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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1951
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes a $3,000,000 gas fund held up by a court action averting an imminent financial crunch. It claims the city opened the year with a large surplus and urges the City Council to maintain a reserve for emergencies. The text is garbled and contains several typos.
Mrs. Margaret G. Ryan widow of Basil Ryan of a New York banking family shot and killed a trespasser on her San Luis Obispo ranch in apparent self defense officials said. The man Leonard D. Ray pushed his rifle against her after entering property despite posted no hunting signs. Ranch foreman found Ray near the house. An inquest was expected to be held tomorrow.
A strong offshore quake off Rhode Island rattled coastlines in Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut causing alarms but no injuries. Harvard seismological station labeled it the largest in New England in 58 years. bases and towns reported no damage while residents feared an explosion and flocked to phones and radios for updates.
A savage storm lashed Shilene today near Abilene Texas with winds up to 120 miles per hour and hailstones the size of baseballs causing damage across the area.
Evanston reports Pamela Meyers, 19, fiancée of James Farrington Woodward, died after an apparent cyanide dose following a lovers quarrel. Meyers, secretary to Dr James Farrell, fell unconscious at Farrell's office and died en route to Evanston Hospital. Farrington, son of Rock Island Railroad head John Dow Farrington, attended University of Michigan and Iowa this month.
A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight in Alaska acted strangely and attempted to seize control, yelling let God fly this air plane. William Henry Miles, 31, was placed in a padded cell in federal custody after landing in Fairbanks. Pilot Don Hullshizer reported Miles demanded the pilot comply, then breached a cabin area, shattered three windows, and discarded a cargo of canned goods before authorities met the plane on landing.
New York June 10 Milton Berle the comedian raised more than a million dollars in his annual telethon for the Damon Runyon cancer fund. He also shed nine pounds during the event.
In Buckeye Arizona June 10 a 15 year old David McCarter Ontario California vanished for nearly three days after a pickup truck crash five miles from Buckeye near the Vulture mines. Eugene Abell 14 Los Angeles was rescued the search by Maricopa County sheriffs deputies continued at 6 am with daylight. McCarter reportedly suffered shock hunger and thirst and had fallen to 68 pounds.
A life sized nude Greek nymph statue weighing over 300 pounds and nicknamed Sabrina, once tied to a famed campus stunt, was reported missing from a stone platform at Amherst College. Police and campus officials began investigations into the theft.
High tide expected at 4 2 pm reaching 3.8 feet and later 65 feet at 8 58 am with 27 feet at 5260 pm. Tomorrow yields high tides 3.6 feet at 2 37 am and 4 3 feet at 4 62 pm with lows 68 feet at 2 24 am and 21 feet at 14 16 pm.
Rose Marie Bird sall 24 faces murder charges for bludgeoning Warren Eddenfield 46 with a vodka bottle near Mount Baldy Road after a bar visit. She admits the confession and says the fight was for her life and honor while Eddenfield’s widow Ruth forgives but investigators keep the case. Sheriff Mueller blocks a visit for prejudice concerns. Local authorities place the body near a canyon edge.
Kansas City Missouri June 1 Rep Leonard T Irving of Missouri reelected president and business agent of the Construction General Laborers Union by five to one margin amid two indictments charging improper use of union funds. Irving led 514 to 114 over Marvin Miller for president and 57 to 52 against Harry Strong in the business agent race. Roy E Livingston financial secretary treasurer and indicted with Irving was reelected 508 to 83 over Joe Cappe.
LAB CRUCES, N. M., June 16. Hubert Beasley, former sheriff, surrendered to federal officials and was taken to a federal prison near El Paso, Texas, to begin a one year term for torturing a Negro suspect in the murder of Minda Cricket Congler.
The Oklahoma State Society of Long Beach drew about 18 000 Os to a Bixby Park picnic. Mayme Wricht noted a crowd far larger than the expected 3000, with coffee and sandwiches running out as Oklahoma exiles joined a festive program led by Lloyd Keller and Jules Strongbow.
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