Readers mail fills page with city glimpses and gumshoe grit
A cluttered column of reader letters and anecdotes covers noise complaints, Miss Universe judging, Ford Ord praise, traffic circles, fishing memories, Long Beach growth, soap box derby coverage, flying saucer quips, unwanted telephone solicitations, travelogs, and a naval veteran’s stolen bicycle. Pieces nickname residents, townsfolk, and local spots, offering glimpses of 1940s civic life and everyday woes.
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Eader
Long,Beach
F. Olsen
L. B
Wilson Senior Takes Solo Airplane Flight
Albert Eagle, a Wilson High School senior, earned his solo flight with eight hours ten minutes of flying time at Scott Aero Service Inc. He took off in a Cessna 140 after instruction from Rex Bible and plans to pursue flying as a career, possibly in the Navy, while working at a Belmont Shore food store to fund lessons.
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Albert Eagle
Navy
Vista St
Peter H. Eagle
Wilson High School
Scott-Aero Service Inc
E. Spring St
Rex Bible
Albert
Bible
Young Eagle
Belmont Shore
Pair of Thugs Beat and Rob 93-Year-Old Woman in Home
A 93-year-old woman was beaten and tied to a chair during a home invasion by two men Monday. They searched the house and escaped with $5 and two gold pocket watches, leaving the victim with head injuries but she declined hospitalization.
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Ella Peasley
Wage Boost to Plumbers in Long Beach Area
Plumbers and pipefitters in Long Beach and nearby areas will see an eventual wage increase of 2.21 cents an hour under findings by referee George Cheney. Agreements signed Monday by AFT Plumbers Union and two employer groups set a raise from 32.90 to 3.05 per hour until Sept 1 when it rises to 3.12 and a 2.5 cents per hour health and welfare fund.
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Long Beach
AFT
Monsday
Archie Virtue
Union
California
Nevada
George Cheney
Southern California ‘Plumbing, Heating and Piping Employers Council
Associated ‘General Contractors
Auto Strikes 75-Year-Old Pedestrian at Willow and Regway
A 75-year-old woman, Louise Marie of La Vere Drive, suffered compound fractures to the right thigh and a possible skull fracture after being hit by a car while crossing Willow Street at Regway Avenue. She was taken to St Mary's Hospital. Driver Deibert E Hall, 18, of Torrance, said he failed to see her due to dark clothing and was cited for alleged failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Willow St
Regway Ave
Louise Marie
la Vere Dr
St. Mary’s Hospital
Deibert E. Hall
City plans restaurant at Long Beach Municipal Airport
At the Chamber of Commerce request the City Council directed the city manager to survey food and beverage facilities at other municipally owned airports with a view to opening the second floor terrace restaurant at Long Beach Municipal Airport. The chamber emphasized a need for a dining room and cocktail facilities to serve first class passengers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
Chamber
Albert G. Davis
Leland Kirby
Civic Group
Aviation Committee
Kirby
Paul Parrish
J. R. Dunn
American Airlines
Greg Schuberth
Trans World Airlines
Walter Wehner
United Air Lines
Long Beach Municipal Airport
United States
Comppanion
California
Bazil A. Carlesen
Max Livoni
Hit and Run Victim Unconscious Seven Days at Seaside Hospital
Stephen Smith, 35, of 2584 American Ave, remained unconscious after a hit and run on the Anaheim Street service road to the Terminal Island Freeway. Skull surgery failed to restore life and police had no clues about the driver who struck him and left the scene.
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Stephen Smith
American Ave
Seaside Hospital
Smith
Anaheim St
Terminal Island
Judge Seeks Faster Trial For Poker Baron Conspiracy Case
Judge Raymond H. Thompson signals accelerated schedule for the conspiracy trial of William L. Robertson and 10 associates linked to the Seal Beach Airport Club. Jury selection proceeds with limited venire and questions focus on potential bias amid ongoing case developments.
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Santa Ana
William L. Robertson
Raymond H. Thompson
Dorothy Robirds
la Habra
Thompson
Robertson
Seal Beach Airport Club
Coast Hwy
Seal Beach
Los Angeles
Swank
Emporium
Robert Gardner
Robert P. Kneeland
Albert Bergman
Writ Sought to Halt Stadium Auto Races
A suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks to stop auto races at Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium. Plaintiffs allege noise from unmuffled engines and the stadium PA system disturbs nearby residents, with a hearing set for Aug. 24 before Judge Frank G. Swain. Plaintiffs include residents from Ebel Avenue addresses. The defendants are the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Racing Association.
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Long Beach Veterans’ Memorial Stadium
Los Angeles Superior Court
City of
Long Beach
Long Beach Racing Association
James M.hall
Torrance
Iarience Smickel
Ebel Ave
Paul G. Older
Ebell Ave
H. Richard Rose
Ebell
Maurice Barr
Adam Sofaiko
Frank G. Swain
Gamma globulin surveys planned in Long Beach and LA
Long Beach and Los Angeles launch gamma globulin studies to assess its effect on polio. Health officials report limited supplies and target groups including under 30 year olds and pregnant women, with hundreds of household contacts receiving doses and follow up checks planned. Environmental factors in transmission are also examined. Incidence in Long Beach stands near last year, with 23 cases by July 31, and 20 cases by the same date in 1952.
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Long Beach
I. D. Litwack
Dr. Litwack
Litwack
Los Angeles
John Chapman
Municipal Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
Office of Defense Mobilization
Long Beach to Annex Whaley Development
Long Beach moves to annex 265 acre uninhabited area west of Palo Verde Ave and south of Spring St owned by L. S. Whaley Co for residential development after first reading of the ordinance.
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Palo Verde Ave
Spring St
L. S. Whaley Co
Fire Station Drive-In Has Happy Client
The mountain came to Mo hamet Monday night or at least the fire came to the fire station when L. B. Shaver of 105 Roswell Ave drove his car into 1929 Appleton St station. Firemen put out the blaze with a water can causing minor damage to a back seat cushion from a cigarette.
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Mohamet
L. B. Shaver
Roswell Ave
Appleton St
Paris designer Dior's New Look divides Long Beach women
Long Beach women debate Dior corsets and the New Look as skirts shorten and corsets vanish. Some favor comfort and natural lines, while others defend corsets as essential, with dancers and shopkeepers weighing in on fashion versus function.
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Long Beach
Christian Dior
Dior
Corabe
Paris
John S. Davis
Wallace Francis
Gladys Meyers
Esther
Bernice Johnston
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