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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1958
Page
9
The Pacific Coast Boat Show opens October 30 at Pierpoint Landing featuring over 200 exhibits, the largest marine pageant yet. Fred J. Taylor says the event includes 1959 model boats, underwater gear, marine equipment and exciting aquatic demonstrations along with stock boat races and a 100 mile giant race.
Jere Charles Greene a 20 year old probationary school employee in Long Beach pleaded guilty in Los Cerritos Court to a misdemeanor charge of impersonating an officer. He admitted installing a siren on a 1951 Plymouth and flashing a San Diego badge to impress a housewife and motorists on the freeway. Judge John C Landis ordered a hearing for October 31 with probation possible.
Sam Bettner and Red McMahon hauled a 90 pound bomb from Mobile Bay while shrimp trawling three miles off Brookley Air Force Base. Coast Guard Lt. J. E. Bill said it was likely a smoke bomb and a dud.
The British medical journal The Lancet reported on Friday that nylon bristles in hair brushes may cause baldness. It cited cases of individuals losing hair who used nylon brushes and noted hair regrowth after switching to hog bristle brushes.
Philippine envoy Gen. Carlos P. Romulo will speak at Millikan High School in Long Beach on October 17. The event titled Crusade in Asia is promoted by local groups and will feature Romulo, a renowned author and Pulitzer Prize winner, discussing Pacific affairs and U.S. relations with the Philippines.
The four part series in The Press Telegram begins Monday detailing the ex gambler known as Kid Mexico Faulkner. Once an oilfield roughneck with little schooling he built a fortune via a Whiz Quiz bingo game in Signal Hill. Authorities shuttered the operation and he faced $300000 in back taxes after a voting irregularity indictment. The new venture marks a sharp shift in a life marked by many turns.
Chicago audience at the Lyric Opera opening sang a new arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner. About 3,700 attended as the orchestra performed a high note version described as vivid and powerful.
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