Long Beach property assessed at 308 million for taxation rise
City auditor reveals Long Beach total assessment at 308 234 965 up 40 million with a 54 436 920 state board valuation and a 254 036 493 local property value after a 20 percent boost in improvements The board notes equalization rather than property deterioration as the reason for the value shift and the 1947 48 city tax rate calculation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Myrielle L. Gunaul
State Board ‘of “Equalization
State Board
W. 4. Vandecar
Vandecar
Posessor
Buare, Fleure
Butch the Boxer Fights Smoke to Save Homes
Virginia Newbury’s pedigreed boxer Butch patrols 2201 E. Seventh St to snuff out cigarette embers. He scatters ashes with claws and uses his tongue to smother remaining embers after a smoker is spotted. Untrained but highly effective, he also prides himself on show-ring trophies and neighborhood fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch
Virginia Newbury
Seventh St
Jeff
Fle
Tag
Long Beach
Alamitos Bay Marina Plan Faces Showdown
City Manager Carl Wirsching urges rejection of an Army offer to dredge 1,000,000 cubic yards from Alamitos Bay unless a definite marina commitment is made. An engineering study favors strengthening the peninsula beach with 4,000,000 cubic yards, and 4,900,000 cubic yards would be dredged for marina development. If no definite policy is set, the city should decline the offer and consider using bay material for local beach improvement.
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Alamitos Bay
Amarina
Carl GB
Wirsching
Wirschdng
Planning Commission
Pacific Electric
San Gabriel
Naples
Wiesching
Weather outlook shows clear after noon and Thursday
Generally clear this after noon and Thursday with night and morning low clouds. Little temperature change expected. Winds will be gentle and variable, turning to moderate to locally fresh westerly in the afternoon.
Hancock to Aid Alien Oil Hunt
Hancock Oil Company of Long Beach joins a newly formed American Independent Oil Co. to pursue large foreign oil development in the Middle East. The $100,000,000 organization names Ralph K. Davies, wartime petroleum administrator and former Standard Oil official, as president. Other California firms in the group include Signal Oil and Gas, Los Nietos Company, and a Doheny concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Oil Company of
Long Beach
American Independent Oil Co
Middle’ East
Ralph KK
Davies
Standard Ol
California
Hancock
Signal O14 and Gas Company
Los Nietos Company
Doheny
Drunken Driving Sentence Given for Aug. 2 Incident
Phillip Bryan pleaded guilty to drunken driving on E. Anaheim Street and to driving after license revocation. Municipal Judge Charles D. Wallace sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail.
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E. Anaheim St
Phillip Bryan
Charles D. Wallace
Pool Hall Operator Faces Rookie Charge
John E. Erickson, 45, a pool hall operator, was held to answer to the Superior Court on a charge of violating the bookmaking law after a preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Martin DeVries. Bail was fixed at 1000 dollars, with September 5 set for the Superior Court arraignment.
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Martin DeVries
New Homes Rise Fast in Long Beach Housing Boom
Chief Building Inspector Charles Morgan notes Long Beach is completing about 350 to 400 new houses monthly, a doubling from last year. In the first five months this year roughly 1200 homes were finished for occupancy, up from about 600 in early 1946, while nationwide 300000 houses were completed January through May, compared with 298900 in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Charles’. Morgan
City to be repaid for changeover costs approved by council
City Manager Carl B. Wirsching reported that Edison Co will reimburse the city for all costs to change the system from frequency sensitive traffic controls. An agreement approving the reimbursement at about 953 dollars was adopted by the City Council yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Co
Carl B. Wirsching
Veteran Admits Assault on Wife with Probation Hearing Set
Navy veteran Frank C. Rickert, 30, admitted in Superior Court to assaulting his wife Lucille after she described jealousy and repeated blows including a fractured nose and blackened eyes. Judge Leslie E. Still set September 3 for probation hearing and sentence.
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Lucille
Frank C. Rickert
Leslie E.still
Sul
City to Put Cash in Treasury Bonds
City council authorized City Manager Carl B Wirsching yesterday to purchase five United States Treasury bonds totaling 523,910 dollars for the redemption fund. The bonds carry a price yield of 4.52 percent.
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Treasury
Ally Wan Anvesc
United States ‘Treasury
Carlb
Wirsching
Navy pilot to testify in Tokyo war crimes trial
Lt Frederick D Turnbull of 460 Co Vine Ave sails for Tokyo to testify in a war crimes trial. A flight officer from Los Alamitos NAS, he reports his treatment by Japanese guards after being shot down near Formosa while aboard the Enterprise. He was captured, bayoneted and stabbed, but survived and spent months imprisoned.
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Tokyo
Frederick D.turnbull
Covine Ave
Turnbull
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Action Placed Against City on Pension Issue
Plaintiffs from Long Beach police and fire departments sue the city in Superior Court for declaratory relief. The suit seeks to settle for all time the pension rights of those who began service before March 9 1945 when the charter pension provisions were repealed. District officials have faced prior refusals to pay pensions to widows and retirees, and the filing aims to prevent further litigation over the pension muddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Ren Kern
California “Supreme Court
Cnty
Sperry
Soviet whaling fleet reaches port from Russia and Europe
European Russia bound whalers docked at the harbor this morning, with three Soviet whale killer boats entering under Moore-McCormick Lines as agents. Destination not disclosed but expected to be along Russia's Pacific coast, amid limited whaling activity in recent decades.
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Rusia
Russia
Panama
Canal
Paulie
Antarctic
Moore-McCormick
Veterans Voice formed to oppose foreign ideologies
A new group named Veterans' Voice plans a public meeting at the Army and Navy Club foyer. Norman Durkin, ex Navy chief, elected president, with Capt Valign Bailey as chairman. The charter requires oath to defend the Constitution and oppose subversive ideologies while pursuing veteran-focused legislation and voter participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durkin
California
Veterans’ Voice
Richard Head
Federal Bureau
Building Safety Heads Approve New Department Appointments
Superintendent Charles Morgan recommended and City Manager Carl Wirselsneer confirmed the appointments in the Department of Building and Safety. E M O Connor is chief structural engineer. O F Carey chief building inspector. L W Beller chief inspecting division head. A L Chief Plumbing Inspector Vision head. Ben H H elected inspector. Carey replaces Dewey Vaughn, who remains as inspector. Glinton C Heath named acting chief until Carey returns from sick leave. Appointments reflect seniority and qualifications.
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Department of Building ,and Safety
Supe
Charles Morgan
Carl B. Wirselsneer
E.M. O'Connor
L. W. .Beller
A. L
Ben Hhchief
Carey
Dewey
Vaughn
Glinton C.heath
Morgan
Girl in Gun Death Freed
Nineteen year old Billy Jean Stanley a Delano waitress was freed to return to her San Joaquin Valley home after a Long Beach vacation tragedy that killed her boyfriend Richard E Holland 26. Los Angeles jurors found the Bakersfield area auto camp death an accident caused by careless handling of a revolver.
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Billy Jean Stanley
Delano
San Joaquin Valley
Long Beach
Richard E. Holland
Cordney
Los Angeles
Tulad Ihat
Bakersfield
Stanley
Holland
North Long Beach Blvd
Compton
Wallet Missing From Downtown Hotel Is Reported
William G. Koons machinist's mate second class of the Naval Receiving Station reported a wallet containing 160 dollars was taken this morning at a downtown hotel. He notified police.
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Heislep
William G. Koons
Naval Receiving Station
Koons
County Granted Retrial in Right of Way Suit
Angeles County wins retrial in a federal appeal over a right of way claim for land near the Long Beach Naval Hospital. The Ninth Circuit reversed a $16,282 verdict, sending the case back for retrial to seek adequate damages and possible severance costs for a new route around the hospital grounds.
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Angeles County
Anaheim
Long Beach
Naval Hospital
United States District Court
United States’ Circuit
Court of Appeals For
Ninth District
Harold W. Kennedy
Board of Supervisors
County Road Department
Fred Eh.bixby Company
Howser Elevates Lentz as Assistant Attorney General
Fred N. Frow appointed Waller Ef Lents as an assistant to the attorney general to supervise all investigative functions of the State Department of Justice. Lentz will meet Long Beach's chief of police. The appointment was exempt from civil service and elevates him from a temporary post as chief special agent.
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Gener
Fred N. Frowser
Waller Ef Lents
Hie State Department
Tstiee
Lantz
Tomet Long
King of Man Who Died Are Hunted
A man known only as Patrick F Kennedy aged 70 died at Harbor General Hospital Torrance after being moved from Seaside Hospital Long Beach. Investigators seek to identify his home address and surviving relatives as fingerprint files are checked. His body was taken to Stone Myers Mortuary Torrance.
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Patrick F. Kennedy
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Seaside Hospital
Long Beath
Pallee
Kennedy
Sprint
Stone & Myers
Bradley Hits Policy Lack on Airport Lease
Rep Willis W Bradley criticized the city for lacking an airport lease policy at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the Hilton. He said the Army’s claim to the tideland remains unsettled and suggested seeking other avenues before pursuing quitclaim legislation, noting Long Beach’s interests are safeguarded by federal state stipulations. The talk was introduced by J. Melyer.
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Willis W. Bradley
iChamber of Commerce Brankfast
Hilton ‘Hlotel
Washington
Army
Bradley
Supreme Court
Long Beach
JE. Melyer
Inv
Long Beach Robberies Hit Finance Firm and Hotel Bar
Two armed men identical to a May 27 bandits robbed the Lafayette Hotel bar at 12 40 a m yesterday stealing 153 from the cash register and threatened two cashiers Sybil L Miller 25 and Charlotte M Budwich 21 The men also escaped with an undetermined amount from the Trust Finance Co at 1108 American Ave Police said two suspects wore white handkerchiefs and used a pistol to force manager Archie B Sloman to lock the cashiers in a storeroom before fleeing The second incident left the bar customers shaken and a 150 cash drawer left overlooked at the finance firm with the total loss still being tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Hotel
Linden Ave
Trust Finance Co
Sybil L. Miller
10Th St
Charlotte Mbudwich
Lewis Ave
Sleman
Sloman
Solman
Philiip E. McCune
Patice
Fheldun
Kerchiel
Osean
Land
Pedestrian Hit by Car on Broadway Injures 67 Year Old
Mrs Pauline Hanick a 67 year old resident of 812 W Broadwag was seriously injured last night while crossing Broadway about 40 feet west of Maine Ave Her car driven by Otto W Frasmussen 44 of 2 W First St is blamed Police at Seaside Hospital noted severe lacerations possible back and internal injuries A separate incident involved Chloe Munsell 2104 Columbia St whose lunch box fell from a seat causing a collision yesterday involving two autos and a police car No injuries reported and Officer J N DeAlba cited the swerving car after the lunch box fell and the driver grabbed for it
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Pauline Hanick
W. Broadwag
Broadway
Maine Ave
Otto W. Frasmussen
First St
Seaside Hospital
Hanick
Chloe F. Munsell
Columbia St
J. N. DeAlba
Long Beach Blvd
Ernest C. Jones
McKenzie St
DeAlba
City Council to Attend Flycasting Pool Dedication
The City Council accepted an invitation from Dr. Frank Haygnett director of municipal recreation to attend the dedication of the newly constructed flycasting pool in Recreation Park on August 23 at 1 40 p m.
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Frank Haygnett
Municipal Recreration
Recreation Park
Fence Dispute Referred To City Prosecutor
A protest by James Batman of L735 Ohio Ave against a proposed six foot fence near his home led the City Council to refer the matter yesterday to City Prosecutor Albert S. Ramsey for action.
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James Batman
Ohio Ave
Albert ©. S. Ramsey
Technicalities In Curits Dovenshire Wife Beating Case
Curtis S Dovenshire 42 of Bellflower faces a felony wife beating charge before Superior Judge Leslie E Stil. His attorney Joseph Coady challenged the statute as unconstitutional arguing gender based penalties are unfair. The court denied demurrer and set Sept 16 for trial.
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Curtis S. Dovenshire
Bellflower
Leslie E. Stil
Dovenshire
Joseph Coady
Stilt
Coady
Davonshire
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