Lakewood City’s Birth Celebrated at Lakewood Club Event
At Lakewood Country Club on Saturday the community celebrated the establishment of the new City of Lakewood. Speakers praised civic leadership and goodwill between Lakewood and Long Beach, with light jibes about annexation and mutual cooperation highlighted as a hopeful, friendly relationship formed between the two nearby cities.
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Lakewood Country Club
Lakewood
Chicago
Chase
Stockyards
Long Beach
Beach
Two Long Beach Folk Killed in Week-End Auto Crashes
Long Beach reports two fatalities from weekend car crashes. Readers share anecdotes about wooden Indians, including a St. Paul display, a Glendale smoke shop prop, and a Bristol farm museum collection. A Tucson pelican image circulates among readers, prompting notes on coastal birds and inland sightings.
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Long Beach
Leo Prins Talls
St. Paul
Minn
Erma Hervogyy
Vera Hunter
Brand Blvd
Glendale
Robert W. Malcolm
R. F. Haffenreffer
Mt. Hope Farm
Bristol
R. 1
Mr. Smith
Man Face Port Mishap Trip Quizzed By Police
Police questioned Aurilie Frenk Domenick 25 about a cross country trip with two runaway teen girls ages 17 and 15. The youths, said to have joined after Domenick was warned, were later booked as runaways amid accusations of coercion and threat. The group left New York March 22, arriving Saturday, slept in a local hotel lobby, and events included money missing from a purse and a claimed knife threat.
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Aurilie Frenk Domenick
Domnick
Domenick
New York
Oakland
Tot Drowns in Bucket
A Lakewood City pilot and his wife escaped injury when their Hight Waco plane ran out of gas and made a forced landing on the beach-front parking strip at Doheny State Park in San Juan Capistrano. John Dagle and his wife Joyce, of 5138 Autry St, were en route from San Diego to Fullerton Municipal Airport when the mishap occurred at 11:40 a.m.
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Long Beach
Glendale
Harbor Area
Della. Powell Miller
Linden Ave
Paramount Blvd
Dashwood St
Lakewood City
Albert E. Shook
Curtis St
Oceanside
Oreanside
Carlsbad
Jacqueline Ferguson
Denmead St
Kim van Delden
Harbor General Hospital
Walteria
Patricia
Hugh
Lakewood
LaFleur
Ferguson
Pacific Coast Hwy
Temple Ave
Terry Rutherford
Bennett Ave
Dorothy Cress
Whittier
Young Shook
Wesley
John B.ar
Buck W. Pierson
Delver
Julian A. Martinez
James P. Foot
Navy
San Diego
von Delden
Westeria
Corraleas Acosta
Felix Chappellet
Git and Gas Association
San Juan Capistrano
Doheny State Park
Orange County
Sheriff's Office
John Dagle
Joyce
Autry St
Fullerton Municipal
Lakewood Library Project Planned in County System
Negotiations for a new county branch in Lakewood are under way with a projected cost of 50000 dollars. The library would be built by Lakewood Center developers and leased to the county, aiming for a 4000 to 5000 square foot facility with 15000 to 20000 volumes and 12 hours of daily service.
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Lakewood
John Henderson
Lakewood Center
County Public Library System
Henderson
County Library
Herderson
Norse Way
Long Beach
Lakewood Village
Edward Castagna
Jane
Riftwood Campaign Notes in Local Lane
A local campaign signals a push with area managers listed as Cash Fury and Angel Sign in a beauty shop window. A reader thanks Robert H. Klenen for remarks on TB patient care at the VA hospital and credits Ted Anderson for the article, plus civic leaders and Rep Hosmer and Kuchel for action in Washington.
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Riftwood
Fury
Angel
Robert H. Klenen
Ted Anderson
Rep. Hosmer and Sons
Knowland and
Kuchel
Washington
City Auction Sells Two Lots for 2400 Dollars
The city council chamber hosted its first auction as two lots were sold for 2400 dollars. Clement Chase bought a 6294 square foot plot on Silva Street for 1550 dollars, and McCune acquired a smaller Finn Avenue site for 850 dollars. Both parcels were surplus to the Del Amo Boulevard improvement. Five bidders attended led by Edward R. Hill of City Engineering as auctioneer.
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Clement Chase
Clark, Ave
Silva St
Locust
Elm Aves
Finn Ave
Fennesyean
Silva Sts
McCune
Luray St
del Amo Blvd
Edward. R. Hill
City Engineering Department
Council
Youths Grab Purse From Elderly Woman on Pacific Avenue
Police report five youths aged around sixteen stole a purse valued at sixty five dollars from Lila J. Guignard, a pen sioner residing at 600 Cedar Ave. as she walked along Pacific Ave between Sixth and Seventh Streets Sunday night.
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Fivo
Amour
Lila J. Guignard
Cedar Ave
Pacific Ave
Steel Ranger sails for Japan final voyage to scrap heap
The ex ist hmian Line freighter Steel Ranger, now Ann M, chartered to Isbrandtsen Line, sailed from Long Beach this weekend for Japan on its final voyage. It loaded 7400 tons on berth at Pier A and will pick up lumber in the northwest before crossing the Pacific. Built in 1921, the ship served many ports and wartime years before being sold to a scrap firm and then chartered for one last run to the Far East. The Anniston City, now Sheila K, approaches Long Beach for its final voyage, while the Steel Ranger and Steel Inventor await dates for their endings.
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Isthmian Line
Steel Ranger
Long Beach
Ann M
Isbrandtsen Line
Japan
Pier A
San Francisco
Pacific
N. J
Isthmian Steamship Corp
Djakarta
Indonesia
Bangkok
Siam
Calcutta
India
Beirut
Lebanon
Singapore
Manila
Panama
Suez
Anniston City
Steel Inventor
Progress
Far East
Anniston
Sheila_K
Book Painter Trial after suicide attempt in jail
Richard Walton Head 27 a painter was jailed after attempting hanging in a city jail using his shirt sleeve tied to a bar. Police said jailers found him unconscious and revived him during checks for agitation following an intoxication arrest and transfer from Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Richard Walton
Head
E. 16Th St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Woman Rescued From Smoke Filled Apartment Fire
Alfreda Anna Boston was rescued from a smoke filled apartment at 1143 Junipero Ave after a sofa fire. Paul Lorenz, an occupant next door, kicked in a door and helped her from bed. Lorenzo was awakened by his mother’s screams before firefighters pulled the burning sofa into the street.
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Alfreda Anna
Boston
Junipero Ave
Paul
Lorenz
Lorenzo
Gopher Snake Wins Reptile Safari in Orange County
David Sisk captured a five-foot two-inch gopher snake Sunday to win first prize at a reptile safari aimed at providing research specimens for a New York project. Hunters tallied 16 snakes and 25 lizards across Silverado Canyon, Rattlesnake Canyon, and Irvine Park.
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David Sisk
Granada Ave
Orange County
Albert
Tex) Schuepbach
Lucille Barns
Sisk
Miss Barns
Helen Hochin
Front St
Silverado Canyon
Rattlesnake Canyon
Irvine Park
New York
City reports 34 chickenpox cases among 87 communicable diseases
The city health officer Dr. D. Litwack announced last week that 87 new communicable disease cases were recorded. Chickenpox led with 34 cases, followed by 22 mumps and 12 measles, marking a notable outbreak in the period.
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D. Litwack
Litwack
Supply Co. Looted for 44 Disposal Units
Police report thieves robbed Aldrich Supply Co at 740 W. 12th St over the weekend and stole 44 disposal units and related equipment valued at 2524 dollars. The owner Fred E. Aldrich found the loss during inventory and said burglars forced the warehouse door and loaded units into a vehicle.
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Aldrich Supply Co
12Th St
Fred E. Aldrich
Dedicate City Honor Farm on Tuesday
Rancho Esperanza near Carse Street and the San Gabriel River will host a Tuesday dedication ceremony attended by 120 officials and civic leaders. Key speakers include Mayor Lyman B. Sutter and City Manager Sam B. Vickers, with an invocation by Dr. Reuben F. Pieters. The $225,000 facility features a flag raising and an inspection tour. the honor farm has operated for ten days with 75 inmates housed previously.
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Rancho Esperanza
Carse St
San Gabriel River
Lyman B. Sutter
Sam B. Vickers
Charles D. Wallace
Oliver W. Speran
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Reuben F. Pieters
Long Beach
Killer Draws Prison Term in Torrance Stabbing Case
Ygnacio N. Garcia of Redondo Beach was sentenced to a six-to-life term after being convicted of second degree murder for stabbing Allan T. Lowrey, 46, during a fight over a woman. The incident occurred outside Molly Gutierrez’s home as Lowrey returned home with Gutierrez. Garcia claimed self defense.
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Torrance
Ygnacio N. Garcia
Redondo Beach
Garcia
Joseph M. Maltby
Allan T. Lowrey
Normandie Ave
Dee
Molly R. Gutierrez
Lowrey
TB Foes Set Annual Meeting for April 15
Long tuberculosis and health association will hold its annual dinner meeting on April 15 in the supper room of the Lafayette Hotel. Dr. Horace R. Getz medical director of the Charles Cook Hastings Home will speak on The Role of Nutrition in the Care Tuberculosis.
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Long Peat
savccCulosis and Health Association
Lafayette
Wille
Horace R. Getz
Charles Cook Hastings
Driver Distracted as Car Hits Auto on Del Amo St
William J. Slapin, 39, of Maywood, distracted by his children fighting over a toy, crashed into a car at Del Amo Street and Graywood Avenue. His daughter Sandra, 3, sustained head and facial cuts and was treated at Community Hospital.
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William J. Slapin
Wood
del Amo St
Graywood Ave
Slapin
Sandra
Community Hospital
Thousands Canvass for Cancer Tuesday
Thousands of volunteer canvassers will knock doors in Long Beach from 6 p m to 9 p m on Tuesday to solicit contributions for the American Cancer Society. Rose Mary Reynolds is club chairwoman seeking 2000 to 3000 helpers. Last year’s drive raised 16 000 dollars. The Los Angeles County goal is 595 000 dollars.
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Long Beach
American Cancer Society
Ebell Club
Rose Mary Reynolds
Laeverside Ave
Lakewood
Cancer Society
Atlantic Ave
Los Angeles County
Virgil Gillespie
United States
Gillespie
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