Lomita Man Named Campaign Chairman for 1968 Crusade
John Armstrong of Lomita Gasoline Co will be campaign chairman for the United Crusade drive in Signal Hill. He joins leaders in Long Beach area campaigns as part of a regional effort with Bellflower and Paramount chairmen to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Armstrong
Lomita Gasoline Co
United Crusade
Signal Hill
Jess
Bud) Holton
Paul Nichol
Long Beach
Armstrong
Mark Hannaford
Long Beach Naval
Agapanthus care and a guide to early spring gardening
Agapanthus is a tuberous perennial from the lily family native to Africa. The piece advises dividing old clumps, discarding knobby plants, and rejuvenating soil before replanting, with light sun and weekly B-1 applications to cushion transplant shock, plus container growing and attention to dwarf varieties. It also covers planting of annuals like Iceland poppies and calendulas, and tips for bedding plant survival, watering, and snail slug protection.
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Africa
Pacific Coast Club Greeter Paul Patacsil Rites Held
Friends may pay final respects to Paul Patacsil longtime Pacific Coast Club greeter in Long Beach at McNerney Funeral Home Wilmington from 4 to 9 p.m. today. Patacsil, 60, died Thursday. born 1908 in the Philippines, came to the U.S. in 1927 and served in World War II. He is survived by his wife Francis Marie and six children. Rosary and rites will be private.
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Paul Patacsil
Long Beach
McNerney Funeral Home
Wilmington
Patacsil
Patacsis
Baquindo
Dick) Faustino
Paul
The
Phillipines
America
Francis Marie
Pioneer Ave
Pacific Coast Club
Rosary
Funeral Monday for Paul Hess Ex-LB Builder
Funeral services for Paul Hess former Long Beach paving and engineering contractor are set for Monday at 10 a.m. at Todd Memorial Mortuary Pomona Hess 54 fell from a cable car Aug 22 while crossing the Quesnel River in British Columbia to reach a mine he operated His body was recovered Monday Surviving wife Irene of Upland daughters Mrs David C Blumentstein and Mrs Michael W Fedderly of Long Beach and Patricia Paula Susan and Sarah Lee of Upland mother Mrs Sarah Hess of Long Beach brothers Wallace Lyle Alan and Frank
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Paul Hess
Long Beach
Todd Memorial Mortuary
Pomona
Hess
Quesnel
British Columbia
Hess Construction Co
Frank
Wallace
Irene
Upland
David C. Blumentstein
Michael W. Fedderly
Patricia
Paula
Susan
Sarah Lee
Sarah Hess
Lyle
Alan
Garden Q and A on gazanias plum trees and lawn care
Garden experts advise thinning gazania beds to one foot apart for better bloom next season. For dichondra in Irish moss, request a broad leaf spray from your nurseryman and follow label directions with a clean sprayer. Marguerites are perennials lasting about two years. forget-me-nots often unavailable as started plants in the area. plum trees may show backsliding or variable leaf color due to growth and spraying. For lawn moths in dichondra, use a stomach-type insecticide as directed and keep watering and fertilizing regular. Bleeding on the lemon likely signals bacterial canker from root injury or damp soil around the trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
C. Kent Roberts
Perry’s Plants
la Puente
Hi-Mark Nursery
Santa Ana
Garden care tips for shrubs perennials and weeding
Instructions to cut fading dahlia blooms and encourage buds by trimming, trimming dead wood on deciduous and evergreen trees, deep watering, and pruning before winter. Plant coral bells foxgloves Canterbury bells and columbine, with shade guidance. Warns that weeds in the lawn grow while warm and describes herbicides and turf fertilizer options.
Falsely Imprisoned Collects Damages After Release
Anastacio Vargas, jailed for murder in 1929 and freed after three years when another man confessed, has received $22,000 in damages from the state. A recent special legislative session appropriated the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Tex
Anastacio Vargas
Long Beach Club Notes and Garden Meetings
Long Beach Garden Club meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Glendale Savings Community Room with speakers Mrs Harry Dailey and Mrs George Keating on Bulbs the Dependables. American Begonia Society North Long Beach Branch to meet Sept 17 at 59th Street and Orange Avenue with speaker Joe Taylor on Bromeliads and Begonias. Burglars used a pass key to enter Community Blood and Plasma Service Inc at 135 W Ocean Blvd and steal a strongbox containing 351.
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Long Beach Garden Club
Glendale Federal Savings & Loan Community Room
Los Altos Center
Harry Dailey
George Keating
North Long Beach
American Begonia Society
59Th Street
Orange Avenue
Joe Taylor
South Coast Botanic Garden
Community Blood and Plasma Service Inc
W. Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
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Torrance
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CNS
California Public Utilities Commission
Park Water Co
Artesia
Baldwin Park
Bell Gardens
Bellflower
Compton
Downey
Hawaiian Gardens
Lynwood
Montebello
Norwalk
Paramount
Pico Rivera
Santa Fe Springs
South Gate
Gardena
la Mirada
Willowbrook
Chino
Thomas D. Kelly
Wray Lyons
H. G. Edgecomb
Atlantic Ave
Dooley
Ita
Long Beach Blvd
North
Gorden Shop
Traiy
Rose & Flower
Kitanos
Hardy
E. Spring ST. Long Beach
McLane
Rosecrans Ave
MIT
Eway Bankamunicand
Chaort
Sun
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