Immature large check shocks bank worker and family tale
A bank cashier recounts a $4 billion bounced check written by Jim Furgeson for his child, then a caller returns a mistaken check with a quip name. The broader column jokes about ashtray ceremonies and marital privacy, while noting a naval crew seeks a piano for a charity voyage. A Long Beach era note invites old train travelers to form a local society.
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IM Furgerson
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Jim
Jimmy Lee
Furgerson
Speaking of Murdec Casting At Long Beach Playhouse
Kathy Davis announces casting for a murder drama to be staged at Community Playhouse Long Beach. Auditions start 7 30 pm today at 5201 Agahelm St seeking a girl or young woman, a boy, two women with British accents, a male detective, and a dog actor.
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Murdec
Long Beach
Community Playhouse
Agahelm
Kathy Davis
Piel
Bullet Wounds Compton Girl by Car Thugs
An 18 year old Compton girl, Alice Norma Martinez, was shot in the temple by occupants of a carload of youths. She was taken to Las Campanas Hospital, then County General, as deputies searched for the assailants. Several juveniles and Gilbert Cordova, 19, were detained. a rifle and .22 caliber pistol were recovered nearby.
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Compton
Alice Norma Martinez
Las Campanas Hospital
County General Hospital
Sheriff's Deputies
Gilbert Cordova
Martinez
Buena Park
Cordova
Firestone
Park Sheriff's
Hlingis
Argentina
Rain forecast signals damp spring arrival in Long Beach
The Los Angeles Weather Bureau predicts spring reaches Long Beach today at 12 32 pm with clouds and sprinkles, clearing after noon and a high near 66. Other notes cover lectures at Poly High and Long Beach State, Missouri Society meeting, and a city recreation program. New York records a Sunday high of 37 and low 33.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Wendell L. Miller
Poly High School
Paris
Roger Barr
Long Beach State College
Missouri Society
Sixth St
Recreation Department
Municipal Auditorium
New York
L B Area Pairs Win Bridge Honors in Denver
Grace Bixby of 12 Redondo and Dorothy Perreault of Garden Grove won top honors in the national bridge tournament in Denver Colorado. The Columbia Pairs session championship drew more than 3 500 players from Rome and across the nation at the fourth annual event.
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L.B. Area
Grace Bixby
Redondo
Ave
Dorothy Perreault
Jar Garden Grove
Denver
Colo
Columbia
Rome
Fate-Led Career of Bill Broom, Political Reporter
William Wescott Broom rose from Effington high school editor to Washington Bureau chief for The PT, covering California affairs. His career spanned the El Paso Herald-Post, Southern Pacific PR work, and the San Jose Mercury-News before becoming a trusted Capitol Hill and national political analyst who broke Knowland’s resignation for governor.
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Bill Broom
University of Timpis
Focal Draft Board
Tumba
William Wescott Broom
Effington, Tit
Chicago Cubs
Broan
el Paso
Tex
Post
Texas
el Paso Herald-Post
Southern Pacific Railroad
Eisenhower
Truman
Nixon
Stevenson
Far West
Ral
Washington
The
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Fie
California
Congress
United States
Capitol Hill
William F. Knowland
Brooms
Ealifornia
Disneyland Holiday Hours Set for Easter Vacation
Disneyland Anaheim announces daily opening from March 27 to April 9 during Easter break with extended season ticket plans. Special events include the Kids Amateur Dog Show on March 25 and the Old Fashioned Easter Parade on Easter Sunday April 2. First week hours are 9 am to 9 pm, then April 3 hours shift to 10 am to 6 pm.
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Disneyland
Anaheim Amusement Park
Ion
Cancer Film Dine a Research Story at Downey Rotary
A Downey Rotary Chih kincho event on Tuesday offers the American Cancer Society film Cancer Film Dine a Research Story aiming to inform the public about cancer research and prevention efforts.
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American Cancer Society
Downey Rotary Chihkincho
Nport
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RED Cross
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