Civic League Plans Open House in New Lite
The Civic League of Long Beach will hold an open house at its new offices 601 Pacific Ave from 4 to 6 p m Thursday for members and prospective members. A public forum at 8 p m Thursday will discuss May 11 city ballot propositions with Mayor Lyman Sutter planning director Werner Rudhti and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League of
Long Beach
Pacific Ave
Harry R. Christenson
YWCA
Sixth
League
Glen A. Gerken
Armed Forces Ymca
Navy
Lyman B. Sutter
Werner Rudhti
Robert Shoemaker
George J. McMillan
iChristensen
Hearing Set for Suspect in Two Service Station Robberies
Preliminary hearing for Thomas E. Potter, 20, of Pueblo Galo, on two counts of robbery is scheduled for Wednesday before Judge Charles D. Wallace. Potter, an ex convict, was arraigned Friday in Municipal Court. bail set at 10 000 dollars. He was captured after Clarence Johnson reported roof footprints on his car and police chased him to a garage in the neighborhood.
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Thomas E. Potter
Pueblo
Galo
Charles D. Wallace
Clarence Johnson
Lime Ave
Hall of Aviation Fame Honors L B Derby
The Long Beach powder puff derby earns national recognition with the perpetual first place trophy moving to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The seven year winning trophy will be displayed in the aviation section as future winners are engraved, while current winner Frances Bera hands it to Barbara London for shipment. The race begins July 3 from Long Beach Municipal Airport to Knoxville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara London
Long Beach
Transcontinental Air Race, Inc
Frances Bera
Inglewood
Bill Morrisey
Douglas Aircraft
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Betty H. Gillies
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Knoxville
Auto Crashes Into Building After Losing Control
Compton resident Robert Fate Pate, 26, was driving near Tamarind and Magnolia Streets when he lost control and crashed into the side of the old county courthouse at 14503 Castlegate Ave. He was cited for no driver's license and hospitalized with head injuries as the building sustained damage. The courthouse now houses the district attorney's office.
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Compton
Robert Fate
Castlegate Ave
Pate
Tamarind
Compton College
Was
Magonla Sts
Old County
Magnolia
Motorist Arrested After Auto Crash
Robert Albert Mose, 45, of 3921 Livingston Dr, booked for drunk driving after his car hit a vehicle at Park Ave and Livingston Dr. Police say he struck William C. Deimer, 22, of 80th Ph, knocking his car onto the curb as both men escaped with injuries.
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Robert Albert Mose
Livingston Dr
Park Ava
William C. Deimer
Park Ave
Navy ship arrivals scheduled for Long Beach port
The navy tanker Ashtabula, returning from the Far East, will dock at Berth 18, Pier B. in Long Beach Sunday. The cruiser Bremerton will arrive here April 29 and sail May 4 for the Far East.
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Ashtabula
Far East
Long Beach
Bremerton
Oil Rig Built On Island Idea for Seal Beach Drilling
Brown Drilling Co erects a compact oil rig on 27th Street near Atlantic Avenue to test an offshore unit for Monterey Oil Co. The 38 by 22 foot rig rises six feet, derrick stands 127 feet high, and work will move to the real island off Seal Beach once adjustments are finished. The design places pumps and mud tanks beneath the draw works to save space. The plan enables three wells from the island by skidding the rig seven feet between jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey Oil Co
Seal Beach
27Th St
Brown Drilling Co
E. Till St
Murphy
Brown Co
Iseland
Stephens
Wild 80 mile chase ends in crash at Florence Bridge South Gate
An 80 mile an hour pursuit ended at 4 a m when Richard Lilledahl 24 crashed his motorcycle into the Florence Avenue Rio Hondo bridge suffering serious injuries He is in critical condition at Los Angeles General Hospital with a fractured skull and internal injuries Lilledahl was thrown 20 feet and his bike struck a pursuing South Gate patrol car injuring two officers Eugene Billard and Ernest Lewis treated for minor injuries at St Francis Hospital Lynwood The chase began when officers halted him on Firestone Boulevard at San Antonio Avenue about 3 40 a m Police said Lilledahl ran red signals narrowly avoided cars and continued to Alameda Street then Florence Avenue as Highway Patrol and sheriff s units joined the chase The crash halted the pursuit and Lille dahl was surrounded by police
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South Gate
Richard Lilledahl
San Gabriel Ave
Florence Ave
Rio Hondo
Los Angeles General Hospital
Lilledahl
Eugene Billard
Ernest Lewis
St. Francis Hospital
Lynwood
Firestone Blvd
San Antonio Ave
Liljledahl
Alameda St
Florence Aye
Lilledah
Judge Denies Dismissal in Extort Trial
Superior Judge Joe Raycraft refused to dismiss extortion charges against Beverly Hills broker Simon J. Blake and Long Beach salesman Austin J. Workman. They allegedly tried to extort 2000 dollars from Claude Thompson, who sought an on sale liquor license from the State Board of Equalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Raycraft
Beverly Hills
Long Beach
Simon J. Blake
Austin J. Workman
Claude Thompson
E.I
Pacific Coast Hwy
State Board of Equalization
Oron
Police Officer Freezes Out of Car Door Rescue
Police officer Alan J. Anderson freed 5 year old Jimmy Highfill trapped in a locked 1934 Tudor car at 917 Loma Ave. The boy's brother Ronnie had closed the doors and neighbors could not gain entry. After an hour, the officer twisted his arm and flicked his finger to roll the window down giving Jimmy a safe exit.
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Jimmy Highfill
Alan J. Anderson
Jimmy
Highfill
Loma Ave
Ronnie
Goal near in Red Cross fund drive 1954
Ninety one percent of the goal or 234000 was on hand Friday when the final report meeting of the Red Cross drive was held at Red Cross headquarters. Drive Chairman H J DeLacy urged renewed efforts to raise the remaining 23000 and asked missed local contributors to mail checks to Red Cross Drive Box 493 Long Beach for a last push to a successful finish within a week.
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Red Cross
Drive
H. J. DeLacy
DeLacy
Red Cross Drive
Long Beach
de Lacy
Ship Lumberlady Returns After Costly Fire at Sea
The SS Lumberlady, 2333 tons, sails to Berth 31 Fiel D on Sunday for its first voyage since a March fire damaged crew quarters galley and midship passages. Repaired at Craig Shipbuilding Co. yard Berths 41-44, she carries 2,690,729 board feet of lumber from Van Fleet Lumber Co. mill Rainier Ore, under Owens-Parks Lumber Co. supervision.
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Lumberlady
Fiel D
Sire
Craig Shipbuilding Co
Owens-Parks Lumber Co
van Fleet Lumber Co
Rainier
Ore
C. E. Barry
Newspaperboy Spots Blaze Sounds Alarm
A 13 year old newspaperboy, Jess B Hicks of 265 E 25th St, reported a fire at 1060 Salt Lake St after seeing smoke at 6 40 am. Firefighters forced entry, cut a roof hole, and found occupants Gerald Pennington and his family had left for San Diego.
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Salt Lake St
Jess B. Hicks
Independent Press- Telegram
Press-Telegram
E. 25Th St
Hicks
William R. Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Gerald Pennington
San Diego
Marine in Holdup Try Gets Light Sentence
Sgt. Jack Yasser, 28, gunned twice thwarting a Sunset Beach motel holdup on February 2, received 60 days in jail as a condition of three years probation from Orange County Superior Court. Judge Robert Gardner cited his excellent record and support from Marine Corps superiors. LeRoy Grant, 23, who aided the attempt, drew a prison term of five years to life, while Grant faced no additional robbery counts in Los Angeles County.
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Santa Ana
U. S
Jack Yasser
Sunset Beach
Orange County
Luke Purdue
LeRoy Grant
Grant
Los Angeles County
15000 Tutored on Bike Safety in Local Schools
A Dieyele safety program for 15000 students from 15 public and four parochial schools runs today and continues for three Saturdays. Tests are given at Lowell Naples Gant Bixby and Buffum playgrounds for grades 2 through 6. Kiwanis Club sponsors with police and PTA aid, backed by safety councils and the Board of Education. Participants earn pledge cards decals and a safety pamphlet. plaques awarded to schools with top records and a revolving trophy for overall safety.
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Lowell
Naples
Gant
Bixby
Buffum
East Long Beach
Police Department
Council of Parents and Teachers
Juvenile Bureau
Long Beach Safety Council
Board of Educcation
Inet
East Long Beach Kiwanis Safety League
C. M. Kirkeeng
Kiwanis Safety Committee
Allstates Insurance Co
Emerson
Carver
Cubberley
Burcham
Henry
Monroe
MacArthur
Twain
Cleveland
Gompers
St.rs
Our Lady of Refuge
St. Cornelius
St. Cyprian's
Shipment of Cotton Stays Big At Long Beach Port
Long Beach continues to lead the Pacific Coast as the top cotton shipper. Through March 1954, shipments nearly match the 1953 pace, with January at 18,842 tons and February at 26,000 tons. March figures are pending, expected above 20,000 tons, while 1953 total reached 124,486 tons valued at $37.5 million.
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Long Beach
Pacific
Pair faces court action in Wilmington attack case
Joe Galitano and Gilbert Menendez, both Wilmington residents, are arraigned April 22 in Long Beach Superior Court on charges of unprovoked assault with beet shottle. Harold Keith and Harry Thompson testified at the preliminary hearing that they were knocked down and kicked during the Broadway and Cedar Avenue incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Galitano
Pacific St
Gilbert C. Menendez
Avalon Blvd
Wilmington
Long Beach Superior Court
Frank C. Charvot
Harold D. Keith
Harry F. Thompson
Los Angeles
Broadway
Cedar Ave
All States Society Schedules Trips for Spring Tours
The All States Society plans an Easter Sunrise Service trip in Hollywood Bow on April 18 and a Ramona Pageant trip in Hemet on May 8. Further details available from the All States Economality Center at 148 E Ocean WG.
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Hollywood Bow
Hemet
All States Society
AH States Econuality Center
E. Ocean WG
Time Nearing To Get Up Hour Earlier
Note warns of daylight saving time shift on April 25 as 1 am becomes 2 am. Mentions alarm, tick tock, and winding up children.
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Civic League
New Lite
Forum
Hall of Aviation Fame
L.B. Derby
Ben Zinser
Atlantic Ave
Law
NG Beach
Marine
Bill Newell
Granada Ave
Paul Kinrade
Lawesell
East Long Beach Kiwanis Club
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