Pave Pine Ave Next Week for Repaving Start Monday
The city street department announced that Pine Avenue from 10th Street southward will begin repaving with asphalt next Monday. Sully Miller Contracting Co. will perform the resurfacing, with traffic kept to the southbound side while the east west intersections close until the asphalt hardens. Full project duration is about four weeks.
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Pipe Ave
10Th St
City Street
Sully Miller Contracting Co
James Kincaid
Public Service Department
Pine Ave
6Th
7Th Sts
Sully Miller
Kincaid
Music Assn Selects King and Queen at Festival
The National Music Assn selected a king and queen at a three day festival merged with a Queen's Ball at the Lafayette Hotel. Patricia Smith, 16, of Ponca City Oklahoma, and Richard Gilbon, 15, of Ontario California, were chosen. About 450 young guitar and accordion students competed, with a banquet and trophy presentation scheduled.
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Cliff Kennedy
Fresno
Lafayette Hotel
National Music Assn
Piggy Bank Thief in Peril and Poison Scare
Deputies warn a thief who raided a local bank may face danger after a stash of pink pills labeled poison was found in the suspect’s glove compartment. The incident ties to a broader county neglect of safety measures as officials review planning and streetlight projects amid ongoing talk of a new district and emergency communications rollout.
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Biery Bank
Rustin
Dale
Santa Ana
Mission
Jimmy Dean
Telarra
Jimmy's Dead and Growing Fan List in Women’s Section
In the Sunday features, Molly Mayfield revisits a woman considering marriage to a man with a serious heart condition and records suggestions by Long Beach women. Dr Angelo Patri urges selecting a well staffed nursery school for children.
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Molly Mayfield
Molly
Long Beach
Angelo Patri
Descendant Discovers Calvert Roots Ties to Chestertown
An Associated Press item notes printer Landon K. Foxworthy, a descendant of Benedict Leonard Calvert known as Lord Baltimore, learned of his kinship from his grandmother. Chestertown plans a 250th anniversary Oct 5 13 inviting Calvert descendants to attend the observance. Foxworthy asks where he stands among Calvert descendants.
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Associated Press
Lord Baltimore
Chestertown
Independent Press
Telegram
Landon K. Foxworthy
Foxworthy
Benedict Leonard Calvert
Samus T. Foxworthy
Knightstown
Ind
Sarah Calvert
Calvert
Toledo Gets New Captain in Brief Long Beach Ceremony
Capt. George R. Wilson Friday assumed command of the heavy cruiser USS Toledo in a brief ceremony on the fantail at Long Beach berth. He relieved Capt. Theodore A. Torgerson, skipper for more than a year, as the ship prepared to deploy naval liaison offices for Congress.
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George R. Wilson
Toledo
Long Beach
Wilson
Theodore A. Torgerson
Congress
Blood Bank Set Up At Long Beach Red Cross House
The Red Cross Blood Bank will be set up at the Long Beach Red Cross Chanter House located at 319 West Broadway on Monday from to 7 30 p.m.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
Long Beach
Red Cross Chanter House
Broadway
Car owner questioned after piggy bank theft and poison pills
Deputies seek missing pills and possible theft from a piggy bank. Owner Joe Revs, 44, of 10772 Berry St, parked on Cerritos Ave between Nutwood and Euclid Aves while working on a construction project. He reported discovering the theft and potential poisoning risk.
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Joe Revs
Berry St
Cerritos Ave
Nutwood
Euclid Aves
Reos
Four Destroyers Due In Sunday At Long Beach
Destroyer Division 91 ships including USS Mansfield ReHaven Collett and Swenson will dock at Long Beach Naval Station Net Pier at 10 am Sunday after a six month Far East tour. The flotilla carries more than 1,000 sailors.
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Vour
Destroyer Division 91
Long Beach Naval Station
Far East
Mansfield
ReHaven
Collett
Swenson
California freeway funding boosts Orange County and Long Beach projects
State and federal allocations total hundreds of millions for freeway work in Los Angeles County and Orange County. Funds finance widening Harbor Freeway and other major routes, with rights of way, grading, and structures planned for Santa Ana, Long Beach, and Santa Monica area arteries.
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Long Beach
Heim
Santa Ana
Harbor
Los Angeles
U. S
Golden State
Dale
Burbank
Congress
California
20Th St
Buenalfour
Park
la Palma Ave
Ana
Barefoot intruder assaults women in Long Beach homes
A six-foot barefoot man sneaked into two bathrooms early today, assaulted a 43-year-old housewife and a single woman, attempted to molest them, and fled after the husband confronted him. The 19-year-old victim described the assailant entering after she finished bathing and restraining her.
Jury Pushes for Verdict in Belmont Shore Abortion Case
A Superior Court jury weighing abortion and conspiracy charges in a Belmont Shore group case asked for extra deliberation time and may reach verdicts by 4 p m. The panel, yesterday at 10 42 a m, includes Gerald Hubbard Vivian Hubbard Fred Johnson James Weiss and Addie Simmons all residents of Canoga Park Encina and 314. They face seven counts each.
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Superior Court
Belmont Shoreting
Joseph M. Maltby
Lafayette Hotel
Gerald Lee Rubbard
Vivian
Fred Johnson
Canoga Park
James’ Weiss
Encina
Addie Simmons
Sulphur Ignited in Men's Room at Library
An arson attempt occurred in the Long Beach Public Library rest room in Lincoln Park Friday night as a suspect ignited a sulfur can under a washbasin. Jack R.K. Thork, 28, of Torrance, reported smoke and sulfur fumes. Police opened windows and found burned sulfur fragments in a coffee can.
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Long Beach Public Library
Lincoln Park
Jack RK. Thork
Portola St. Torrance
Car Flips Kill Mother of Four in Compton Crash
A Hawthorne mother of four, Lois Barnowski aged 31, died after a car she rode in overturned on Rosecrans Avenue in Compton. Passenger Bill Bosley of Lakewood suffered serious injuries, and driver Joan Lindsey escaped with minor cuts. The vehicle struck a road divider and rolled 600 feet, throwing all three occupants from the car.
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Hawthorne
Lakewood
Rosecrans “Ave
Compton
Compton Community Medical Bldg
Lois Barnowski
Bill Bos‘ley
County General Hospital
California Highway
Joan Lindsey
6Th St
Lindsey
Rosecrans Ave
Gibson Ave
Barnowski
Bosley
Miss Lindsey
Trolley Victim Shows Gain
Seaside Hospital attendants report a slight improvement in Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin, 68, after she was struck and dragged two blocks by a Metropolitan Coach Lines trolley on American Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. She had left leg amputated and skin grafts on her right leg.
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Seaside Hospital
Elizabeth Griffin
Two Men Treated After Anaheim Street Collision
Two drivers were treated at Seaside Hospital after a collision at Anaheim Street and Harbor Avenue. William A. Flippin, 65, from San Pedro, suffered a cut nose and possible chest injuries. John F. White, 35, of Magnolia Avenue, had a lacerated forehead.
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Seaside Hospital
Anaheim St
Harbor Ave
William A. Flippin
E. Ocean Blvd
San Pedro
John F. White
Magnolia Ave
Couple Seized in Raid on Bookies
Unemployed welder Royce B. Howard and wife Martha were jailed after police bookie detail raided their apartment at 725 A Orange Ave. Insp Leonard Hermansen said the operation averaged about 500 dollars in horse race bets daily and was under surveillance for days. Officers found betting slips and six bettors calling during a 15 minute search.
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Orange Ave
Hermansen
Tragedy of a Broken Heart Ends in Funeral Plans
Barbara Seifert of 3251 Josie Ave Med Friday dies at 34 after her husband Andrew 34 perished two weeks earlier in a Norwalk industrial accident. Autopsy to proceed as family credits heartbreak. Barbara survived by four children and an aunt. Services set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mottett's & Peek Chapel with Sunny Side Mausoleum entombment.
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Long Beech
Barbara Seifert
Josie Ave
Metropolitan State Hospital
Seifert
Yakima
Wash
Long Beach
Robert
Alexander Tit
Lynne
Alana Gail
Edna M. Abel
Albani Pl
Seitert
Mottett's & Peek Chapel
Sunnyside Mausoleum
Dewey Visits in Long Beach Area on Way Home
Former governor and 1952 presidential hopeful Dewey spent a day in the Long Beach area traveling from the Republican Convention. He stopped in Torrance with two friends, toured Disneyland, and was hosted by the Thomas and Warren families of Whittier and Buena Park before heading home.
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Thomas Ez. Dewey
New York
Long Beach
Dewey
Torrance
Laurence Harvey
Disneyland
George Thomas
Whittier
Henry E. Warren
Buena Park
Thomasas
Warrens
San
Hitchhiker Robbed by Motorist in Lakewood Encounter
A 15 year old hitchhiker was robbed of $5 by a motorist who gave him a ride in Lakewood on Friday night. The driver, about 35, wore a flowered shirt and produced a pocket knife after crossing Hellower Blvd, demanding the money. The passenger sat in the rear seat as the driver fled with the victim’s $3 billfold.
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Lakewood
Larry G. Rekestraw
Conant St
Marber Ave
Bellflower Blvd
Parkway ian Eyesore Protest Over Clark Ave Corridor
Four residents near Clark Ave and 28th St protested to City Council that Clark Ave Parkway 1 between Spring and Willow is an eyesore. They accuse lack of landscaping and trash dumping. The petition, signed by four residents, requests city manager investigation after council referrals.
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Clark Ave
28Th St
Spring
Willow Sts
Alex F. Johnson
James 8. Weeks
A.W. Winther
Edward Kenworthy
Charles M. Garrison
Narbonne Alumni Group Plans Sunday Picnic Reunion
Harbor City Narbonne High School summer 1952 alumni will assemble Sunday at Torrance Park for a reunion and picnic. The gathering aims to rekindle ties among former students and feature a casual outdoor meal and fellowship.
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Narbonne
Harbor City
Torrance Fark
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Jimmy
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Stanton Ave
Orange County
Durkee
Long Beach Press-Gelaram
Leonard Hermanser
Royce B. Howard
Martha
Martha Howard
Houghton Park
Harry Lobdell
Darrel Meyer
Kenneth Murray
Mike McCoy
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