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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1957

Page

4

Scout-a-rama Opens With Booths and Queen Pageant

Today from 2 to 9 p m Scouts present 300 booths of craftsmanship and entertainment at Veteran Memorial Stadium Long Beach Area Council stages the Scout-a-rama with a queen coronation Grace Ann Francis to be crowned by Ann Trebes. Local high school girls assist and entertainments include the Bell Sisters Navy Band Huntington Park Elks and more. Jerry S. Jacobs leads planning with council executives Harold Wo Arnold and others assisting.

Long Geach Zouess Gates Tuntington Park Elks Acre Jerry S. Jacobs Counsell Harold Wo Arnok

Beach Health Officers Probe Beachfront Waste Report

Long Beach City Health Department officers investigated reports of waste washed ashore along more than a mile of the city beach front. Lifeguards reported waste near Grand Avenue and others on Ceris tas and Mamitog Avenues. Dr I D Litwack ordered sanitarians to examine beaches and determine the source while noting routine water tests showed no ocean pollution.

Long Beach City I. D. Litwack Cityreatt Health Department

Playhouse Tryouts Set for Monday

Long Beach Community may ors will hold tryouts for the summer show Unions the Stow at 7 30 p m Monday at the Community Playhouse Anaheim St The cast of 25 includes teens from 19 to 10 years old a 10 year old boy and several adults The production team lists seven men and seven women Tryouts begin earlier than usual to avoid clashing with the school term Rehearsals between casting and start will be limited to two sessions through June 14 Anniversary Waltz opens June 14 and closes June 15 Weeding Breakfast opens June 21

Long Beach The Stow Community Playhouse Anaheim St Neezy MacDonald Oene

Senate Unit OKs Mental Quack Ban

The Senate Business and Professions Committee in Sacramento backed a bill to certify layupcists with a designated committee. The measure, passed 8-0 in the Assembly, would require psychologists to be certified by the new committee before practice. The bill mirrors an ordinance from Long Beach two years prior requiring a degree and supervised experience for certification.

Senate Business and Prospessions Committee Sacramento Assembly Senate Willan S. Grant Herbert Dockstein Long Ch Long Beach

Storms Kill Four Across Argentina Provinces

Authorities say storms and floods left more than 3,000 homeless as four people were killed across four Argentine provinces this week. The disaster response teams rushed to affected towns in Buenos Aires and nearby regions to aid residents and assess damages.

Buenos Aires

Heath Named Chief of Family Service in Long Beach

Arthur Heath has been named executive director of Marly Service in Long Beach, succeeding Joseph McRonold who joined the party service association of America. Heath earned a social work degree in 1951 from the University of Washington and has experience as a teacher administrator and school social worker before moving to Long Beach Family Service in 1952. The Family Service aims to help families and individuals solve daily life problems through skilled case work, supported by annual feeder campaigns and governed by community oversight.

Arthur Heath Marly Service Long Beach Joseph McRonold Party Service Assocition of America Heath University of Washington Long Beagls J

Beating of Woman Leads to Prison Terms for Leeper

Eldon Dean Leeper 24 received state prison terms totaling 20 years for brutal beating robbery and other crimes against a tavern keeper and others. Superior Judge Vasey ordered sentences nonconsecutive with a 6 year minimum due to three prior felonies. Leeper admitted shooting Lorethy Carlson and taking $600 in a robbery at her tavern on Long Reactive. Leeper and two companions, including his father Wirton Leeper and Charles Butler, faced multiple hold ups and eight burglaries during a three week crime spree.

Ifo Eldon Dean Leeper Theach Vasey Leeper Leeder Delta Ave Wirton L. Keeper Charles E. Butler Jude Vasey

Healthto and Parley interviews at Western Public Health meeting

Representatives from five California newspapers will interview four heart experts at a public session in Lafayette Hotel during the 24th annual Western Branch meeting of the American Public Health Association. Medical panelists include Dr. James Watt and others. newsmen from major papers will attend. Findings from the Long Beach meeting will be integrated with a nationwide health survey.

Kay The American Public Health Association California Four Heart Association Lafayette Hotel TIE Medical James Watt National Heart Innstitute Bethesda John Koutson U.S. Public Health Service Reginald M. Atwater APILA Kanes Baren of Multle Health Jiuli Scar Ds Elyable Life Assurance Society Samerville New York City Larry A. Calling Sr Independent Tpreass Telegram Willim J. Troguist San Francisco Examiner Christian M. Chilsen Los Angeles’ Examiner Tom W. Tilley Oakland Tribune Leicester Wagner Los Angeles Mirror-News Frank Th. Willams Pinal County Long Beach U.S Theodore D. Woolssey USPHS Washington, D.C

Disabled must apply by June to keep social security benefits

Disabled workers aged 50 to 65 in Alameda district offices are urged to file for disability benefits by June 30 to avoid losing eligibility under the Social Security law. Those who have not worked since September 1934 must apply by June 20 to prevent future reductions or loss of benefits.

J. G. Areth Erten Long Beach Imanager Fritoven Judy Alameda

Unclear report from Pakistan police grant and robbery claim

A garbled tale from Pakistan cites police officers responding to a call involving Thomas L Stuart a 17 year old in Karacht. The text mentions a US grant of one million dollars and a claim of robbery of 22 units by a man in a black suede jacket at a station associated with fishing and foreign exchange.

Thomas L. Stuart Karacht Pakistan Lyoar-Oldt United States Stuart Bolater Lee Stuart Talustan Pries

iPaper Executive to Speak to Club

Fm Cro G. J. Tleoulat of San Francisco senior vice president of Crown Zellerbach will discuss Marketing's Expanded Horizons at a Long Reach executives club meeting at 245 pm. Money stay in the Lafayette Hotel. Tleoulat is a National Sales Executive and a member of the National Distribution Council and the Commerce Dept distribution committee.

G. J. Tleoulat San Fran Cisco Crown Zellerbach Cor Laffayette Totel Tieo i/paat Ing. Thcoulat National Disstribution Council Commerce Dept National Assn. of Manufacturers

Out of Luck Lyte Thalply Shaders in Santa Ana Court

Superior Court in Santa Ana Friday sentenced Huck Shader, 55, of Ita Via Wanda, to jail after a year for writing a bogus $100 check. Judge Nah ert Gartiner noted Shader had written about $1,000 worth of checks.

Huck Santa Ana Orange County Nahert Gartiner Shader Ita Wanda

Boat Season at High Tide Brings Sailors to Long Beach

Memorial Day marks the kickoff of the 157th yachting season as 1,500 privately owned boats berth in Long Beach. Owners prepare with maintenance while the fleet renews its edge, and smaller craft pride themselves on personal handling amid a marina scene buoyed by sun and sea.

Long Beach California Marina Lawrence McDowall Wlyncht

Explosions Injure Two On Small Fishing Boat

Two blasts ripped a 20 foot fishing boat near Long Beach Harbor injuring two men slightly and blowing a crewman into the water. Firemen treated Warren Gray and Chris Inman at Seaside Hospital while a third crewman escaped harm. The vessel was damaged and towed to Long Beach Yacht Anchorage after being extinguished by nearby fireboats.

AU Gert Taner Harbor Tec Kinnychar Johny Dey Seaside Hospital Warren Gray Sunanyview Ave Torrance Coowixer Chris In Otiler Robert Wes Ritney Burl Ave Long Beach Yacht Anchorage

Ben-Gurion invites Poland to send youth for study

In Jerusalem Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion invited Poland to send about 30 young men to study at a collective farm. He suggested to a visiting Polish delegation that the first contingent should total roughly 30 youths for this program.

Jerusalem David Ben-Gurion Poland Larne Cole Lective Farmy Itubbutzin

Many L B Students Win College Degrees

An extensive list shows Southland residents among the 400 seniors earning BA and BS degrees this season. Names from Long Beach, Anaheim, Compton, Redondo Beach, Santa Barbara, Downey, Long Beach and nearby areas are included from University of California campuses, Westmont College, Pasadena College, and other institutions.

Southland University of California, Santa Barbara College Warhaya A. Ringer Jean Compton Norman C. Martin Dawney Gordon JG. McClenathen Marlene A. Stuthert Orange Carol A. Fellman Patos Verdes William G. Nance Richard E. Noonan Redondo Mead David M. Jeldum Earl D. Meyer San Pedro James E. Crowe John N. Ford Santa Ana Wayne A. Scholl Torrance Westmont College Santa Barbara Carolin N. Brown Marilyn J. Snyder Roy C. Price Long Beach Devrees University of California Lileeible College Los Angeles Gloria M. Simons Robert B. Jacobs Wilmington Pasadena College Pasaena Trevie Davis Almer Galloway Donna J. Llopskins Downey University of Southern California Donald J DeMaets Lart D. Marriman Park College Tarkville Toraku Kurita This

Credit Level 31.5 Billion Installment Credit Increase

The Federal Reserve Board reported Friday that total consumer installment credit rose by 259 million dollars in April to an estimated 41.0 billion. In April 1935 the increase was 3.0 million, and by April 1936 it climbed 307 million. Automobiles and personal loans rose about 12 million, but repair and modernization loans edged up only slightly while other consumer credit fell by 27 million. Total consumer credit including charge accounts and noninstallment obligations increased by about 0.5 billion to just over 41 billion, nearly three billion higher than a year earlier.

Washington Federal Reserve Boamt

Jury Frees Driver in Crash Case

A jury freed driver Edelman after five hours of deliberation on a felony drunken driving charge linked to a November crash at South Street and Collar Avenue that injured two women. He was arrested for drunken driving after the three car collision. A separate short item notes two Los Angeles men jailed for cashing worth less checks and other youth case sentences in Long Beach.

Vasey's C. Edelman Anahelm Rd Ing Neg Mutt Edelman Sth St Collar Ave Offeers Adelman Los Angeles Reach Vasey Long Beach George Dewey Pitts Jr Ace Fawart Jemme Warmer M. Long

Youth Keale Sentenced to CYA for Narcotics Sale

James Alvin Keele, age 21, was committed to California Youth Authority Priday by Superior Judge Beach Vaney on a narcotics selling charge. Keele was arrested at 21st Street and Lemon Avenue on March 22 after allegedly selling marijuana to a plainclothes officer.

Dale Lenny Thawking Corritos Ave Weidig Thawkins Superlan Tench Vasey Hawkine Willam Dronks Wagrine Atth Sto Thaadway Wagners Wagner California Youth Authority James Alvin Keale Angeles Caliifornia Youth Authority Priday Beach Vaney Keele 21St St Lemon Ave Poller

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