Long Beach Model T Swap Meet Draws Thousands
About 10 000 attended the Long Beach Model T club's first swap meet at Hamilton Bowl with 425 450 serious Model T owners on site. The event drew visitors from across the Southland plus Model A clubs and Harrah's Reno. Items for sale included gaskets, wheels, fenders, radiators, gauges and even a 1909 Model T that sold for 5500 dollars, with other prices down to nickel nuts.
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Fender
Floyd Fife
Long Beach
Hamilton Bowl
Southland
Harrah’s
Reno
Harrah's
Lhick Rca Victor
Edison Records
Murder Defendant to Testify in Santa Ana Trial
William Z. Blakeman, 25, a junior executive from Seattle, plans to testify in his murder trial in Santa Ana Superior Court. Defense attorney Matt Kurlich seeks dismissal of the state’s case as jurors await deliberations after the prosecution rested. A crime technician will rebut fibers matching a nightie linked to Gloria Collins as Blakeman faces accusations from the May party in Fullarton.
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Willian Z. Blakeman
Santa Ana Superior Court
Matt Kurlich
Hlakeman
Byron K. McMillan
Kuritich
Blakeman
Miss Collins
Prowler Suspect Killed by Youth in Lynwood Shooting
Long Beach cabinet maker Oscar Paul Ferguson, 47, owner of Mergu son’s Dutch Cabinets, was shot and killed by a 17 year old youth at 3054 Flower St in Lynwood. The youth said he believed Ferguson was a prowler after Ferguson was seen looking into a home window. The youth fired a 22 caliber revolver, Ferguson fell nearby and died. Investigators continued work today. the youth was not detained.
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Long Beach
Lynwood
Oscar Paul Ferguson
Merguson
Orange Ave
Flower St
Ferguson
Flower Street
TV Viewer Robbed After Intruders Break In
John F. Combs, 50, of 1900 Pacific Ave, told Long Beach police he was watching the Lawrence Welk Show when two intruders struck him, one menaced with a gun, while the other ransacked his apartment. They took two watches, a bottle of whiskey, and $100, then fled through an open window after removing a window screen. Police noted the entry came via window breach. Another Long Beach craftsman, Kermit Bell of Bell Woodworking Co, reported Ferguson seeking plywood and lumber around 8:30 p.m. to board up a laundromat burglarized recently. Ferguson, former Bell employee, had been estranged from his wife.
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John F. Combs
Pacific Ave
Long Beach
Lawrence Welk
Kermit Bell
Bell Woodworking Co
California Ave
Independent
Press-Telegram
Ferguson
Bell
Trumpet Snatched From Music Store in Long Beach
Four thieves entered the MusiCal Co. at 334 Pine Ave. and stole a $200 trumpet from a display case on Sunday, walking out with the instrument under one thiefs arm, Long Beach police reported.
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MusiCal Co
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Dog Barks Cut Thief's Job Short
A burglar pried rear window screens to enter four Long Beach motel rooms at Hyatt Chalet lodge and stole wallets and purses totaling 2430 dollars. He was frightened off when a dog barked in room five and fled after Mrs. Clara Hahne of Hopewell New Jersey reported seeing him jump from her window at 3 30 a.m. Victims listed include Earl R. Hesch San Luis Obispo and Bernice Kleber Sauk Center Minnesota alongside Mrs Hahne and others.
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Long Beach
Hyatt Chalet Lodge
Pacific Coast Highway
Clara Hahne
Hopewell
Ute Motel
Gary Elkins
Earl R. Hesch
San Luis Obispo
B. W. Feierabend
Grey Eagle
Minn
Bernice Kleber
Sauk Center
Alfred Ean
Las Vegas
Nev
Hahne
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Edward Comiskey
Fulleron
Kurlich
James W. Preece
Magnolia Pier
Alpha Beta
Ste. Ete
California
Sara Lee
Delsey
DOVE
Tem Weale
Wai Eaurcilo
FIM
Nebraska
Seal Beach
Na Mono Ai Valley
Redomdo Ave
Ath ST
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