First Skunks Die After Mother's Inadequate Care
A detailed reminiscence by Harry Fulton recounts the death of five baby skunks from a mother owned by Mrs. Dorothy Hile Ups. Mrs. Phillips attempted round the clock bottle feeding but the litter perished. The piece notes lessons on proper formulas and the possibility of foster mothers for skunks, dogs, cats, and rabbits, plus several side remarks about local prize winners and a man who found youth in old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hile Ups
Oregon
Iowallon Gardens
Air Force Sarge Announces New Daughter In Pinup Style
Air Force Sergeant Arthur Fast and his wife Ardis celebrate the birth of their daughter at St Marys Hospital Long Beach weighing seven pounds nine ounces. Fast displays a 15 foot plywood jet replica as a publicity stunt. The baby arrived at 8 am and is the first child in the Fast household in years. Ardis prefers Annette or Penny as a name, while the sergeant leans toward April.
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Arthur Fast
Air Force
Hackett Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
April
Alribe
Long Beach
Air Forge
Tackett Ave
Nion
Beach Air Force Base
Mr. Air Force
Jin
Fast
St. Mary's Hospital
Ndl
Winsom c
United
Ardis
Japan
Annette
Penny
Gifts Report for Hospital on Thursday
A report and progress meeting of the major gifts division of the United Hospital Fund will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Supper Storm of the Las, Luoyotte hotel. General Chair Bud L. Wdings announced the event.
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United
Hospital Fundy
Las
Uyotte Hlotel
Bud L. Wdings
Council Raps Utilities Tax and Postal Plans
The City Council endorsed delaying the post office curtailments and supporting state legislation to tax publicly owned utilities. An 8-1 vote asked Rep. Craig Hosmer to pursue measures to avert Saturday post office closures and other postal cuts. Virgil Sponsberg dissented citing lack of protests and Sam Vickers warned the plan would set an inequitable municipal tax precedent.
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Raa
Craig Hosmer
Virgil
Sponsberg
City Met
Sam FE
Vickers
Community urged full attendance to measure WI team progress
A local notice urges all WI teams to attend fully so progress checks can be completed accurately. The appeal emphasizes collective participation and reliable data gathering for assessments.
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Suaiuan wiseonaNe Woeke
Municipal Art Center Renamed at Long Beach Museum
City councilors approved a name change for the institution at 2300 Ocean Boulevard, renaming it the Long Beach Museum of Art. The vote occurred Tuesday, marking a new identity for the art center.
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ART Museum
ART Center
Municipat Art Center
E. Ocran Blvd
Long Beach Museum of Art
Ity
Cotton Shippers Plan 34th Annual Western Convention
Registration opens today at the Lafayette Hotel for the 34th annual Western Cotton Shippers Conference. More than 600 delegates and wives from California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are expected for the two day meeting with sessions starting Thursday led by Edward Lipscomb of the National Cotton Council. A luncheon and fashion show for ladies, a reception and banquet by Pacific Coast steamship companies, a harbor tour on Friday, and the final dinner dance in the Lafayette Cavalier Room featuring Carol Beck of Long Beach mark the event.
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Western Cotton Shippers
Lafayette Hotel
Ing
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Edward Lipscomb
National Cotton Council
Lipscomb
Long Beach Harbor
Lafayette
Cavalier
Harbor Hoard
Maurice W. Daubney
Long Beach
Zachie Felder
Association
Lafayett’s
Shearwater
Sociation
Lafayette'n Cavalier
Carol Beck
Judge Sentences Forger to 114 Years in Prison
Donald Floyd Combs, 33, of 18 Santa Barbara Street, was sentenced by Superior Judge Beach Vasey on a forgery charge to one to 13 years in prison, concurrent with one year in county jail. He was arrested in Winnemucca, Nevada, March 6 for cashing four forged checks totaling $439.33 in December.
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Donald
Floyd Combs
Santa Barbara St
Beach Vasey
Combs
Winenemucca
Nev
Walker Executive C F Miller Retires From Walker’s
Clarence F. Miller longtime Walker’s executive steps down after rising from stock boy to vice president and general manager. Announcement made after a Tuesday staff meeting. Howard F. Conrad praises Miller as a top protege and notes plans for extended vacation and Honolulu trip with wife and daughters. Miller will retire his stock and leave the corporation while remaining in Long Beach.
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Clarence F. Miller
Walker's
Howard F. Conrad
Miller
Walker
Honolulu
Evelyn
Diane
Mindy
Long Beach
Mill¢ler
Algo
Conrad
City approves $225,959 in park projects and bids for seven more
City Council OKs eight park and recreation projects totaling about 225,959.73 funded from head funds. Contracts include 332.0 for Sally Miller Contracting Co for parking lot and pavement work in Veterans Memorial Park and other sites. Seven future projects in Scherer Ramona Stearns Coolidge and Cherry Parks await bids, plus $4.86 million safety building purchase bid. Miller named acting general manager since 1927. successor to be announced.
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Turrday
Sally Miller Contracting Co
Long Beach
Veterans Memorial Park
Pacific Ave
Spring St
el Dorado Park
San Gabriel River
Coolidge Park
Recreatiion Park
Scherer Park
Council
Broadway
Magnolia
Chestnut Ave
Speech Slated Speenetree and Gas Dr. DeLong Event
A noisy schedule lists a 700 speech and two cab over engine truck chases for use by Gas Dr. Everett W. DeLong M.D. Department Beverly Hills at 12 800. It notes Cannell as speaker at an open meeting with a 6103 75 contract. Clarence has worked at Denty High School and Long Beach Sewer Co within Dewey Ave. Wednesday at Sifor construction of sanitary parts of 30 years in retail.
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Speenetree
Everett W. DeLong
M.D
Beverly Hills
Cannell
Clarence
8Th St
Long Beach Sewer Co
Dewey Ave
Sifor
Unusual VSP program turns Long Beach students into top performers
Long Beach Unified School District students in a three part series reveal very superior pupils or VSPs. A 24 year old junior high student helped build an atomic breeder reactor model while others created a pocket radio and solar battery. Results show high national test standings with 60 percent in the top 10 percent on geometry. The program blends special classes with regular instruction, pairing advanced work with social integration.
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Bert Resnik
Laver
Vsps
Long Beach
Theron Freese
VSP
Geal
Tolstand
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Mia
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Ponce Deleon
Fountain of Youth
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Standard
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Steven Ahl
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Ieft
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Sam E. Vithers
Phonic
Long Beach Stud
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Argonne Ave
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65Th St
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Long Beach Freeeway
Cherry Park
45Th St
Cherry Ave
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