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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1958

Page

5

Pena Gets Life in Two Slayings

Elroy Ernest Pena, 37, was sentenced to life in prison for the May 28 killings of his estranged wife Joan Pena, 36, and roommate George Teeter, 24, at a West Anaheim Street bar. Judge Beach Vasey denied a new trial and left the life terms concurrent.

Elroy Ernest Pena Beach Vasey Pena J. Raymond Cullum Joan Pena George Teeter W. Anaheim St

Council Rejects Bid for More Auto Repairs at Gas Stations

City council votes 6 to 1 against expanding auto repair permissions at service stations. Outdoor repairs and non compliant garages face stricter enforcement under building codes. Dissenting vote by Councilman Charles R. Dooley. motion to require ban on outdoor repairs fails.

City California Assn Ards Ihe Charles R. Dooley

Leedom Re elected by Hospital Board in Long Beach

Lloyd Leedom, Long Beach realtor, was re elected president of the Long Beach Community Hospital board at the annual meeting. New officers include William T. J. Harris as first vice president Walter Havekorst as second vice president and Mrs Arthur Doherty as secretary treasurer. Several retiring members were honored with certificates for years of service and new three year term board members were named. Construction is under way on a 171 bed addition valued at 2 512 500 dollars to be finished by September 1959, expanding bed capacity to 350.

Louis S. Chapshick Favor-Pelear Western Oil & Gas Assa Morel Oparatiensy Long Beach Community Hospital Lloyd Leedom Arthur Doherty William T. J. Harris Walter Havekorst Long Beach Ross Hall Harry H. Jacob O. V. McCracken George A Elsworth Beam Lawrence A. Collins Jr Norbert Dean Dorothy Hewitt Im. D Morris Holmquist Herbert Murphy William Stanton M.D George Vermillion Robert A. Wenke Harry Newton Gus i Lucking Clarence Scott George V. HE. Brown Howard Dumm William G. Durnin M. D Nat V. Frank

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