Erasing Yellow Line on Wilming ton Overpass
A California State Highway Department crew removed the old yellow and black double line on the Wilming ton overpass. Ray Simunek, 43, of La Puente, sandblasted the line while dreaming of fishing and vacation. Foreman Vito Caterino of Alhambra explained the thick paint aged eight years and the work proceeds at about 100 feet per hour with plans for bright new lines later.
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Pacific Coast Highway
State Highway Department
Wilmington
Ray Simunek
la Puente
Oceanside
Simonek
Highway Department
Vito Caterino
Alhambra
Iowa
Douglas
Welded
Digging Into Roman Fort Reveals Silent Water, Tombs
Archaeology notes outline a planned dig outside a Roman fort to study water supply and architecture including a nearby bridge and cistern. A proton magnetometer will map interior walls and probe rock ledges for tombs seen in Easter previews, with tomb types including Judean, standing-stone soldier, and Roman officer burials.
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Larue
Jesus
Services Set for Ex-Teacher Myra A Wild
Services will be held Wednesday at 9 30 a m in Mottell's Mortuary for Myra Ange line Wild a long time Horace Mann Elementary School teacher who died at 84. She taught in Missouri and Wyoming before moving to Long Beach in 1922 and retired in 1948. She later resided at Cooper Arms and then lived with her niece in Anaheim. Surviving are three nephews Andrew Jack and Lloyd Garrett.
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Mottell’s
Myra Angeline Wild
Horace Mann
Miss Wild
Missouri
Long Beach
Wyoming
Mann
Cooper Arms
Anaheim
Geraldine Swank
S. Wayside St
Andrew, Jack
Lloyd Garrett
NAA Official William Martin Dies After 60 Years
William Richard Martin longtime North American Aviation finance supervisor in Downey died Monday in a Long Beach hospital at age 60. A Des Moines native, he moved to Long Beach 25 years ago and umpired in Recreation Park for a decade. He leaves a wife Mildred a son John a daughter Juanita Peck and several siblings. Services set for Thursday at 12 30 p.m. at Mortell's Mortuary.
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William Richard Martin
North American Aviation
Downey
Long Beach
Des Moines
Martin
Recreation Park
John
Juanita Peck
Charles
Tennessee
Carl
Minnesota
Kay Mealey
Winifred Vinson
Marjorie Norton
Frances
Hearings Planned on Undergrounding City Power Lines
The Bureau of Franchises urged the City Council to hold public hearings for a program to place electrical lines underground near city parks. Southern California Edison has allocated 400000 for this year to convert overhead lines, starting with El Dorado Park and Recreation Park areas and along Wardlow Road. Next year sufficient funds are expected to finish all park areas, with no private property owner required to spend to match underground distribution.
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Bureau of Franchises
Southern California Edison Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Con
Louis Possner
Bureau
Edison
el Dorado Park
Seventh Street
Park
Santiago Avenue
Recreation Park
Wardlow Road
Lakewood Boulevard
Clark Avenue
Possner
Public
IPT Classified Act Helps Sell Car in One Day
Barbara Beam of 2528 Loomis Street Lakewood reports she sold her English Ford to the first caller on the first day her Independent Press Telegram ad ran. IPT Classifieds offer quick results. call HE 2-5959 or local numbers TOG-1721 ME 3-0764 JE 7-9120 for fast service.
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Barbara Beam
Loomis St. Lakewood
Press-Telegram
Bellflower
Lakewood
Garden Grove
Bellflower topless club loses Supreme Court appeal
The U S Supreme Court denied a hearing to Probero Inc owners of Bellflower Lakewood Club after the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board suspended its beer license for 30 days. The case argues topless waitresses are not grounds for penalties and signals ongoing legal disputes over morality rulings.
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Bellflower
U.S. Supreme Court
Lakewood
S. Lakewood Blvd
Probero, Inc
California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
William O. Douglas
Control Board
California
Probro
Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
Ambulance Permit Expanded for Island Area in Long Beach
Dilday Ambulance Service gains authority to operate one more unit in Long Beach, bringing city ambulances to four. The 80 to 90 percent of activity will stay within the city boundaries from 3936 Woodruff Ave. County island between Woodruff and Palo Verde lies north to Heartwell Park. Councilman Bond calls the move a strange request after earlier opposition to ambulance service upgrades in the city.
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Dilday
Long Beach
Bureau
Woodruff
Palo Verde Avenue
Conant Street
Heartwell Park
Bond
Mortell
Library Starts Summer Hours for Long Beach and Bay Shore
Summer hours begin Saturday at the Long Beach Main Library and the Bay Shore branch and run through September 14. The main library closes at 5 30 p m on Saturdays. The Bay Shore branch closes Saturdays and opens Monday through Thursday noon to 9 p m and Friday 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m.
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Long Beach
Bay Shore
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Dick Emery
Israel
Myra A. Wild
Greece
USC
Israeli Department of Antiquities
NAA
William Martin
Gordon
Mottell’s Mortuary
I. P-T
Foy Hearing Aid Center
St. Lene Beach
Cait
Cei Ae
Long Beach Boulevard
F E.campbell
Pine Avenue
Santa Ana
North Main Street
Torrance
Sortori
el Prado
James Hynne
City National Bank
Long Beach Blvd
Southern California
F.d.1.c
Federal Reserve System
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