Wild earthquake lore and honest finding headlines mix
A California clipping recounts a bizarre March quake tale about two women who chloroformed a turkey, revived by the tremor, while other notes praise an honest finder who returned $170 and a separate golf locker incident where Sol Deeble recovered funds and demanded more. Local quirks and public notices close with a car-on-bill trivia dispute.
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Opal Hutchins
Opal
Press-Telegram
Sol Deeble
Sol
Virginia Country Club
Deeble
Tower
Decble
Deebble
Books for Asia drive seeks gifts from LBCC groups
Two LBCC organizations sponsor the annual Books for Asia drive to send English books to Asia. Donations may be left at the AWS office. volunteers will pick up from homes or donors. The two week effort targets South Korea and Indochina to aid students there.
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Long Beach City College
Asia
Eat
Order of Tyr
Fraternity
Associated Women
AWS
South Korea
Indochina
Laird Plomleigh
Libchairman
Oral Arts
Missing After Air Collision Fliers Foretold Death
A Long Beach Marine flier killed in Okinawa two plane crash fore told his own death in a tear stained letter. His wife Nancy Avvenire, 27, read the Feb 28 dated note from Sgt. Robert W Avvenire, 21, as telegrams confirmed him missing and presumed dead after the Pacific amphibious maneuvers crash. She recalled his pledge to the Marines and the last kiss before overseas deployment.
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Dim McCauley
Long Beach
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Nancy Avvenire
Lime Ave
Avvenire
Marines
Beth
Poly High
Bette A. Noonan
Redondo Ave
Vincent Avvenire
Navy
Philippines
Joye
Bob
Red Cross Observing Quake Day Recall in Long Beach
The Red Cross marks Earthquake Day recalling the 1933 Long Beach quake. A disaster headquarters opens in Lincoln Park with coffee service from 10 am to noon and disaster films shown every half hour through 4 pm to illustrate emergency operations.
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Red Cross
Long Beach
The
Lincoln Park
Town Meeting Sets Plans for 55th Iowa Picnic
The Iowa Association of Long Beach will discuss the 55th annual picnic at its regular meeting tonight at Machinists Hall 728 Elm Ave. The event is set for August 9 at Recreation Park with brief talks on arrangements.
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Iowa Assn
Long Beach
Machinists’ Hall
Elm Ave
Recreation Park
Meat prices to rise two to five cents per pound
Wholesale and retail officials expect beef and pork price hikes of two to five cents per pound with effects possibly starting within days. California cattle on feed are down 50 percent from a year ago as breeders are fattening stock while pasturage remains good. A House Agriculture Committee study urged reducing meat marketing costs and boosting research, revamping advisory with more small packers and distributors, and joint education on tech advances and cost cuts.
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California
Washington
Congressional
House Agriculture Committee
Anfuso
Agriculture Department Livestock and Marketing
Four month old Foisia leads royal baptism in Samoa
Franklin T. Foisia of Wilmington, part of a royal line in Ofu Manuva, is praised after baptism conducted by The Rev. William H. McCarcke at First Congregational Church. Parents Tuiofu and family members Tuiofu Jr and others watch as seven Foisia children are baptized in a single service.
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Franklin T. Foisia
Wilmington
Ofu Manuva
Samoa
William. H. McCarkce
First Con
Royalty of Ofu Manua Joins Church in LB
The royal family of Ofu Manua in American Samoa baptized seven children at First Congregational Church in Long Beach after delays caused by measles and Navy duty. The baptism included Tuiefu Jr 14 Ruta 12 Ruby 11 James 9 Harry 7 Wilson 6 and Franklin 41 months. The ceremony honors the island’s high chief role and future leadership for a small 4000-person community. The Ofu Manua kingdom is in American Samoa, about 5000 miles southwest of Long Beach.
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Foisia
Franklin T
Stork
Daisy
Judith
Betty
Foisins
Cedar Ave
Third St
Ofu
Manua
Tausula Misaalefua
McCance
Long Beach
Tuiefu Jr
Ruta
Ruby
James
Harry
Wilson
Franklin
Ofu Manua
American Samoa
Here
Handweaving Conference Booked Here
The first Southern California Handweaving Conference will be held March 22 and 23 at Municipal Auditorium. Over 20 weaving organizations, including the Shuttle Pushers of Long Beach, will compete for 60 weaving awards. A noon fashion show at the Wilton Hotel on March 22 is planned. Cochairs are Mrs. J. D. Robertson, Mrs. Harry Burnett, and Mrs. Tennies Kolts.
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Harry ‘Burnett
la Pasada
Tennies Kolts
4Th St
Four candidates to speak at Los Alamitos district meeting
Four candidates for the Los Alamitos County Water District Board election on March 25 will speak briefly at a Bossmoor Homeowners Association meeting at 7:30 in the clubhouse of Los Alamitos Racetrack.
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Los Alaimitos County
Plane buzzed water near Point Fermin no crash found
Coast Guard said reports of a small plane crashing into the ocean off Point Fermin at about 5 15 pm Sunday were unfounded. A light plane buzzed the water within 40 feet, but no missing aircraft was reported and the search was called off.
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San Pedro
Coast Guard
Point Fermin
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