Knights of Columbus Homecoming Tonight in Long Beach
Long Beach Council 987 Knights of Columbus hosts a homecoming night at Norway Hall, with a fashion show and program. Music by Louis Sisti, Estelle Healey and Toni Belli models. Dinner speaker Dr. Harry Smatlenburg from Los Angeles County schools will discuss guidance. Public invited.
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Long Beach Council
Knights of Columbus
Neir Chambers
Norway Hall
Tth St
Redondo Ave
Louis. Sisti
Estelle Healey
Aid
Toni Belli
Harry Smatlenburg
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Gildence Assn
Goodwin
Young Suditorum
Los ‘Angeles
N. Li Smith
Pine Ave
Iaight
RE. Haynes
Covina Ave
Talphiny Bailey
Tyler St
Sheffer
Walnut Ave
H. G. Maxwell
Freckles
Orange
Cupid delays Belgium beauty wedding with Red Tape
Nicole De Meyer Miss Belgium from last year’s Miss Universe contest faces customs delays delaying her May wedding to Ted Lake of 2185 Elm Ave. Officials require Lake to sign a marriage promise, disclose income, and obtain employer letter. She sails to Long Beach by boat, clothing limited, wedding dress ready, amid humor from friends.
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Nicole de Meyer
Isadman
Douglas Aircraft Co
Belgium
Lake
Long Beach
Hollywood
Carl Fisheer
E. Carson St
Fischers
United States
Girl Injured in Fall From Moving Auto
A Sunday incident left an 18 year old man and a 17 year old girl injured after a moving car door swung open and the girl fell to the pavement on Ximeno Avenue near Stearns Street. Both were treated at Community Hospital for minor injuries. the driver reported not seeing the girl before the fall.
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Ximeno’ Ave
Stearns St. i
Donna FE
Indiveri
Roycroft Avi R
Peter L. Arbuthnot
Barlin Ave
Commu Hospital
Arbuthnot
Indivey
Poskitt
Sonoma Ave
Apt
Michael T. Butts
Seaside Hospital
Utics
Vern H. Rogers
Aue Aerawee
Puruit
Mullavey
Community Hospital
Mary L. Simmons
Karen Ave
Wardlow
Studebaker Rds
Commuunity Hospital
Phillip W. Sorenson
Petalume Ave
Ome
Long Beach
Lakewood
Compton
Figueroa St
Lomita Blvd
Robert Isaksen
Tyler Stall
Phyllis Tsaksen
Harbor General Hospital
Vitorianal’ Sarbrano
Dunrobin, Ave
Broadway
Navy Chief to Visit 11th District on Five Day Tour
Navy Secretary Thomas will conduct a five day inspection of 11th Naval District facilities starting Friday. He and his party will land at Miramar Naval Air Station San Diego at 9:50 am Friday. The visit includes tours of Navy and Marine Corps facilities in San Diego China Lake Point Mugu and Port Hueneme.
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Navy
Charles
Thomas
11Th Naval District
Miramar Naval, Air Station
San Diego
Marine, Corps
China Lake
Point¢ Mugu
Port Husneme
Blaze Ruins Hogan Lumber Co After Itinerant's Cigarette
A fire that Sunday destroyed Hogan Lumber Co setup, causing about $125,000 in damages. Firemen blamed an itinerant smoker's cigarette for the blaze.
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Oakland P
Hogan Lumber Co
Donna Schurr Attack Case Opens in Santa Ana Court
Beauty queen Donna Schurr once Miss California 1956 from Garden Grove and Mrs Lloyd Brett testifies as Jack James Walker is tried in Santa Ana for abducting and raping Schurr in 1956. Walker is charged with breaking into her Garden Grove home January 12 and abducting her at knifepoint, with earlier abduction allegations in March 1955. Trial before Superior Judge John Sher may last about two weeks. Public Defender Sick Meyer represents Walker. Chief trial deputy Kenneth Williams prosecutes.
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Donna Schurr
Santa Ana
Garden Grove
Walker
Schurr
John Sher
Beran
Lloyd Brett
Man
Brett
Kenneth Williams
Sick Meyer
Motel to be sold for bridge project along Pacific Coast Highway
The Honolulu Motel on West Pacific Coast Highway near Los Angeles River will be auctioned at 10 am Wednesday to clear space for a new bridge. The winning bidder must remove the motel by May 51, and the old bridge will serve as a detour during construction.
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Honolulu
Pacific Coast
Hwy
Los Angeles River
Los Angeles County
Nab School Girl in L. B. Robberies
Police say a Laguna Beach officer halted a girl suspect in a series of hold ups after a tip from Tango Beach officers. The girl and another suspect, Angress, deny participation as the investigation links weekend robberies to a liquor store and a market in the area. Market owner Hembrough describes a gunpoint robbery with a 1950s vehicle fleeing. a Long Beach barbershop clerk was also robbed in a separate incident with $745 taken.
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Dotson
Laguna Beach
Tango Beach
Ragsdale
Miss Angress
Clum
Truman Boyd Manor
Hembrough
Long Seach
Louis G. Stamison
Biggest Graffer in Long Beach Grows Apple Rich Orchard
Erickson, a 73 year old machinist, maintains a multi grafted apple tree with 25 varieties bearing at once, plus an almond stump and cross grafts. He experiments with berries and pollination, aiming to breed Long Beach suited fruit while noting hybrids may taste off but pushing on.
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Herb Shannon
Erickson
JohnssoMe
Rio Ave
Her- Erikson
Hisimale
Euther Bur
Long Beach
Ex Teacher Vera Lyons Funeral Arrangements
Funeral services for Mrs. Vera Lenora Lyons of 2544 Washington St Domingues, a former area schoolteacher of 25 years, will be held Tuesday at Mottell's & Pe Chapel. Lyons died Saturday at home at age 52, born in Iowa, moved to Dominguez 32 years ago after teaching in Minnesota. She taught sixth and seventh grades at Domingues Grade School before retirement. Survived by husband J F Lyons and brother D G Stewart of Redondo Beach.
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Vera
Lenora Lyons
Washington St
Domingues
Mottell
Iowa
Dominguez
Minnesota
First Methodist, Church
J. F. Lyons
D. G
Stewart
Redondo Beach
Local obituaries and sales meeting notes blend in city notices
Multiple death notices listed with names ages and service times from Patterson Snively Mortuary and local funeral homes. A separate item notes Mortell’s Texaco dealers meeting at the Lafayette Hotel in Los Angeles with zone manager B L Masters detailing spring nationwide dealer awards and promotion plans.
Civil Liberties Unit Speaker Announced at Morgan Hall
Dr Eason Monroe executive director of the Southern California ACLU will speak at Morgan Hall on the topic Your Civil Liberties and the Un American Activities Committee The public is invited without charge Monroe will show films from a Washington conference attended by Montgomery Alabama leaders The event highlights civil liberties history and public discourse in the era.
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Rebekah Lodge
YWCA
Virginia Bennett
Long Beach Pharmaceuticalo Assn
Rodin
City’ College Business and Technology Division
Pacific Coast Hwy
C. A. Buss
University of Southern California
Eason Monroe
Southern California
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Sp. i
Morgan Hall
Cancer Crusade mobilizes Long Beach business firms drive
Cancer Crusade workers plan to contact more than 2,000 Long Beach businesses today. Sam Ledde, crusade chair, cites support from the Independent, Long Beach press, Edison Co., and downtown retailers. He praises cooperation from the Business Association and Long Beach City Employes Assn as the campaign emphasizes checkups and cancer awareness.
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Cancer Crusade
Long Beach
Sam Leddel
Crusade
Independent
Fress-Telegram
Edison Co
Long Beach City
Divers Fail to Find Body at Emerald Bay Coast
Laguna Beach divers failed to locate the body of Lloyd Creswick a 28 year old skim diver and father of three who vanished after disappearing beneath rough waves at Emerald Bay on Saturday. Police and deputies halted the search after using boats and 30 divers and feared the body would not be recovered soon as sea conditions worsened.
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Laguna Beach
Emerald Bay
Lloyd Creswick
Donald
Vangold
Sainss
Heater Fire Damages Home of Mildred Hansen
A faulty heater started a blaze in the kitchen wall of Mildred L. Hansen at 2100 Wie Street Sunday night, causing damage to the residence. No injuries reported. Fire department investigators were to inspect the scene for cause and safety improvements.
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Mildred L. Hansen
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Los Anartes African Violet Society
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West Ebel
Atth St
Los Angele
Wentern
Epiopal Charen
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Cupid
Miss B
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Thomas Gerald
John E. Mullavey
Toledo
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Euclid Ave
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Loma Ave
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Mable’ Mey
BS. W. Coon Funeral Home
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E. 33Rd St
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Lillian Nassett
Sunnyside Memorial Park
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Asina McCrain
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Leona May Crawford
E. Ocean Blvd
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Cancer Crusaders
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Downtown
Harry W. Schureh
East Long Beach
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Belmont
Shore
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Joe F. Meyer
Sid Worden
North Long Beach
Mary Swift Reeks
Cial Gifts
Rush Coffin
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Press-Telegram
Wlekend of
Telogeum
Life Magazine
Nh Aed Tata
EA Clus Alist
Pa Kaye
Tisis
Technicolor
West Coast
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