British mariners donate blood at Red Cross bank
Two British merchant mariners identified as Malcolm Epley and associates walked into the Red Cross blood bank on West Broadway and offered blood. They donated eight pints, each signing island addresses for records, praising WW II lessons in blood plasma. The piece also notes local peace time donors Ellen Michel Earl Duggan and Herman Smith with nine eight and seven pints respectively, and mentions a bit on hats and local civic activity.
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Red Cross Blood Bask
W. Broadway
Ellen Michel
Earl Duggan
Herman Smith
Honora
Coast Guardsmen Mark 160th Anniversary in Busy Year
The 11th Coast Guard District marks 160 years of service with cutters, patrol boats, planes, lighthouses, and Merchant Marine inspections. Despite a 20 000 strong force and heavy duties, rescuing seamen at sea stands as their most spectacular function. Big cutters Ponchattrain and Minnetonka guard Long Beach, provide weather data, and planes rendezvous with boats along Baja California to save lives.
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MES
11Th Coast Guard District
Long Beach
Coast Guard
San Diego
Baja
Ponchattrain
Minnetonka
Pacific
Chest Leaders Mobilized at Kickoff Luncheon
Community Chest campaign directs 3500 volunteers to raise 489200 for Hed Feather agencies as district expansion challenges doorbell duties beginning Oct 3. Colonel volunteers lead efforts in Lakewood with 14 divisions. remarks stress aid to neighbors in need and strong agency cooperation.
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Chest
Iickoff
Armed Services
YM. CA
Community Chest
Hed Feather
Hines
Charles F. Reed
Lakewood
Harold
Motorist Hurt When Car Overturns on Avenue
Ray H. Holloman aged 26 of 824 California Ave sustained a broken left elbow and cuts and bruises after his car overturned on a city avenue near 4th Street. He received treatment at the scene.
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Ray H. Holloman
California Ave
Fire Chief seeks blanket deferment for entire 280 fire force
Fire Chief Frank S. Sandeman said he would request blanket military deferment for the city fire department’s 280 men. He warned the force must be ready for defense work in case of bombing and noted some firefighters already serve in reserve groups. Civil service exams will replace potential fighters as guards for Station No. 17, to be built by October.
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Frank S. Sandeman
Sandeman
Sandéman
Civil Service Board
Wilson High School
C. T. McGrew Sons
Long Beach
Argonne Ave
Alamitos Circle
J. R. McHenry
The
Circle
Los Altos
Los Coyotes
Pledge of Legal Protection for Families of Deployed
Long Beach lawyers form a committee led by Henry Lawrence to provide legal protection for families of servicemen called to duty. The Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act limits moratoriums on home contracts, but VA rules allow debt extensions with mutual agreement. VA guidance urges active personnel to seek legal help, though no VA funds exist for this service.
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Long Beach
Russell H. Pray
Long Beach Bar Association
Henry Lawrence
George A. Hart Jr
Edison J. Demler
Tel C. Sten
Willis T. Lyman
Thomas F. McCarry
William C. Price
Owen M. Murphy
Wiliam Kinley
Theodore G. Lee
County Service of the Bar Association
Weather Outlook For Long Beach
The weatherman forecast generally clear skies with night and morning low clouds. Tomorrow will bring sunny afternoon conditions and slightly cooler temperatures. Yesterday's temperature ranged from 64 to 80 degrees with calm surf and a water temperature of 66 degrees.
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Long Beach
Traffic Collision Injures Women in Harbor City
Two women were injured in a two car crash at Normandle Ave and Pacific Coast Hwy in Harbor City San Pedro police said. Katherine Ringwood 23 of Long Beach suffered a head laceration eight stitches at Wilmington Receiving Hospital. Frederick Ringwood 33 driver of one car and Curtis Williams 31 of San Pedro drove the other. Marian Speed 26 of San Pedro a passenger in Williams car received back injury treatment at Barber General Hospital.
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Long Beach
Normandle Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
Harbor City
San Pedro
Katherine Ringwood
Truman Boyd Manor
Wilmington Receiving Hospital
Frederick Ringwond
Curtis B. Williams
Trayer
Marian Speed
Minaret Ct
Williams
Barber General Hospital
Driver Exonerated in Hill Tribunal
Mark J. Hanna, 28, of 9136 Artesia St. Bellflower, was acquitted of a drunken driving charge today in Signal Hill Justice Court by Judge Roberta Butzbach. Hanna was arrested by sheriff's deputies Monday night at 3535 Woodruff Ave., Lakewood.
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Mark J. Hanna
Artesia St. Bellflower
Signal Hill
Texas State Society Picnic Promises Big Turnout
Officials say more than 10 000 former Texans and friends are expected at the Texas State Society joy picnic in Bay Park tomorrow. Events start at 1 p.m. with acts by Sandra Shaffner and the Ethel Lunt dancers, plus music from the Long Beach band.
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Texas State Society
Bixby Park
L. A. Pipkin
The
Texas Society
Little Sandra Shaffner
Whistler
Ethel Lunt
Bert Henderson
Marian Darlington
Don Pratt
Weather outlook shows clear skies this week
Generally clear conditions expected with a Saturday afternoon exception. Temperatures trend slightly lower across the period, easing into a cooler weekend.
Aussie Cockatiel Grows Sunflower Tree In Kansas Yard
Popsy the Australian cockatiel, fed mainly on sunflower seeds, repeatedly overgrows its cage after Mrs. J. R. Trimmer hoses the outdoor enclosure. Sunflowers flourish in California soil, and in Kansas the plant shoots up to a 12 foot high stalk with a sunflower top, observed by Mrs. Trimmer at 1723 W. Cameron St.
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J. R. Trimmer
W. Cameron
P.T
Bert Resnik
Popsy
J. R Trimmer
California
Kansas
Weighty Albacore Catches Continue at Sea
The fishing boat Clara tare off Van Camp discharged forty tons of albacore today as arches of catch continued.
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Clara Tare
van Camp
Report On Tidelands Bill Due Next Week
Washington officials expect a midweek report on S. J. 195 the O Mahoney tidelands oil administration measure. Long Beach objects case with sea wards line and city interests at stake. City Attorney Irving Smith may travel to Washington for an open hearing if scheduled.
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Washington
Sen. O'Mahony
Wyoming
Smith
Justice Department
San Pedro Bay
O'Mahony
Interior Department
City Council to Hear Taxation Appeals Next Two Weeks
Starting Monday at 10 a m the City Council sits as a board of equalization for two weeks to consider adjustments in assessed valuations for tax reductions. Applications must be filed with the city clerk in Room 402 city hall. a deputy assessor will assist. First case from the Long Beach Society for the Hard of Hearing seeks equal valuation treatment with other charitable groups for land at 124 W 4th St and improvements valued at 1670 and 1550 respectively.
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Board of Equalization
Long Beach Society
W. 4Th St
Police Officers Notified of Active Duty in Air Force
Motorcycle Officer Lynn Mc Clellan became the first on the force to inform Captain Otto Faulkner that he is being called to active duty with the Air Force. Faulkner also received notice from Patrolman Ralph J. Clark that he will join Mc Clellan’s unit, the 452nd Bomb Wing, at the local Air Force Reserve Training Center. Other 452nd officers include Motorcycle Officers Harry G. Sipes and Frank Shaw.
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Lynn McClellan
Otto Faulkner
Air Force
Faulkner
Ralph J. Clark
McClellan
452Nd Bomb Wing
Air Force Reserve Training Center
452Nd
Harry G. Sipes
Frank Shaw
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Malcolm Epley
Metella
L. 3B
Harold Hines
Community Chest Campaign
Villa Riviera
Armed Forces
Laguna Beach
Long
Press-Telegram
William J. Barry
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Dorothy B. Spittle
Children’s Clinic
Glenn R. Snyder
MCA
Mary O'Neill
Community Welfare Council
Spilte
Mental Hygiene
Father Barry
Family Service Association
Nation Army
Travellers Add
Boy Scouts
Y ¥. McA
Fet Life
Presi
Dent Darrell
Neigh
Peer Mera Rover T
Gentry
Cai Ic
I ‘A. ‘Bogan Chard
Eswell
Hill
Gelesvam
Texans
Will
Thencheon
Y.M. Gal
Harold Hinn
Edmond Sheeran
Gilbert J. Brown
Qwen J. McCariney
Paul Efis
Roger T. Huffman
L. R. Lumedeen
Prass-Telegram
Tidelands
Sen. O'Mahoney
U.S
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