El Cajon minister and wife killed in Laguna crash
Rev. Lawrence A. Whitcomb 61 and his wife Eleanor 53, former Long Beach residents, were killed Monday when struck by a car in South Laguna. Whitcomb, pastor of El Cajon Nazarene Church, had ties to Iowa and later Lynwood. Funeral at Lynwood Nazarene Church. Surviving siblings, three sons, two daughters.
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Clyde Phillips
Irwin Howlett
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Bonnie Cervine
Eleanor Simpson
Councilmen Eye House Fund Drives
City councilmen plan tighter scrutiny of proclamations used to solicit funds and will place a special tapline on proclamations endorsed for fund canvasses. Councilman John F Baker led the push citing public complaints about being solicited for various causes and backed by flowery proclamations.
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John F. Baker
Margaret Heartwell
Old Gray Bonnet Trade in Event Aid to Goodwill
Sixteen Lakewood merchants join Howard Judkins in a three day trade in event to swap old items for new. Proceeds support Goodwill Industries workers, with about 100 handicapped men and women employed locally benefiting from the program.
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Howard Judkins
Goodwill Industries
Bob. Adams
Goodwill
North Long Beach sidewalk district push seeks safety fixes
City Council moved toward forming special assessment districts to finance sidewalks and curbs in North Long Beach near Starr King Elementary and Jordan High. Plans call for 13,000 square feet of curbing and 80,000 square feet of sidewalk along areas bordered by the Los Angeles River and city limits. Council authorized City Engineer Jess D. Gilkerson to begin proceedings under the 1911 Act after a November petition by Lloyd E B Ball, Starr King’s safety chairman.
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Artesia St
Jordan High School
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Jess D. Gilkerson
Lloyd E B. Ball
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Robin Hood Robber Charged In London Burglary Case
London report states 19 year old James W McEneaney of Longist Lincoln Village was charged with breaking into two apartments and attacking residents. He allegedly robbed the rich to help the poor and played Robin Hood on a TV show. He pleaded guilty to one count of burglary and faces a 90 day observation at Atascadero State Hospital.
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James W. McEneaney
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Richard ‘Green
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Fred Miller
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