Junior Patrols to Continue at L B Schools
Long Beach schools will maintain junior traffic patrols for another year under police supervision. Elementary members are 11 to 12, junior high members 12 to 15, with patrols at Edison Horace Mann Jefferson Franklin and Washington. The board approved continuation unanimously, while a member urged restricting patrols to junior high students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
San Diego
Edison
Horace Mann Lermentary
Jefferson, Franklin and Washington
Board of Education
Gall C. Hudson
Walter H. Boyd
George M. Vermillion
Pet. 4
Eugene E. Tineher
Douglas A. Newcomb
Chief Counselors to Be Paid More
The Board of Education decided yesterday that in schools with four counselors the designated chief counselor will receive an extra fifteen dollars per month compared to the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boar of Education
New Course Teaches Driving in Long Beach High Schools
Beginning next February Long Beach high school students will learn car driving. At the urging of Harry Moore the Board of Education approved courses at Poly Wilson Jordan High Schools with about 90 students per school. Instruction will start in classrooms then move to individual driving lessons. Plans aim to expand so all high school students may take the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Harry 3. Moore
Boal of
Educaion
Poly
Wilson
Jordan
Moore
Jesson
Walter E. Boyd
Senator Sees Hughes Plane In War Contract Dispute
Senator Harry Crin of Washington says a Long Beach Hughes plane, built for a 1942 war contract, shifted to an experimental project. Hughes claims a test flight could occur by spring, while Crin notes the contract probe focuses on legality and practicality, not feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Harry Cain
War Contract
Howard Hughes
Long Beach
Cain
Hughes
Howard “Hughes
Restaurant tills 74, 60 from five tills at 318 W Plowag
A police report states A E Restine of 1231 E Fourth St observed a café door left unsecured while a patrolman checked the premises. Restine alerted Ragalicoll who then discovered the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Plowag
Nice
Masucci
Polies
A. E. Restine
Fourth St
Restine
Ragalicoll
Nonagenarian seeks annulment after marriage to younger nurse
Long Beach builder S Lane, 99, claims fraud in his June 1 marriage to 46 year old nurse Vicky H Fox alleging she imprisoned him and disposed of property. He alleges she had no intent to fulfill the nuptial contract and rescinded the union. Lane, once a prominent builder, notes weightlifting prowess and a wartime move from Illinois to California. Fox, a Arkansas native who lived in Ohio, married Lane shortly before moving west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Lane
Lane
Long ‘Beach
Illinois
California
Six Ordinances on Building s Are Drawnup
Long Beach City Council directed City Attorney to prepare six building related ordinances and set first readings for three more with four moving to final reading. Proposals include posting in house moving cases, uniform license fees, enforcement by the building and safety superintendent, and repeal of a ceiling tax for market vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach City
Ruing M. Smith
Building’and Safety
Department of Engineering
Bureau of Franchises
Bureau of Budget and Efficiency
Patsea
Municipal Auditorium
lBlanning Commission
Ilvestork
Carl B. Wirsching
Signal Hill Pioneer Clay Houghton White Dies at 79
Clay Houghton White 79 retired paving contractor and landholder on Signal Hill died at 9 40 this morning at his apartments 360 W Ocean Blvd He had been in declining health four years White born Shoals Indiana moved to Long Beach in 1905 from Colorado Springs He laid many Long Beach streets owned a sand and gravel pit on Signal Hill and held wells in the field He was builder and part owner of Barker Brothers Building at Broadway and Locust Ave He leaves a widow Georgiana two sisters and one niece Services Thursday Holton Son Chapel Sunnyside Mausoleum entombment to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Houghton White
Signal Hil
Ocean Blvd
White
Shoals
Ind
Long Beach
Colorado Springs
Signal Hill
Barker Brothers
Broadway
Locust Ave
Georgiana
Ebell Club
Maymers. Kalbough
Gertrude Hyde
Bakersfield
Dorothy Albaugh
Holton & Son
Sunnyside Mausoleum
Burglary Strikes Home on Roswell Avenue
Thelma Dy Schneider reports a burglar ransacked every room at 275 Roswell Ave, stealing jewelry and money valued at 97 dollars. The loot included a 340 pocket watch and 12 dollars in pennies. Police are investigating the break–in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Dy Schneider
Roswell , Ave
Better Homes Show At Long Beach Draws Thousands
Thousands flocked to the Better Homes Show at Municipal Auditorium to see postwar home ideas in a sprawling exhibit sponsored by the Long Beach Board of Realtors. Daily hours run 1 to 10 30 pm with grand prize a $9500 Whaley house awarded Saturday night. Demonstrations cover labor-saving gadgets, automatic furnaces, UV window glass, vegetable trimmers, lint removal tips, metal beds, insulated materials, and city water information from the Water Department booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ETTER
Municipal
Long Beach Board of R Ealtors
Long Beach
Jand
Water Department
Associated Property Owners Rep
Edward
Rice
Martha
Harvey
Harvey Way. At the Right (William ,Runells, 27 ° Santa~ Ana ‘Ave
Dope Case Includes San Quentin Sentence For Williams
Charley Williams a 30 year old mechanic pled guilty to a narcotic possession charge in Superior Court before Judge Leslie and was sentenced to from one to ten years in San Quentin. He admitted prior conviction on another felony and was alleged to be the source of marijuana paraphernalia for local students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Charley Willams
Leslie
Williams
Vermillion Sheds Coat at Board of Education Meeting
At a school board session, George M. Vermillion removed his coat while fellow board members E. F. Tincher Walter A. Boyd Dwight C. Sigworth, Superintendent Douglas A. Newcomb and Business Manager A. A. Knol remained coatless. A Press Telegram note previously claimed only Vermillion and a reporter wore coats at a prior meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Vermillien
Board of Education
Press Telegram
Vermillion
E. £. Tincher
Walter A. Boyd
Dwight C. Sigworth
Douglas A. Newcomb
Congress Solon Praises City Council Work
Rep Willis W Bradley Jr of the 18th District praised Long Beach city governance during a council execution session. He credited City Attorney Irving M Smith for tough lobbying in Washington and supporting public interests, noting no outside groups could dictate his vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis W. Bradley Jr
18Th Congressional District
Washington
Usth
Congress
Irving M. Smith
Smith
Long Beach
Admission Day Net Not Declared School Holiday
The Board of Education decided yesterday that Admission Day on September 9 will not be observed as a school holiday. The year marks the 97th anniversary of California’s admission to the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
California
County Plans Hearings on New Freeway
County proposes six new parkways in the southern area as part of a master plan. Public hearings before the board are expected within four weeks. Routes include Arteela Freeway from Redondo Beach to the Orange County line and Sepulveda Parkway into North Long Beach connecting with San Gabriel River Parkways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redondo Beach
North Long Beach
Orange County
North Long
Inglewood
Sigral Hill
Long Beach
Long Beach Parkway
Los Angeles River
Drunk Driving Penalties High
Municipal Judge Frank D. Parent imposed penalties on two men found guilty of drunken driving. Vernon Womack received 200 dollars or 40 days in jail for July 30 on Ximena Avenue and William Crews 150 dollars or 30 days in jail for August 3 on Cherry Avenue. Both must surrender licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Parent
Ximena Ave
Vernon M. Womack
William D. Crews
Cherry Ave
Sailors report clothing stolen from auto on Terminal Island
Clothing valued at 109 dollars, owned by two sailors from the U S S Weeden, was taken from their automobile parked between Gates 3 and 5 on Terminal Island from 2 a.m. to 4 p.m. yesterday. Richard H. Dear EM 1c reported a loss of 78 dollars, while Raymond Worthington GM 2c said 20 dollars of clothing were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates 3
Terminal Island
Richard H. Dear
EM 1c
U.S. S
Weeden
Raymond €. Worthington
GM 2c
Purse Snatchers Rob Woman on Fifth Street
Woman on Fifth Street between Cedar and Chestnut Avenues last night was approached for directions then robbed of her purse containing $20. Blanche Lentz of 530 Daisy Avenue reported the incident to police. one man asked for Orange Street while the other grabbed the purse and they fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth St
Cedar
Chestnut Aves
Blanche Lentz
Daisy Ave
Orange St
Martin Re elected Head of Harbor Commission
The Harbor Commission unanimously re elected President W R Martin after he proposed a re shuffle. New commissioners M S Walker and M W Daubney joined George Rochester and Frank Pary as they supported continuing Martins leadership. Rochester became secretary Walker vice president Daubney assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Commission
W. R. Martin
Martin
M. 5
Walker
M. W. Daubney
George Rochester
Frank Pary
Rochester
Daubney
Harbor Department
Haments
Elht
Henry T
John L. Kelly
Aubney
James J. Meade
Long Beach
Lye
Weather Outlook Clear This Afternoon and Tomorrow
Forecast calls for generally clear conditions this afternoon and tomorrow with night and morning fog or low clouds. Temperatures expected to remain fairly steady with little change.
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.B
Jong Beach
Buck ‘Rogers
Council
Clay H. White
Long Beach Press
Jelearam
By Fred Bolinger
Solon
S. B
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!