Downey Man Poison Trial Delayed
Richard LaForce, 19, a Downey Caltech physics student, faces a postponed poisoning trial as Los Angeles Superior Judge Mildred L. Lilie grants a one week delay due to attorney illness and to allow study of toxicology texts. The defense plans to use letters and technical books to support the case.
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Richard LaForce
Downey
Los Angeles
Mildred L. Lilie
Ira J. McDonald
LaForce
Robert Hayden
Caltech
Hayden
Joyce
Mayden
Fete Planned by Blue Birds Celebrates Camp Fire Birthday
About 1200 Blue Birds will observe the 43rd birthday of Camp Fire Girls with a May 2 party in Long Beach. The age 7 to 10 group begins at 10 a.m. in Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall, with service awards and a Children’s Theater item called Doodles and the Brennan Band. They will travel to Recreation Park for a lunch exchange, with May pole decorations, group singing, and games afterward. Pauline Hapke leads the party committee.
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Blue Birds
Camp Fire Girls Organization
Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Doodles
Brennan
Signal Hill
Belmont Shore
Nantes
Recreation
Must Buy More Abroad Must Buy More Abroad
President Eisenhower urged the League of Women Voters to support greater American purchasing abroad for the benefit of the free world. In a letter to Mrs John G Lee, he said leadership carries responsibility to promote commerce that aids economic health for all peoples and requires removal of unnecessary barriers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
League of Women Voters
America
Free World
John G. Lee
League
National Council
Fter
Board Extends Smog Hearing to April 30
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended next Thursday's smog law hearing to Thursday, April 30 to give the oil industry and a citizens committee more time to study the proposal. County air pollution control engineer Gordon Larson recommended the extension. The key issue is adding Rule 56 to restrict storage of petroleum products in tanks over 40,000 gallons.
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Citizens’ Committee
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Gordon Larson
Bellflower Airport Keeps Runway Open Amid Court Action
Bellflower California 10451 E Center St. today despite a county order to close the Bellflower airport. An injunction obtained by airport operator James L Most stayed enforcements as mechanics and aircraft operators thronged the airfield. Most said he would sit tight pending court hearings after planning commission hearings alleged the airfield posed issues.
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Bellflower
Center St
County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission
James L. Most
Orer
Planning Commission
Obituary notices from Long Beach area mourn several residents
A long obituary list notes the deaths of Thomas Henry Bassett Yelland 72 of 1525 Appleton Street Long Beach England native and former Bisbee copper miner his service was in Mottell's Chapel interment Sunnyside Memorial Park. Flora Mitchill 76 of 1123 East Ocean Boulevard died April 15 remembered as charter member of Trinity United Lutheran. Jessie H Haller 48 of 1007 Camulos Street died Sunday born in Cedar Rapids Iowa with service at Mottell's Chapel and Sunnyside Memorial Park burial. Marvro Greenjam 78 of 2300 Beabrigh t Ave died Monday born in Yugoslavia with Masonic service and entombment. Elizabeth M Knox 77 of 3012 Caspian Avenue died Saturday survived by brothers and sisters service in Holton Sons Mortuary. Terri Bryant infant daughter of James E Bryant of 3240 Fanwood Avenue died Sunday service held at Tilday Mortuary. Fred Bracco 89 of 1704 Edgewood Drive died Sunday born in Italy later to Alhambra with mass of requiem at St Thomas More Church and Resurrection Cemetery. Z James Reginald Burum 53 of 020 West Main. William Ramsaur 76 of 425 South Mayo died Sunday service at Neel's Memorial Chapel. Elizabeth Knox, Bertha Slaugh, Robert G Sibley, Jesse F Cowell and other Long Beach residents are listed with services at Mortell's Chapel or Holton & Son Mortuary.
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Yelland
Thomas Henry Bassett Yelland
Appleton St
England
Bisbee
Ariz
Long Beach
Isabelle
Roy Yelland
Verna Lowe
Mottell's Chapel
Robertson Orr
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Mitchell
Flora Mitchil
E. Ocean Blvd
Mt Pleasant
Trinity United Lutheran Congregation
Georgia Wallace
Maude Dennis
Christen-Pine Mortuary Chapel
Forval A
Averkamp
Sunnyside Cemetery
Ida Gray
Motteil's Chapel
Robert B. Shattuck
Charles Sibley
Vallejo
Marjorie Sibley
Bessie B
Ic Holton & Son
Visalia
Mottell’s
Sunnyside Mortuary
Bracco
Alhambra
Fred Bracco
Edgewood Dr
Glendale
Italy
Sam Bracco
Angelo Coppa
St. ‘Thomas More Church
Carlos
Ramsaur
Compton
William Ramsaur
S. Mayo Ave
Jack L. Ramgaur
William Jr
Hal Stevens Ramseur
Sydney L. Paulsen
Ernest_E.Ramseur
W. A. Edwards
Sprague
Mary Jo Sprague
Neapolitan Lane West
Pasadena
Palm Springs
Gordon Feekings
John Sprague
Lisle R. Morehouse
Holton & Son
James H. Blackstone
Westminster
Palm Springs Cancer Society
Harold Hicks
Gowell
Jesse F. Cowell
Linden Ave
Memphis
California
Oroville
Christian Church
Leslie
Everett Cowell
Frank, Blair
Alma McIntyre
Clarence Cowell
Bolton & Son Mortuary
Loran L. Hancock
Funeral set for ex L A contractor in Los Angeles
Funeral services for Thomas Ellis Owen 65 a retired general contractor will be held Wednesday at 1 p m in Edwards Brothers Colonial Mortuary Los Angeles He died Saturday at his Los Angeles home a former Long Beach resident He helped rebuild Long Beach after the 1932 earthquake directed construction of the North American Aviation plant and the main post office at Albuquerque and was a North Hollywood Sears Roebuck project co contractor He was born in Wales a Mason Surviving are widow Mary daughter Betty Mercer stepson Hugh Brundege and granddaughter Beverly Mercer Interment Sunnyside Memorial Park.
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Thomas Ellis Owen
Wilton
United Artists Theater
Edwards Brothers Colonial Mortuary
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Owen
North American Aviation Plant
Albuquerque
N. M
North Hollywood
Sears, Roebuck
Wales
Masonic Order
Mary
Betty Mercer
Hugh Brundege
Beverly Mercer
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Police Arrest Minor for Carrying a Weapon
Paul Leo Nelson, 30, of 3122 Matiouita St, was booked on carrying a concealed weapon after police found a .38 revolver in his glove compartment while he dozed in an auto at Broadway and Redondo Ave. He claimed to be working a mining claim at Alpine and had rock samples and tools in the car.
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Ammwd EN
Onassel
Milag
Alpine
Paul Leo Nelson
Matiouita St
Nelson
Broadway
Redondo Ave
Robbery Report After Forcing Car To Curb
A 49 year old woman was robbed of 237 dollars early today by three young men who forced her car to the curb and dragged her into a dark driveway off Atlantic Avenue. They took her purse and fled. the empty purse was found later on Signal Hill. The victim, Marie Fahrembruck of 1455 Chestnut Avenue, sustained bruises to the elbow and knees.
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Marie E. Fahrembruck
Chestnut Ave
Atlantic Ave
Atlantic
Signal Hill
Coast Guard Locates Two Missing Fishermen Near Malibu
The Coast Guard found Broadbud with two missing fishermen, Rocker 40 from Malibu and La Vaux 40, after a day adrift in a disabled one foot fishing boat off Point Dume. Both men were located unharmed following a coast guard search at sea.
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Santa Ounica
Rocker
Malibu
la Vaux
Coast Guard
Point Dume
Purse Stolen From Toy Store Counter
Purse taken from the counter at 540 American Ave, where Wathemaliit D. Walker operates a toy store. The owner said valuables valued at 3 were missing after the theft and reported the incident to police today.
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Wathemaliit D. Walker
American Ave
Prayer Opens Council Meet
City Council opened its public meeting with a prayer by Rev. W. H. Myers of the Long Beach Ministerial Union who invoked divine guidance for officials. Clergymen from other denominations will serve in future meetings.
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W. H. Myers
Long Beach
Ex-Troopers to Picnic May 3 at Bixby Park
The 14th U.S. Cavalry Association plans a semi annual picnic in Bixby Park on Sunday May 3. Jancheon will be at noon with coffee and sugar ready. Ex-14th members and friends are invited.
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U.S. Cavalry Association
Bixby’ Park
Jancheon
CPA Kenneth Lake Named to Institute
Kenneth Lake of Robbins and Lake has been elected a member of the American Institute of Accountants, the national professional society of CPAs.
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Kenneth Lake
Robbins & Lake
American Institute of Accountants
National Professional Society
Cpas
Kidney function and backache relief from Doans Pills
Readers are urged to address backache and kidney discomfort with Doans Pills claiming to improve kidney function. The ad asserts many people experience relief and promotes a large economy package and savings, urging purchase today.
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