Miss United States visit sparks hotel crowd at Linden Ave
A crowd gatherings outside the Lafayette Hotel on Linden Avenue watched Miss United States hopefuls arrive by bus. An elevator operator noted the attention, while onlookers near Campbell Apartments described the scene as charged with suspense. Nearby chatter touched on Miss Terry Huntingdon and Southern California water interests connected to Mt. Shasta.
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Linden Ave
Lafayette
Ichley
Miss U
Campbell Apts
Isdy
Thea
California
Klamath Fells
Ore
Terry Huntingdon
Mt. Shasta
Feather River
Sacramento River
Hatchet-wielding trio rob Long Beach men at cabinet shop
Three armed men in their early 20s bound and robbed two Long Beach residents, $115 taken from a wallet with $15 inside, then fled in the younger victim's Cadillac after gagging and binding one man with electrical wire. Elder Lackman, a former officer now running a restaurant, escaped unharmed.
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Long Beach
Wrigley District
Ate
Carbett C. Lacklan
E H. Lackman
San Francisco Ave
Lackman
Rackwan
Black Skillet
W. St. St
Lackmans
Ithen
King
New England Picnic Marks 45th Anniversary
New England Picnic of the New Englanders Society celebrates its 45th anniversary at noon on Sunday August 9 with a picnic in Bixby Park. Boston baked beans ham potato salad and blueberry pie will be on sale.
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New Enganeers Society
Bixby Park
Boston
Jewelry Deal Lands Woman in Jail Over Bad Checks
Compton police book 25 year old Meé Johnson for issuing three checks totaling 1900 dollars to Long Beach Liquidators. She says jewelry bought to pawn funded other bad checks. a pawned ring and necklace brought $359, with most money aiding a friend. Separate report notes a 49 year old Inglewood woman, Winifred Clair Wells, died after apparently falling from a cliff near Marizeland. Her body was found by a hiker, with foul play ruled out. a car registered to her and husband was found at the cliff top. The Compton Juvenile Bureau will file for lack of supervision charges for her four children, who were temporarily placed with church authorities after a Navy man assisted in their transport. The father was unable to identify the other Navy man involved.
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Mine Meé Johnson
Compton
Long Beach
Long Beach City
E. 4Th St
Apt. 4
Royce B. Harvey
Joe
San Diego
Johnson
Inglewood
Marizeland
Winifred Clair Wells
James Glab
Los Angeles
Walter
Wilmington
Bandit Pair Sentenced to State Prison
Gere F T. Ritchie, 28, of Strathmore, and Anthony T. Brill, 30, of Glendale, were sentenced by Superior Judge Maurice C. Sparling to five years to life in state prison for robbing chiropractor Dr Hall W. Spikes of 300 dollars on May 13. They were arrested before Dr Spikes could report the invasion at 1325 Aulastic Ave as patrolmen in a passing cruiser noticed the crime.
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Maurice C. Sparling
Gere F T. Ritchie
Strathmore
Anthony T. Brill
Glendale
Hall W. Spikes
Aulastic Ave
Actor Tells of Kidnap Plot in Parade Magazine
Hayden recounts his alleged kidnapping of his own children for a Tahiti trip in Parade Magazine. Southland Map features Mamie R Krythe’s piece on San Pedro's colorful past. A Miss Universe salute decorates the Sunday pews section with coronation ball coverage.
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Sterung Hayden
Tahiti
Parade
San Pedro
Mamie R Krythe
Southland Mapamre
Fenal
Byelex
Long Beach School System Gains Music Writer Fellowship
Arnold Freed of New York City joins 11 other composers in Ford Foundation fellowships granting $3,000 each. The program funds music for schools and community groups shaping curriculum and performance across the coming four school years.
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Long Beach
Ford Foundation
Arnold Freed
New York City
Barbecue Slated Today at Miss Universe Fiesta
Crowds pack downtown streets for the Miss Universe Fiesta second day on Pine Avenue from 7th Street south. Downtown Long Beach Associates sponsors booths with Miss Universe themes. Today features free barbecue and sandwiches from Ardy's Hotcake House on Price Avenue near rear 7th Street from 1 to 4 pm. The Oxlztoma Society sponsors the appearance of three Indians including the son of athlete Jim Thorpe.
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Pine Ave
7Th St
Lome
Long Beach
Ardy
Pice Ave
Oxlztoma Society
Jim Thorpe
Sanity of Legal-Minded Drunk Questioned Mental Exam Ordered
Emery Newbern of the psychiatric department faces a court ordered mental examination amid ongoing proceedings. Former Municipal Judge Charles Plast remains involved as appeals proceed. Newbern, described as a famed local drinker, has numerous prior arrests and convictions, with a habeas corpus petition pending. A hearing is slated for Tuesday before the District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.
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Emery Newbern
Mer- Municipal
Charles Plast
Smith
Perior
Jedge Newbern
Maurice C. Sparling
Hets
District Court of Appeal
Los Angeles
Neabern
Aircraft Factories Need Help
The Long Beach area reports 2800 job openings the largest since 1946 with 2000 in aircraft and missiles. The demand centers on aircraft assemblers as skilled and semiskilled workers are in high demand while unskilled workers face scarce opportunities. Local firms seek hundreds, but names are not disclosed under regulations. Tol's office coordinates hiring for Long Beach and nearby communities amid big military and civilian orders.
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Long Beach
Southland
George Tol
California Department of Employment
Ns Department
Ford
Toll
We Pine Ave
Signal Hill
Lakewood
Beilflower
Records Show Big Increase in Municipal Gas Customers
Records from the Municipal Gas Department show customer numbers rising from 105,557 to 110,202 in the year ending July. Superintendent L. L Bendinger reported that 41,535 gas meters were turned on versus 39,955 turn-offs, and 8,301 water meters were turned on with 8,284 turned off. Gas service was cut for nonpayment 2,555 times, while water service was suspended in 76 cases.
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Municipal Gas Department
L. L Bendinger
Bendinger
Overdue Books Cost $30 in Fines
John Phillips of 1012 Birth Street faced Municipal Court on a misdemeanor charge for keeping five textbooks beyond 30 days after notice. Judge Lyman B. Sutter fined him $15 and the library added another $15 as fines totaling $30. Phillips said he returned the texts on genetics chemistry bacteriology and physiology several days ago.
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John Phillips
Birth ‘St
Lyman B. Sutter
Phillips
Bica
Argo Tuna Clipper Crashes on Los Angeles Breakwater
In thick fog Friday morning the 55 foot tuna clipper Argo struck the Los Angeles breakwater and tore a hole in its bow. Two men aboard pumped out water and patched the hole, and the vessel was towed to port.
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Los Angeles
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