Long Beach’s 91 year old swimmer earns 1 000 mile award
Mary A. Brandenberg a 9 year old who began daily sea swims in 1926 has logged over 1 000 miles. She received the American National Red Cross 1 000-mile Swim and Stay Fit Award from Long Beach Chapter manager H Dale Jace after a plaque was assembled from twenty 50 mile certificates. The immigrant educator and private Spanish teacher attributes her long life to vegetarianism and meditation, noting daily dips since dawn in Long Beach Harbor.
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Ocean Boulevard
Mary A. Brandenberg
H. Dale Jace
Long Beach
Jacobs
Witer
Spry
Pri
Immigration Agency
Los Angeles
Dr Arthur E Pike Dies. Long Beach Physician Former Mayor
Funeral services are set for Dr Arthur E Pike a Long Beach physician and former Signal Hill mayor in 1925 He died after a long illness in a Long Beach hospital Born September 6 1880 in Vermont he practiced in the Long Beach area from 1907 to 1907 He is survived by his wife Mary a son Dr Claire E Pike three daughters a stepson six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren The service will be conducted at Disday Family Chapel with Dale Robinson and Long Beach Masonic Lodge members officiating Friends may call at the chapel today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Long Beach
Disday Family
Pacific Ave
Vermont
Westminster Community Presbyterian Church
Long Beach Shrine
Royal Masons Searchlight
Mary
Claire E. Pike
Florence Bishop
Westminster
Mary Hubert
Ruth Smitman
James Albright
Clarence
Stowe
Carroll
Montpelier
Dale M. Robinson
Long Beach College to Offer Asian Studies Masters
California State College at Long Beach will begin a master's in Asian studies with a South Asia emphasis this spring. The program, authorized by the State Chancellor, is unique in Southern California and targets students pursuing teaching, doctoral work, foreign service, or trade. Burglars forced a living room window at 1101 Elm Ave and stole a television valued at $224, police said Sunday.
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Office of State College
Glenn
Southern California
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Conn Imphrey
Elm Ave
Bellflower Postmaster Announces Saturday Money Orders
Bellflower postmaster Tom Wides says money orders may be purchased at the post office on Saturdays from 9 a.m. Uy naan.
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Bellflower
Tom Wides
Area woman Helen Burns named national aging conference delegate
Arte sia resident and president of the Los Angeles County Senior Citizens Association will depart for Washington, D C as a National Conference on Aging delegate. Her White House invitation recognizes two decades of welfare work for seniors including new clubs, minority housing efforts, and leadership in related state groups.
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Artesia
Senior Citizens Association
Los Angeles County
Washington, D.C
National Conference On Aging
White House
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Allied State Senior Association of Senior Citizens
State Senior Citizens Association
Immunization clinics set in Hawaiian Gardens
Monthly family immunization clinics will be at Hawaiian Gardens Community Center 12123 E 219th Street on Thursday from 6 30 to 8 30 p m Dr Karl K Kendricks health officer of Bellflower District urged parents to vaccinate children against diphtheria tetanus whooping cough polio measles and rubella at no charge The Jan 27 clinic at the same center is in cooperation with ABC School District PTA Council and the Hawaiian Gardens Coordinating Council Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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E. 219Th Street
Karl K. Kendricks
Bellflower District
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ABC School Distriet
PTA Council
Hawaiian Gardens Coordinating Council
City of
Red Cross orientation session for new volunteers
The Long Beach Red Cross chapter will hold a volunteer orientation Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at 219 W. Broadway. Mrs. Agnes Fraser said the session offers insight into Red Cross history missions and volunteer roles in serving the community. Volunteers may work in military and veterans hospitals convalescent homes flood relief and first aid and water safety programs.
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Red Cross
W. Broadway
Red Grass
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Owl
Bookmobile debut stated at Mark Twain Branch
The Mark Twain Branch of Long Beach Public Library launches a dockmobile on Saturdays to serve transit-limited patrons. Stops include Safe way Store Anaheim Atlantic Avenue 10:00 to 11:45, 10th Street Lime Avenue 12:00 to 1:00, California Recreation Building California Avenue 2:00 to 2:36, Lemon Street 3:00 to 3:50, Temple Avenue 16th Street 4:00 to 5:00, with details provided by branch librarian Mrs Despolita Navari.
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Mark Twain
Long Beach
Despolita Navari
Safeway
Anaheim
Atlantic Avenue
10Th Street
Lime Avenue
California Recreation
California Avenue
15Th Street
King Park
Lemon St
Lee Schaal
Temple Avenue
16Th Street
Davey’s Locker Wins Approval to Raise Newport Avalon Fares
The California Public Utilities Commission approved higher fares for Davey’s Locker passenger trips between Newport Beach and Avalon on Santa Catalina Island. The Bland Holiday’s adult round trip fare rises from 8.50 to 9.50 while the child rate moves from 2.37 to 4.75. The PAC noted the firm operated at a financial loss in 1970.
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Newport Beach
Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
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PAC
City blocks move of five Carson dwellings to Long Beach
Long Beach council rejected a plan to move five single family homes from Artesia Boulevard and Central Avenue in Carson to 400 block of E 31st Street in Long Beach. Neighborhood protests numbered 31 with fears of lowered property values. Lawyer Alan Satterlee said the homes were model unoccupied Carson dwellings appraised by FHA at 33 950 to 35 000 dollars.
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Central Avenue
City of
Carson
E. 31St St
Long Beach
Alan Satterlee
Lakewood
FHA
County urged to chart noise contours near highways airports
Riverside County planning chief Forest Dickason urges mapping noise contours along highways and near airports to guide approvals for residential projects. He proposes studies on perceived noise decibels and a new metric called community noise environmental levels to establish data and set policy.
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Range
Dickason
Burglars Loot Long Beach Furniture Store
Burglars forced a skylight entry at Peterson's Old Fashioned Wurniture Store on Fourth Street Long Beach and took household goods valued at 1229 dollars. The incident was reported Sunday.
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Peterson
Long Beach
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