Rants and go cart plans stir city humor and traffic notes
A reader rants about courteous pedestrians and stubborn motorists then criticizes overly loud talkers drinkers and conspiratorial critics. The piece highlights Vaughan Deming's plan to open a go cart raceway east of the Long Beach Freeway and notes a Seals sponsor fundraising letters received by the paper.
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Vaughan Deming
Long Beach
Firestone
County Planning Commission
Deming
C of C Banquet Set for Long Beach Event
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce picks April 27 28 for a 4 banquet to launch its community development campaign. An earlier date was moved due to Easter conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C of C
Long Beach
Filings for State Primary Close No New Entries Here
California's June 7 primary filings closed at 5 p.m. Friday with no new entries in Long Beach area races. Unopposed incumbents include Supervisor Burton W. Chace and Craig Hosmer for the 48th District. Democratic challengers emerge in other districts. judges Sparling Vasey and Miller face no opposition. See midweek party committee candidate lists. registration deadline approaches.
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BOB HO_UER
California
Long Beach-area
Burton W. Chace
Board of Supervisors
William McKesson
Beverly Hills
Adolph Alexander
Long Beach-Lakewood
Signal Hill
Craig Hosmer
Wallace H. Moore
Long Beach State College
D. Patrick Ahern
Long Beach
West Side
Assembly District
Joseph M. Kenrick
Herbert R. Klockstein
William
Bill) Grant
Ora G. Knudsom
Lakewood
Superior Court
Maurice Sparling
Beach Vasey
Fred Miller
Fewer Voters Registered for May 10 LB Municipal Primary
Long Beach lists 150,180 registered voters after March 17 enrollments, down from 156,216 in 1957. City Clerk Margaret Heartwell notes continued voter qualification for June 7 state and city elections with an April 14 deadline, and next Monday as the candidate declaration deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Margaret Heartwell
Ben S. Hite
Heartwell
Trial of Nicholson Conspiracy and Embezzlement Case
Final arguments proceed in a multi count case against Nicholson with jurors asked to decide if a loan was made with intent to harm the Bank of Hermont. Witnesses described suspected misappropriation and false entries as defense and prosecution clash over evidence and legal conclusions.
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Nicholson
Son
Bank of
Westover
Nichol
Belmont Realty and Securities Corp
Paterson
Carr
Peterson
Candy Shop Bandit Gets Prison Term
John F. Hayes, 23, a transient, was sentenced to five years to life in state prison for armed robbery of Lee's Candy Shop at 242 Pine Ave on March 30. Hayes confessed the robbery, told Judge Maurice C. Sparling he did not want a lawyer, and declined a probation report before sentencing. He was arrested in San Francisco and brought back for trial.
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John F. Hayes
Lee
Pine Ave
Hayes
Superior Court
Maurice C. Sparling
San Francisco
Christian Women Groups Convene One Day Meeting
Nearly 300 members from the Christian Business and Professional Women's Council and the Christian Women's Club of America converge at the Lafayette Hotel for a one day annual meeting. The event gathers leaders from both groups to discuss programs and activities.
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Christian Business and Professional Women's Council
Christian Women's Club of America
Lafayette Hotel
Long Beach Offerings Tonight at Local Theaters
Tonight in Long Beach several stage shows run: Light Opera Student Prince at Municipal Auditorium 8:30 p.m. Concert Hell, Kind Sir at Magnolia Theatre 8 p.m. They Knew What They Wanted at Lakewood Campus auditorium 8:30 p.m. The Moon Is Blue at Off Broadway Theatre 8:30 p.m. Susan and God at Community Playhouse 8:30 p.m. Fire Drunkard at Morgan Hall 835 Locust Ave.
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Magnolia Theatre
Magnolia Ave
Lakewood
Long Beach City College
Off- Troadway
Lime Ave
Susan and
God
Community Playhouse
Anaheim St
Fire Drunkard
Morgan Halli
Locust Ave
Car Clubs Plan Benefit Dance for Gun Victim
In Long Beach a coalition of 20 car clubs organized a benefit dance to help 16 year old Nell R Mahan of Paramount pay medical expenses after a club fight left him fighting for life at Community Hospital. Club leaders set April 9 as the dance date and appointed publicity chairmen to improve coverage while pledging steps to prevent future attacks. Fourteen people were arraigned on conspiracy to commit assault charges related to the incident. Preliminary hearings set for Thursday.
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Paramount
Nell R. Mahan
Georgia Ave
Community Hospital
Santos Vasquez
Ridings Motors
Long Beach Blvd
Dutchqjmen
Sunset Club Tour Heads to Hollywood for Cinerama Showing
About 120 Sunset Club members travel to Hollywood to attend a Cinerama screening and then proceed to Farmers Market for lunch after the show.
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Sunset Club
Hollywood
Farmers Market
Miss Welcome title contest entries available area wide
Entry blanks for the Miss Welcome contest are offered at several locations in the area. Finals are set for May 22 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. Contestants will wear playsuits, and preliminary judging runs May 12 North Long Beach, May 13 Los Altos, May 14 Pierpoint, and May 15 East Belmont Shore.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Oscar Picks Contest Promises Prizes and Dinner With a Star
A Sunday Independent Press Telegram contest invites readers to vote for Academy Award winners in Hollywood. A Long Beach based columnist will share his selections from five nominees, amid notes on Abundavita and Parade features. The piece also mentions Sykes, Edsel A. Martin, and city smog concerns.
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Independent Press‘Telegram
Hollywood
Abundavita
Ang
Southland
Compton
Pictures
Long Beach
Bost
Oscar Sykes
Edsel A. Martin
Tucson
Sykes
Ohio
Abundavita Leaves Long Beach for Arizona
Abundavita Firm Quits Long Beach with national HQ in town moving to Tucson, Arizona. Frederick Sykes says 47 Abundavita employees will transfer from Long Beach while the Gardena plant remains. Since January 1, all departments except receiving, shipping, and accounting have left. Transfer to be completed within two months.
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Sykes
Abundavil
Long Beach
Arizon
Abundavita
Gardena
Long Beach Dock Crisis Shrinks Night Shifts
Parade Magazine examines wealth of leading candidates while longshoremen crews rise to offset night shift carload handling. International Longshoremen's Union lists 138 day shift gangs, four men on night shift replaced, three men convicted of statutory rape, and a judge's ruling on night work policy. Four men facing prison. one appeals for a new trial as county jail terms loom.
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Parade
Long Beach
Los Ans
Geies
The
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Port Hueneme
Maurice
C. Sparling
Tiong
Earnest Hol
Stokes
Myrtle Ave
Walter James
Altr
Salt Lakes
Roy Simmons
Wesley
250 Jewish Women Plan Fund Drive
About 250 women will meet at the New Jewish Community Center at 2601 Grand Ave for breakfast before launching Coverall Day to solicit funds for the United Jewish Welfare Fund. The Women’s Division leads the effort. Mrs Louis Hechtlinger chairs the division.
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New Jewish Community Center
Grand Ave
Tol
United Jewish Welfare Fund
Womens
Louis Hechtlinger
Tools Stolen at Construction Job on 7th Street
Police reported Friday that $869 worth of electric drills and plumbing tools were stolen from two construction sheds at a new housing project on 7th Street and Palo Verde Avenue.
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7Th St
Palo Verde Ave
Rev Bob Richards to Address Key Club Convention Tonight
Olympic champion Rev Bob Richards is set to address the California Nevada Hawaii Key Club convention in Lafayette tonight. About one thousand youths from 200 clubs across the district attend the 10th annual gathering with talks, election of district officers, and a banquet at the Lafayette Hotel. Government leaders and Kiwanis sponsors participate as the event emphasizes individual excellence and service awards.
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Bob Richards
Key Club
Bob Iterational
Richards
C. Wil
Liam Nelson
Mth
California
Neva- Nevada-Hawaii
Hawaii
California St. Yette
Glenn M. Anderson
Kiwanis In
Lafayette Hotel Renames Grand Ballroom International
The Lafayette Hotel announces its Grand Ballroom will be called the International Ballroom as part of a city wide shift to a global theme. Manager John McKennon says the change marks the first step in aligning the hotel with Long Beach the International City.
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Lafayette Hotel
Long Beach
International Ballroom
John McKennon
Lafayette
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Municipal Auditorium
Skip Shuman
Gary Lewis
Lancers Club
Bobby Hoffman
Frederick Sykes
Abundavita Corporation of America
Atlantis Ave
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Long Beach Associates
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