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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1968
Page
15
A 1929 American LaFrance fire engine on a GMC chassis remains at Seal Beach’s No. 3 station. It will haul Santa Claus during the Christmas season and may be restored in coming years. Fire Chief Ronald Adams touts its sentimental value and historic role.
Rev. Miranda Fuller 89 a longtime area evangelist and pioneer with the Foursquare Gospel church died on Thanksgiving Day after a brief stay in a Santa Ana nursing home. She arrived in Long Beach 62 years ago from Irving Illinois and founded Assembly of God congregations in Wilmington and Compton. Rites Tuesday at 1 p m in Patterson Snively Mortuary. Surviving foster daughter Blanche Strand of Costa Mesa. Contributions urged to Bethel Assembly of God Fontana.
Native readers turn to classifieds to find better jobs quickly and affordably. The brief note urges readers to check listings now for opportunities and practical leads in employment markets.
Long Beach area churches begin Advent through Dec. 25. The season emphasizes preparation for Christ’s birth with themes of self reflection, spiritual readiness, and acts of kindness. Purple liturgical color deepens as sermons explore personal faith. The period also brings a surge of pre Christmas music from church libraries.
The 10th annual Musical Salute to Christmas will be Sunday afternoon at the Auditorium. Sponsored by the Salvation Army, the event features some of the town’s top groups and is free to the public.
Nicky Cruz author of Run Baby Run and former gang leader headlines a free youth rally at Melodyland opposite Disneyland starting 7 30 p m. Vernon McLellan of Sound of Youth and Jimmy Owens with his singers perform on TV's World of Youth Broadcast. About 3500 seats available.
Rosary for Lucy Baldwin and Thelma Hatten, wives of Donald Norman Baldwin and mother-in-law of Jack O. Baldwin, maritime editor of the Independent Press Telegram, will be recited in Anacortes Washington on Sunday. The rites honor Mrs. Lucy Baldwin 20 and Mrs. Thelma Hatten 40.
Los Angeles County officials will open bids on January 8 for construction of examination facilities in the Children's Division Building at the County USC Medical Center. The project is valued at about $279,000. Anacortes, Washington, funeral services are set for Monday at St. Mary's Church followed by burial at Fern Hill Cemetery. Two women died in a Tuesday Anacortes traffic crash. one victim’s son is an aviation specialist based near Saigon. Two children survive. Burglars stole items valued at $142 from a home on Bellflower Boulevard in Long Beach.
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