Couple In A Hurry Wed On Time For Hairdo
Iris Hemphill 17 and William Caron 19 rushed to the county clerk in costume to obtain a marriage license and wed within minutes. After delays for hair, forms, and last minute consent, Superior Court Judge McIntyre Faries stayed late to perform the ceremony. The bride’s sister cried. the groom worried about work in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Irene Hemphill
William Harvey Caron
Iris
William
Lcense Bureau
M. A. Sandahl
Superior Court
Jedge McIntyre Faries
Betty
Husband Knifes Wife and Flees With 5 Children
Robbery and assault case unfolds as Johnny Curtis Robertson 30, of 12130 Tilbury St Artesia, flees with his five sons after stabbing his wife Thelma Jean Robertson 24 in Lynwood over custody at 5:30 a.m. The mother and children, ages six months to six years, remained hospitalized with punctured lung and knife wounds. Robertson was captured outside his brother’s Cypress home, his bloodstained clothing cited, and booked on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder.
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Aabor Foreman
Lynwood
Johnny Curtis Robertson
Tilbury St
Artesia
Cypress
St. Francis Hospital
Robertson
Thelma Jean
Pect
Lynnaoc
Long Beach Blvd
Lakewood
Push Dominguez Petition Drive For City Status
A door to door petition drive to incorporate the Dominguez Carson area begins today as volunteers seek signatures of property owners for a Board of Supervisors submission. They need 25 percent of assessed value and owners, with about 75 percent of required signatures already collected despite industry and large landowner opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominguez Carson
Jack Carpenter
Score
Board of Supervisors
Carpenter
City Told to Equip Firemen
Long Beach fire fighters, given one break last week by the City Council, are to get a second from another source. John F. Henning, director of the State Department of Industrial Relations, ruled governmental agencies maintaining fire departments must furnish protective clothing and equipment at no cost to personnel. The decision applies to charter cities and counties as employers, covering helmets, goggles, gloves, turnout coats, and rubber boots used on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
John F. Henning
State Department of Industrial Relations
Henning
Edison Plant Adds 310 KW Alamitos Station Expansion
The Southern California Edison Co received authorization from the California Public Utilities Commission to construct a 38.7 million addition to the Alamitos steam electric generating station west of Long Beach. The project raises capacity to 932,500 kilowatts with a total plant cost of 139 million and is slated for completion in August 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern California Edison Co
Alamitos
Long Beach
California Public Utilities Commission
Water Balloon Ends DeMolay Youth’s Head Hit
A water filled balloon reportedly dropped from Wilton Hotel top struck DeMolay convention attendee Robert W. Taylor 12 injuring him lightly. Police said no official notice was received about the incident and firefighters get compensatory time off for overtime under a new ordinance. Taylor, of Santa Ana, was treated at Memorial Hospital and released.
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Long Beach
Wilton
Frank Sandeman
Molay
Robert W. Taylor
N. Flower St
Santa Ana
Memorial Hospital
Ex-Officer Sues Case Owner Over False Charges
Paul E. Jenner brings a $75,000 damage suit via attorney Paul Strader against Julian E. Harris, a former Long Beach police officer, alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution after Jenner accused Harris of assault and robbery leading to a jury finding Harris innocent on both charges. The suit seeks $50,000 for injury to reputation and $25,000 in exemplary damages plus costs and fees. The filing also notes a second defendant, Officer James R. Higgins, was found innocent on robbery but faces an assault retrial.
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Paul E. Jenner
Arvington Ave
Downey
Garden Grove
Harris
Long Beach
James R. Higgins
Five Hurt When Car Hits Pale Atlantic Avenue
Five Long Beach teenagers were injured early Friday when their car rammed a pale on Atlantic Avenue at Spring Street. The driver Robert R. Audiss, 18, sustained a scalp wound. his brother Jack E., 15, had mouth and face injuries. Linda G. Carter, 15, leg injury. Duane R. Goldsworthy, 16, broken nose. Janet Calderone, 18, lost three front teeth. They were treated at Community Hospital after returning from a date.
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Long Beach
Atlantic Avenue
Spring Street
Robert R. Audiss
Lannj St
Jack
Bellflower
Japanese Festival Opens With Food Games and Dances
The Harbor District Japanese Festival kicks off today featuring Japanese food, games, and dances in a community carnival style. The Ondo Dance Parade, a Japanese folk program, will be presented by John G. Barnes at the Community Center. A separate case details a charge against Marvin W. Messick, with trial date set for Oct. 27 after he pleaded innocent to accusations involving a 13-year-old girl. The carnival runs 5 p.m. to midnight today and noon to midnight Sunday.
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Harbor District
Marvin W. Messick
Messick
Man Dies of Injuries From Fights
Virgil Lee Strange, 46, of 167th St Norwalk, died in Artesia Hospital Friday night from injuries suffered in several fights three weeks earlier. Homicide officers said autopsy will determine cause. investigators found bruises after plums were stolen from his mother's yard in Yucapia.
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Virgil Lee Strange
Norwalk
Artesia
Sheriff's Homicide
Yucapia
L B Negro Wounded in Carolina
A 25-year-old Long Beach man Robert Lee Shirley was shot in the stomach in Gaffney South Carolina while asking directions. He was en route to Norfolk Virginia from the Veterans Hospital where he works in dietetics. Shirley's condition was listed as fair after emergency surgery at Cherokee County Memorial Hospital. White men involved were not identified and sheriff said there was no racial angle.
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Long Beach
Robert Lee Shirley
Gaffney
S.C
Shirley
Veterans Hospital
Norfolk
Cherokee County Memorial Hospital
Julian B. Wright
Mel Miller and Major Gestson in a Hollywood hug
Jayne Busses Mel reports Melvin Miller enjoying a ball with Marine Major Joe Gestson who frets over respect for rank. Gestson confronts Mel at Laguna Beach and Peoria in a mix of bars and a studio embrace with Jayne Mansfield amplifying the scene.
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Jerry Ezrin
Mel Miller
Joe Gestson
Major Gestson
Piper Bar
Melvin Millers
Mel
Peoria
Laguna Beach
Joe
Hollywood
Melvin
Jayne Mansfield
Body of Santa Ana boy identified near Elsinore
The broken body of Peter Libay, 14, missing since May 23, was found buried three miles northwest of Elsinore near Highway 7. Sheriff officers and dental work confirm the identification as Libay, stepson of Santa Ana surveyor William Huckaby, with parents noting his absence after leaving for a route meeting.
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Elsinore
Santa Ana
Peter Libay
Highland St
Jack Reid
San Luis Obispo
Jack McEwan
Arcadia
Clyde
Corona
Alderhill
Eos
Gunner of Wife to Be Tried as Would-Be Killer
David Riley Thompson 30 of Bellflower pleaded innocent to attempting to murder his estranged wife by shooting her Aug 10 as she sat in a Downey kitchen. Judge Bates set Oct 27 in Dept 107 for trial. Mrs Jdy Mae Thompson mother of three was struck in legs and groin and treated at Downey Community Hospital.
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David Riley Thompson
Maple St. Bellflower
Los Angeles
John G. Bates
Downey
Barnes
Thompson
Dept
Jdy Mae Thompson
de Palma Ave
Downey Community Hospital
Local Pickpocket Takes $70 on City Bus
Fred C. Schweitzer of 527 Daisy Ave, Lon City, reported Friday afternoon a pickpocket stole $70 aboard a city bus at Pine Avenue and 5th Street. Police investigated the incident and noted the location and time of the theft.
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Fred C. Schweitzer
Daisy Ava
Lon & City
Pine Avenue
5Th Street
Edison Official Promoted in Huntington Beach
K C Elgan long Beach office manager for Southern California Edison has been promoted to Huntington Beach office manager. A L Code district manager announced the change and noted that G E Wilcox will become Long Beach assistant district manager, replacing T H Perry who moved to Covina.
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K. C. Elgan
Long Beach
Southern California Edison Co
Huntington Beach
A. L. Code
Code
1G. E. Wilcox
Los Angeles
TH. L Perry
Covina
Style Show Thursday Back to School Fashions
The Ceres Welfare Club presents a Fashion Headliner show for boys and girls this Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Lakewood YMCA. The event was previously misreported as planned for Monday.
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Ceres Welfare Club
Lakewood Ymca
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Department A
Judge Faires
William H. Caron
Iris Hemphill
Joseph H. Robertson
Bishop St., Cypress
Teamsters
Mastic Tile Co
E. Artesia St
Teamsters Union
Ted Merrill
Highway Patrol
Cal Gourley
Everett Barnes
Dominguez
Kathy Cox
Sunset Beach
Edison
Strange
L.B. Negro
Carolina
Jayne
Gestion
Miss Mansfield
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
20Th Century-Fox
Sandpiper
Gunner
Gloria McCullogh
K.C. Elgan
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