Groundbreaking echoes of Seaside Memorial 50 years later
Long Beach celebrates the 50th anniversary of Seaside Memorial Hospital as Long Beach Memorial Hospital rises on Signal Hill. Dr. A W Buell recalls medicine in 1908 with horse and buggy care and limited mobile access, noting vast gains from telecommunication, antibiotics, and vaccines.
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Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Signal Hill
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Seaside Hospital
Broadway
Junipero
A. W. Buell
Long Beach
Buell
Digitalis
Seaside
Seek Funds Sunday for City of Hope
About 3,500 volunteers will canvass the Long Beach Signal Hill area this Sunday to raise funds for City of Hope. Jack Hoffman heads the effort, which aims to cover a $500,000 deficit and keep the medical center fighting cancer leukemia and heart disorders. Donors may receive gifts if they ask about the mystery volunteer. Local merchants donated transistor radios and appliances as incentives. The campaign notes City of Hope needs about $18,000 daily to operate.
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Long Beach Signal Hill
City of Hope
Jack Hoffman
Lemon
Ane
Ciizens of Hope
Hoffman
Mystery
Dallas Firm Buys 99 Wells in Wilmington Oil Field
Dallas Producing Properties Inc buys 99 producing wells in the Wilmington oil field from Continental Pro duction Co and E C Simmons for 10 million dollars. The acquisition includes six injection wells and prompts a rapid expansion of water flood operations to lift daily output from about 2 500 to near 10 000 barrels and to raise underground pressure to combat subsidence in the harbor district and downtown Long Beach.
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Dallas
Wilmington
Tex
NSC
Continental Production Co
E. C. Simmons
Los Angeles
Continental
Producing Properties Inc
Robert J
Bradley
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Anaheim St
Pine Ave
6Th St
Continental Production
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Oklo
Simmons S
Lereas
Harbor District
90 year-old Sally Stewart defies odds to vote
Sallie Stewart, 90, left a rest home at 2:30 pm to cast her ballot. She faced a long, exhausting trek with help from a friend, saying she has always voted and won’t quit now. Her family ties include brother SV Stewart, Montana’s former Democratic governor, and nephew Bruce Sumner, an Orange County assemblyman.
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Sallie Stewart
Stewart
Cherry Ave
Pastriots
SV. Stewart
Montana
Bruce Sumner
Orange County
California
Pleasant House
Signal Hill
Red Cross to Elect Bellflower Aides
Bellflower six directors will be elected and service awards given at the annual Bellflower Red Cross meeting at 7 20 pm June 17 at the home of Dr and Mrs Charles Ozanian 10332 Artesia Blvd Dr Malcolm Todd of Long Beach will speak.
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Red Cross
Bellflower
Bellflower Red Cross
Charles Ozanian
Artesia Blvd
Malcolm Todd
Lone [Beach
Kepner Honored as Outstanding Baptist Pastor
The Rev. Frank Kepner of Long Beach was named the outstanding Baptist pastor in the Southwest at the second annual benefit dinner for the California Baptist Theological Seminary of Covina. The event, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, honored his tenure since August 1956 at First Baptist Church of Long Beach and his prior role as executive secretary of the Southern California Baptist Convention.
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Frank Kepner
Long Beach
Kepner
First Baptist Church
Southern California Baptist Convention
California Baptist Theological Seminary of
Repressuring Pact Moves Toward Adoption by City Council
A memorandum to repressurize and unitize to curb subsidence near the Long Beach Naval Shipyard is set for final adoption by the City Council today after approval in principle last Tuesday. The accord, with Long Beach Oil Development Co. Union Pacific Railroad Co. General Petroleum Corp. and Southern California Edison as principals, may span five years and seeks funds beyond the current 500000 minimum as hearings in Washington and at an Senate subcommittee consider increased subsidies.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Sam Vickers
Board of Harbor Commissioners
House Armed Services Committee
Washington
Senates Armed Services
Soe
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Union Pacific Railroad Co
General Petroleum Corp
Southern California Edison
Wilmington
Irwin Promoted by Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Glen A. Irwin head of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce transportation department was named assistant manager by the Chamber after a board meeting. Irwin, who joined three years ago, will keep leading the transportation department and will represent the Chamber in its drive for improved airline service. He will attend a Civil Aeronautics Board meeting in Washington today and Thursday.
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Glen A. Irwin
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Transportation Department
Chamber
John =. Riley Jr
Irwin
Transportation Department
Long Beach
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Boy Hit by Car Near Santa Cruz Avenue
Paul L. Boucher of 245 Neptune Place suffered a head cut after being hit by a car while crossing Neptune Place near Santa Cruz Avenue Tuesday evening. The driver Grayson L. Watkins of 9239 Palm Street Bellflower was not cited by police.
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Paul L. Boucher
Neptune Pl
al Ear
Neptune
On Stage Long Beach Man Who Came to Dinner at LBCC
Long Beach City College adult division drama students stage The Man Who Came to Dinner at Millikan High School auditorium at 7 45 p m Also a Long Beach Municipal Band 90 minute concert in the Municipal Auditorium Exhibit Hall starts at 2 pm All events highlight a lively local cultural day in Long Beach.
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Long Beach City College
Millikan High School
Long Beach Municipal Band
Novena to St Anthony Set at St Anthony's Church
A solemn novena to St Anthony will begin at St Anthony's Church 540 Olive Ave on Thursday at 8 am Mass. It will conclude on the feast of the patron saint June 13 with daily Masses at 3 6 30 7 30 and 8 am.
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St. Anthony
St. Anthony's Church
Olive Ave
Jas
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Argonne Ave
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Gould
Magnolia Ave
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Zastrow
Alan K. Adams
Woodruff
Sallier Stewart
Anita Driscoll
Frances Sieber
Bryan Hodgson
Dr. Kepner
Independent
the Southland
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G. A. Irwin
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