County Plans Wardlow Park Bid Drive in Lakewood
Architects finished plans for a 10acre Wardlow Park in Lakewood. County Supervisors will call for construction bids, with an estimated $110000 project cost and $32000 allocated before July. Underground sewer and water work is largely done. field house set to start within 30 days. Bounded by Moniaco Rd north and Wardrow Rd south, stretching from Charlemagne Ave to Stanbridge Ave. Main space earmarked for children's recreation, plus a large grassy area with picnics and ovens.
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Lakewood
County Board of Supervisors
William A. Smith
Wardlow Park
Moniaco Rd
Wardrow Rd
Charlemagne Ave
Stanbridge Ave
More Realistic Bids for Harbor Fill Emerge
Port officials report second bids for the outer harbor Pier A fill are lower than the first. Franks Dredging Co. tops at 20.78 cents per yard and $1,579,28 0 total for 7,600,000 cubic yards. Grace Callahan Construction Co. bids 21.04 cents and $1,626,400. Standard Dredging Co. at 21.46 cents and $1,630,000. Work accompanies Pier B and Pier C expansions adding 40 acres of new land. Franks already dredges two other areas at about $300,000.
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Outer Harbor
Franks Dredging Co
Grace Callahan Construction Con
Los Angeles
Standard Dredging Co
Pier A
Franks
Officer Leaves for Duty Abroad
Capt Stuart B Warwick of Long Beach sailed from New York aboard the S S Gripsholm to serve as assistant air attaché at the American embassy in Moscow. A Polytechnic High School graduate, he was active in local music, served in World War III in England, and with occupation troops in southern Bavaria. He completed a year studying Russian at the Army Language School in Monterey and further training at Georgetown University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart B. Warwick
Long Beach
New York
S. S. Gripsholm
Moscow
Polytechnic High School
Warwick
England
Bavaria
Warwits
Army
Monterey
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Capacity Class on Selling Sells Out Registrations
Capacity attendance for a selling skills class sponsored by the Long Beach Sales Executives Club and the Board of Education has closed registrations. Plans are under way for additional courses at the end of the current session. Basic and advanced salesmanship will be taught with information available from Bruce Douglas at Walker's Department Store or Keith James at City College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Sales Executives Club
Board of Education
David Beeman
Bruce Douglas
Walker's Department Store
Keith James
City College
Beeman
Frederick Sykes
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Shortened Asiatic Cruises Ordered for Navy Men
Rear Admiral Thomas H. Binford announced a new policy shortening Asiatic cruises to three to six months. Cruiser Division I, including the U S S Manchester and U S S St Paul, will depart April 22 to relieve Cruiser Division V. Binford, Naval Academy class of 1920, described this as a permanent improvement to morale following successful Far East trials.
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Cruiser Division
Thomas H. Binford
Cruiser ‘Division
Manchester
Press-Telegram
FPRE
Cruiser Division I
U. S. S.manchester
Long Beach
Binford
U. S. S. Manchester
U.S. 8
St. Paul
Navy
Asiatic
Adm
Navy Department
Far East
Binford R
U.S S. Manknessery
Orient
U. S. S. Pasadena
U.S. 5
Springfield
Rotary Rabbit Delights 200 at Day Nurseries
Vera Williams reports on the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Long Beach Rotary Club for Day Nurseries. About 200 children share eggs, treats, and games as Rotarians and the Easter Rabbit assist, with longtime volunteer Raymond Gillingham and Nelle Loder coordinating activities.
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Rotary Rabbit
Vera Williams
Easter Rabbit
Rotary Chub
Rotarians
Lon E. Peek
Long Beach Rotary Club
Raymond ‘Gillingham
Mottell’s
Nelle Loder
J. J
Uncle Joe) Mottell
Rotary Club
Rotary
Peek
Jedley
Jack Mente
Ranellius $ Sus Aieing
Ray Gillingham
Tom Harnett
Jim Maexer
Roteriens
Nelie Lopez
H. 5. Melvin
Weed Ordinance Aims to Eliminate Sump Holes and Hazards
City officials rely on the weed ordinance to order private owners to drain and fill sump holes and other excavations that could endanger youths. Abatement covers refuse and debris that conceal hazards. abandoned cesspools fall under sewer rules with fines up to 300 dollars and six months in jail. Absent well or cistern rules, officials stress fencing holes to prevent falls. if owners fail a 20 day notice, the city may act and charge the owner.
Harkor Day Queen Contest Scheduled
The Junior Chamber of Commerce of Long Beach San Pedro and Wilmington sponsor Harbor Day events tied to National Maritime Day on May 22. A preliminary queen contest April 24 selects 12 finalists for a finals May 5 dinner dance at the Pacific Coast Club with hosts guiding free harbor water taxi tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
San Pedro
Wilmington
Pacific Coast Club
Grounded Ship Arrives Here at Long Beach
The 465-foot S S Steel Chemist, a 15 000-ton freighter, ran onto rocks at San Nicholas Island while inbound to Long Beach with a million dollar cargo of rubber tin coconut and sugar. Salvage crews towed her off the rocks after a two day operation by Pacific Towboat and Salvage Co Long Beach with five tugs derrick barges and 160 men. Coast Guard cutter Diligence arrived and removed 10 passengers while the crew stayed aboard. The ship’s fate was to be surveyed before repair at Oxydock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Nicholas Island
S. S. Steel Chemist
Faere
California
Pacific Towboat and Salvage Co
Long Beach
Isthmian Line
Coast Guard
Diligence
Port of
Army Party Sees Erosion on Beaches Tour
Maj. Gen. Glenn E. Edgerton leads a party of Army and civilian engineers along Southern California beaches to inspect erosion problems at Seal Beach Surfside Redondo Beach and along the route to San Diego. Colt A. T. W. Moore reports no immediate danger in Long Beach while the group focuses on areas with evident erosion.
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Glenn E. Edgerton
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Army
Civilian Engineers
California
Seal Beach
Surfside
Colt A. T. W. Moore
Army Engineers
Los Angeles
Long Beach
San Diego
James ©. Walsh
Army Engineers Office
John L. Kelly
Long Beach Shoreline
Edgerton
Redondo Beach
Warren T. Hannum
National Resources
Edwin C. Kelton
Dwight W. Dolins
James W. Dinham
A. T. W. Moore
John Gardner
Kenneth P. Feel
Long Beach Mounted Police Ninth Annual Rodeo Opens Tomorrow
The Long Beach Mounted Police host their ninth annual rodeo at Recreation Park starting at 1:00 p m with queen selection from four local high schools. Grand entry at 1:30 p m features Chief Al Slaight and President Bob McNulty. world champion performers like Gene Rambo compete alongside regional riders.
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Thais Pa
Long Beach
Queen of the Long Beach Mounted Police
Recreation Park
Pat Jerram
Jordan
Barbara Burke
Wilton
Catherine Liedenguth
St. Anthony's
Joan Hunter
Polytechnic
Ong Beach
Long Beach Mounted Police
al Slaight
Bob McNulty
Pete Logan
Gene Rambo
Ike Rude
Federal
Wyo
Sonny Tureman
Idenver
Cole
Barney Willis
Portland
Ore
Jerry Ambler
Sherman
Texas
Mike Knagge
Noglaes
Ariz
Bill Lamkin
Pendleton
Cheyenne
Phoenix
Lamkin
Andy Jauregul
Newhall
Jeanne
Buck Abbott
Edith Happy
Verne Goodrich
Joel Womack
Wilbur Plauger
Jim Thiele
Wil
Long Beach Elks Lodge
Clarke Higgenbotham
Catherine Liebenguth
Wilson
John A. Lilley
van Nuys
American Quarter Horse Association
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Fine Dogs Await Gratis Claimants
Singled out dogs at the Southern California Humane Society at 2150 Cowles St are to be given away. Trinkea the three year old spayed female Doberman pinscher joins Lady the one year old toy collie and a one year old male purebred Dalmatian. Americ an Eskimo Tiga at 22 inches high, two and a half years old, 30 pounds, with papers. Two female pointers ages one and one and a half years, both trained hunters, plus assorted puppies awaiting homes.
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Southern California Humane Society
Animal, Shelter
Cowles St
Art Streator
Trinkea
Tiga
Private Mailboxes Reported Plundered
Two private mailboxes were forced and their contents torn. Frank L. Ferguson of 3283 E Ar testa St reported torn advertising matter scattered on his lawn. Mail was also removed from neighbor Ira Hovland’s box on the same street.
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Frank EL. Ferguson
E. Ar‘testa St
Ira Hovland
Acress
Mishaps Jolt 2 Policemen
Two motorcycle policemen were injured in separate crashes. William S. Jochims 27 was hurt on American Ave near 17th St with a fractured right wrist and cuts. Harold J. Tolman 25 was treated after a collision at Atlantic Ave and Pacific Coast Hwy causing cuts to both hands and a knee.
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William S. Jochims
Iman
St. Ry's Hospital
American Ave
17Th St
Jochims
Harold J. Tolman
Atlantic Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
Tolman
Weather Outlook With Patchy Fog and Warm Weekend
Variable high thin cloudiness tonight and Sunday with fog patches along the coast in the early morning. Slight warming trend. Gentle variable winds tonight becoming moderate westerly Sunday afternoon.
City Budget Lacks Salary Increases For 1949 50
City officials announced no blanket pay raises for municipal employees in the 1949 50 budget. Assistant City Manager J R McHenry said department heads asking for pay hikes will be scrutinized. no individual increases planned. Budget talks begin with department heads, with filings due April 22 and manager's recommended appropriations due June 1, totaling 12 606 000 dollars.
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J. R. McHenry
McHenry
John H. Wentz
Carl B. Wirsching
Neal Harrington
H. P. Beckman
Shim
Signal Hill Plans Change in Staff
Signal Hill City Council this afternoon discusses dismissal of City Attorney Fred A. Knight and selection of his successor. Mayor William J. Hobba announced Knight’s resignation was to have been submitted last Tuesday but not received, and the council had no alternative but to dismiss him. Hobba praised Knight’s service while noting fundamental policy differences necessitate change.
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Signal Hill
Fred A. Knight
William J. Hobba
Knight
Hobba
Ignal
Car Crash Victims In Del Mar Hospitalized
Jens Velkens 35 of Del Mar remains in critical condition after a two car crash on Pacific Coast Highway south of Seventh Street. Elias Welken 34 and John Mosteller 27 were killed. Jeannette Welken 29 and son Jimmy 7 were injured but improving at Community Hospital.
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Jens Velkens
del Mar
Pacific Coast Hwy
Seventh St
Community Hostal
Elias B. Welken
Welkens
John E. Mosteller
Costa Mesa
Jeannette Welken
Elias
Man Burns While Extinguishing Home Divan Fire
Seth P. Smith, 28, of 1949 Olive Avenue, suffered minor burns when he tried to extinguish a fire in a home divan. Firefighters arrived and put out the blaze.
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L. B
Seth P. Smith
Oliver Ave
Classified Ad Guidance and Contact Details
Advertisement tips urge readers to craft their wanted ad and call Result Number 6 5066 for help. Then visit Press Telegram Want Ad Headquarters at Sixth and Pine or reach Bellflower Compton and Wilmington offices via directory for addresses and phone numbers.
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Press Telegram
Sixth and Pine
Bellflower
Competon
Wilmington
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By Jasper Uniter
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Coronado
Order of William
Netherlands
T. H. Binford
S. S. Steel
Willis
Long, Beach
Gelearam
Calif
L. B. Mounted Police
Gratis
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