people became violently ill and 27 were still wetting. Health commissioner J B Poling ordered a food analysis and pressed all available physicians nurses and ambulances into service as the event broke up.
Dr. Charles A Molleur a Montreal physician was sentenced to death by hanging for murder in the death of 23 year old Miss Etienne Leclerc who died after an abortion performed in his office. The 63 year old doctor was convicted by a jury and Justice Wilfrid Lazure imposed the sentence saying the law left him no alternative. Defense counsel said an appeal would be filed.
Rev Paul Brown Henniges of the Unitarian Church will preach at 11 a m Sunday on Why We Oppose Religion on Public School Time His sermon challenging issue concerns the welfare of Long Beach children and invites all interested in the public school system to attend.
Augustine Lonergan former Democratic senator and congressman from Connecticut died at his Washington home after months of failing health.
In Boston on October 18 the C I O leaders signaled a possible third round of wage increases next year while the convention gave limited emphasis to pay raises. President Philip Murray said affiliates would push for higher wages if prices stay up, though wage policy remains with each union.
Anchorage observers marked the 80th anniversary of Alaska being purchased from Russia with a large gathering. The festivities included christening the Alaska Railroad’s new streamliner and a special run to Mount McKinley Park plus a Days of 98 Ball at Mount McKinley Park Hotel tonight.
Washington residents learned that Don E. Petty was named chairman of the Committee on Statement of Principles of Administrative Law of the American Bar Association. He succeeds Louis Y. De Zychlinski, longtime holder of a distant title in federal administration.
Cairo reports 1602 cholera deaths in the Nile Valley since the epidemic began on September 23. The Health Ministry says 308 deaths occurred in the 24 hours ending yesterday morning, a record for that period.
Contracts to export the first postwar Japanese movies to North and South America and Hawaii will be signed early next week. The deals will be between American firms and the Japanese board of trade in Tokyo.
Premier Chang Chun said China would demand the Ryukyu Islands including Okinawa and a large reparations share from Japan. He urged a four power drafting of the treaty and warned against Japan rearming while noting U S influence over a potential 25 year Japan control.
Boston October 18 The CIO chief Philip Murray authorized by the executive board to urge distillers to pay workers holiday wages at regular rates during holidays meant to save grain. Murray said the convention left wage increases to unions and asked the government to allow unions greater input in Europe aid plans. He urged jail for profiteers and warned on Taft Hartley amid rising living costs.
WARSAW October 18 The Union of Polish Artists announced it dropped singer Jan Kiepura from membership for accepting American citizenship.
Los Angeles report notes Juan the llama shows interest as Jezebel arrives from Hearst Ranch during mating season. The female llama spat into Juan’s eye and kept distance, while an experienced keeper predicted a fast romance between the pair.
Unions in Los Angeles inaugurate a Saturday farmers market on a vacant industrial lot as part of a consumer cooperative effort. Louis Stark chairs the Centinella Valley Emergency Committee which plans food sales by farmers to consumers with broad union and civic representation aiming to expand if successful.
Henry Wallace, editor of the New Republic and former vice president, left LaGuardia Field for Palestine to meet Jewish and Arab leaders and assess how his expertise in agriculture and industry might aid peace in the Near East. He criticized U S bipartisan policy and urged a third party to promote peace, citing U S police state tendencies in loyalty programs and the un American activities committee.
In St Petersburg Florida on October 18 a 63-year-old poultryman named John G Westly denied killing his wife 43 as police found bloodstained clothing and a hammer in his car A severed arm hand and leg were recovered in shallow Tampa Bay near the shore with fingerprints matching the missing wife Police note she had not reached Lowell Massachusetts for a proposed visit to her daughter
SACRAMENTO October 18 Dr Clarence Dykstra provost of the University of California at Los Angeles was appointed chairman of the State Recreation Commission Mrs Rollin Brown Los Angeles was named vice chairman and Sterling S Winans was named temporary secretary
Eu gene B. Casey 42, wartime assistant to President Roosevelt, began a six month prison term in Baltimore after missing a deadline to clean up his business affairs. He had until Monday to comply with tax duties.
Washington outlines a food saving drive urging housewives to bake single crust pies, limit cake layers, and cut purchases to curb inflation. Officials estimate housewives could save 20 million bushels annually, with bakers and restaurants contributing 10.5 million and 5.5 million respectively.
New Orleans reports police hunts a decade friend Frank Grana who was slain on a lonely road. Grana was found slumped over the wheel of his blood spattered automobile with no gun in the car. Sheriff Vial called the case likely a gangster killing with $40 in Grana’s pockets and estimates of cash on him.
Kyodo News Agency reports 12 Japanese killed or injured in a 4 million dollar fire that razed two thirds of Shimonoseki on Honshu. About 4000 homeless as 700 residences and an occupation force barracks burned. Firefighters muted flames with bulldozers after water shortage, with no Allied casualties.
Seven people killed in a two car crash three miles west of Montrose at the M 13 M 57 intersection in Flint Michigan. Trooper Melvin Kaufman said at least three others injured. Deceased are Bernard Nicolai Robert Van Peere Maurice Patrick Connell of Detroit and George Keller of Flushing Michigan. Poor radio transmission hampered police reports from the scene.
Senator Styles Bridges said hearings show the United States could appropriate up to 600 million dollars more this fiscal year if it covers Britain's share of feeding the Allied zones in Germany. Bridges leads the Senate Appropriations Committee and travels with eight members across Europe to assess European financial demands. A four member subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee arrived for a four week tour to study immigration, including displaced persons seeking entry to the United States.
Dr Oswaldo Aranha president of the United Nations General Assembly said no immediate danger of war exists on the eve of a Lafayette College honor. He warned against talking to provoke fighting and noted aggressive U N members exist but that war is impossible with human intelligence. He said Brazil’s possible severance of diplomatic ties with Russia would not weaken the U N.
In Buenos Aires on October 18 a crowd at a Peron speech pried up pavement and damaged La Prensa offices. About 60 men tore at iron shutters while 35 inside the building remained unharmed. Police sealed the block as Peron urged restraint from supporters.
In Los Angeles on October 18 the adoption of a new contract between A. F. L. Retail Clerks Local 770 and Southland Food Stores awaited union approval. Effective Jan 5 1948 to Sept 4 1949 the agreement covers most independents and includes a $2.50 weekly cost of living raise through Sept 1948 with an escalator tied to the Bureau of Labor Statistics index.
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