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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1955
Page
7
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis seeks 47.6 million dollars in the March of Dimes Drive starting next January. Foundation president Basil O’Connor says the target remains below last year’s and notes polio fight continues despite vaccine news.
Tokyo announced recognition of the new Argentine government led by Gen Eduardo Lonardi. The Japanese chargé d affaires in Buenos Aires was instructed to inform the Argentine authorities of the move.
Tampico authorities said on Monday that they recovered 24 more victims of the hurricane that swept the coastal town last week. The disaster prompted searches across debris filled streets as rescue teams worked to identify remains and count the dead.
Roscoe D. Coon a 46 year old former bank executive faces 25 counts of embezzlement willful misapplication and false entries in a federal indictment related to shortages totaling 388000 at Joshua Mountain National Bank Twenty Nine Palms. He was arraigned Monday before U S Judge William I M Byrne and is free on 25000 bond. Coon previously served as vice president cashier and the bank closed July 25 after the shortages were found. He owned a five horse race stable and paid 530000 salary a year.
Corporation filings in California jumped 43 percent in the first eight months of 1955, signaling stronger business activity in the state.
Riverside observers note the bribery conspiracy case against former Honor official Herold E. Mackenzie is postponed due to witness availability. Prosecution witness Elsie Mickey Jones testified she received 300 dollars from Mackenzie for legal fees related to conspiracy charges and related liquor license dealings in Port Hueneme and Orange County.
Beulah the bloodhound, famed for tracking 64 fugitives, died of a heart attack at an animal hospital. Sheriff Hugh Lewis said the dog, three years old, was a valued member of the force. Beulah began training at six weeks and tracked a fugitive in three hours on her first day.
A feature in the October American Home highlights the Bucks County High Yahd Farm Oscar Hammerstein house linked to Oklahoma. It tours the workroom with a stand up desk and pacing balcony, celebrating the house and its history as a source of the musical's lyrics.
OWN in Lynchburg Tennessee hosts Jack Daniel’s oldest U S distillery using a near forgotten method. before aging, whiskey is charcoal mellowed by a slow drop through 100 inches of maple charcoal. the process spans 8 to 12 days and shapes flavor, promising unusually smooth, mellow whiskey with high awards.
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