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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1950
Page
3
Miss Angela Erro, formerly with the San Pedro Public Library, has started as librarian at Harbor City Library this week. The new library houses 3000 volumes, over twice the former capacity, and now offers evening hours for adult patrons.
St. Vincent de Paul Society, announced by Justice Thomas P. White, will sponsor a 10 a.m. Christmas Day Mass for patients at General Hospital and Rancho Los Amigos. Volunteers will transport bed-ridden patients and distribute about 3000 gifts across four wards after services. Seamen from around the world will celebrate Christmas at the Catholic Maritime Clubs of San Pedro and Wilmington with home-cooked dinners, gifts, and a dance.
Redlands reports optimism after Mutual Orange Distributors executive Joe Imhof spoke at the M1.0D board meeting in Lindsay. The cooperative will hold at least one session in central California to better meet growers’ problems as navels from up north begin volume shipments, aiming to boost eastern demand.
Public Christmas observances are planned in Paramount with a community carol sing at Paramount Park tonight at 7 30 p m hosted by the Paramount Ministerial Association and the chamber of commerce. Ben Van Aalst will lead song and Mrs May Reil will be pianist. Churches across Paramount schedule special services tomorrow and Monday including Our Lady of the Rosary Church high mass at 8 a m and Emmanuel Reformed Church Christmas fees on Monday morning.
NORWALK December 23 16 year old Miss Marian Miller confined to her bed for two years seeks Christmas cheer. She asks for cards from those leading active lives to lift her spirits. Her rheumatic fever illness has lasted five years and her parents say she would like letters from anyone who would write. Friends plan to deliver cards in person before Christmas.
Mrs. Percy Smith, 59, of 202012 Anireo St Torrance sustained minor injuries when the car she rode in collided with another vehicle on Carson Street east of Vermont Ave, according to the California Highway Patrol report.
In Santa Ana district court two damage actions were filed yesterday and a third dispute offered for a before Christmas compromise. Isabell Melendrez of Whittier seeks 101000 for the death of George Melendrez after a June crash on Hwy 19 near Jeffrey Rd Irvine.
Fifteen first prize winners were honored at a Bellflower Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas homes display contest held at John S. Simms Park. Out-of-town judges led by Lee Selvey picked winners for front yard and window displays across areas. Winners received merchandise prizes, with music by the Bellflower Rangers Band and Santa distributing candy.
Miss Barbara Jean Walker wed Ulrich W. Tatler Sr. in a double-ring ceremony at First Methodist Church Paramount. More than 100 guests attended a reception at the bride’s home. The bride, a Paramount High School graduate, and the groom have ties to New Mexico and local schools.
More than 39 boys and girls attended the first in a series of eight meetings for the 4-H Club tractor maintenance program in Arden Grove at 17th Strand Harbor Blvd. Roger Lindsley and Miss Anne Grind welcomed participants. The program covers safety, motor mechanics, and lubrication to keep tractors in use. Don Rosedale of Yorba Linda, a national winner, spoke about his trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
Santa Ana plans 85 classrooms across six plants for the 1951 fall term announced by President Frank L. Bowman of the Santa Ana Board of Education. A new one acre site in northwest Santa Ana will host a new school while Glenn L. Martin School at Wilshire and Olive will be the largest project, costing 234,928 dollars and built by Allison Honer with 20 classrooms and cafeteria. Additional six classroom and cafeteria addition to Wilson School is set for 106,899 dollars, and expansion at Carl Harvey School for handicapped students is valued at 180,000 dollars with 90,000 state aid requested to match 65,000 local and 25,000 county funds.
Lomita residents completed a county wide chest X ray survey with 1782 participants. Area chairman Mrs John Kirsch said the final day drew a large turnout as the Lomita segment joined the extensive campaign ending December 23.
Birth announcements from Santa Ana and Newport Beach list Dr and Mrs John A Barg er celebrating a son born at St Joseph Hospital and other families including Mr and Mrs Karl Bus h at St Joseph Hospital a boy born December 21 Dar 21 and Mr and Mrs Glegg A Garter at Santa Ana Community Hospital a boy born December 22 and Mr and Mrs Warren J Howland Newport Beach at St Joseph Hospital a boy born December 31 plus several other newborns at St Joseph Hospital and Anaheim addresses.
A garbled wedding license list shows multiple couples with mixed names and ages, including Moats and McGee, Hooveracker, Lovelady and Parton, and Brabec, with mismatched locations such as Los Angeles and Santa Ana, reflecting a faulty OCR transcription of a local notices page. The fragment preserves names and ages but lacks coherent structure or dates.
Five year old Donna Les Blades riding in an Alto driven by Charles Norman of 321 Olive Ave Campton was slightly injured in a collision at Lomita and Wilmington Birds.
Dozen persons were injured in a night of fog wrecks across the Los Angeles area, with Flora Strunk among the seriously hurt in Bellflower. Fire and police teams logged numerous crashes at Lakewood, Downey, and neighboring cities as Christmas traffic slowed.
Santa Ana voters and city officials moved to cancel an earlier garbage service contract with Paul, David and R. H. Johnson of Compton. The city revoked the Nov. 2 pact, bought back 19 trucks, and awaited a taxpayer suit that the Superior Court ordered answered.
City Councilman Tom Talbert urged Huntington Beach to buy 40 to 60 acres to lengthen the landing strip and attract federal funds for airport improvements. The council may act on the recommendation on January 2.
Three Cypress youths depart for Army training camps instead of Christmas at home. Daniel Bebereia of 4842 Lincoln Ave Manuel Borges Jr. of 6852 Orange Ave and James Rapp of 8472 Gay St. are listed as the travelers.
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