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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1954

Page

6

Autoist Gets Jail Term In Hit Run Case

Long Beach man Henry T. McLaughlin 33 of 1565 Canal Ave pled guilty to felony hit run driving for striking a woman’s car, breaking three vertebrae. He received six months in county jail and five years probation, with advice to join Alcoholics Anonymous. Victim Blanche C. Vickery of Wilmington suffered multiple neck and spine fractures. The judge urged the defendant to turn his life around.

Long Beach Joe Raycraft Henry T. McLaughlin Canal Ave Alcoholics Anonymous McLaughlin Blanche C. Vickery Wilmington

Virginia woman booked for bookmaking

Virginia woman Jean Stamme, 28, unemployed shipping clerk, was arrested Tuesday at 25 Plymouth St on bookmaking charges. Police seized betting paraphernalia and heard bets by telephone. She admitted running the business but said she had been there only two days. Released on an $800 writ returnable Sept. 2 in Superior Court.

Virginia Flowers Stamme Plymouth St Jean Sall Superior Cour

Women Safe in Paint Fire at California Ave Home

A 49 year old woman escaped unharmed after a flash fire in her kitchen at 5984 California Ave. She had warmed a can of paint in a basin of water on the stove when fumes ignited. Firefighters led by Battalion Chief William K R Mendenhall extinguished the blaze damaging kitchen walls and porch.

California Ave Anna Schoppe Wiliam KR. Mendenhall

Disease Cases Drop in Long Beach Weekly Report

Long Beach health officer Dr. I B Litwack announced a drop in communicable diseases for the week ending Aug 20 with 43 cases, down from 54. Mumps led with 16 cases, up five from the prior week. other diseases included chickenpox, measles, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, whooping cough, diphtheria, and infectious hepatitis.

Long Beach I. DB. Litwack Litwack

Singles to Meet The Singleton Club Event

The Singleton Club meets Thursday at 8 p m in the Wil ton Hotel Aviation Room inviting single persons aged 30 to 55 to attend.

Singleton Club Witon Hotel

Woman Seeks Arrest After Husband Held on Narcotics

Mrs Sydney Wheeler 804 West 24th Street asked police to arrest her husband, claiming she was to blame for his narcotics arrest. Police refused due to lack of evidence. Harvey Wheeler, 24, was later held to answer Monday on two counts of possession after turning in a box of marijuana at a Los Angeles station.

Sydney Lee Wheeler 24Th St Los Angeles Harvey Wheeler

Leal Murder Trial Opens Quotas for Drive Told

Armando A Leal 29 faces trial for the killing of his wife in a case heard in the Superior Court. Dr Victor Cefalu, a top surgeon, is to testify as first witness. The Community Chest drive is set with a fall goal of 790000 and quotas across districts.

Victor Cefalu Mar Armando A. Leal City Chest United Glendora Ave Leal Roger T. Huffman Axa Cesslu Iti North Long Beach Individu Raine Superior Et

Lumber Strike Ends in Reding and Shasta Plywood Vote

Three hundred Trinity Alps Lumber Co workers end a wage dispute after rejecting a 2.5 cent-an-hour raise. they return to work without a raise while Shasta Division U S Plywood Corp workers vote 3-2 against a plan offering one extra paid holiday with no wage increase. AFL unionists of Trinity Alps accept a similar offer.

Redding Trinity Alps Lumber Co ABL Shasta U. S. Plywood Corp Trinity Alps

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