Long Beach Harbor Budget Hits 28 Million for 1955 56
The Long Beach Harbor Commissioners approved a 28,271,063 budget for 1955 56, the largest yet, reflecting a rise from 1954 35 but triple the 1953 54 level. Expenditures include salaries 2,179 287. supplies 1,414 95. capital outlay 24,775 826. Revenue and available funds total 28,371,063, with major planned projects like 5th Street Ocean Boulevard bridges, condemnation costs ~8 5 million to 9 241 million for Pico Avenue and Long Beach Freeway development.
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Long Beach Harbor
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Rer
Sth St
Ocean Blvd
Pico Ave
Long Beach
Harbor Board Orders Action on Condemned Buildings
Harbor Commissioner Francis D. Reider urged six day completion of removal of condemned structures from the sown lot area of the harbor. Chief Harbor Engineer Shoemaker said no penalties can be imposed for the 60 day deadline. Southern Terminals Co. permit revoked for two buildings near Pier 1. Parcels K and L contracts trimmed from 10 years to just under nine to align with Long Beach Oil Development Co. expiry in 1964.
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Francis D. Reider
R. R. Shoemaker
Southern Terminals Co
Pier 1
Inner Harbor
Pier 2
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Public Service gets $4 million. parking revenue declines
The annual report shows Public Service expenditures near $4.1 million last year with divisions including rubbish, street maintenance, parks, structural, and admin. Parking meters brought in $121,223, down $56,300 from the prior year as meter counts held around 1,700.
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Public Service
Mansell
Ation
Ver T
Belmont
Bhoere
Long Beach School District considers salary plan costs
The Long Beach Unified School District weighs costs to implement non teaching pay plan reforms. Arthur Knoll reports estimates range from 98,778 to 214,809, depending on a four or five step scheme. Representatives of non teaching and certified staff will be consulted, with the personnel commission also weighing in. The board set Friday at 2 pm for bids on an $8 million Millikan High School project, with work starting within 10 days for a campus expected to serve about 5,000 students in September 1956. Bids for an eight classroom addition and library at Webster Elementary are also expected Thursday.
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Robert A. Millikan High School
Belen St
Palo Verde
Long Beach
Webster Elementary
Santa Fe Ake
Boy Four Escapes Injury After Car Collision
A four year old boy, Joseph W. Calhoun of 1281 191 St, was struck by a slow moving car on Orange Avenue north of 20th Street Monday afternoon. The driver, Frankie Glatz, a housewife, fled the scene but the child was not harmed and was taken to Seaside Hospital for checkup.
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Joseph W. Calhoun
Tato Orange Ave
20Th St
Frankie Glatz
Sours Gate
Seaside Hospital
Bank robber cites jazz as motive for crimes
Gerald L. Stone, 19, Norwalk, told Pasadena police Monday he staged three bank hold ups to fund his own jazz combo. He admitted robbing Security-First National Bank Branch in Pasadena of 8905 in small bills and claimed prior thefts at Lakewood and Los Angeles banks. Stone, arrested after being fired upon by Officer Dalton Newland, plays piano and trombone and says jazz is his religion and the future of the world lies in modern jazz. He studied music at Compton High School and favors the modern jazz school.
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Gerald L. Stone
Norwalk
Pasadena
Stone
Alondra_Ave
First National Bank
FBI
Lakewood
Los Angeles
Dalton Newland
Newland
Compton High School
Brian Allison Crowned Spelling Bee Champion at St Bartholomews
Brian Allison aged 13 of 127 Park Ave holds the St Bartholomew School spelling bee title and will compete in the Long Beach area bee sponsored by the Independent Press Telegram. The event is at 2 p m Saturday in Wilson High School Auditorium with Brian in eighth grade.
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Brian Allison
Park Ave
St. Bartholomew's School
Long Beach Area
Independent Press- Telegram
Wilson High School
Brian
Monterey Six Month Gross Higher for Oil Co Says Pyle
Monterey Oil Co reports six months ending February 28 gross of 6,434,704 up 2,293,799 from last year while Fullerton properties acquired Nov 30, 1954 reduce net income to 415,219 for half and 331,008 in three months. Earnings per share 26 cents for half, 21 cents for quarter. net profits exclude oil and gas sale proceeds applied to reserve payment.
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Monterey Oil Co
Howard C. Pyle
Fullerton Oil & Gas Corp
Long Beach Chamber opposes raising federal minimum wage
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce directors Monday voted unanimous opposition to raising the federal minimum wage from 70 cents to as high as $1.25 an hour. They reviewed bills and cited Labor Department staff saying the 1956 raise from 50 to 75 cents had no significant employment impact, arguing competition and community needs will ensure a reasonable wage.
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Long Beach
Brother recounts snatching Rickey from under train
A boy named Gary Hamey testified in Superior Court that he pulled his brother Rickey away from a freight car when a derailment or crane accident occurred. The incident, tied to a 650000 lawsuit against the Union Pacific, involved ambulance calls and multiple fires as the court hears Gary’s account of the day.
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Gary Hamey
Superior
Rickey
Gary
Chaheerbne
Mommie
Joe Raycraft
Lenis Aes Palen
Freeman Ave
Ame m
Superior Oil Reports First Half Income Rise Despite Drilling Costs
Superior Oil Co reports net income of 3,814,255 for the first half of the current fiscal year, equal to 8.56 a share, versus 6,336,901 or 15.01 a share in the prior year. Gross operating income reached 88,728,485, down from 38,247,498 in 1953, due to a 2,100,000 rise in intangible development expenditures from a more intensive drilling program. The six months ended February 28 were cited by EH. B. Keck, president.
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Superior Oil Co
EH. B. Keck
Gang Shooting Trial Set for May 23 in Long Beach
Eight young men accused in a March 7 gang shooting pleaded innocent in Long Beach Superior Court before Judge Joseph M. Maltby. Charges include conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon. Defendants: John PearsIson 19, John L. McCoy 20, John W.R. Hibbler 18, Eugene Poole 26, Marvin J. Malone, Alonzo Pennington, Edgar Kendrick all 18 of San Pedro, and Lee Helire 18 of Wilmington.
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Long Beach
Malone
Alonzo Pennington
Edgar Kendrick
San Pedro
Lee Helire
Wilmington
Bonelli Bribery Case Testimony Centers on Liquor License Deals
Mrs. Elsie Jones testified in the Santa Ana court that William G. Bonelli and Harold E. MacKenzie planned a bribe scheme for liquor licenses in 1952. She said licenses sold for over 15000 while the state fixed a 500 price, with 8000 paid to her and 0 to Bonelli and 40 to MacKenzie, as the setup allegedly aimed to raise big fees for licenses.
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Elsie
Mickey) Jones
Superior Court
William G. Bonelli
Harold E. MacKenzie
Jones
MacKenzie
George News
State Board of Equalization
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Avas
W. Gray
San Juan ‘Capistrano
Gray
Bonelli
Shel
Alv
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Atty
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Kenneth E. Morrison
Bonelll
Orange County
City Denies Drill Permit Near Gundry
The Signal Hill council approved one oil drilling permit and denied another at a public hearing Tuesday night. Sheil Oil Co was granted permission to re-drill a well near Jord St and Walnut Ave, while T. & F. Oil Co’s request to drill near Wardlow Rd and Gundry Ave was turned down for nuisance concerns. The zoning commission refused to rezone Redonda Ave from M-3 to C-3 near Pacific Coast Hwy to 20th St. A bus route resumed along 10th St after the Grange Ave intersection reopen.
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Sheil Oil Co
Jord St
Walnut Ave
T. & F. Oil Co
Wardlow Rd
Gundry Ave
Signal Hill
Obituary notices from Norwalk Downey and Long Beach area
Multiple obituaries list Faye Dale 55 Norwalk widow of J Dale. Fred Fleming 67 Downey resident. Earl Edward 62 Paramount resident. Florence Mey Penniwell 104 Long Beach resident. William Henry Nile 72 Long Beach native. Fannie J Porter 93 Long Beach resident. Forrest W Munyon 35 Long Beach resident. Ernest C Cross 74 Desrt Hot Springs native. Mary Ellens Wilson 81 Long Beach resident. Jean Lucien Champion 65 Los Angeles. Maria Carlson 83 Long Beach resident. William Emerson Fox 58 Long Beach native. Maude Sanford 82 Long Beach resident. Ina Clydee Dickerson 67 Long Beach resident. Pauline Abigail Richardson 58 Long Beach resident. Each entry gives ages, residences, close relatives, and service details.
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Norwalk
Faye Dale
Long Beach
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Fred Andrade
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Carrie Ellingwood
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Gardenia Ave
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Sell Fischer
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Stanberry
Honey
Edward Perrin
Mabel Burdick
Lillian Church
Green
Lawrence
Loper
Philip Richardson
Paramount
Ted Brock
William L. Ridgers
Waverly
N.Y
Mental health funding urged for Long Beach
Dr. Richard Laux urged the City Council to allocate 38 000 for mental health services. two state Assembly bills 1158 and 1259 were endorsed by St. Barnabas Parish Council women. The 250 member group emphasized the need for adequate clinics in the fast growing community.
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Monte
State Assembly
Richard Laux
Long Beach
St. Barnabas Parish
Agatha C. Sayers
Smog Violation Fines In Three Cases By Judge
Three defendants paid 70 in fines after smog law violations heard by Municipal Judge Lyman B. Sutter. Each case suspended the remaining 30 on one year probation. Defendants Kaiser Gypsum Co received a March 14 excessive smoke citation from the Transwestern stack at Berth 46 Long Beach, J Zavatsky cited for open fire smoke on March 2 near 720 Cowles St, Long Beach, and W B Smith cited for open fire smoke on February 7 at Fashion Ave and Gaylord St Wilmington.
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Lyman B.sutter
Kaiser Gypsum Co
SS Transwestern
Berth 46
Long Beach
J. Zavatsky
Cowles St
W. B. Smith
State OKs Signals for PCH and Pine
The state approves the installation of signals at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Pine Avenue. Assemblyman Herbert PR. Klockstein notified Councilman D Pat Ahern that the city must cover its share of the cost, a point Ahern has pressed for months.
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Pacific Coast Hey
Pine Ave
Herbert PR. Klockstein
D Pat Ahern
Ahern
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