Show SEVERE SHOCKS JAR CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES May 31 Iff A RI-A A giant earth slippage jarred a million southern California homes at 1235 a. a m. m W. W P. P S. S T. T this morning but spared the area damage The quake one of the most severe since the disastrous one in 1933 was felt along the Pacific coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego and inland miles to the Mojave desert desert desert des des- ert and the Coachella valley Alarmed families were frightened out of sleep by the rippling sidewise sidewise sidewise side- side wise motion of the earth Dishes rattled in cupboards L Lights i 1 g h t s 15 swayed Ho Houses ses creaked The post-midnight post calm at police headquarters and ne newspaper offices was shattered by a flood of questioning questioning questioning ques ques- telephone calls All asked if there had been any damage None had losses to report The earth shocks three in number number num num- ber lasted several seconds They were strongest on the Los Angeles ocean front stirring up high waves A survey indicated that the jarred area area about square miles es escaped escaped escaped es- es with nothing more serious than a few broken windows and cracked sets of glassware HILO T. T H. H May 31 UP UP- UP Minor earth shocks that have continued continued continued con con- through the past two days led natives to believe today that an eruption might be due from Kilauea crater on foot Mauna Loa None of the or so temblors in the series was severe but such shocks usually have preceded eruptions eruptions eruptions and eruptions have been at approximately year three-year intervals The last was in 1935 |