08 Sep 1958
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1958
Page
1
Lakewood business Sad Sack Supplies reports a Sunday morning loot of 1154 cash and 1099 merchandise after burglars tried to crack a repaired safe. Earlier, burglars entered via the roof, looted 1226, and returned to breach the vault again using store tools to remove items. Louis Glanzer, 44, owner official, found the loss upon opening.
Heat remains intense with a forecast near 92 degrees today after a 94 degree Sunday in downtown Long Beach. The Long Beach Municipal Airport reported 93 degrees Sunday, with a 68 degree low and mostly sunny skies. A trace of rain fell downtown at 12:10 p.m. Sunday but evaporated quickly.
In Chicago a gas station incident left attendant Frank Gingrich seriously burned on face hands and chest when a car erupted while fueling at the rear radiator. The driver Daniel Hynesias fled unharmed after crying out for filler up. He and a teen bystander Miss Sally Tosalery were treated for burns.
In a Sunday report on Page A-4 the submarine was searched for a planted bomb. Knutson returned home Sunday but snubbed her husband who urged quitting Congress. details continue on Page A-5.
Maine inn fire claims six lives as guests leap from windows and emergency crews battle the blaze. The tragedy disrupts vacationers and families including a Massachusetts group. details show multiple fatalities and injuries amid a high rise of fear. The article also notes notable figures and ongoing public interest in family events and military training near the coast.
Big Bear Lake California tragedy as lightning struck a boat landing killing 7 year old Mark Lawrence Reinhard and 13 year old Trudy Lee Reinhard while their sister Diana 14 was badly burned and partially paralyzed. The children were with their father Robert Richard Reinhard and another son on Big Bear Lake when a bolt hit a shelter and splintered it. Diana was taken to Santa Anita Hospital. Reinhard, a former California All America tackle and Rams star, witnessed the strike as the storm ended and sunshine returned.
Massive wildfires fueled by unseasonable storms sweep California with hundreds of blazes in Monterey County and beyond. Fire crews, aided by volunteers and convicts, battle flames across thousands of acres, while no major injuries or home losses are reported. Downdrafts and hail complicate efforts as states of emergency spread.
Parishioners at St. Mary's Fullerton heard a brief 12 o’clock mass sermon. Rev Arthur Johnson dispensed with a full sermon due to heat and offered a short thought: This would be a cold day in Heil.
Weather columnist notes WM Sacks the weather and fashion around a new snow sack sleeping garment called the Nap Sack. The piece humorously contrasts a forecast of 92 degrees with this odd bedding trend and the WM's reaction to it.
Ronald D. Gibb, 23, of Compton, fled police on Hawthorne Blvd near Pacific Coast Hwy after speeding. His car crossed three poles and a traffic signal, leaving him critically injured and pried from wreckage at Harbor General Hospital. Police noted possible sideswipe before loss of control. bystanders aided rescue.
A Long Beach youth and three companions were marooned for 24 hours on Todos Santo Island ten miles off Ensenada Mexico after their 16 foot boat was driven onto rocks by heavy seas. Larry Leyman 19 of 2563 Maine Ave Bob Walworth 20 and George Jordan 21 of Downey and Bob Stein 22 of Los Angeles survived the ordeal before being rescued. The adventure recalls Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. The four had set out from Ensenada Thursday afternoon amid rough conditions.
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