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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
13
MALCOLM EPLEY wraps a quick Pacific Northwest visit from Portland to Crescent City detailing a compact itinerary. He notes Portland's industrial role, a two day golf run, scenic US 101 through redwoods, and a Motel no vacancy chase with British visitors Mavourneen and Leslie Morriss ending with a late return to his hamlet.
Capt Ralph K James USN named new commanding officer of Long Beach Naval Shipyard to relieve Capt L Honsinger. James, a 1928 Annapolis graduate, has held key posts including Bureau of Ships controller and repair officer assignments in the Pacific. His family details note wife Virginia Cooper and two children.
Fourteen people were injured in weekend traffic crashes in the city. Wanda M. Bobish, 14d Cerritos Ave, fractured left collarbone in a four car collision at Spring Stand Log Coyotes Diagonal at 4 05 p.m. She was taken to Community Hospital. Others injured included Imogene E. Fleetwood, 33, Bellflower, and Richard E. Popper, 21, Bell Gardens. A second crash on Bell flower Blvd near 7th St sent Norma Jane Diel, 9, Lindale Ave, minor injuries to Community Hospital, with Marjorie Klatt, 26, Studebaker Rd, and Dorothy A. Bjorklund, 20, Lomina Ave, treated at Veterans Hospital. Police officers were shaken when their squad car was rear-ended on Atlantic Ave. Officer Howard L. Peterson, 39, and Ernest S. Bieri, 22, sought care from private physicians. Beatrice L. Deidrick, 45, Carson St, struck the rear of Marie G. Dailey, 24, Chestnut Ave, as she crossed Atlantic near Marshall Pl.
Miss Ariel Naomi Stephens 56 longtime librarian at Paly High School died Saturday in a Long Beach hospital after months of illness. Born in Fairbury Nebraska she moved to Long Beach in 1912. educated at Stanford and UC Berkeley she served as head librarian since 1941. Surviving sisters include Jyma Ruyle Lee Loos Dorothy Martin and two nephews named Logan Stephens Hanson. Funeral at Mottell's Knockers Chapel conducted by Rev Francis C Henson Trellis.
Gardena LA jitterbug expert Mari Juan Gold known as Pepper Gold was killed when her convertible slammed into a cafe at Western Ave and 108th St. Her partner Thomas A. Silvius 23 was hospitalized with possible skull fractures as CHP said he drove through a barricade and wrecked into the cafe. Gold had appeared in many dance exhibitions with Silvius who faced manslaughter suspicion.
Miss Maud Ellen Hayes 83 long Beach homemaking supervisor for 17 years died at her Pasadena home Sunday. Born in Buffalo she joined Long Beach schools in 1920 after teaching in New Jersey New York Georgia and Connecticut. She attended Teachers College Columbia University earning a B S and M A. Funeral will be private.
Anna L. Spiliakos, 62, of Monterey Park reported a $220 diamond ring stolen Sunday while attending a Daughters of Pocahontas convention at Municipal Auditorium. She said she set the ring on a washroom stand and it disappeared moments later.
Dave Thomas, owner of a used car lot at 3400 Atlantic Ave, found a man about 38 bent over a filing drawer late Sunday night claiming to seek a car contract. The burglar fled as Thomas attempted to detain him, entry traced to a window, police filed an attempted burglary report.
Long Beach police arrested three robbery suspects, all 18 year old Navy men from Long Beach, within 30 minutes of their description being broadcast by Huntington Beach police. They were stopped at Bellflower Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway after their car was spotted by Officers Les Jonson Jr. and William Berfield. They allegedly took 85 dollars at gunpoint from hitchhiking sailor Richard Arnold Gordon, 17, of San Diego, near Tin Can Beach west of Huntington Beach.
A thin bespectacled gunman robbed Smith's Market at 3920 E Fourth St after closing Sunday night, taking 1347 from two safes. Clerk Robert Dillon, 22, and another employee were ordered to lie on the floor while Ruth Allen and Loy hid in the rear as the robber fled. Dillon confronted the suspect returning to the rear to switch off a light.
Gerald Hinds, an Los Angeles accountant, will address the Long Beach chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants at Imperial Restaurant Garden Grove Wednesday night. His topic is Tax Accounting for Small Oil. Two armed bandits robbed a market. victims warned not to look but did. The suspect, thin and 120 pounds, wore bifocals, a dark leather jacket, black cap, and heavy shoes. A private patrolman nearby alerted police.
Michael A. Ruibal, 40, of 10214 The Midway Bellflower, suffered lacerations to the forehead and upper lip when he slipped and fell into the wharf at Pierpoint Landing Sunday night. He received five stitches at Seaside Hospital.
Antonie Helen Nesbitt, a Berlin native, arrives in Long Beach with husband Wayne Nesbitt after a prolonged entry delay. Canadian and American officials aided her entry to rejoin her husband. she endured TB-related deportation risks and underwent medical checks. The couple, who met in Frankfurt six years ago, celebrate their anniversary as she settles into new life in Los Angeles.
A Navy technical team from the Bureau of Yards and Docks arrives from Washington to study Long Beach Naval Shipyard operations. The visit aims to get acquainted and assess subsidence, with expert E Harlow coordinating subsidence analysis and officials noting anticipated gradual sinkage from 0.8 ft per year toward 0.1 ft annually by 1970.
A sailor reported being followed by a woman from a bus stop to a passageway at Seaside Blvd and Magnolia Ave where a man struck him with a hammer and attempted to rob him. Melya Jeanine Flanagan 23 and her husband Donald, 46 Mermaid PI Apt 3, were booked for assault with intent to commit robbery.
Former residents of Box Butte County Nebraska gather for the annual picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Bixby Park. The event invites community members to reconnect and share memories, with meals and social time planned for attendees.
Miss Universe 1954 Christiane Mertel, 19, may renounce her French citizenship to become a Mexican citizen. Reports from Mexico City say she is near taking out Mexican papers while pursuing film contracts after her Universal-International Studio deal expired. She married Ronnie Marengo, later divorced after fraud claims, and has since worked in Latin America from Mexico City.
The U S Open Tournament opens at the Municipal Recreation Center with seven daily rounds through August 18. Notables include Reshevsky and Bisno from Los Angeles, with first prize a $3,000 car and other prizes up to $1,000 for second.
A robber at Menvic's Cafe on Main Street in Seal Beach used a gun to force the bartender to hand over about 5400 in cash. The holdup was swift, lasting under a minute, with only a few of the 20 or so customers realizing a robbery was underway. Bartender Melvin Sasse reported the assailant demanded money and left quickly after placing the loot in a paper sack.
NORWALK Henry A. Neil 63 of 15113 Studebaker Rd lost the middle finger of his right hand while operating an ice shaving machine in a bar at 1507 Firestone Blvd where he is employed. He was treated in Carobil Hospital.
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