VA Patient Turns Tinting Into Art From Wheelchair
Ward Thompson, a 41 year old polio patient and World War II veteran at the Veterans Administration Hospital, gains recognition as a photographer tinting images in oils, pastels, and pigments. His prize winning shot Lad hardor features his son Kent as a gladiator, and he hopes to build a photography tinting business aided by a prize enlarger.
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Ward Thompson
Veterans Administration Hospital
Thompson
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Kent
Inside Out and Imperial Imprints Collide in a Pet Peeve Tale
A reader letter attacks animal licensing bias favoring dogs over cats and other pets while suggesting earplugs as a cure for a rooster disturbance. The column also recalls typographical bloopers from Imperial Imprints, noting humorous misprints about Roosevelt, widows, a cow collision, and bridesmaids.
One-Man Patrol Cars Urged to Run 24 Hours
City Manager Sam Vickers backs expanded use of one man patrol cars to a 24 hour basis. The report by Barney Walczak notes 245 cities use one man cars and 720 use mixed crews. California cities San Diego San Francisco Oakland and Berkeley already employ the system. The plan would add 33 evening night patrols and 13 or 14 day shifts without enlarging total force, aiming to deter crime through constant visibility. Councilmen took no action.
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Sam Vickers
Vickers
Barney ‘J. Walczak
Celtics
California
Cirtles
San Diego
San Francisco
Oakland
Berkeley
Long Beach
TER
Walczak
Annual Armed Forces Ball for Long Beach Servicemen
Long Beach area servicemen and their ladies will attend the citys annual Armed Forces Ball at Municipal Auditorium. Leighton Noble Dance Band Burl Abben Dixieland Band Cecil Stewarts Roguettes will perform. Dancing begins 8 20 p m admission is the uniform of the serviceman. High ranking officers and city officials will be present at the event sponsored by the City Armed Services Commission.
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Long Beach-area
Armed Forces
Municipal
Leighton Noble
Burl Abben
Cecil Stewart
Roguettes
City Armed Services Commission
Residents plead to spare trees on Myrtle Avenue
Residents urge City Council to spare six Grevillea robusta trees on Myrtle Ave between Claiborne Dr and Cartagena St. Park Director Don D. Obert says the trees are beautiful but a nuisance and an interim measure until a new street tree pattern is set. John R. Nimocks named Palo Alto city attorney, starting June, replacing predecessor who left for Beverly Hills. Replacement trees planned include Podocarpus macrophyllus, recommended as cleaner and taller ornamental growth.
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Myrtle Ave
Claiborne Dr
Cartagena St
Don D. Obert
Sam Vickers
Obert
John R. Nimocks
Palo Alto
Nimocks
Palos Alto
Beverly Hills
Winnocks
E. 2Nd St
University of Nebraska Law School
Belmont Shore
Resident consent guides tree removal amid block dispute
The official noted the department does not plan to remove all trees across two blocks. Removals proceeded with resident consent, except in one case where a mistake occurred and the request was not fully aligned with consent.
Long Beach Municipal Band Plans 2 P.M. Concert
The Long Beach Municipal Band will perform a one minute concert at 2 p.m. in Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall, Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Council Confirms 5 Members to Mental Health Committee
The City Council confirmed a five member advisory committee to study mental health initiatives. Appointees: Dr. Montie Magree, Dr. Milton Van Dyke, Dr. John Lungran, Mrs. Neo H Nielsen, Lionel Dyck. Heartwell replaced by Dyck after injury. Mayor Kealer announced unanimous council approval. The body also discussed night shift pay requests, annexation fees study, and a development plan for the Colorado Lagoon area. Harbor Department lease tax issues were noted.
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Montie Magree
Milton van Dyke
John C. Lungran
Neo H. Nielsen
Progress School
Locust Ave
Lionel Dyck
James Heartwell
Ice
Farmer & Merchants Bank
Dyck
Heartwell
Widow 70 defrauded in pigeon drop scheme
A 70-year-old widow, Elizabeth Boattler of 121 East 26th Street, was swindled out of 1400 dollars in a pigeon drop Tuesday afternoon by two women in their early 30s. They lured her with false talk of finding gamblers money and took her to a bank to withdraw the funds before directing her to a non-existent Mr Brown's office to recover the supposed money share.
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Elizabeth Boattler
E. 26Th St
Pine Ave
Dih St
Long Beach Man Tied to Ten Ten Rapes Nabbed
Norman Michael Parcells, 34, of Lakewood, arrested after a Wilmington market employee was abducted and attacked. Three rape victims identified him. he may be tied to three other cases. Parcells, an ex convict with prior sex crime probes, denied charges but admitted a Monday night assault. A distinctive car radio telephone and a hunting knife were found in his car.
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Thompson
Thomason
Long Beach
Leon Huffman
Corinne Thompson
Wallsignal Hill
Robert
George
St. Louis Ave
Huffman
Clifton
Country Club
Long Beath
Norman Micchael Parcells
Candlewood St
Lakewood
Wilmington
Parceles
Jong
Firestone Station
Parcells
South St
Alto
Farmers
1830
Carson St. Torrand
Sheriff's Deputies
Eeke
San Quentin
AFL Fights Dismissal of Three Teachers in Long Beach
The Long Beach AFL Central Labor Council urged opposition to the dismissals of Jordan High School teachers Raymond de Groat Lucille M Couvillon and M reen L Cameron. The council sent the resolution to Superintendent Douglas A Newcomb and the Board of Education and pledged help to reinstate the teachers. Lou Ellerman led the Long Beach Federation of Teachers as the union alleges the Great fired the men for independence and the women for supporting him.
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AFL Central Labor Council
Jordan
Douglas A. Newcomb
Board of Education
Raymond de Groat
Lucille M. Couvillon
M.reen L. Cameron
Lou Ellerman
Long Beach Federation of Teachers
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