Beach death tied to ex husband and husband
Investigators charged Cypress mother of five Alivia Hendershot’s husband and her ex husband with possible murder after her body was found on Seal Beach. Hendershot, 40, and John M Lawrence, 36, were booked and faced lie detector tests as detectives traced a violent sequence the night before the 36 year old mother’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alivia Hendershot
Cypress
Seal Beach
Orange County Sheriff's
Park Hendershot
John M. Lawrence
Court Orders Blood Transfusion to Save Expectant Mother
Downey Court assigns wardship of 19 year old Patricia Armstrong to permit a blood transfusion for a dying pregnant patient. doctors warned she had only hours to live. The special juvenile court session occurred near her hospital room after her family refused the transfusion on religious grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Beckman
Downey Commuunity Hospital
Patricia Armstrong
Volunteer Ave
Norwalk
Armstrong
Fin Iey
Aonistesig
Kim
Inonths
Floods Cut Calif Rail Link and Storm Toll
Floods severed the California rail link between the north and south while the state faced its worst storm in a half century. Thousands homeless, damage pegged over 12 million dollars. Governor Knight urged President Eisenhower to declare a federal disaster area and seek 3 million in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Goodwin J,knight
Eisenhower
U.S
Knight
Humphrey links Russian nuclear tests to world poisoning
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey urged disclosure of Soviet nuclear test details, warning the atmosphere is poisoned by radioactivity and that testing endangers all free nations unless destroyed in flight. Separately, the Weather Bureau reported a Wichita Falls tornado reached 250 mph inside a ground touch near new radar, the first measured speed of its deadly core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Humphrey
Washington
Sreather Bureau
Wichita Falls
Tex
Weather Bureau
Burning Defended in Farm Policy Controversy
The Agriculture Department burned 2,500 copies of a farm book due to misleading quota content while unburned copies remained. Asst. Secretary Don Paarlberg faced House subcommittee pressure and Democratic opposition over the disputed material. Congress began its Easter recess as Ehr Eisenhower spent the holiday weekend at Gettysburg, pa, after a Bethesda hospital visit to a retired Navy captain from Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Asst
Don Paarlberg
House
Upi
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
E. E. Hazlett
Hazlett
Abilene
Kan
Ben
Signal Hill Kin Shoots Kin in Grave Condition
Virgil Wickster, 32, and Walter Wickster, both of North Long Beach, were involved in a family argument at 3404 Grant St Signal Hill. Police reported Walter fired a 45 caliber pistol at Virgil three to six times, hitting him in abdomen arm and leg. Virgil was taken to Community Hospital in grave condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Hill
Aeseult
Wickster
Walter
Grant St
Petes
Virgil
Carol
T. F Frances Wickster
Phony Tax Returns Jail Ex-L.B. Couple
A former Long Beach couple was arrested in Buena Park on charges of filing hundreds of fictitious tax returns that netted about 5.4 to 5.8 million dollars. Milton Ward Hardison and his wife Thelma, both 47, allegedly used aliases and fake employers with PO boxes in Long Beach and other areas. They were held on 10,000 bail each and arraigned in Santa Ana on fraudulent claims against the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas
D-Ii
Long Beach
Maron
Buena Park
Treasury Department
Milton Ward Hardison
Rickey Ave
Garden Grove
Thelma
Treasury
Hardisons
Orange County
Los Angeles
Blythe
U.S
Arthur M. Bradley
Santa
Ead
Herdisons
Long Bearh
Alamitos Ave
Chestnut Ave
Orange Ave
Bandits Beat Robbery Report In City Cab Incident
A taxi driver was robbed of 25 dollars by two men in the downtown area. The driver, Manuel M Bloom, 40, provided details to police claiming the suspects forced him to stop in the 1800 block of Olive Ave where one struck him and the other took the money. Earlier, another robbery at Lund's for Children on Spring St saw a clerk lose 65 dollars after a man threatened her with a .38 pistol and made off with cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel M Bloom
Claremonts Ave
Olive Ave
Mary Isabel Smith
Lund’s For
Spring St
Snowbound mountain tragedy traps two teens after escape
A snow choked region halted rescue efforts as two teenagers became trapped following the abandonment of a slain father. Details remain unclear due to damaged source text.
Eisenhower Seeks Unified Command Plan
President Eisenhower asked Congress for a sweeping defense reorganization to create a single U S military service with the defense secretary in control of all armed forces funds and operations. The plan envisions truly unified military funds and a single command structure fighting as one, with ground sea and air forces under centralized leadership. Initial reactions were cautious, with objections anticipated from supporters of the separate services who would resist ceding research and development powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Revolutionary Defense
U. S
Army
Navy
Rotary
Defense Secretary
Air Force
Naval Operations
House-Senate
Weather rage and Ike flap over Mamie’s dress
A comical exchange shows the Weatherman blaming rain on Ike and Mamie’s Easter Parade attire. The assistant urges restraint as the Weatherman vows use of presidential power to influence fashion commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Schmann
Mamie
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Warren Walters
Bloomfield St
Hawaiian Gardens
Hendershot
Lawrence
Ing
Johnny
Husband
Slaig
John Lawrence
Bob Armstrong
Elsie Finley
Calif
Southern Pacific Railroad
Donner Summit
Feather River Canyon
Stockton
Bakersfield
San Francisco
San Jose
San Joaquin
Carmel
Barstow
Red ‘Cross
Mojave
Los ‘Angeles
Stevens
D-Minn
Rayburn
D-Tex
Mansfield
Mont
F. P. Kreuz
Bethesda Naval Hospital
I Formmmunity Hospital
Sas
Verne
Wickiter
North Long Beach
L.B
Sen. Douglas
Bandits
Rob. L.B
Gale
Page Bel
Mamie Eisenhower
Louise Palmeri
Suzy Perette
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!