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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1957

Page

3

Two Women Fight Off Attackers In Pasadena Street Scene

Pasadena police report two women were attacked early Sunday on Long Beach streets. Lois Perry, 36, said a man tried to pick her up on Longreach Blvd at 2 am, later grabbed her and punched her. She screamed and he fled. Tamara Sumners, 25, told officers two men grabbed her on Orange Ave around 5 am, she screamed and fought back, and the man left. Willie Mae, 26, wife of a local resident, was reportedly booked on suspicion after a separate incident linked to the same home.

Long Beach Lois Perry Longreach Blvd Market St Pasadena Bradley Washington Africa Asia Latin Davis University of Calle Arick Todd Lworld America Bureau Formia Dy Herdar Aldecrease Post Davis Assay Ecutch Orange Ave Ives Willie Mae Latin America Kingsley

Pair Robs L B Store Gets $50

Two men in black leather jackets robbed a liquor store at 3356 Santa Fe Ave about 8 pm. A 38 revolver was displayed as they demanded money totaling $50. A prior attempted robbery at a restaurant and drugstore nearby ended when the suspect fled with a lighter.

Robert West Wright Santa Fe Ave Mary H. Warren Atlantic Ave Eleanor Elizabeth Harvey

Quadruplets and Mother Doing Fine

London hospital reports four babies born to Mary Bennett, a dock worker's wife, all making good progress in incubators as she recovers in the East End. Bennett’s husband William seeks to replace the royal bounty abolished by Buckingham Palace amid publicity funds.

London Rica Mary Bennett Bennett East End Gecantidy

Two Elderly Men Stabbed in Springfield Grocery

In Springfield, Mw, two elderly men were stabbed more than a dozen times each in a grocery store run by one man. The grocer Vic Spinetto is in critical condition while an unidentified man was found dead. Spinetto had been recently released from hospital after a prior beating. The Sunday assault marked his third attack. past incidents included a four years ago beating and a separate iron pipe strike three weeks earlier. The assailants remain at large.

Springfield Wpi Vic Spinetto Spinetta

Franklin Award to Be Presented Truman Jan 4

Former President Harry S. Truman will receive the 1958 Franklin Award for Distinguished Service at a January 4 dinner in the Commodore Hotel New York. Robert L. Sorg will present the award, and the event marks Printing Week in New York, sponsored by organizations in advertising publishing and printing.

New York Harry S. Truman Commodore Robert L. Sorg Benjamin Franklin

Children's gift items and accessories catalog snippet

A readable catalog fragment lists a range of children's items and fashion accessories with prices. Huffums musical lamp, lucite handbags, dolls, fur muff, hat, umbrellas, gloves, slippers, wallets, neckwear, belts, cuff links, dress shirts, socks, and more priced from under a dollar to about six dollars. Names, brands, and specific styles are presented in a period shopping tone.

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Tamara D. Sumners L.B William Franklin Truman Souri Huffums TED Stores Brigit Spencer Little Lady Buffums
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