Women win 30 prizes at All-Electric Cooking School
Long Beach women crowned winners as the fourth All-Electric Cooking School concluded at Municipal Auditorium. More than 3000 dollars in prizes including major appliances went to grand prize ticket holders Verla Aakjer Eileen Henschel and W F Kroeger. Thousands attended over four days with local merchants donating groceries.
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Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Verla Aakjer
Quincy Ave
Philco
Eileen Henschel
Seaside Blvd
Philco- Bendix
W.F. Kroeger
Lime Ave
Eenae
Independent, Press-Telegram Aga
National Livestock and Meat Board
Robbery Bait Draws $150 Fine
A teen lure caused a Navy crew robbery, with Jacqueline Amaral 18 of Albany California fined $150 and placed on three years probation by Superior Judge Ralph Pierson. Accomplices Ronald Church 19 Larry Stanley 21 and Niles Williams 19 received similar sentences after arrest March 4.
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Ralph Pierson
Jacqueline Marie Amaral
Albany
Calif
Ronald L. Church
Larry G. Stanley
Niles Williams
Jil
Miss Amaral
Ralph Joseph Meyer
W. Orcan Blvd
Three-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car Near Home
A three year old boy named Gary A Koppenhaber of 2792 Ladoga Avenue suffered head injuries when struck by a car in front of his home on Friday. The driver Edwin G Kurtz, 45, of 2034 Ladoga Avenue stated the child darted from behind a parked car into his path and the boy was taken to Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary A. Koppenhaber
Ladoga Ave
Communty Hospital
Edwin G. Kurtz
Miss Welcome to Long Beach prelims and events
Preliminary judging for Miss Welcome to Long Beach at Pierpoint Landing at 2 30 pm. Lakegood Lions Rodeo at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Carlson Street and Clark Avenue at noon. On stage Desire Under the Elms at The Theater 2400 Magnolia Ave 8 30 pm. The Matchmaker at Community Playhouse 5021 E Anaheim St 8 30 pm.
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Lovelies
Long Beach
Los Altos
Nancy Taylor
Sally Cannon
Jane Britt
Patty Ander
Natalee Sullivan
Pierpoint Landing
Belmont Shore
Lakegood Lions
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Carlson St
Clark Ave
Desire
Magnolia Ave
Community Playhouse
Anaheim
Pontoon Bridge Opens After Major Relocation
The Long Beach Harbor pontoon bridge will reopen Monday at 6 am after being moved 100 yards north and raised 12 feet. The $617,848 project, a joint venture by Walter C. Grosstong and Blea Corp, aims to last at least 15 years before further subsidence may occur.
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Long Beach Harbor Entrance
Walter C. Grosstong
An Blea Corp
State Motor Vehicles to Build $450,000 Midtown Office
The State Motor Vehicles Department will construct a $450,000 office building at a new midtown location to replace the long–owned 22 year field office at 700 E Broadway. Three officials met City Manager Sam E Vickers and the City Planning Commission to discuss sites but left without a decision. E K Ball chief of field offices S B Kinley assistant chief in charge of Southern California and Paul Groff from the finance land acquisition section attended. Funds have been authorized in the state budget.
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State Motor Vehicles 'Department
E. Broadway
Sam E. Vickers
City Planning Commission
Sestion
E. K. Ball
S. B. Kinley
Southern
California
Newport Firm Gets Army Contract For Mobile Papamand Post
Aéronutronic Systems Inc. of Newport Beach, a Ford division subsidiary, won a 36 851 000 Army contract to develop a mobile Papamand post. Construction of the first of two factory units is nearing completion as Glendale workers shift to the Newport site, with about 99 percent of the staff drawn from Aeroautronics. Operations begin this month at the new plant.
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Aéronutronic Systems, Inc
Newport Beach
Army
iFord Motor Co
Glendale
Newport “Beach
Aeroautronics
Convention Seeks Bargaining Rights for Public Employees
AFL-CIO official Arnold Zander told Friday night delegates in Southern California that government workers deserve collective bargaining rights equal to private industry. The 21st bi annual convention in Municipal Auditorium will discuss bargaining power and a possible right to strike, with an ethics committee to tailor AFL CIO practices for public employees. Over 600 delegates are expected as the convention runs through next Friday.
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Jation
Arnold ‘Zander
Zander
American ‘Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Municipal Auditorium
Southern
California
Ob Iophy
Ci’g
La+ Tayette
Me Deol C. Kealer
Federation
Jailed a Year for Failure to Provide Ball Spending
A 1959 ball at Lakewood Country Club is highlighted with deputies reporting a defendant served one year in County Jail for failing to provide funds. Dolores Hart, winner, and M Dawson of Hal Wallis Productions are noted in relation to the case. Candidates from six CYO Federation districts are listed, including Barbara DeDen Judy Lawrence Mary Jane Peterson Mary Damico Pearl Bellino and Armids Reza.
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CYO
Dolores Hart
Georgel
Hal Wallis
M. Dawson
Cath
Jba
Lake
Wood
Southland
CYO Federation of
Barbara DeDen
Bay
Judy Lawrence
Mary Jane Peterson
Mary Damico
San Fernando Valley
Pearl Bellino
Sand Armids Reza
Lakewood Lions Club Rodeo Opens at Veterans Memorial Stadium
The Lakewood Lions Club hosts a two day rodeo at Veterans Memorial Stadium Clerk St. and Carson Ave. kickoff is at 2 p m with saddle bronc bareback bull riding roping and clown acts. Finals Sunday at 2 p m with points counting toward the World Championship Cowboy standings.
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Lakewood Lions Club
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Clerk St
Carson’ Ave
Judge Orders Dawson to Camp Labor for Drink Charge
Judge Charles Smith noted Dawson forfeited fen drink charges in the last two years and paid 73 dollars for his daughter Valerie. He ordered Dawson to serve his time at a railroad camp with the county paying a dollar a day for the child. Dawson, a bartender, must pay forty dollars a month under court order.
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Charles .T. [Smith
Dawson
Valerie
Smith
Sunday Parade Magazine Reading Highlights
The feature covers a day in the life of a typical student and a look at Hollywood studios invaded by TV shows. It includes Bing Crosby’s niece Kathy Crosby facing an arranged marriage and a town where Americans learn Russian. Also notes a Chef of the Week and a Lt. Gov. Harold Powers, plus a continuation of the vacation series at Harper’s Ferry.
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Independent
Press- Telegram
Ben Zinser
Hollywood
P-T
Parade Magazine
Bing
Kathy Crosby
Pada Bob -Crosby
Parade
Harold Powers
George Crane
Reading News
Wrote Bad Checks to Be Somebody Story
J et Hopkins, 32, of Riverside, said he did bad checks to raise cash to “be somebody.” He admitted using a Navy title to fool clerks, claiming he never served. He was arrested after cashing checks at multiple hotels in Riverside and nearby cities.
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J* Et Hopkins
Riverside
Fnday
Riverside RO
Pasig
Navy
Alexander Hotel
Ventura
Fresno
Hopkins
Wilton Hotel
Comschecks
Mander
U.S. Navy
Stanley R. White
Ex-Champ Boxer Harrison Pleads Innocent in Battery Trial
Tommy Harrison a 27-year-old former state light heavyweight champion pleads not guilty to a battery charge set for May 14 in Downey Municipal Court. Judge A D Boone scheduled the 9 30 am proceeding after Harrison was released on $2500 bail posted by his manager. Walters Wisck 36 of S317 Adorce St alleges Harrison knocked him unconscious during a street incident tied to a two year old labor quarrel at a General Motors South Gate plant.
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Tommy Harrison
Downey Municipal
Downey
Walter E. Wisck
Adorce St
Harrison
Wisek
Rancho ‘Los Amigos
Ecaise
South Gate
General. Motors
Harriso
A. D. Boone
Kenny LaSalle
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W. F. Kroeger
Beatrice Berman
Chihuahua
Mickey
L.garrett
Palm
Garrett
Jim Doithit
Dept
Newport
Arnold Zander
Lakewood
Harper's Ferry
Tommy
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