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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1959
Page
3
Sam Nacca was named sweepstakes winner in a two month courtesy contest by Downtown Long Beach Associates. Nearly 1,000 letters praised Nacca and other candidates for courteous acts at downtown parking lots in 1958.
The Boston Elementary School opens Monday eliminating double sessions in Los Alamitos Union School District. Built for 420000 dollars at Montecito and Shakespeare Drives the 14 classroom facility will also house a cafe tery once complete. Five hundred pupils from Los Alamitos and Laurel will transfer to the new campus the first in the Rossmoor tract. District enrollment rises to 1425 pupils, up 500 from last year.
Long Beach events note two theater options at Magnolia Avenue and Anaheim Street venues with multiple times. The Municipal Band performs at the Exhibit Hall in Municipal Auditorium in the afternoon.
Long Beach post office faces over 200 undeliverable Christmas packages due to misaddressed parcels. Postmaster George J. McMillin notes directories are helping locate correct addresses, reducing the pile as crews query out of town senders and review lists. The lost package department will close after next week.
Funeral service for Charles D. Gilkerson 88 father of Long Beach City Engineer Jess D. Gilkerson will be Monday at 10 30 a m in the Patterson Snively Chapel. He died Wednesday at 5528 Lime Ave born in Strobridge Virginia came to Lang Beach 45 years ago and went into the lumber business. He was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two other sons Glen and Dan and two grandchildren.
The article reports Tawrenre Joseph May and B. EL McGregor faces fines and jail terms after New Year’s Day incidents. May, 24, of 44 Albani Pl, paid 25 on a battery charge and 25 for disorderly conduct for injuring Officer McGregor’s nose during a brawl at 1st St and Alantitos Ave. Charles Herbert Carter Jr, 36, of Bellflower, received 90 days in county jail plus two years probation after a New Year’s night auto collision on Orange Ave. Other drunks and teens faced fines up to 25 and 5 to 180 days in jail, with 18 bonds forfeited.
Long Beach and Lakewood prepare displays of Rose Parade floats, including Long Beach's Adventures in Universe and Lakewood's USS Nautilus Texas. A Compton robber suspect linked to Operation Sunshine was pursued by San Diego County deputies after an escape from a state camp.
Long Beach city building permits soared 48.5 percent in 1958 to a record total valuation of 73.1 million dollars. The year saw 28,426 permits issued, with December activity strong at 2,209 projects valued at 5.57 million, while heavy public works and harbor projects boosted totals. Residential permits rose to 292 families valued at 1.97 million, up sharply from prior months and year-ago figures. Ed ward M. O'Connor reported the statistics.
Funeral service for Otha Fimerson Cole a 48 year old Long Beach grocery executive who died aboard a ship in the Canal Zone on December 21 will be held at 2 pm Monday in First Christian Church. Cole formerly of Turner Oklahoma was president of Coté's Markets a six store chain. Surviving are his wife Raith sons Thomas and Richard daughter Mrs Lois Navarre and four grandchildren. The service is directed by Mottell's & Peek Mortuary.
Police report shows three cars buried by chemical fire Thursday near a bow ig alley. Chemical used blistered paint on the cars sun visors. fires were intense, causing damage to nearby paint.
The Greek Orthodox Church will celebrate its Feast of Epiphany at Rainbow Pier Sunday at 1 p.m. The highlight is the immersion of the Holy Cross into the sea and the blessing of the waters as part of the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan.
A Sunday feature profiles Willy Pearson the jockey who reflects on spending nine million dollars in a playful self indulgent tone. Peter Lind Wayes provides a genial skeptical take on parental influence in Parade about raising well behaved children and avoiding buddy culture.
Captain Robert E. M. Ward assumed command of the heavy cruiser USS Rochester at Pier B in ceremonies. He succeeds Captain J. B. Coye Tr, reassigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Liberations in Washington. Both officers are former submariners and hold the Navy Cross. The Rochester’s new captain, a native of Antioch, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1955 and previously commanded the YSS Washburn.
Funeral service for Mrs Mary W Eb Minor aged 80 of 1276 Appleton St is set for 2 pm Saturday. She helped found Long Beach's branch library system and retired in 1945 after 25 years. Born in Humboldt Iowa, she came here in 1910. Service will be at Holton and Son Chapel.
Jimmie Dean leads a Long Beach drive aiming for 125000 to aid local polio patients and research. Detroit epidemic figures cited. campaign includes Dr Stephen A Seymour and Sybil Reed as organizers with Bill Harrison creating an ongoing mystery cartoon feature in The Independent starting Monday January 27.
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