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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
26
Two obituaries note the deaths of Charles Downey and Hester Cole. Downey, born in Manchester England, lived 18 years in Long Beach, then Bellflower, with Salvation Army ties. service in Inglewood Park Cemetery. Cole, 95, Long Beach resident since 1918, died in La Vida savant Da. service in Banning with interment in Angeles Abbey Mausoleum.
Vera Marie Ol aged 53 of Chehalis Washington died yesterday at the home of a son in West Fashion Ave. A native of Tacoma she lived many years in Chehalis and had been there one month. Surviving are a son Andrew and two other sons in Long Beach and Tacoma. Mottell's Mortuary directing local arrangements.
Severin Schwalbe 52 of 5842 Myrtle Ave. died Aug. 18 in a local hospital. Born in Seymour Texas he lived in Flagstaff Arizona before moving to California in 1924. He served with the Public Service department in Long Beach and was a World War I veteran. Surviving are his widow Cora Lee a son Thaysen Schwalbe Jr a foster daughter Gloria Pangborn and three sisters. Funeral services at Jell's Mortuary chapel with interment at Sunnyside Memorial Park.
Joseph G. Mac Fadden 57 of 416 West Burnett Sr. died yesterday at home after a life that included chief steward for the Pennsylvania Shipping Co. He was a West Pittston native who came to Long Beach from New York City in 1938. A World War II veteran in the Canadian Forces he belonged to the Lakewood Golf Club and is survived by his widow Theresa. Service will be held tonight.
Mrs Vercella Griffith 79 of 244 Elm Ave. died August 18 in a local hospital. Born in Iowa she moved from Des Moines to Long Beach in 1926. Survived by son Ray Griffith of Long Beach two sisters Blanche Goddell Champaign Illinois Lizzie Crome Des Moines Iowa and two brothers Ira A. Hill Los Angeles and Alva Hill Pasadena. Services Saturday at 10 30 a m at Patterson Neersley Mortuary chapel with Dr Church officiating a fee will
Mrs Olive Jane Sizemore 29 of 127 Sixth Street Seal Beach died this morning in a local hospital Born in Silver City New Mexico she moved to California last April Surviving are widower Chelsie Morgan Sizemore four daughters Rose Marie Freda Inez Betty Lou Olive Dianne all of Silver City her parents Mr and Mrs Eagerly of Silver City and her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs L W Cross of Seal Beach with whom she was visiting Service and interment will be in Silver City Cox Mortuary directing local arrangements Disday Mortuary listed for local arrangements
Mrs. Ethel Clark Lamberton of 5828 Appian Way died August 16 in Seattle Washington. She previously lived in Lyons Indiana and later in Long Beach. Survived by widower Frank, son Charles Lamberton of Los Angeles, daughter Charlotte Abertoen of Long Beach, sister S V Hayes of Pine Grove Virginia, and two grandchildren. Services planned Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mottell's Mortuary chapel with burial at Sunnyside Cemetery.
Flora Solomon H Flora 71 of 1830 Locust Ave died Aug 18 at home. He was born in Kellogg Iowa lived in Denver before moving to Long Beach 1942. Barber and member of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church. Survived by Charlotte widow two sons Harvey E and Gerald R Flora Long Beach two daughters Margaret Lipscomb and Carole Joy Long Beach two brothers August Flora San Francisco Martin Flora St Louis Mo a sister Mrs Bertha Sheilisburg Valley Falls Kan four grandchildren Services Saturday 3 pm Mortell's Mortuary chapel Rev Edward E Baird officiating Interment Sunn Memorial Park.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs William M Runyon of 1034 Magnolia Ave died August 14 in a local hospital. Survived by brother Jimmie Alan Runyon and grandparents John W Boustead Des Moines Iowa Carrie E Runyon Long Beach Stephen G Runyon Columbus Ohio. Private service held yesterday in Motter’s Mortuary chapel.
Sacramento report shows 7052 of 44 full time teachers worked on emergency credentials. The survey, completed last year, indicates a nationwide strain with 16 to 25 percent of staff not meeting regular certification in many districts.
A long list of birth and death notices lists Anderson Donald LeRoy, Flora Solomon H., Griffith Vercelia, Lambertson Ute Clark, McMahan Janae Edgar, Olson Vera Marie, Runyon infant Jackie Lee, Sawyer Nellie Elizabeth, Schwalbe Thaysen Severin, Ramsey George, Strople Helen H., Martyr Augustus, with survivors and service details. Services are scheduled at Holton Son Chapel, Mottell's Chapel, and Patter son Snively Chapel on various dates and times.
Sunrise 6 18 am. Sunset 7 33 pm. Moonrise 8 54 pm. Moonset 7 57 am. Tides high 11 19 am 4.5 ft and 10 45 am 5.3 ft. Low 5 00 am 0.1 ft and 4 55 pm 0.7 ft. ( Periodic statistics by U S Coast and Geodetic Survey )
A compilation of building permits and modifications across Athens and Long Beach areas. Projects include additions and garages on Harding Street, Eucalyptus Avenue, Junipero Avenue, Pine Avenue, and Jersey addresses, with costs from 500 to 10 000 dollars. Various contractors and owners named with project details.
Mortgage activity in Los Angeles County returned to about 14 500 loans per month after a peak in March and April as large builders rushed projects before Title VI expirations. July loans averaged 6500.95 while June and May averaged 6810.56 and 7045.32 respectively, with a total county-wide loan count for the period around 17 000. Foreclosures reached a high for 1948 with 42 mortgage foreclosures in July. 63 451 documents were filed that month including 18 296 deeds and 14 397 trust deeds.
Rudolph Hess, former Nazi deputy to Hitler, was tried in absentia by a German denazification court in Munich and sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp for being a major Nazi offender. Hess is currently serving a life sentence in Spandau Prison from Nürnberg verdict.
Navy ships in port as of noon Aug 19 include tankers Capistrano and Yancey and carriers, destroyers and submarines such as Mission, Jason, Sawfish and Perch. Prospective arrivals list Tombigbee Mission San Fernando Navasota Jason and others with tentative dates in Aug. 21 to Aug. 28.
The Roswell Avenue and Livingston Drive location reported an ambulance at 3 40 p.m. Thursday. Friday at 1 19 a.m. a short at East Broadway caused a checked electrical issue with no damage or injuries to the car or tires.
Security-First National Bank reports a six point drop in the July Southern California business index from April’s record 286, though the index remains 21 points above last July. Gains were noted in total and factory employment payrolls industrial power sales petroleum production and real estate sales with unemployment insurance claims slowly declining.
New York August 20 retail trade held at a high level for the week ended Wednesday due to back to school promotions and favorable weather. Dun and Bradstreet reported dollar volume 6 to 10 percent higher than the same week last year. Velveteen and corduroy jumpers, tailored blouses, and summer sportswear clearance boosted consumer response while men’s clothing demand loosened slightly.
London reports the Board of Trade dismissed talks of tobacco rationing and rejected boosting American leaf imports. A government spokesman urged smokers to cut consumption by one cigarette every ten days and stop hoarding to end the queues.
A Bellflower garden cat show hosted by the Southern California Short-Haired Breeders Association runs Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 10137 E Park Ave. 110 entries are listed under American Cat Association rules. Cats include Burmese Manx Abys Siamese and American bred varieties.
Bob Miles of 6819 TY Ave. offers a reward for the return of his new black Schwinn deluxe tank bicycle with cream trim and handle S. It vanished after a Wednesday night picnic at Houghton Park. the police report notes the bike was pried and found the next morning, and Miles has not yet license details.
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