Petty thief jailed for ham theft at Long Beach market
Curtis B. Williams, 25, Long Beach, received a six month county jail term after pleading guilty to petty theft. Two ham packages worth 96 cents were found in his pocket at a market on 1170 E Anaheim St. Police said it was his second petty theft arrest, and Municipal Judge Harry F. Keeler imposed the sentence.
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Curtis B. Williams
Long Beach
Williams
Anaheim St
Harry F. Keeler
Perjury Confession Ties Child Custody Case
Johnny Lillard of Long Beach, 35, jailed six months as part of three years probation after pleading guilty to perjury. He admitted lying about nude photos of Kenneth G. Sandersons wife in a child custody dispute. Sanderson faces sentencing after a jury found him guilty of subornation of perjury. In separate actions, Mary Mattina of San Pedro, 50, fined 300 dollars and placed on one year probation for bookmaking, and Frankie Segraves of Wilmington, 48, ordered to serve 60 days in jail for probation violation after her grand theft conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Lillard
Long Beach
Fred Miller
Lillard
Kenneth G. Sanderson
Sanderson
Mary Mattina
San Pedro
Frankie Segraves
Wilmington
Dancer to Entertain 40th Division Units in Santa Ana
Gail Van Der Most of 526 E Sixth St will entertain 40th Division Associations tonight at 8 in Common Hall 1102 W Highth St Santa Ana. Santa Ana parent association hosts groups from the Southland with Mrs Earl Weddle president announcing special guests.
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Gail van der Most
E. Sixth St
Common Hall
W. Highth St
Santa Ana
Southland
Earl Weddle
Buffums' Santa Visit Brings Cheer to Lee Orthopedic School
Buffums' department store staged its fourth annual Santa event for cerebral palsied students at the Lee Orthopedic School located at 16th and Orizaba. The morning included hidden-camera keepsakes, free balloons, and caregivers Ula Sutherland Beverly Malone plus therapists and nurses helping 17 youngsters enjoy the holiday moment.
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Nick
Buffums
Santa Claus
Lee Orthopedic School
16Th
Orizaba
Julie Morgan
Santa
W. G. Young
Ula Sutherland
Beverly Malone
Patricia Inwood
Mary Jo May
Jean Maxwell
Edith Witt
Residents Protest Subdivision Plan Near Los Alamitos Park
A Lakewood Plaza group of 30 residents will send a committee to a County Regional Planning Commission hearing Monday to oppose a subdivision request on land proposed for Los Alamitos Park. The parcel spans 1300 acres from Carson Street to Alamitos Bay, between the San Gabriel River and Studebaker Road. The park would cover land south of Carson Street, as part of the proposed plan.
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County Regional Planning Commission
Los Alamitos Park
Lakewood Plaza No. 3
M. R. Beychok
Niporo Ave
Long Beech
Werneruchti
Daehn
Masonic Club
Masonic Plaza
Rencrory Tibegep
Ructi
Carson St
Alamitos Bay
San Gabriel River
Studebaker Rd
Extension Begins on Santa Fe Ave
Work starts on extending Santa Fe Ave from Del Amo St to Los Angeles to create a four lane highway to Artesia St. Supervisor Raymond W. Darby led the ceremony joined by Mayors Burton W. Chase Long Beach Harry Laugharn Compton J Jack Willard Lynwood and William G. Kirkland Huntington Park. The project aims to reach Olive St in Compton with further extensions planned and completion of the Artesia St segment expected soon.
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Santa Fe Ave
del Amo St
Los Angeles
Raymond W. Darby
Burton W. Chase
Long, Beach
Harry T. Laugharn
Compton
J. Jack Willard
Lynwood
William G. Kirkland
Huntington Park
Artesia St
Olive St
Darby
Long Beach Harbor
Cross Roads Church Friday program at Clark and Flower
Local brief notes a program Friday evening at John T. Sims Fark Auditorium Paramount area to raise funds for a building fund. Donations via motion picture and TV prayers and donation cards available at the door or through Boy Scouts or Sunday school members. Pennsylvania State Society hosts covered dish supper and officer election at 6 pm tonight at 728 Elm Ave along with a Yuletide gift exchange. Keystone folks invited.
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Cross Roads Community Church of Paramount
Lakewood
Bellflower Arena
John T. Sims Fark
Clark Ave
Flower St
Motion Picture
Pennsylvania Social
Pennsylvania State Society
Elm Ave
Signals Confuse Pedestrians. Removal Recommended at Downtown Crosswalk
City engineers recommend removing experimental pedestrian signals at E Third St and Locust Ave after tests show 50 percent disobedience among 178 pedestrians. In contrast, 36 percent of 177 pedestrians disobey at intersections without signals, suggesting signal multiplicity confuses walkers.
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E. Third St
Locust Ave
Robert B. Dier
Beneft
Brotherhood Leader Speaks at Church Brotherhood Lunch
Pastor Wilford R. Hall of Lakewood Village Community Church will address the United Church Brotherhood luncheon tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in the YWCA clubroom. Subject: I We They. Lew Cox is program chairman. Charlotte Albright of Compton Union High School speaks at the Long Beach Roman Forum Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the YWCA auditorium on A Student Perspective on World Affairs. Russell Buffum, 940 Atlantic Ave, returns home from St Mary's Hospital after a stay since Nov. 13. Daughters of Scotia rummage sale at 1154 Pine Ave tomorrow.
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Charlotte Albright
Compton Union High School
Long Beach
YWCA
Russell Buffum
Atlantic Ave
St. Mary's Hospital
Daughters of Scotia
Pine Ave
Oil Line Blast Sprays Houses In San Diego Neighborhood
An oil line explosion near 6 San Diego Ave last night sprayed oil over several houses. The city owned well operates under contract 19 with General Petroleum, authorities said.
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San Diego Ave
General Petroleum
Strangers Trick Attendant For $50 At Ohio Filling Station
In Hamilton Ohio two men posed as card tricksters at a service station and distracted attendant Ronald George. One man tapped the cash register while the other used sleight of hand to steal fifty dollars before escaping. Police pursue leads on the suspects.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Ronald George
George
VFW Award Goes to Fred S. Dean in Long Beach
Fred S. Dean, past Chamber of Commerce president, receives Long Beach Moffett Post 1392's Year’s Most Outstanding Citizen Award at the Chamber breakfast in Wilton Hotel. Judges picked him from clergy and business leaders after his Tokyo Mayor's Conference trip with San Diego Mayor John Butler. Delegates from Pacific Coast chambers discussed long range development, industry, tourism, and government management.
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Fred S. Dean
Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
Moffett Post
Wilton Hotel
VFW
Clark Trigg
Art C. jTower
Dean
Tokyo
San Diego
John Butler
Chambers of Commerce
Pacific Coast
H. M
Dick) White
Clint T. Furrer
Chamber
Armed Services Committee
E. E. Spring
Naval Shipyard
E. J. Drew
Los Alamitos Naval Air Triing Station
C. E. Coffin
U. S. Naval Base
Leland Kirby
VFW Post 1392
Prudential Offices Still Are Picketed
Seventy five percent of Prudential Insurance Co. agents remain on the job as AFL Insurance Agents Union strike continues. Picketing persists at Long Beach district office and 29 other Southern California offices with no interference to premium payments. District manager reports 27 of 43 Long Beach agents on strike, nine working, seven on vacation. Union claims national SI membership of 15,000.
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Prudential Insurance Co
AFL Insurance Agents Union
Harry Volk
Volk
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Atlantic Ave
California
Robert B. Turner Sr
Polio Hospital Benefit Peak Saturday at County Market
Sister Elizabeth Kenny Auxiliary sponsors a patio breakfast Saturday from seven to eleven at County Fair Market 4300 Long Beach Blvd proceeds benefit the Sister Kenny Polio Hospital of Southern California. Tickets from Mrs Philip M Thompson 4392 Elm Ave or manager Jay Jacobs at the market or any Long Beach Auxiliary member.
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Elizabeth Kenny
County Fair Market
Long Beach Blvd
Jay Jacobs
Sister Kenny Polio Hospital
Southern California
Philip M. Thompson
Elm Ave
Jacobs
Long Beach
City Offers Stanford Indians Practice at Veterans Stadium
The City Council offers Stanford University Indians free use of Veterans Memorial Stadium for practice before the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on January 1. The arrangement enables the team to prepare on a local field ahead of the major game reached in California.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Stanford University Indians
Pasadena
Two Women Killed As Car Hits They Walking to Church
In Brooklyn two women on their way to a Catholic church were struck by a speeding automobile. Mrs Leah Dadson 62 and Mrs Mildred Lemburn 51 died from their injuries as the car veered, then sped away with another vehicle and disappeared.
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New York
Leah
Brooklyn
Dadson
Mildred Night
Lemburn
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ARKD
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Convair
NSA
Zeeman ’S
Prudential
Polio Hospital
Stanford
Fort Fay
Lyon
Marrel
Schick
General Whiteway
White Wall Tire
Whiteway
General
General Tires
E Ire Co
East
Anaheim ST. Long Beach
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