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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1953
Page
6
Santa Ana reports the 1952 National Horse Show opens tonight as the Orange County Fair features Sr Ostrich races and a musical pageant Bouchard the Pirate. The show runs through Sunday with matinees on Saturday and Sunday and single admission to the grounds. An amphitheater stage presentation at 2 45 p m adds to the program.
E C Shumaker of Denver purchased the 7000 acre Daguerre Ranch for 729 1624.09 in a Wednesday disclosure. The property stretches from Coast Highway in the Three Arch Bay Salt Creek area to the Galivan overpass on Highway 101 about six miles inland. Previously owned by Miss Josephine Daguerre Miss Grace Daguerre and Mrs Juanita Seidel sisters it includes the ranch residence farm machinery equipment 1382 head of cattle six riding horses and all water rights under a settlement three years ago when sliced from the Multon Ranch of 14600 acres. The Daguerre property is part of the original Niguet Ranches Spanish land grant.
Freshman Congressman Craig Hosmer of Long Beach will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Marine Room of the Wilton Hotel during the Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting. He will discuss key measures from the past Congress term and outline national issues. The Jaycees will elect two directors to replace resignations Don Pratt and Rodi Whaley. candidates include Bersuch Gill Marron Nason and Shelley, with Gill to be named Jaycee of the Month for July for his work on the Virginia Country Club golf tournament.
William Earl Tolbert, 33, a mechanic, faces two counts of assault with intent to commit murder for shooting his estranged wife and another woman Tuesday evening. Henrietta Parret, 26, an expectant mother, is in critical condition with 45 caliber wounds, and Patricia Wheeler, 29, is in fair condition. both treated at Harbor General Hospital. Investigators may seek amended charges of murder if either victim dies. Tolbert surrendered to police and reportedly told officers he shot the women in the stomach to keep them at home.
Jack J. O'Brien, 27, arrested July 13 for driving in the nude, was fined 150 dollars on a disorderly conduct charge. Municipal Judge Frank C. Gargett also imposed a 30 day suspended jail term. The car salesman was nabbed after holding up an order at a drive in Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue in a red convertible. A carhop, noting he sat with no clothes, helped police. The indecent exposure charge was dropped as the defense labeled him a happy inebriate who forgot he had no clothes.
Four Downey Bellflower youths charged with nine armed robberies totaling 1600 face preliminary hearing August 18 in Long Beach Municipal Court. Bail set at 10,000 each. Arrested August 6, they confessed to 14 robberies across Long Beach Bellflower Downey Paramount and South Gate. Defendants Bruce V Cragg Denton T Olson Red Smith Norvalk and Walter R Frazier.
Christian Endeavor members from 14 Long Beach area churches and 15 Compton area churches will meet Sunday night at Recreation Bark for three outdoor singspiration events starting at 9 29 p m Maynard Chapin former county Christian Endeavor president will lead the singing A short devotional will be given by Rev Bernard Brunsting Long Beach division president Stan Ireland and Dick Bush helped arrange the event expected to draw over 500 youths.
Film star Jeanne Crain and husband Paul Brinkman travel from New York aboard the Liberte to Africa for a Griffith Park Zoo expedition. They plan to capture small African animals for the Los Angeles zoo while continuing acting work. Also onboard are Marlon Brando Mischa Auer Danielle Lamar Monica Boyars and Roland Berbeau.
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