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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1958
Page
9
A collage of humorous anecdotes recalls children and guardians during earlier times. Jokes about trains and costumes mix with a tale of a mother and her bath, school X rays, and a girl’s remark on a rat lecture leaving readers amused.
George Weeks reports the City Subsidence Advisory Committee moved to speed engineering studies and expand water injection in the Wilmington Oil Field to halt foundation sinking. The panel urged DeGolyer & MacNaughton to design a field wide pressure restoration program and to extend authorizations beyond June 30, 1958, adding subcontractors and more engineers to accelerate data gathering and implementation.
Ten year old Jimmy Jackson found a .60 mm shell near Spring Street and Studebaker Road while playing with friends. He brought it to school, dropped it, and later returned home uninjured. Navy experts determined the shell was live and dangerous.
The Long Beach Harbor Commission released a new subsidence study linking oil production to land sinking. Authored by L B Brock based on 1949 and 1959 geology research by Jan Law, the work confirms Law's findings that oil-well casings in Wilmington Field strata show compression and shortening, while other casing remains unaffected.
State county and city offices as well as public schools and libraries close Wednesday for Lincoln's Birthday. Banks post office and most businesses will operate on normal schedule with no collection Wednesday though regular trash collections will be made, the City Public Service Department announced.
James Angenvine, sought in Tacoma with more than 200 burglaries, was nabbed Monday by FBI special agents in a Long Beach motel near Pacific Coast Highway and Cherry Avenue. Twelve loaded firearms were found in the motel room and car, but no ammunition. Brown, FBI Los Angeles chief, said the arrest followed a federal warrant, with Tacoma DA seeking FBI aid to apprehend him.
Joseph Charles Courcy, 24, of 1225 Miling Ave, was sentenced by Superior Judge Ralph K. Pierson to six months in county jail as a condition of three year probation after officers found him inside a service station at 1510 Cherry Ave. The burglary case was heard Monday.
A new epilepsy clinic begins today at Long Beach Community Hospital offering a team approach to diagnosis and treatment for more than 2,000 patients. The facility, staffed by two physicians, two clinical psychologists, and a medical social worker, will be open to epileptics and those with suspected epilepsy, with referrals from physicians and patient follow up returning to their own doctors. The clinic operates with a board including a representative from the Long Beach Chapter of the California Epilepsy Society and will run from 8 to noon each Tuesday.
Independent's war maroc in court Friday will decide if Alfred E. Taylor 35 can be prosecuted on two ancient felony warrants. Judge Charles T. Smith denied dismissal for statute limits and refused bail relief as the case proceeds to a preliminary hearing. Taylor, a general contractor, allegedly fled after a 1941 90 day sentence for stealing a tray and dishes from a drive in restaurant, later facing an escape charge.
The City Bureau split 2-2 over Tanner Motor Tours application to the State Public Utilities Commission to operate passenger service between Long Beach docks and the Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles. Councilmen urged both sides, with City Manager Vickers backing direct connections to boost Long Beach’s port appeal, while Ahern and Spongberg warned of drawing riders away. The vote was continued until full membership, with Dalessi absent. Other items: shuttle service between Long Beach Municipal Airport and Atlantic Ave Artesia St. and Southland Bus Lines school bus proposal.
Police report two mink stores valued at 1298 dollars were stolen from a department store at 2100 Bellflower Boulevard on February 5. The incident was disclosed Monday.
A 1 year old man who police say was wanted from the coast for passing worthless checks pleaded guilty in Municipal Court. Cecil Mitchell Pugh will appear in Superior Court today for sentencing to possibly receive probation. Jan. arrest records and California ties noted.
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