County Urged to Tighten Air Regulations
Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailoz asks Los Angeles County supervisors to adopt an ordinance regulating airplanes with flight records, airport operation rules, and restricted public address use. A meeting Aug 21 aims to craft a uniform program across airports with chiefs of police and city attorneys invited, including Long Beach Police Chief Slaight and other regional officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene W. Biscailoz
County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
Sherif
Poller
Alvin F. Slaight
Long Beach
J. 5. Marriott
Civil Aeronautics Administration
William Simpson
Harold W. Kennedy
Raymond Darby
Glen B. Eastburn
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
R A F Bomber Unit Tours U S Visits Local Port
More than 50 members of the R A F Bomber Squadron 617 toured the United States as guests of the U S Air Forces visiting Long Beach Harbor and the Army Air Base. They were greeted by Vice Mayor A L Parley who presented a floral key to the city and later served lunch at the air station. Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer also made a brief inspection visit to the Beech Air Reserve Training Detachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W R. Martin
Southland
Long Beach
Harbor Commission
Prass-Telegram
United States
U. S. Air Forces
Long ‘Beach Harbor
Army Air Base
Harbor Department
A. L Parley
Air Reserve Training Detachment
C. C. Marlette
Meenk
Fiat
C. D. Milne
W. P. J. Thompson
Saptiln Thompson
Lancaster
George E. Stratemeyer
Air Defense Command
Ong Beech Air Reserve Training Detachment
Col
C. £. Duncan
Capt Kennedy in Hospital Warned by Medical Emergency
Capt Jack Kennedy USN ret formerly in charge of the disciplinary barracks Terminal Island is critically ill at the Naval Hospital after coronary thrombosis July 23. He is in an oxygen tent today with condition reported as somewhat improved after a relapse three days ago while recuperating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kennedy
U.S. N
Terminal Island
Naval Hospital
Kennedy
Long Beach Hosts First Annual Flower Show at Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach opened its first annual flower show at the Municipal Auditorium drawing gardeners, horticulturists, and curious crowds. The diverse exhibits feature begonias, bougainvillea, oleanders, ferns, gladioluses, rock gardens, and greenhouse displays with judging for commercial growers, amateurs, and clubs. George G. Lawrence of the American Begonia Society noted the beronia displays and delegates from multiple clubs will boost attendance through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Tanis Chandler
William Gallienne
Huntington Beach
California
Califorrnia
George G. Lawrence
American Beronia Society
Bellflower
Endale
Hollywood
Inglewoed
Lakewood
Orange County
San Gabriel Valley
American Begonla Society
Dahia Society
Fuchsia and Gladiolus
Tanis ‘Chandler
Municipal Auditorium
Engineers Asked for Plan to Sell Gas Output
City Manager Carl B Wirsching asked engineers to study long range methods to dispose of increased natural gas output from city owned lands. The harbor and gas departments expect more from Palm Beach Park drilling and a water department contract near the Municipal Airport. A report to his office with recommendations is due for presentation late this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werse
Carl B. Wirsching
Wirsching
Palm Beach
Water Department
Sul- Mit
Missing car parts after tarpaulin theft incident
Mrs. Forrest A. Miller of 1601 Temple Ave reported her backyard vehicle covered with tarpaulin yesterday. This morning the tarpaulin, battery, water pump, and speedometer were gone, loss estimated at $25.
Rent Advisory Board Increase Approved by Wins
Five tentative appointments to Long Beach District No. 13 rent advisory board were approved by the Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles after Mayor Burton W. Chace led discussions. Recipients include Harold Freeman Ed Brown Livoni Ray DeGroot Harvey Harris and others from Long Beach Signal Hill and Bellflower with confirmations pending by Governor Earl Warren and federal officials. Freeman is a former Long Beach purchasing agent, Brown is a Long Beach Central Labor Council secretary, Livoni is former Long Beach Rent Board president, DeGroot a World War II veteran, Harris edits a Signal Hill newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Baard of Supervisors
Burton W. Chace
Los Angeles
Raymond V. Darby
William A. Smith
Nanay
Harold Freeman
Brown
Ivons
Lo Beach
Harvey Harvis
Signal! TV
Ray deGroot
Bell Dower
Earl Warren
Wyman Jr
Chace
Hias
Freeman
Eucalyptus Ave
Long Beach Central Labor
Livoni
Long Besch Board of Rentrors
DeGroot
Bellfiewer
Harris
Signal Hill
Bench Warrant for Check Suspect Named in Local Case
A bench warrant was issued for Lansing K. Smap, a Los Angeles pharmacist accused of forging checks for druggists he worked for. He failed to appear when his case was called today before Superior Judge Leslie E. Sun, and a warrant remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing K . Smap
Los Angeles
Leslie E. Sun
Harbor Area Extension Advocated by City Manager
City Manager Carl Wirsching proposed extending the harbor district eastward to absorb the full shoreline including Alamitos Bay. He spoke at the Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Hilton, outlining potential funding from harbor revenue and listing projects like Rainbow Pier reconstruction and a sand reserve adjacent to Alamitos Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamitos Bay
Carl B. Wirsching
Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Hotel
Wirsching
State Supreme Court
Bearity
Wirschling
Rainbow Piier
Belmont Pier
Wirsehine
Harbor Board
Vance
Gerald Desmond
Pro ‘Erem
Berea
Park and Planning Commission
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Alamitas Bay
Rainbow Pier
Burton W. Chace
Dean Ives
Chain Hoist Taken From Tool Company Yard
Officials of Shaw Machine & Tool Co puzzled how a thief removed a $75 chain hoist from the rear yard at 1461 Canal Ave. The hoist weighed 1000 pounds and the six foot barbed fence around the yard was evidently climbed. Exact method of removal remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw Machine & Tool Co
Canal Ave
Weather Outlook Clear After Noon and Saturday
Generally clear this afternoon and Saturday with local night and morning fog. Low clouds and little temperature change. Gentle variable winds become moderate westerly, with locally high winds off Point Conception.
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Point Concepion
Mothers Believe Damfine Crew Still Prisoners of Russia
War Department says no American soldiers held by Russia and no survivors from the Damfine B-24 crash in Romania four years ago. Mothers Kraft and Stricknoth insist the 10 crewmen are alive in a German prison camp awaiting word. officials note the photo misidentified crew and that some captured men belong to other crews. The mothers remain hopeful their sons will be brought home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
War Department
E. H. Kraft
Washington St
Red Cross
Romania
John A. Kraft
Arrow
Lawrence Reitz
Ida Raitz Stricknoth
Compton
Russia
Washington
Army Air Force
Plaests
B. H. Kraft
John A. Kral
Ida Reitz Stricknoth
AAFP
Strichnath
Pye
Weill
Ex Detroit Patrolman Sentenced by Army Court Martial
Capt Mitchell Buyak, 44, a former Detroit policeman identified as a former De- Woit officer, was convicted by an Army court martial at Fort MacArthur for misappropriation of government property and given a dishonorable discharge and four years hard labor. He was quartermaster at Camp Haan near Riverside and accused of raising property worth $2000. Buyak entered the Army in 1940 as a captain. arrested Sept 26, 1848. Pending advocate general review, he will be held under restriction.
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Mitchell
Buyak
Redlands
Fort MacArthur
Camp Haan
Riverside
Buyais
Advocate General
Woman Injured After Fall From Home Roof
Mrs. Martie Jacobson 72 of 224 W. L2th Sir was taken to Seaside Hospital after falling nine feet from a garage roof. Found by Mrs. Anna W. Olsen, the injured woman reportedly had washed a dress and hung it on a rooftop clothesline when the accident occurred. Her injuries included possible spine fracture and internal damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martie, Jacobson
Seaside Hospital
Anna W. Olsen
Jacobson
12Th St
Dutch Clash Wounds 200 Indonesian Troops in Java
A Dutch communique reports heavy fighting south of Sailuga in central Java where Dutch forces inflicted severe losses on about 200 Indonesian Republic troops. Dutch casualties over the last 24 hours totaled six killed and 14 wounded, the heaviest since the truce began 11 days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Sailuga
Java
Motorcyclist James Parker Injured in City Collision
James B. Parker, 21, of 1044 Loma Vista Dr, suffered a broken leg when his motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by 53 year old Chris George Keller, of 2398 California Ave. The crash happened at Orange Ave and Hill St at 11 00 last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Parker
Loma, Vista Dr
Chris George Keller
California Ave
Orange Ave
Hill St
General Mark Clark to Visit Harbor Fort Tomorrow
Gen. Mark Clark will visit Fort MacArthur tomorrow at 11 a.m. Col. Richard W. Hocker announced. A 17 gun salute with the 360th ASF Band will welcome him, followed by awards to 10 officers and to Mrs. Alta Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Clark
Sixth Army Area
Presidio of
San Francisco
Fort MacArthur
Richard W. Hocker
Fort
Clark
ASF
William A. Davis
Alta D. Walsh
Corona
Cal. Blerett Walsh
Russell
Santa Ana
Raymond LE. Smith
Anaheim
North Africa
15Th
Italy
United States
Austria
Sixth Army
St. Gate
Sentence Given for Holdup at Check Cashing Office
Superior Judge Leslie Sul imposes a term from five to 200 years at San Quentin after Merritt Th. Longbrake, 37, carpenter, pleads guilty to attempting to rob a check cashing office at 904 BE Sixth St. He admits a prior Indiana bank robbery conviction from 1935. Longbrake overpowered the clerk, while Robert W. Larkin, 37, opened the shop at 1200 a. m. and Longbrake displayed a toy pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Leslie
Merritt Th. Longbrake
Carpenter
Sixth St
Tory II
Indiana
Longbrake
Robert W. Larkin
Guilt Denied in Assault Charge Against Gerald Metsker
Gerald J. Metsker 26 a field worker pleaded not guilty at arraignment to attempting to assault a 46 year old waitress on July 27 near Spaulding and Orizaba Avenues. Police said the incident occurred in a public area and the case proceeds to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald J. Metsker
Allield
Spaulding Ave
Orizaba Ave
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Biscailoz
U.S
Capt. Kennedy
Herb Wormler
Rent Advisory Board
Wins
Waterfront Plan of City
Tool ‘Company
Europe
Mrs. Stricknoth
Detroit
Harbor Fort
Press-Telegram
Unitil
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