The Village Inn Chalkboard Turns Wall Writings into Harmony
A Long Beach column notes The Village Inn uses chalkboard and chalk to curb wall vandalism while patrons keep to floor clutter. Dr Charles Fairlish stars in Anniversary Waltz at Long Beach Community Playhouse, with a comic back injury from moving furniture. A local real estate tale links embalming to a Kansas-Oklahoma legend, plus a radio gag about radioactive embalming devices. A Malay judge hears a man divorce three wives as shopping disputes spark conflict.
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Bellflower Dvd
Charles Fairlish
Long Beach Community Playhouse
Fableh
Ian
Als
al Joleon
Kansas
Long Beach
Mario Curtis Garner
F. G. Bolee
Galena
Kans
Okaehoma
Mia
Garner
Miss Johnson
Jim
California
Bolco
Johnson
Ipah
Malaya
Tiaanan
Southwest Congregational Churches Open Meetings
Ministers and laymen meet in California and Arizona for the three day annual conference of Congregational churches. George B Hastings of Lincoln Nebraska opened proceedings and Dr. Ervst von G Hangen led the memorial roll while Rev Jesse F Perrin of Los Angeles conducted. The conference preacher will be Gene Clifford Vance of Tucson with a sermon on The Danger at Being Christian. Lillian Sorvita Gregory of Chicago spoke on A Christian Look at the World. Delegates and numbers of representatives are outlined for California Arizona New Mexico Nevada and sequa regions.
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George B
Hastings
Lincoln
Long Beach
Council of Congregational
Chriss Ing
Southern
George Clifford Vance
First Congressational Church
Tucson
Ariz
Mice Lillian Sorvisa Gregory
Chicago
National Women's Fellowship of Congregational Christian Churches
Apeak
California
Kern County
Mexican
Arizona
New
Water Ski Ban Sought for Marina Amid Development Plans
Marina advisory committee favors extending water traffic usage until the northward expansion or insurance issues force limits. A protest petition with about 3052 signatures urged keeping Stadium water space for inboard and outboard boating, water skiing, and ski jumping. A subcommittee will study the petition before Recreation Commission action.
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Alamiion Bay
Marina
Lawrence McDowell
Marine Dept
Acs
Alvidea
Frank Harnett
Robert Dikday
William R. Hardcastle
Emmy Inboart
Recreation Commission
Hatsnett
Adevisory
Delay Action on Tideland Amendment Postponed
State Lands Commission in Sacramento postponed action on a stalled amendment to Long Beach Oil Development Co tideland contract with the City of Long Beach. The delay concerns increasing water injection capacity by 380,000 barrels daily and delayed critical docket decisions.
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Sacramento
Tha ‘State Lands Comminsi
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Tideland
City Y
Long Beach
Audit of Port Books UK reports strong harbor finances overall
The Long Beach Harbor Department audit for 1055-56 found generally solid accounting with a few issues. Net city harbor equity stood at 156 million dollars as of June 30 1956 and operating port facilities generated 1 068 million dollars but a net loss of 177 thousand dollars after adjustments. to address gaps, a special meeting was planned to consider port facility financing and a study of the harbor’s operations continues.
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Long Beach Harbor Department
Board Lo Harbor Commissioners
John 2. Mansell
Mansell
I Harbor Department
Pierpoint Landing
Enort
Elty
Commission
Spe
Pensen
Ate
Harbor Comuniantancra
Long Beach
Frank J.¢ Stardeaty
Phi Brady
Harold Lingle
Ex Bank Officer J D Gunderson Opens Law Office
Former Bank of America trust officer James D Gunderson has opened a law office in Suite 300 Jergins Trust Bids. He studied at Augsburg College and Minnesota College of Law and has been a member of Minnesota and California bars and the American Bar Association. He resides with his wife and two daughters at 2610 Vuelta Grande.
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James D. Gunderson
Bank of America Trust
Jergins Trust
Gunderson
e+terson and Moen
Augsburg College
Minnesota College of Law
Merber
Minnesota
California
Alan
Vuelta Grande, i
Duffield Status in Landfield Co Lat Division Level
Duffield Co long Beach junior distributors join Landfield Co and form an independent division. Lent Louie F Golan and Chairman Marshall say the Local firm will be renamed Lanfield Co of Long Canal. Duffield Division's Long Beach branch at 2615 South St will operate under a new plan with all accounts serviced by the Duffield Division team.
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Duffield
Landfield Co
Louie F. Golan
Marshall, Dufeld
The
Lanfield Co
Long Canal
Long Beach
South St
Anleaman
Jones Sentenced to Life for Killing California State Trooper
Letita Le Jones, 37, of East Whittier, was given life imprisonment after a jury convicted her of first degree murder, first degree robbery, assault to commit murder and robbery. She shot Trooper Elza P. Fitzpatrick in a chase that followed wounding Deputy Bruce J. Randall during a Lynewood service station robbery in California.
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Letita le Jones
2Nd St
California
Elza P. Fitzpatrick
Sweat Dee
East Whittier
Charles W. Frickla
Los Angeles
Jones
Asguing Jones
Fitzpatrick
South Whittier
Bruce J. Randall
The
Ton
Lynewood
Calif
Federation Protests Firing of Two Teachers
American Federation representatives testified at two hearings condemning the firing of two teachers. The group criticized the board of education and the administration for offering letters of recommendation and called the action hypocritical. Hearings were held with administrators and principals while the teachers were absent.
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American Federation Aff
Hent
Edly
Board of Education
Dismissals Sought for Two Long Beach Teachers
The Long Beach Unified School District board recommended dismissal for Leonard E. Levy science teacher at Washington Junior High and Raymond Taylor math teacher at Poly High after one year of service. Attorney Charles Samuel and AFT leaders defended the educators. The district cited confidential personnel records as the reason. In another item, plans were announced to begin construction in fall on a new 136000 dollar Army Training Armory on Willow Street near Mira Avenue, with space for 40 personnel and a two story brick building including drill hall classrooms offices and storage.
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Leonard E. Levy
Washington Junior High School
Raymond Taylor
Poly High School
Long Beach Unified School
Charles Samuel
AFT
Arguements
1D Penn
APT
Henry Clark
Waller IL. Boyd
W. Odle Wright
Army Ttesetwn Armory
Long Beach
Cragg Hosmer
Long Beachs
Lakewood
Hosmer
Bat
Willow
George Isenberg
Long Beach Reserve Training Center
May Urge Special Session For Subsidence Abatement Bill
Long Beach city leaders press for AB 4163 to create a subsidence abatement district after the current session. Governor Knight may call a special session if needed. campaign support and joint meetings with L A Harbor Board are planned to back the measure.
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Ts Una
Guv
Goodwin J. Linight
Kay
Long Beach
William 3. Grant
Herbert R. Klockestein
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Plastering comeback celebrated at union convention
A joint union management promotional effort revived interest in lathing walls. AFL-CIO Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Assn President John E. Rooney reported at the 37th biennial convention in Wilton Hotel. Ernest Webb of California Industrial Relations gave a progress update with 3,000 new state jobs weekly and a 5.7 million workforce. Industry leaders and officials from plastering and related unions attended talks, with the convention concluding Friday.
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John E. Rooney
Afl-Cio Operative Plasterers and
Cement Masons International Assn
Rooney
Wilton
plas+ fering
Ernest Webb
California Department of Industrial Relations
Webb
California
W. F. Patterson
Chicas
Ie Eecretary of
Lloyd A. Mash
International Union
Lloyd G. Peterson
Contracting Plasterers International Assn
Edmund F. Vence
Contractors Plasterers International Assn
William I. Latta
Tiona
Calif. Plastering Institute
Rex Mainard
UAW
Joe M. Baker
National Bureau For Lathing
William St. Connota
First View
Sirleklayers, Masons and Plaretering International Union of America
Robert F. Welch
Edmond P. Tobin
Union Labor, Life Insurance Co
Paul L
National Construction Agsn
Joseph Christian
Los Angeles Building Trades Council
Kin of Ike to Receive L B Gift
Grandchildren of President Eisenhower to receive a red white and blue toy freight train named Super Chief from Community Rehabilitation Industries CRI in Long Beach for the federal expansion grant that enlarged CRI training center for handicapped people A letter from Mayor George Vermillion accompanies the model train Presented by Congressman Craig Frommer and Clyde Doyle the gift reflects CRI improvements and a prepared CRI brochure and honorary membership card are included
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Long Beach
Eisenhhower
Dwight David
Susan
Barbara Ann
Rehabilitation Industries
E. Anshelm St
CRI
Crag ‘Frommer
R and
Clyde Doyle
Ihe
George Vermillion
Cri'n Board
Ike
Girl Scouts Meeting Set in Long Beach Council
Long Beach Area Council of Girl Scouts will hold its annual association meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Women's City Club, 1909 Eard St. A coffee hour is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. California Heights District will present colored slides of the new troop camp site and the group will select officers.
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Long Beach Area
Zink Family Attends Fremont Funeral Services
Norbert G. and Dale F. Zink of the Long Beach division of Howard Zink Corp will attend funeral services in Fremont, Ohio, for their uncle Howard Zink founder of the auto tops and rear cover firm who died Sunday at his Fremont home.
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Norbert G
Dale F. Zink
Long Beach
Howard Zink Corp
Fremont
Ohio
Howard ¥. Zink
Zink
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