Orange County Fair Opens With 10 Day Run In 1956
The 1956 Orange County Fair opened at 9 30 p m with the new gate and a 10 day run at the 175 acre grounds near Costa Mesa It promises more displays and more to do than prior years Admission is 30 cents for adults 25 cents for children and is valid for twice daily horse shows and rodeos plus amphitheater entries featuring Spade Cooley Western Varieties and Lawrence Welle Arena events include Hoosier Hot Shots and Sportsmen entries Nearly 1 000 flower show entries 11200 agriculture exhibits 1800 livestock entries and a range of industry school gem photography and home economics displays Judging runs through the 10 days A livestock auction is set for Aug 17 at 6 30 p m in the livestock arena A Corona horse exhibitor How ard Gass loses a petition and the Superior Court dissolves a temporary writ as the fair grounds at the old Santa Ana Army Air Base near Costa Mesa prepare for the event
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Spade Cooley
Lawrence Welle
Arena
Sportsmen
Agriculture Department
Gass
Corona
California
American Horse Show Assn
Raymond H
Thompson
Marrell
Guss
Harry
Garden Grove
Santa Ana
Parade Chairman Named for Navy Finals Event
Lawson of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Armed Service Committee was named parade chairman for the Mrs. U. S. Navy finals parade set for September 13. The march will include 1000 Marines 750 Naval Training Center recruits and 230 local Navy personnel with civilian bands and 90 chamber of commerce floats invited. Capt RNS Clark and city PR director Fielding Comis assist, James E. Son leads civilian band coordination with R. W. Mitchell aiding the band.
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Flan
R. N. S. Clark
Long Beach Naval Station
Lester D Lawson Sr
Chamber of Commerce Armed Services Committee
U.S. Navy
Lester D. Lawson Sr
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Armed Service Committee
Mrs. U. S. Navy
Naval
San Diego
Navy
Chambers of Commerce
Lawson
Rns. Clark
USN
Fielding Comis
John O' Baker
James E. Son
Long Beach
R. Wi. Mitchell
Navy shipyard worker arrested in bribery case
A Long Beach Naval Shipyard employee, Joseph Ira Leaverton Jr., was arrested on a federal warrant charging two bribes totaling $1,000 to influence repairs on Navy boats. The owner of a Wilmington boat shop was indicted and sought. Leaverton, with 20 years of civilian service, was arraigned and released on $1,000 bail.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Joseph Ira Leaverton, Jr
Gardena Ave
Leaverton
Wilmington
Navy
U.S
Theodore Hooke
Los Angeles
Atty, John Invin
Electrical safety tip from Long Beach Fire Dept emergency notes
Todays safety tip stresses not leaving appliances unattended and to unplug devices when leaving home for safety. Fire department responses include alarms at City Hall ambulance calls and multiple street intersections in Long Beach area with times noted. warns of electrical hazards amid scattered addresses and incident references.
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Long Beach
Gardenia Ave
Tee St
Lakewood Blvd
Tin
Loma Avé
Anemiios
Miabu
Bixby Ra
Vest Beach
Alzpore
Ata
Aise
Cay Fire
Tran Sispo
Atantie Ava
San Gabriel Ava
Hyeran
Otadre
Lewes Ave
Ambur Am
Lone Beach
Ama Sore
Chey Ave
Mae
Two Long Beach Girls Win Skyliner Wings as Air Hostesses
Two Long Beach residents have earned hostess wings with Trans World Airlines and will fly Skyliner routes. Jillan Sullivan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan of 1853 Chestnut Ave, is assigned to Los Angeles. Shirley Thiele, daughter of Mrs. Jessie Thiele of 2947 Gale, attended Poly and City College.
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Long Beach
Trans World Airline
Jillan Sullivan
WS Sullivan
James Sullivan
Chestnut Ave
Los Angeles
Shirley Thiele
Jessie Thiele
Gale
ARES
Kansas City
Poly
City College
Orange Juice Poisoned, Girl Friend Sought
Edgar Muscat, 41, auto worker of 127 B Pacific Coast Hwy, was treated at Sean Side Hospital after drinking orange juice he said was poisoned with bleach and rubbing alcohol. Police seek a girl friend reported seen at the apartment while he was at work. he said they fought, and he last saw her when he put her on a bus for Detroit last Saturday.
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Dgar Muscar
Pacific Coast Hwy
Seanside Hospital
Po- Hee
Muscat
Detroit
Gas Firm Fires 2 in Red Quiz
Two Southern California Gas Co employees were fired for refusing to answer questions from the State Senate Subcommittee investigating subversive activities. Vincent Gribben and Leland Watterman, both veterans of the firm, declined to disclose Communist affiliations or deny membership, prompting discharge per company vice president W. K. Davis.
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Southern California Gas Co
State Senate
Vincent C. Gribben
Compton
Leland R. Watterman
Los Angeles
Senate Committee
W. KR. Davis
Gribben
Watterman
Eeee
Davis
Te Communist Party
Communist Party
Gas Station Promises Donations for Coma Girl in Long Beach
Long Beach service station owner Kenneth Wellings plans to donate a day's gross profits from August 15 to Susan Payette, a 15 year old in a coma since May 31 after a tonsillectomy. The event, at Shell station on Falo Verde and Spring, will feature 12 staff and eight Wilmington representatives, with Lyle Payette nearby to thank patrons.
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Long Beach
Susan Payette
Kenneth R. Wellings
Ator
Gx Shell
Falo Verde Ave
Spring St
Sid the Wilson
WweitNcEn
Susan
Lyle
Ostrom Ave
Payette
Webinger
Brazilian Congressman Studies Harbor Oil Tour
Brazil ian Congressman Seldunha Derzi nears the end of a three month world tour to study oil production and problems. He visited Los Angeles Harbor Department officials with US State Department interpreter Tose De Scabra. The group included delegates from Matto Grosso and eight fellow congressmen, and the trip began with invitations from Czechoslovakia Poland and Yugoslavia. Derzi noted Russia and Red China issued invitations but could not be issued due to lack of diplomatic relations. He observed Russia’s heavy equipment production and said living standards there are still developing. He noted efforts in Czechoslovakia and Russia to lower prices and planned further travels to San Francisco and Columbus Nebraska to study U.S. agriculture and cattle interests.
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San Pedro
Seldunha Derzi
Los Angeles Harbor
Washington D.C
US State Department
Tose de Scabra
Matto Grosso
Bre-ail
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Europe
Derzi
Russia
Red
United States
Dersi
San Francisco
U.S
Albert Cheney Dies Prominent in Church
Albert M. Cheney long resident of view and Los Angeles died at home in Long Beach after a life as a church member and Christian Science teacher. Survived by wife Marjorie, son Marshall a deputy sheriff, sister Ada Adams of Mason, brothers Dave in Lansing and Celvin in Glen Lake. Native of Hart Michigan. Former First National Bank worker turned Christian Science teacher. Melletl’s & Peek Mortuary handling private service.
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Albert M. Cheney
View
Long Beach
Los Angeles
First
Marchurch of
Christ
Diedjtorie V
Marshall
Sherstay
U.S. Army
Frankfort
Germany
Adaline Adams
Mason
Mich
Dave T
Lansing
Celvin A
Glen Lake
Auto Truck Collision Injures Four on Orange Avenue
Four people sustained injuries when an automobile collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Orange Avenue and 36th Street. The pickup overturned on impact and police conducted an initial investigation as responders treated the injured at Seaside Hospital.
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Orange Ave
Seiz
Samuel A Boone Dies Train Union Leader at 87
Samuel A Boone longtime official of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and a prominent Long Beach lawyer died Wednesday at age 87. Survived by wife Maud and son Daniel, he held civic and fraternal roles and served as vice president of the brotherhood. Funeral plans set for First Christian Church Wilmington with interment at Green Hills Memorial Park. Mottell's & Peek handling arrangements.
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Argilla Boone, Na
Daniel A. Boone
Long ‘Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
Beach and
Lakewood
Boone
Independ
First! It
Roycroft
Christian Church of
Marilyn
Jmble
Long Beach
Buudend
Christian Church
Wilmington
Bert W. Bruffet
Hoone
Green Hills Memorial Park
Washington, D. C
Mottell’s & Peek
Traveling gun seller halted. police jail 20-year-old Lynch
Police halted a traveling gun seller at the east city limits and jailed 20-year-old Carroll Gene Lynch of Louisville for burglary and robbery investigation. Officers found three rifles, two shotguns, a pellet gun and a loaded German automatic in his car, worth about 13500, after a radioed tip that he was selling pricey weapons at service stations for 15 dollars each. Lynch, claiming to be a Union College student, said he bought the arms during a Perris trip and sold one rifle for 15 dollars en route to Long Beach.
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Louisville, Ky
Carroll Gene Lynch
Olive Ave
Apt. 9
Lynch
D. J. Richardson
T. C. Brown
Santa Ana
Union College
Barberville
Long Beach
Perris
Calif
Iran
Here
Inso
Bob Hacker
E. H.warner
O'Donnell Named to Platform Committee for GOP Convention
Mrs Gladys O Donnell Long Beach Republican leader is named on the platform committee for the GOP National Convention in San Francisco to open August 20 Delegation leaders Gov Knight Vice President Nixon and Sen Knowland arranged the appointment She will travel to San Francisco August 35 to attend platform unit meetings before the convention opens She focuses on foreign relations and international trade declarations
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Gladys O'Donnell
Long Beach
San Francisco
Gov. Knight
Nixon
W. F. Knowland
O'Donnell
Tides and Temperatures for Saturday August 11 1354
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey reports tides high at 1:23 am 4.2 ft and 1:50 pm 5.3 ft low at 7:15 am 13 ft and 8:46 pm 1 ft. Sunrise 6:12 am sunset 7:44 pm moonrise 12:01 pm moonset 10:58 pm water 67 surf smooth Long Beach Lifeguards provide weather statistics Thursday measures.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Death notices listing multiple infant and adult passings
Multiple obituaries and infant notices. Linda Susan Spencer infant daughter of Edward and Margaret Spencer dies. services at All Souls Cemetery directed by Mottell's Peek. Niger infant son of Grant and Esther Niger. private service at Dispay Mortuary chapel. Fred O. Lindsley 82 dies. widow Sadie and son Louis survive. service at Mottell's Peek. Inez Meldrum Daybell 53 of Ocean Boulevard dies. husband Jess and children Donald Mark Ethelyn survive. Sebring infant son of Doyle Sebring dies. Mesa Arizona service. grandparents J L Stone and Mrs. Stone survive. Robert Carl Johnson 52 dies. wife and children survive. service at Mottell's Peek. Alexander Andrew Seifert 44 dies. wife Barbara, daughters Gail Lynne, sons Alexander III and Robert survive. service at Mottell's Peek. Grant W. Niver Jr. infant noted.
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Spencer
Linda Susan
Edward Spencer
Euclid Ave
FE. F.spencer
H. E. Gower
All Souls Cemetery
Mottell
Grant
Niger
Esther St
C. G. Niger
Frank Hannon
Johnson
Robert Carl
R. C
Walnut Ave
Robert C. Jr
William C
Betty May Maorris
Salty Mewhinney
Walter B. Johnson
Dorothy’ Norton
Royal T
Mottell's & Peek Mortuary
Seifert
Alexander Andrew
Josie Ave
Barbara W
Gail
Lynne
Alexander Andrew III
Robert
Two Persons Hurt in Two-Car Long Beach Crash
Two people were injured in a two car collision on Long Beach Boulevard near Bixby Road Thursday afternoon. James O. Easley, 33, of 4559 Banner Drive, suffered a head laceration after his vehicle struck a car driven by Charles C. Slake, 46, of 6143 Pearce Avenue, Lakewood. Ruth E. Blake sustained possible neck and back injuries.
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Long Beach Blvd
Bixby Rd
James O. Easley
Banner Dr
Charles C.slake
Pearce Ave
Lakewood
Ruth E. Blake
Vessels Arriving Today in Port Schedule
Ship arrivals list shows VESSELS arriving today including Fessel and EBveth Pram. Local port authorities expect berthing slots for these vessels and outline docking times.
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Fessel
Ebveth Pram
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Beverly Joyce
Lefty
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Fairgrounds
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Mrs. Navy Parade
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Matto’ Grosso
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Cheney
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