Injured Lumber Workers Sue Railways for $250000
Two Torrance men Woodlrow Gray and Ralph Nabors sue seven railroad companies for 250000 after a load of wooden poles toppled from a freight car injuring them. Gray seeks 159000 and Nabors 100000 for permanent injuries. They allege improper stacking and faulty wires caused the accident near Wilmington in December. The Harbor Belt Line is said to be operated by the six other firms.
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Atchison, Topeka & San Fe
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Pacific Electric
Union Pacific
Eugene
Ore
Trammell quits NBC chair to run new Miami outlet
Trammell resigns Monday as NBC board chair to head Biscayne Television Corp in Miami. He served NBC since 1925 and RCA since 1933 and becomes president of the new station venture. Officers include James Cox Jr and John Knight, with Cox tied to the Miami Daily News and Knight to the Miami Herald.
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Miami Herald
Knight Group
Richfield 100th City Well Flows 388 Bbls Offshore
Richfield Oil Corp celebrated the completion of its 100th well for the City of Long Beach. The A-79 Pier A well produced 388 barrels of oil and 123 000 cubic feet of gas per day, with current output about 12 400 barrels of crude and 12 100 000 cubic feet of gas daily. City officials and company executives attended a luncheon, noting the lease value and city revenue from operations.
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Richfield Oil Corp
Richfield
USI Ape Operes
Pier A
Picol
Pine Aves
St. Judes
Charles S. Jones
Richfield Wells
Jones
FR. W. Ragland
Frank A. Morgan
W J. Travers Jr
R. O. Pallard
L. IM. Windle
Irving Rank
Southern
E. M. Benson Jr
Long Beach Harbor
J. C. Lynch
M. W. Phelan
Choral Concert Tonight by Long Beach A Cappella Singers
The admission free Yuletide performance by Long Beach A Cappella Singers is set for 8 pm at Concert Hall Municipal Auditorium. Founder and director Rolla Alford will conduct as Christmas cards light the stage in the 23rd annual city concert sponsored by the recreation department.
Grand Jury Probes Hill Votes Today
The county grand jury opens its inquiry today into the Signal Hill election fraud case with witnesses led by City Clerk Heber Chapman. District attorney investigators seek indictments for alleged padding of registrations prior to the November 4 general election. One man remains jailed on a felony election code violation. Chapman is among first witnesses as investigators serve secret subpoenas for appearances today or Wednesday.
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Signal Hill
Heber Chapman
Chapman
Hill
Todd
Kid Mexico) Fenner
Boston Youth Ordered to Hire Lawyer in Robbery Case
In Superior Court Boston 19 known as Hotshot car thief Elbert Blackie faced arraignment after boasting of stealing 132 late-model autos. He told Deputy District Attorney Sten he had no attorney and questioned the need for one before a judge ordered him to obtain legal counsel and return in a week, with bail set at 10000 dollars.
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Blackie
Boston
Superior Court
Venice
Dep. Dist. Atty. Ted Co. Sten
Fred Miller
Miller
Sten
British to Tackle Everest in April
British mountain climbers will attempt to conquer Mount Everest next April using new oxygen equipment. They plan their ninth ascent in 30 years, undaunted by the Swiss expedition’s recent failure to reach the peak.
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Nepal
Mount
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