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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
14
Handel's Messiah, presented under Long combined auspices, marks an annual Christmas tradition. The oratorio fills the season with its renowned choral grandeur and festive spirit, drawing attendance and acclaim.
Stephen Nash, who boasted of 12 murders, appeared in Los Angeles Municipal Court and was arraigned on two counts of murder. He stood meekly as Superior Judge Herbert V. Walker ordered him held without bail until December 21 for his plea.
Seaman Leilis Jones, 37, of 1242 East 52nd Street, was ordered to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on December 28 to answer murder charges in the slaying of Highway Patrolman Dee. The defendant faces additional counts of attempted murder and robbery. Public defender Nash Nass failed to secure bail, and Judge Edward Guirado ordered counsel appointed. The case ties to prior shootings including Deputy Sheriff Bruce Randall and a November 27 Long Beach apartment killing. The proceedings featured a heated exchange over legal representation as Jones was remanded.
Defendent Leona Jean Falkenbach admitted to petty theft by using a worthless $62.29 check on November 4, 1953, failing to yield to a pedestrian and signaling a turn on February 3, 1954, issuing three worthless checks totaling $36.18 in December 1855, and public intoxication in a downtown area last Saturday. Judge Lyman B. Sutter imposed a $300 fine or 30 days in City Jail after warrants for earlier cases were located.
A proposal to transfer city assessment functions to the county assessor’s office may be revived for a voter decision next year. Councilman Gerald Desmond urged bringing the issue to a ballot, claiming potential savings of $200,000 annually. other council members were silent. City Manager Vickers said a study is underway on mailed assessments tied to property improvements, with no recommendation yet.
Promoter Fred W. Henderson 39 pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to two counts of grand theft tied to a West Los Angeles real estate scheme. He faced a Marin County investment swindle and a prior Alameda County felony, admitting a $500 theft in 1953 and $6,902 in 1953 while heading Glen-Aire Development Corp. He hired Miss USA 1956 Carlene King Johnson as a $100 weekly public relations aide. Co-defendant Wayne Guthrie also pleaded guilty to one grand theft count. Henderson remains free on bail.
Eddie R Goodson of Zona Court bought a 1957 car Monday at 12 10 am four hours later the vehicle was ruined by fire. Police found a gas tank leak and draining fumes ignited near a water heater at the Long Beach city garage. The blaze caused extensive smoke damage to a cleaning booth and the car was listed as a total loss. The loss was insured.
Obituary notes James Minnis former railroad official age 85 of Long Beach shows up in obituary clippings. Survived by wife and children with services held at Mottell's Peek Mortuary and Holton & Son Chapel followed by entombment at Sunnyside Mausoleum.
City tax payments exceed 3.18 million dollars on the 1935 56 levy with 53.13 percent collected. City Collector Frank W. Brejeha reported Monday, noting hundreds of bills still awaiting tabulation and last year’s comparable figures. Delinquent installments and mail payments carry a two year grace period with penalties after April 20.
Mary Netswender reports a Christmas prank in Palos Verdes Estates where a five-foot Santa decoy was seized from a lawn. Dr Ernest Denton of 537 Via Media says the quick getaway by an helped pair left the scene before dawn. Police were notified.
Several notices list deceased individuals with ages and addresses, followed by surviving family members and service details. Entries include Fiewles Barnett 77 of 2835 Canal Ave died Saturday with service Friday 11 am. Lon dBorg William M 54 died Sunday at Palms. Farrer Charles E 26 of Portland once Long Beach. Rice Louise A 68 of 3573 W Agams St with service. Ancil Zimer 63 died Monday at Magnolia Ave. Millett Elizabeth B. and others. Services scheduled at various mortuaries. custody of services and Wednesday callers noted.
The Long Beach Board of Education awarded contracts totaling 316000 for the Naples Avenue elementary library and building project. Names include Frank B. Duran, Wanda Jia, and Albert Rosary, with firms Spongberg Mortuary and Willits Company among bidders. A $4,195 plumbing and HVAC contract went to Edward C. Willits Co and A Short Electric Co.
Harold Quinton of Southern California Edison and Ray Shaw manager of Buffums Santa Ana store were elected to the Buffums board to fill vacancies created by the deaths of Fern Buffum and E. E. Buffum. Quinton is noted for industrial and civic work and Shaw has led the Santa Ana store since 1955.
Howard M. Funk, 65, owner of a liquor store at 1576 Santa Fe Ave, stopped a quartet of would-be robbers Monday night by punching one on the shoulder. The four fled in a car after an attempted grab and choking incident. Police later stopped a Via Wanda east of Atlantic Ave car containing an 18-year-old Compton youth and two 16-year-old Dominguez youths. All were booked for robbery investigation after Funk identified a 16-year-old among the attackers.
The government filed a civil suit in San Francisco seeking repayment of 628,853 from John A. Cosmas, majority stockholder of Standard Shipbuilding Corp., for workers compensation funds used for shipyard repairs during World War I. U S Attorney William Spohm said only 140 in Standard assets remain after a court ruling, with a claim of 241,530 in dividends cited.
A $5 458 781 contract for the Harbor Freeway between 124th Street and 88th Place was approved by the State Department of Public Works. The Guy F Atkinson Co of Long Beach was the low bidder. The contract includes 12 bridges eight pedestrian overcrossings and undercrossings retaining walls and grading and paving 26 miles of eight lane freeway. The department also awarded a $682 695 contract to Cox Brothers Construction Co Stan ton for grading and surfacing 3 9 miles on Lincoln Avenue in Orange County between the Los Angeles County line and Stenton Avenue.
Council members considered a petition signed by seven residents seeking to halt pounding noise from third floor remodeling. They referred the matter to the ordinance committee and sent a messenger to obtain details from the city manager before proceeding. The chamber paused their own proceedings to await guidance.
A complaint filed in Compton Municipal Court charges Odessa Stephens, 37, of 2087 Shauer Ave with making a false affidavit to obtain county assistance for herself and her two children. Judge Sidney W. Kaufman fixed bail at 500 pending her preliminary hearing.
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