Deputy’s Daughter Weds Man in North Long Beach Church
William R. Peck, county clerk deputy, supervised his daughter Muriel Peck as she married John Calvin Smith, 26, a Los Angeles public administrator’s office employee, at North Long Beach Brethren Church. The couple met two years ago and plan to wed September 5.
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William R. Peck
John ©. Smith
Muriel M. Peck
Perk
Muriel Marie Peel
Falcon Ave
John Cal
Vin Smith
California Ave
Smith
Public Administrator's Office
Los Angeles
Miss Peck
North Long Beach
Two Years Wait for Hearst Castle Visit
Traveler recounts rough access to Hearst Castle at San Simeon on Highway 1. Long queues, primitive restrooms, limited buses, and harsh heat mark the experience. author suggests visiting again in about two years when roads, facilities, and services improve.
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California
William Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
Shebang
Lev
Hearst
Small Area Annexation Vote Rejected in County Area
Voters in a small county area near northwest Long Beach rejected annexation to the city by 131 to 71. The 160-acre territory bounded by Bort St north Susana Rd west and Barclay St south had 202 of 257 registered voters casting ballots. City Clerk Margaret Heartwell reported the turnout and said a hearing will be held at Veterans Memorial Building starting at 10 a.m.
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Long Beach
Bort. St. Om
Susana Rd
Barclay St
Margaret Heartwell
Veterans Memorial Bldg
L B Solons to Decide on Counsel Over Subsidence Suit
City Council to meet Friday at 3 to decide on employing special counsel for the federal suit to protect the Navy Shipyard against subsidence. O'Melveny & Myers says conflict of interest may block representation due to ties with Union Pacific. Councilmen Garrison and Desmond critique the current contract as poor and potentially conflicted. Virgil Spangberg doubts any gain from cancelling the contract while it already handles jetty matters.
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Navy Shipyard
O'Melveny & Myers
Washford Jacobson
Union Pacific Railroad
Charles Garrison
Gerald Desmond
Los Angeles
Virgil Spangberg
Clipper Firm Seeks Permanent Terminal
The State Public Utilities Commission scheduled a September 15 hearing on Clipper Transportation Co. petition to use Pacific Landing as its head quarters and main terminal. The company operates the Flyer on the cross channel run to Catalina.
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Clipper
State Public Utilities Commission
Clipper ‘Transportation Co
Pacific Landing
Catalina
Municipal Band Performs in Lincoln and Bixby Parks
The Long Beach concert schedule lists a municipal band at 2 pm in Lincoln Park and 6 pm at Bixby Park. Onstage at Magnolia Theater is No Time for Sergeants at 8 20 p.m. A world softball tournament is set for 6 p.m. on Park Ave Field.
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Municipal
Lincoln Park
Bixby Park
Magnolia Theater
Park Ave
Wilmington oil makers pledge cooperation to halt subsidence
Richfield Oil Corp and Southern California Edison Co pledged full cooperation with Long Beach to stop subsidence in the Wilmington Oil Field. Richfield said contract changes to enable a field wide repressuring program would be simple and feasible, while Edison offered to participate financially and with other agencies to counter the subsidence threat to Long Beach and its economy.
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Wilmington
Richfield
Southern California Enison Co
Raymond C. Kealer
R. W. Ragland
Long Beach Oil Development Co
LBOD
Lynn Hossam
Jonah Jones
Kealer
LEOD
Ragland
Saids
Hossam Nor
Jones
Richfield Oil Corp
Edison CO
Harold Quinton
Albert L. Code
Long Beach
Tre
Oul ‘Edison Co
Lorg ‘Beach
Department of Justice
United States
Tall corn in a Long Beach yard sparks a backyard screen
Mr and Mrs Samuel Polson of 2205 Gandar Ave plant a tall corn back yard not for food but as privacy screening. Seed from Louisiana grew into a multi season display providing summer privacy brown autumn decor and Christmas ambience while offering occasional ears as a joke. Mrs Polson praises gardening and recommends the unusual landscaping idea to fellow green thumbs.
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Iowa
Samuel
Polson
Gandar Ave
Polsonis
Georgia
South
Carolling
Louisiana
Long Beach
Polsons
Gondar Ave
Joes
Kip Shuman
Hand Bell Demonstration Opens Public City Event
On motion of Councilman Gerald Desmond the city will host a Swiss hand bell ringing demonstration at 7:30 p.m. today. The event, at Lakewood Community Methodist Church 300 Bellflower Blvd, aims to show whether bell ringing can be done without amending the city charter. The Rev and Mrs Benard will attend. The program is open to the public.
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Gerald ‘Desmond
Benard
Mason
Lakewood
Community Methodist Church
Bellflower Blvd
Youth, 15, Traps Hit Run Suspect
Police report a 15 year old aided in trapping a hit-run suspect, Bernard James Haggerty, 33, a mail carrier, arrested on felony hit-and-run charges for an incident that left Jane Cunningham, 72, in fair condition with multiple injuries after being struck at 7th and Locust. Detective Lt. Garrison Wilson and Det Insp. Paul Kintade led the investigation.
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Bernard James Haggerty
Cedar Ave
Lyman Day
Hageedy
Francis F. Lavallee
E. 4Th St
Paul A. Kintade
Cunningham’s Failing Health Cited By Neighbor Testimony
Neighbors said Cunningham felt he had done all possible under the circumstances. Mrs. Cunningham’s daughter was summoned and her daughter taken to the hospital. Haggerty’s 14 year old stepson recently underwent eye muscle surgery on his right eye, Lt. Wilson said, noting the bandaged eye.
Clear Way for Jobs on Ballot in Long Beach
City council took steps to place Jobs for Long Beach plan and charter amendments on the November 4 ballot. They adopted a resolution for a bond election and asked the Board of Supervisors to consolidate city measures with county and state proposals on a single ballot. Bond issues total 2,470,000 for Ocean Boulevard enhancements and American Avenue beautification. Charter amendments include 1 percent bid preference for Long Beach firms, allowing county assessment of city property, 40 year harbor leases, and continuation of the Municipal Band.
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Long Beach
Board of Supervisors
Ocean
Golden
Alamitos Ave
American
Willow
Miss Universe Pageant Pact Approved by City Council
The Long Beach City Council approved a contract with Long Beach Beauty Congress Inc. to stage the Miss Universe Pageant next July. The deal pays 30,000 dollars over four months. Councilman William Calessi, back from a South American trip, called the event front page news and said the money is well spent for city publicity.
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Long Beach Beauty Congress Inc
William Calessi
South America
Long Beach
Ted Madouros Named Bank Trust Officer
Ted W. Madouros of 28 The Ueolonnade assistant trust officer of the Bank of America's Long Beach main office Tuesday named trust officer of the bank's Los Angeles headquarters. A Kansas City native and University of Kansas City law graduate, Madouros joined the bank in 1946.
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Ted Madouros
Ted W. Madouros
Ueolonnade
Bank of America
Long Beach
Tuessday
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Ia Law
University of Kansas City
Madouros I
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Hit-Kun
Jane E. Cunningham
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Osteospathic Hospital
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