Lakewood Council Drafts Budget and Billboard Curbs
Lakewood residents may see a $9716 budget for the balance of the fiscal year ending June 30 funded mainly by business licenses. First reading of the ordinance will occur Tuesday night. The council seeks to ban new billboards unless council approval is given and may curb existing signs. Foster & Kleiser representatives pledged cooperation to limit ads near homes. The meeting also approved a first new subdivision of 521 homes at Studebaker Road and Turnergrove Drive, set conduct rules for council meetings, and joined the California League of Cities. Appointments to highway safety and planning commissions were deferred to Tuesday.
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Lakewood
John Todd
William Burns
Bob Baker
David H. Larsor
Foster & Kleiser
J. Alvin Howell
Studebaker Rd
Turnergrove Dr
California League of Cities
Highway Safety Commission
PTA Congress Ends Three Day San Francisco Meeting
The California Congress of Parents and Teachers closes its three day conference in San Francisco selecting new officers and voting on resolutions. Mrs Rollin Brown of Los Angeles urged PTA groups to be a broad sounding board offering voices for newcomers and established members in the community.
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San Francisco
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rollin Brown
Los Angeles
PTA
Brown
War Heroine Tells Ordeal at Ad Club Meeting
A Philippine wartime survivor known as Miss U and Margaret Utinsky spoke at the Ad Club meeting in the Lafayette Hotel detailing the hardships of life as a prisoner under Japanese occupation. Fred Rabin attended as a guest, honoring Miss Utinsky and the PTA leaders who presented life memberships to four Californians for youth and education service. The event closed with a performance by the Mother Singers Chorus led by William Hartshorn.
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Ife
Philippines
Ad Club
Miss U
Angel
United States
Fred Rabin
Second St
Bataan
Lafayette Hotel
Miss Ui
Margaret Utinsky
PTA
J. Hall Elliot
Los Angeles
Josephine Randall
San Francisco
Roy C. Votan
Sacramento
California Youth Authority
James C. Stone
California Department of Education
Carroll Andrews
Sonoma
Henry C. Randel
Fresno
California Medical Association
Randel
Europe
Mothersingers
Wiliam Hartshorn
Knights of Columbus Communion Service at St Bartholomew’s
Knights of Columbus will hold its quarterly communion service at 8 a.m. on Sunday Mass will be at St Bartholomew’s Church Livingston Drive and Broadway. Breakfast follows in the parish hall. Reservations may be made by calling Richard Fritz at 39560.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Bartholomew's Church
Livingston Dr
Broadway
Richard Fritz
Eames Evening at Long Beach Center Opens Week
An Eames Evening at 8 p.m. today at the Long Beach Municipal Art Center features Charles Eames commenting on screenings of his films. The event ties into the Good Designs in Homes Exhibition opening Sunday with the Public Library as co sponsor. A 4 p.m. Sunday concert by Long Beach high school musicians directed by Fred Ohlendorf precedes Public Schools Week. Gerald Strang's Canzonet is on the program.
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Eames
Long Beach Municipal Art Center
E. Ocean Blvd
Charles Eames
Public Library
Fred Ohlendorf
Long Beach Public Schools
Gerald Strang
Long Beach
Gospel Science Film to Be Shown Here
A color film titled Poor Claim from the Moocy Institute of Science will be shown today at 7 30 p m at Fellowship Baptist Church located at Orange Ave and Plymouth St The film is the sixth in a series of abscience pictures produced by Irwin A Moon.
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Fellowship Baptist
Orange Ave
Plymouth St
Abscience Pictures
Irwin A. Moon
Navy Commandant Inspects Reserves on Terminal Island
Rear Adm. George N. Dyer, commander of the 11th Naval District, inspected Surface Division 11-24 Wednesday night at the Naval Reserve Training Center on Terminal Island and afterward addressed Naval Reserve officers.
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Navy
George N. Dyer
11Th Naval District
Naval Reserve
Terminal Island
Skip-Tracing Tips Highlight Collectors Convention
At the 37th annual California Association of Collectors meeting in Long Beach experts described skip tracing as the bloodhound of debt collection. Speakers advised introducing oneself, avoiding suspicion, and using versatile sources from courthouses to banks while stressing imagination to anticipate a skip’s moves. The program featured J P Butler, Al Fletcher, Roy Butler, and Carl Williams as speakers with a plan for officer elections and a Fresno meeting in 1955. about 200 attendees.
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Jack
Dragnet) Webb
California Association of Collectors
Long Beach
Roland T. Giver
San Pedroy
Lafayette Hotel
Oliver
J.P. Butler
Roy C. Butler
Credit Bureau of
Bellflower
Carl W. Williams
San Diego
American Collectors Association
Fast Association
Lefayette
Fresno
Fire Alarm Signals Struggle Across Dated Local Addresses
A garbled report lists scattered street names and numbers including 4711 Gundry Ave and 1099 Lima Ave with mentions of a fire, a “S01 Cherry Ave” cue, and several other labeled locations. The fragmented OCR hints at a municipal alert or incident log involving a fire response and multiple addresses.
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Entassaree
Gundry
Lima
Aleotric
Fiegesand
Appleton St. Ambu
PAZO Ointment Promises Piles Relief and Healing
A historical ad touts PAZO Ointment for reducing swelling and prolapsed piles, stopping bleeding, and healing cracks. It claims rapid pain relief and compatibility with no harmful drugs, noting physician prescriptions and two convenient forms for use.
Spirited race for Fourth District council seat in Long Beach
In a crowded field for Long Beach Fourth District, incumbent James R. Seaton faces stiff opposition from Toby Wick and rivals Carl Grier Raymond Downey and John Bremgartner. The contest centers on planning, finances, and development including tide lands, parking, and stadium costs, with candidates detailing civic projects and tax concerns.
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James IR. Seaton
T. Victor
Toby) Wick
S Witch
Carl Grier
Kansas
Ocean
Pacific Coast Hwy
Anaheim St
Fine Ave
Press-Telegram
John Bremgartner
16Th St
Bremmgartner
Graves to Campaign in L A On Saturday
Richard M Graves endorsed Democratic candidate for governor appears in the Long Beach Southland campaign tour. A full day schedule includes breakfasts, motorcades, a hospital visit, luncheon, and speeches at the University by the Sea and a Wilton Hotel dinner rally. The 18th District Democratic Council sponsors the visit.
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Long Beach Area
Richard M. Graves
Southland
Goodpie
Kaesate Graves
Hody
Lakewood
Los Altos
Belmont Shore
East Side
Veterans Administration Hospital
Empire Room
Ton Hotel
University By the Sea
YWCA
West Side
North Long Beach
Wilton Hotel
18Th District Democratic Council
Graves
San Bernardino
Passover Festival Services End at Temple Beth Sholom
Temple Beth Sholom at 3388 Long Beach Blvd will close the Passover festival with special weekend services led by Rabbi Maurice Schwartz. Services are set for 6 p m today, 9 a m and 6 15 p m Saturday, and 9 a m and 7 p m Sunday.
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Temple Beth. Sholom
Long Beach Blvd
Maurice Schwartz
Equalizers Discuss Audit Program Across States
Equalizers hail an audit program with New York and Chicago staff traveling to eastern cities to audit books. Califor nia runs full-time offices in the east, a unique approach. About 200 from eight Southern California counties attended a two day conference in Sacramento to standardize tax collection procedures district wide. Pierce notes the Board of Equalization employs about 2700 people in the state, with 800 in Los Angeles County. Long Beach office staff occupy about 75 percent. The board oversees liquor licenses and taxes, sales, use, truck, gasoline and Diesel taxes.
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New York
Chicago
California
W. T. Denny
Sacramento
H. D. Abbott
Pierce
Board of Equalization
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Travelarians Plan Weekend Tour of Long Beach
The Travelarians, women representatives from Southern California travel agencies and offices, will tour Tong Beach Saturday and Sunday. Jimmy McGartigle, chamber host chair, says the visit aims to acquaint the delegation with Long Beach as a tourist center.
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Es CC
California
Tong Beach
Jimmy McGartigle
Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
Obituaries Rankin Hudelson Koch Johnson and Duval deaths
Philp Rankin 19 son of Mr and Mrs Rankin died at home at 2121 Senesac Ave born in Long Beach member of All Saints Episcopal parish survived by two brothers and grandparents Service Saturday at 2 p m at Dispay Mortuary chapel with Rev Ainsley M Carlton Interment Sunnyside Memorial Park Emma Hudelson 93 of 7070 Atlantic live died at home born in Macon County came here 27 years ago member of North Long Beach Methodist Church survived by daughter Cleo Dungan and brother Ward Service Saturday at 1 p m at Hunter Mortuary chapel Interment West Westminster Memorial Park Edwin J Koch 66 of 1515 Summit St died in hospital native of Chicago came to Long Beach 25 years ago survived by wife Emily Service directed by Dispay Mortuary Fred R Johnson 69 of 1141 Alamites Ave retired agent Denver Rio Grande Railroad died Thursday native of Hodgeman County Kan came to California 28 years ago resided in San Francisco before moving to Long Beach in 1951 survived by wife Laura and sister Hattie May Johnson of Glendale Service Monday at 4 16 p m at Mottell's Mortuary Chapel Interment Westminster Memorial Park Fabius Alfred Duval 54 of 1145 Dickey Ave Whittier died Sunday native of Fall River Mass lived there until moving to Whittier a year ago transportation clerk survived by brother Emile Duval Mass of requiem Saturday at 10 a m at St Anthony's Church Long Beach Rev Cahill officiating Interment All Souls Cemetery Long Beach
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Raymond F. Downey Downey
Iowa
Nebraska
Magnolia Ave
Oi Toel
Long Beach
Downey
March of Dimes
Carl W. Grier Grier
Kansas
Railroad Brotherhood
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Fifth St
Rankin
Philp L. Rankin
John
Koch
Edwin J. Koch
Summit St
Chicago
Emily
Johnson
Fred R. Johnson
Alamites Ave
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Hodgeman Co
Duval
Whittier
Fabius Alfred Duval
Dickey
Fall River
Mass
Emile Duval
St. Anthony’s Church
Gerald Cahill
All Souls Cemetery
L B Man Honored by General Petroleum
L B McCawley Kensing er of 1548 W 16th St was honored at a Thursday luncheon in Los Angeles on completing 30 years with General Petroleum Corp Attendees included members of the southern division production department of the organization
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General Petroleum Corp
McCawley Kensinger
16Th St
Los Angeles
Organalization
Southern Division Production Department
Tides and Temperatures For Saturday April 24 1954
Maritime bulletin lists sunrise and sunset times, tide highs and lows with measurements from the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. Long Beach Lifeguards report water temperature at 60 degrees and surf calm conditions for the day.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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al Fletcher
Ine
Yountcar
Mel Burns
FORD
Puneer
Swiekerannt
London Royal Mall
Dulcinen
Blalobampa Northern
Topolobampa Lorna
Baltimore
Pacific Unity (Br
Furneas Line
Hueceme
Wentfal Larsen
ADF
Sen Fran
Pe Maniek
Charleston Maersk Line
T Ruttler
Horta Pope & Talbot Lines
BET Seatcher van
Pope & “Talbot Lines
Baibon Steel
Newport News Atnralan Oa
Tops
San Can
Jutaan Line
Nor
APT
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Tor
David
Liverpool Alsabeth
Bronk Lykes
Origans
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Golden Gate
George Lrcontingh
George Olson
Portland Hayentuur
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Pit Cates
Palmetto State
Ofl
Erento Newe
Yokohama
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Ison
Adefinite
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Morgen ‘Maru
James R. Seaton
Raymond F. Downey
Carl W. Grier
U. V
Act
Elwood Alen
Connecticut
Allen
James BR. Seaton
Seventh St
First Baptist Church
Goodwill Industries
Long Beach Missouri Society
Seaton
Magnolia Pier
Iatolt Park
Citizens’ Committee
Tidelands
Armed Services Ymca
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Lincoln Park
Toby) Wick Wick
Cesar Ave
Poly High
Long Beach Sun
Willis W. Bradley
Long Beach Civil Service Board
Wick
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Washington
MacArthur
Gen. Ridgeway
Japan
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Panmunjom
Korea
L.A
Knight
Kuchel
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Democratic Club
U. S
Sen. Thomas
Detroit Delivery
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Canada
Harbor Motors
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General Petroleum
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Oklahoma City
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