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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1958
Page
11
Sanford Jarrell recounts the decline of roaming printers led by Peter B. Lee and Muskogee Red. The piece chronicles their nomadic era, later-life fates, and a famed obituary by Jay E. House that cemented Red’s legendary status in printing lore.
A brush and grass blaze burned near the Harbor Hills Housing project at Palos Ver ges Dr North and Western Age. Firemen from Engine Company Six in Lomita fought the fire for about an hour before extinguishing it at 9 45 p m. No houses or property were damaged. Cause under investigation.
A 14 year old girl was pulled unconscious from the surf at the foot of Pacific Avenue as lifeguards performed one of 32 rescues at local beaches drawing 175000 visitors. Judy Gettings of 11165 Bullis St Lynwood revived in four minutes by lifeguards Jay Tensty and Ray Jaramillo after drinking three bottles of pop before swimming out 150 yards. Eleven other rescues reported along the ocean front as lifeguards noted a medium surf with riptides amid a heat wave that drew over a million bathers to Los Angeles County beaches.
Newport Beach reported the drowning of 40 year old William K. Howard of San Bernardino as his wife Mildred watched from shore. He sank beneath waves near the end of the municipal pier. lifeguards searched unsuccessfully Sunday night.
Local youngsters will ride buggy ponies in the annual Pony Parade through downtown Long Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 26. Two teams of ponies will pull a fire engine and a carriage, with children invited to ride as the mayor and police chief look on. The event promotes the Los Angeles County Fair set for September 12 to 28.
Isabelle K. Gallegos, 16, of Huntington Beach, suffered a severe mouth laceration when a car she rode in struck a parked vehicle on Magnolia Ave near Cowles St. Driver Ralph Acosta, 20, of Los Angeles, was treated and released at Seaside Hospital. Andrew J. Cook Jr, 16, and Truman Boyd Manor suffer leg cuts from a bicycle fall. both treated at Seaside Hospital.
Garden Grove police said crop dusting pilot Ronald L. Murdock Jr., 36, of Compton, was injured Sunday when his plane crashed into a fence and flipped over while attempting a forced landing near Trask Avenue and Jessica Drive. He was treated at Palm Harbor Hospital for arm injuries and exposure to insecticide fumes.
City Recreation Department presents a community program featuring a community sink stage and square dancing starting at 7 30 pm in the Municipal Auditorium with a dance and entertainment lineup for residents of Long Beach.
A 13 year old Cucamonga boy won top honors at the Western States Accordions Festival held over the weekend at Municipal Auditorium. George Mendala led the grand prize winners among about 1,750 soloists, with Frances Mowers, Andy Mirkovich, and Toni Perachiat among the other top finishers. Ronald Sweetz, 1957 World Champion, appeared at the Saturday concert as band competitors Halle Studio of Long Beach and Camatti Studio of Newburyhead claimed top spots.
Mrs Ethel Cochrane Mullikan High School assistant principal died from injuries after Thursday car crash in Compton California. The 6 to 21 year old student participants were from multiple states as the two day festival included pomping and a final concert at Wilton Hotel, Kaiser Foundation Hospital treated but she did not regain consciousness.
A 20 year survey by Long Beach Unified School District shows dramatic growth in student enrollment and population in the Lakewood-Los Altos area. Kindergarten gains lead with a 360 percent rise since 1938, while overall district enrollment climbs from 25,362 to 73,618 and property value rises from 199.7 million to 626.9 million. The Long Beach, Signal Hill, Catalina Island and Lakewood region expands from 166,200 to 369,728 residents, with elementary enrollment surging to 135,058 and Lakewood-Los Altos accounting for over half.
A Millizan employee plans a year long leave of absence to pursue a master's degree at the University of Southern Callifornia.
The Improved Order of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas schedule a state convention at the Lafayette Hotel with an expected 900 delegates. Great Chief Louis Shipley of Long Beach and Great Pocahontas Inez Means of San Jose will preside, with events through August 22 including a dinner in the Grand Ballroom and daily sessions in Municipal Auditorium.
Buford Ellington issued a victory statement Sunday amid scattered rural precincts uncounted, signaling he would be the next governor of Tennessee after Thursday's Democratic primary results in Nashville.
Dr. Leslie Irwin of 5493 Anzheim Rd has been elected president of the Long Beach Heart Association. Heading committees are James R. Gage, Dr Daniel Langston, and Dr Max Gaspar, anchoring the group’s leadership slate.
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