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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1958

Page

8

Fresno Bank Robbery Shocks California Bank Shemed

Fresno First Western Bank branch robbed of 46200 by three men described as polite but armed with a mid sized revolver. They forced tellers to open the vault at 8 31 am and departed with cash after concealment. Bank officer Virgil Thompson said the weapon was a long nosed revolver and the bandits wore brown coveralls and gloves.

Fresno First Western Bank California Wembloyes Marilyn McKinney Anja Pach Virgil Thompson Bank

Getting Deaf Do This Today Beltone Offer

An ad promises a free book to help the deaf hear clearly without wearing a visible hearing aid, claiming simple words and pictures describe sound location. It directs readers to Beltone Hearing Laboratory in Chicago for the plain-wrapper mail offer. A separate crime note recalls Miss McKinney, 20, describing a stickup with a gunman who spoke quietly and fled in a green panel truck, remarking about ruined stockings.

Beltone Beltone Hearing Laboratory 36Th St Chicago Miss. McKinney

Two Gunmen Rob Liquor Store on Santa Fe Avenue

A pair of gunmen robbed a liquor store at 2044 Santa Fe Ave just before midnight Monday escaping with 360 dollars. Clerk John R K Forbes 67 told police the thieves forced him to remove his pants and lie down in a storeroom after looting the cash register. His trousers were found later in an alley behind the store.

Santa Fe Ave John RK. Forbes

Marilyn Monroe Returns to Hollywood for Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe arrived in Hollywood to begin rehearsals for Some Like It Hot with co stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The star, who last appeared in Hollywood in 1956, discussed fashion preferences and confirmed a $400,000 contract with 20th Century Fox for four pictures over seven years while married to Arthur Miller.

Hollywood CNS Marilyn Monroe International Airport Monroe 20Th Century-Fox May Reise Tony Curtis Jack Lemmon Marilyn 20Th Fe Stwright Arthur Miller

Ostres Tonic Tablets Claim Iron Boost For Couples

An old advertiser touts Ostres Tonic Tablets as a quick iron supplement to revitalize husbands and wives. It promises high potency iron plus vitamins, claiming a single dose equals large amounts of oysters, liver, and beets, with economy sizing and savings.

Rocket Expert Cites Red Tape in Air Show Remarks

Dr. Werner von Braun arrived in Honolulu on Pan American service and mocked Washington paperwork as a major hurdle to rocketry. He praised two of three Explorer rocket firings as highly successful and described the onboard cosmic ray counting apparatus sending data to Earth. He also revealed Columbia Pictures plans a film about his life with no casting yet.

Los Angeles CNS Washington Wehrer von Braun International Air Honolulu von Braun Pacific Region Air Patrol University of Hawaii Earth

Gen Chennault Improves After Lung Attack

Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault once led the Flying Tigers and is reported somewhat improved after severe respiratory difficulties last weekend. The 67-year-old veteran has cancer for about two years and has been treated at Ochsner Foundation Hospital for a month. He returned to the United States recently with his Chinese wife and children from Waterprophy, Louisiana.

Chennault Claire Chennault Flying Tigers Ochsner Foundation United States

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