Long Beach Merit Scholars Named From Lakewood High
Two Lakewood High School seniors, William B. Melchior Jr. and C. Pat Sainsbury, were named 1959 National Merit Scholars. The Long Beach students beat 480,000 entrants from 14,500 high schools to win four years of college aid, with the award based on tests and leadership and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Walters
Lakewood
Long Beach
William B. Melchior Jr
William Melchior
Whitewood Ave
C. Pat Sainsbury
Mary M. Sainsbury
Palo Verde Ave
Stanford University
Sainsbury
Melchior
Public Schools Week
Ance Honoling
Long Beach Unified School District
Douglas
A. ‘Newcomb
Newcomb
Delta Delta
Delta Sorority
Long Beach State College
7Th” St
Pacific Coast Hwy
Don Webster
Long Beach Library Receives Five Book of Kells Facsimile Sets
From Dublin, Bertrand L. Smith donates five sets of four facsimile illuminations from the Book of Kells to the Long Beach Public Library. Librarian Edwin Castagna notes the gift will fund rare-book acquisitions and an annual lecture series, while the Smiths’ prior gifts total eight consignments and a $20,000 fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Williams
Dublin
Bertrand L. Smith
Long Beach Public Library
Edwin Castagna
F. J. E. Hurst
Trinity College
Smith
Bertrand L."smith
Lawrence Clark Powell
UCLA
Los Altos
Smiths
Scotland
City Council Approves $400000 in Public Works
The council approved ten public works totaling more than $400 000 led by a $142 557 contract to Ansco Construction Co for the J H Davies Bridge approaches. Other contracts include United States Steel for gas holders repairs, and bids on lighting, sewer, and fire alarm system projects as part of Marina and Basin area upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Davies
Sam E. Vickers
Ansco Construction Co
Long Beach Marina
United States Steel Corp
Hancock
California Ave
20Th
23Rd St
Kuster Eléctric Co
Atlantic Ave
Wardlow
Bixby Rds
Vickers
Blair Field
Municipal Airport
Silverado Park
Fire Safety Chamber Wins National Honor
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce received a national fire safety award for outstanding achievement. The honor spotlights chambers for notable work in promoting safety practices and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Safety Chamber
Long Beach
Woman 91 Crosses Path of Car in Long Beach Tragedy
A 91 year old woman crossing 10th Street in Long Beach was struck by a car and dragged 100 feet, then 125 feet, leading to her death. The driver Ernest T Goellner, 75, was not cited. Also killed were a 29 year old sailor from the USS Benner and an 11 year old pedestrian in separate traffic accidents. Mary Kahoe, age 33, narcotics stolen from a car were reported during investigation. The Cham ber of Commerce of the United States in Washington was referenced in unrelated notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Mary Kahoe
Ohio
Avcher
Mubista
United States
Washington
George R. Johnson
Orval J. Wal
Flint Ave
Alamitos Ave
Lannual
Wal
Stn St
Tional Chamber Hospital
James B. Branham
Ernest T. Goellner
Newport Ave
Goellner
Doll Show At Mark Twain School Delights Collectors
Eight groups of Camp Fire Girls display dolls from less than an inch to almost four feet at Mark Twain School 5021 E Centralia St today from 2 to 4 pm. Exhibits include dolls from foreign countries such as an Eskimo fur doll and a 50-year old German doll with three faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire
Mark Twain School
Centralia St
Seventh Poker Club License Approved in Gardena
Gardena voters approved a license for a seventh poker club in a special election. Final tally 3 249 in favor and 1 688 opposed with 12 absentee ballots left to count. After council action Amvets and VFW pushed for the parlor to be run by Joseph Hall of Hawthorne at a site near Western Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardena
Proposanda
Wea
Amvets
Nisei
VFW
Joseph Hall
Hawthorne
Western Ave
Hall
The
Fleet Reserve Assn
Afro- American League of Los Angeles
Two Bookmaking Suspects Jailed in Irvine Link Case
Two bookmaking suspects were jailed Tuesday linked to an Irvine case involving Pat Irvine's kin and a 1954 wire tapping tie. Joe A. Irvine, 59, and Milo Meek, 72, were involved in a long running investigation that included undercover bets and alleged police state tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Irvine
Long Beach
Joe A. Irvine
Orange Ave
Apt. 3
Milo
Meek
California
Supreme Ave
Apt.b
Long
Irvine
Red On-Beach
American Ave
Leonard Hermansen
Vine
United States
Pay Hike Requests Denied by City Council
The City Council on Tuesday denied an immediate pay increase for police and firemen. The request was sent to the council’s committee of the whole for budget-time consideration. Attorney Jerome Colton urged this month’s boosts, claiming $11,000 for fire staff and $12,000 for police, funded in the current budget. City Manager Sem Vickers argued salaries are fixed annually by the charter and opposed favors to one department over others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Colton
Long Beach
Olice
Sem Vickers
First in Series of Programs by Volunteers Set Today
The kickoff of the Community Volunteer Service program opens at 10 a.m. at the Long Beach Museum of Art. Chamber opposed Atherton Street extension amid city planning concerns. Chief speakers Llewell Bixby Jr. and Doris Watts will discuss local history, culture, and volunteer service as the program runs through early June with tours, talks, and luncheons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
An- Chamber of Commerce
Werecasy
Gram
CVO
Atherton St
Claca Andrews
Los Alamitos
Long Beach Museum of Art
Blvd
Ers
Tella
2Nd St.Westminster
Municipals
Doris Watts
Golf Board Plan Up Eight Members Proposal
Concilman Charles Garrison proposes expanding the Municipal Golf Commission from seven to nine or more members. The city toll rose to 13 traffic deaths this year, with two fatalities on Tuesday bringing the total to eight on the commission. The ordinance measure moves to the council committee for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Board
Concilman Charles Garrison
Golf Commis
Ee Sion
Mittee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lakewood High
Pat Sainsbury
Bile Melchior
Christ
London
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Washington Irving
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rudyard Kipling
Bret Harte
James Whitcomb Kilay
Benjamin F. Johnson
U. S. Senate
Colorado River
Frederic Remington
Lincoln
Castagna
Ray G. Madson
E. Hill St
Hill St
Lime
Richard Clyde Kubista
USS
Benner
Independent
Southlara
Pat
Chamber
Atherton
CVD
Community Chest
Carl
Torrey
Metcall
Greden Grove
Jefferson
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