Long Beach student mother returns to classes after birth
Lynn Skeene, a Long Beach State College student and new mother, returned to classes with her baby daughter Kristianne born Friday, just before Easter break. She maintained high grades despite pregnancy and even won archery prize earlier. Police note on moon theory linked to recent Costa Mesa and Van Nuys killings, while local officer stories show small acts of service. A resident, Felice Martin, thanked police for unlocking her car and retrieving a house key left inside. Flor ence Stellwagen contributed verse about noisy TV ads, later quoted in Congressional Record.
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Lynn Skeene
Long Beach State College
Bill Skeene
Kristianne
IRR
Polict
Case In
Felice P. Martin
Cedar Ave
Long Beach Ordnance Unit to Receive Eisenhower Trophy
Long Beach's 123rd Ordnance Company will receive the Eisenhower Trophy as the best company size National Guard unit in the state. Maj. Gen. Earle M. Jones, the adjutant general, announced the award today for outstanding military performance. Commander of the unit and Capt Martin P. Wada were cited.
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Long Beach
123Rd Ordnance Company
National Guard
Earle M. Jones
Adjutant General
Martin P. Wada
Abandoned Kittens Feed With Eyedropper by Local Hostess
Long Beach resident Mrs. Samuel Schulman feeds five orphaned Siamese kittens with an eyedropper after their mother vanished Saturday night. She suspects a catnapper, noting the cat, named Gato, is the second Siamese to disappear this month, with another cat named Linclie missing two weeks earlier.
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Long Beach
Samuel Schulman
Marwick Ave
Mrs. Schulman
Harold C Freeman Dies Civic Leader in Long Beach
Harold C Freeman a 60 year old Long Beach real estate broker and civic leader died MondayBorn in Yaley Town he came to Long Beach 36 years ago He held roles at Bank of America city purchasing agent and was past president of the Long Beach Advertising Club He belonged to BPOE Lodge 888 AFRAM Signal Lodge 543 El Bekal Temple and several local associations Funeral set for 2 pm Friday at Motell Peak Chapel with Dr W P McCormick officiating and Signal Lodge participation
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Harold C. Freeman
Long Beach
Freeman
Yaley
America
Twr
Motiell’s & Peak ‘Chapel
W. P. McCormick
Tacoma
Murder Trial in Navy Man Death Faced
A murder complaint was filed against Lonnie Hughes 32 of 1499 W Rath St Santa Ana. He was arraigned before Municipal Judge Lyman Sutler and ordered held without bail for a preliminary hearing Monday. Hughes is charged with fatally shooting Navy man Lonnie Franklin Towns 25 in front of 1000 E Anaheim St Saturday afternoon. Hughes wife Lorraine was present. police cite a domestic dispute. Deputy Dist Att’y Ted Sten said a complaint will also be issued against Hughes companion Harrison Jones 28 of Santa Ana who is under investigation for murder.
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Lonnie Hughes
Wrath St. Sana Ang
District Attorney's, S Office
Navy
Lonnie Franklin Towns
Anaheim St
Dep. Dist
Alty
Ted Sten
Hughes
Harrison Jones
Santa Ana
Cilyerty
Bach
Shellow
Clear and Cool Weather Forecast Issued Today
The U S Weather Bureau releases a five day forecast predicting no rain with near normal temperatures. Some night and morning low clouds are expected along the coast as conditions remain clear and cool.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Officer in Raid Tells of Abuse
Det Insp Leonard Herman Sen testified that while answering the phone at a bookmaking suspect residence on March 7 he was abused by a caller who used printable names and hung up. He later heard two polite callers who placed horse bets, leading Municipal Judge Percy Hight to hold Roy C Millhallin 34, of 5210 E 25th St for Superior Court on April 16 for bookmaking.
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Leonard Herman Sen
Hermansen
Percy Hight
Petition leaves tax loophole in Lakewood annex bid
A South Lakewood annexation petition risks delays after a legal quirk. The area could trigger a new petition to fund a $29.22 million bond issue for the 11.5 acre annex, with May 8 set for a public hearing and a possible tax plan.
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Wood
Ruth H. Bach
Joseph B. Lamb
Lamb
Six Year Growth Raises Los Angeles Population Figures
County planning chief Robert S. Groman reports Los Angeles County population rose by 1,073,633 in six years, to 25,320,000, while Long Beach grew 67,433 to 318,200. Annexations and nearby cities like Lakewood, Compton, Redondo Beach, and Palos Verdes Estates are cited with respective gains from 1950 to 1956.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
City Planning Commissioners
Robert S. Groman
County Planning Commission
City Planning Commission
County Commission
Groman
Compton
Lynnwood
Palos Verdes Estates
Redondo Beach
South Gate
Torrance
Whittier
Avalon
Gromelyszic
Stripper Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving Charge
Mary Novak known as Frenchy LeVonne was arrested in Signal Hill after a night off. Officers say she was combative, kicked and resisted, then later pleaded guilty to drunk driving and paid a 263 dollar fine. Novak, 27, from Los Angeles, described as a red haired dancer, claimed she was just enjoying her night.
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Mary Novak
Signal Hill
Lyman B. Sutter
Miss Novak
Frenchy LeiVonne
Robert J. Calsen
William
Jochims
Aes Novak
Los Angeles
Sailor Hurt in Freeway Car Smash
A 20 year old Mary man James Leroy Black, aboard the USS Caliente, was injured when his auto crashed into a parked car on the Long Beach Freeway shoulder near 28rd St. He was taken to Sea side Hospital then to the Navy dispensary with a possible jawbone fracture and two broken teeth. A pedestrian 80 year old Augustus Smith suffered arm fractures and a hip wound crossing Alamitos Ave and was treated at Seaside Hospital. A motorcyclist, 26 year old Arnold Schmeling, sustained leg and back injuries after a collision with an auto at Ocean Blvd and 3rd Pt and was hospitalized.
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Mary
Long Beach
Augustus Smith
Brenner P
Alamitos Ave
7Th St
Smith
Seaside Hospital
Edward T. Jordan
Blackthorne Ave
Arnold E. Sehmeling
Seaside Blvd
Ocean Blvd
Schmeling
Frank Germer
Locust Ave
Auto Looted of 800 Tin Luggage and Clothes
Paul H. Croft of Tacoma Washington reports his car parked in a lot at E Pacific Coast Highway was broken into Monday night. Luggage and clothing valued at 3800 were stolen. Police reported the theft, noting the auto loot included tin luggage and clothing.
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Auto
Paul’ H. Croft
Tacoma
Wash
Gas E
Pacific Coast Hwy
Teachers' Head Going to Youth Conference
Palsyevend, president of the Teachers Association of Long Beach, will attend the state conference on youth problems in Sacramento Wednesday and Thursday.
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Palsyevend
Teachers Association of
Long Beach
Sacramento
Brakes Fail Caused Truck Crash Injuring Motorist
A 33 year old man was injured when a 1 4 ton truck driven by Harold V Crowley failed to stop on Cherry Avenue north of Long Beach Boulevard and struck a cars head on. Crowley was cited for defective brakes and driving on the wrong side of the street. The motorist sustained possible skull and nose fractures with neck and facial injuries. He was treated at Community Hospital.
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Pelige
George B. Douglas
Cherry Ave
Ar- Long Beach Blvd
Tesia St
At Community Hospital
Harold V. Crowley
Lee Circle
South Gate
Crowley
Douglas
Cashier Held Up at Bowling Alley in Bellflower
Velda D. Weldin, 46, cashier at a bowling alley on 225 W Anaheim St, Bellflower, was held up Monday night by a gunman who followed her into the office and forced her to lie on the floor after she refused to open the safe. The bandit, described as 25 to 30 years old and about six feet tall, fled with his wallet and $18.
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Anaheim St
Velda D. Weldin
Reeves Ave
Bellflower
Weldin
Welding
Flying Wheels Paraplegic Team Heads East for National Title
The Flying Wheels wheelchair basketball squad, all paraplegics from Long Beach, Los Angeles and Orange County, leaves Los Alamitos Navy Air Base at 7 am for Chicago to defend its national title. They play Pan Am Jets of New York in the opener at Glenview NAS after winning last year at Chanute. California Paralyzed Veterans Association HQ is in Long Beach.
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Flying Wheels
Chicago
California Paralyzed Veterans Association
Los Alamitos Navy Air Base
Chanute Air Base
St. Louis Rams
Pan-Am Jets
New York
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Orange County
The
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Flu Bug Spreads Beyond Long Beach Says Health Officers
Dr Roy Gilbert, county health officer, notes the influenza epidemic began in Australia in 1934 and has reached South Africa, the British Isles, Canada and the United States. Dr I D Litwack says local cases are rising mildly while the Influenza Surveillance Program tracks about 7,500 school children and industrial workers.
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Long Beach
United States
Roy ©. Gilbert
Australia
South Africa
British Isles
Canada
I. D. Litwack
Health Department
Litwack
Stray Bullet Strikes Front Door of Gordon Johnson Home
A stray bullet struck the front door of Gordon Johnson's residence at 2923 Easy Street on Monday. Police investigated the incident as a possible stray gunfire event in the neighborhood. No injuries were reported and no suspect information was available.
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Gordon Johnson
Mental Tests for Suspect in Lena Luckenbach Killing
A psychiatric report will be heard in Long Beach Superior Court on April 13 in the case of former seaman Karl Solberg, 63, charged with fatally shooting two shipmates aboard the Lena Luckenbach in San Pedro on December 8, 1940. He pleaded innocent. Witnesses say he berserk after a quarrel and killed third mate Texas Gordon and deck engineer William Koepp. Solberg has long been a patient at Mencocine State Mental Hospital and was not prosecuted after initial commitment.
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Long Beach Superior Court
Lena Luckenbach
San Pedro
Karl Solberg
Texas Gordon
William Koepp
Solberg
Mencocine State Mental Hospital
Long Beach Boys Club Observes Boys Club Week
Long Beach four branches join a nationwide Boys Club Week with Public School Night tonight. Boys will assist staff and invite nonmembers to visit. Events run Thursday to Sunday including Family Night and a community show, with a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Boys Clubs of America.
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Long Beach Central Boys Club
Bertha Walsworth
Boys' Clubs of America
Long Beach Boys Club
Long Beach
Man Weaneenvites
Chestnut 4
Ave
Freeman Avr
Willard St
Verach Thoy
Anaday
Reappoints Edwards to Long Beach Planning Commission
Aubrey L. Edwards of 4445 Myrtle Ave was named by City Manager Samuel E. Vickers to a four year term on the Long Beach City Planning Commission. Edwards first joined in April 1952 after charter changes raised membership, and he previously served as chairman. In 1951 he retired as superintendent of Ford Motor Co. Long Beach plant.
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Aubrey L. Edwards
Myrtle Ave
Samuel E. Vickers
City Planning Commission
Edwards
Collsion
Long Beach
Ford Motor Co
Vickers
Commission
Burglar Captured Then Escapes After Garden Trowel Hit
A 60 year old woman chased a youth burglar in her garden at 6092 Olive Ave. He fled with a companion and $6. The woman shouted for help, aiding Rob Eggart and Richard Lyon in catching the prowler who later escaped after a garden trowel strike.
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Margaret Stratford
Olive Ave
Stratford
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