Spirit of Christmas Heals a Mother's Heavy Heart
Elizabeth Steer, living at 430 Almond Ave, struggles with her daughter Betty’s multiple heart surgeries and a costly holiday season. While shopping for her other children, she finds brief joy amid worry as she navigates medical bills, idiopathic sprit and a navy husband overseas aboard the USS Toledo. The tale ends with a hopeful, if fragile, Christmas wish.
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Elizabeth Steer
Pine Ave
Fourth St
Toy Department
Betty
Silvey Ward
City Junket Costs to Be Standardized
City travel expense rules will standardize junket costs across departments under the city manager. The council requires prior approval for all travel and related expenses, with semi autonomous water and harbor departments to follow after manager and council consent. Meals capped at 7.50 daily. entertainment and personal items prohibited.
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Famimare
Cancer Doctor Blames Smog for Lung Cancer Rise
Dr Kolin told a meeting that smog may drive cancer rates up in the United States, noting a rising lung cancer incidence especially among men. He warned that cancer is not a single disease and that diagnostic methods have evolved, stressing the need for further study. Harold Smith chaired the gathering of the American Cancer Society.
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Rotin
Kalil
Hy. Kolin
The
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Larold Smith
Erate
Yretors
Amitrigan Cancer Society
Kenie Williston
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Two Injured in Car Crash Involving Deputies and Child
A Tuesday night crash critically injured a woman deputy sheriff and a one year old in her charge. Sergeant Alta Rishridger of the Sheriff’s Crime Prevention Bureau and deputy Frances Dodson of Lawndale are named among those involved.
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Trueman Boye Manor
Wweman
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Alta Rishridger
Sheriffs Crime Prevention Burcatt
Frances Dodson
Lawndale
Council OKs Petitions for Annexing Chevalion Area
The Long Beach City Council authorized petitions to annex a 40 acre Chevalion area of South Lakewood. Bounded by Monlaco Road and Keynote Street, Palo Verde Avenue, Los Coyotes Diagonal, Wardlow Road, and Studebaker Road, it has an estimated population of 300, with no expected increase by February. A letter signed by 13 residents requested permission to start proceedings, the Planning Commission has approved the area as suitable for annexation.
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Long Beach
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Los Coyotes
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City Planning Commission
Banks Shift Friday Hours Across All Long Beach Branches
Bank of America will open later on Fridays starting January 8, with six branches in Long Beach extending hours until 1 0 or 3 0. The Cherry-Anahen branch will close at 3 0. All branches will still close on Saturdays and follow the new Friday schedule at the main office on Pine Avenue and other listed locations.
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Byanghs
American Ave
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Belmant_ Shore
St Binley Knolls
Atlante Ave
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Long Beach Bench
Lone Beach Blvd
New Leader for Destroyer Flotilla Named
Rear Adm. W. K. Mendenhall returned from duty with the armistice commission in Horea to take command of the destroyer flotilla aboard the USS Frontier at the Naval Base. He is a 1925 U.S. Naval Academy graduate with prior service on destroyers and recently served as assistant chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington. Adm. Burrowes, 49, and his wife will reside at 212 Roswell Ave.
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Washington
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Roswell Ave
Youths Rob Grocer by Customer Threat in Anaheim
Two youths about 20 held up Harry DeGroff’s grocery store in Anaheim late Tuesday forcing $200 from the proprietor under threat to kill a customer Otto Reinike. The robbers fled after DeGroff pursued them. they abandoned a car off a road near Buena Park.
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Buena Park
Christmas services expand across Long Beach churches
Long Beach churches announce additional Christmas Eve and candlelight services and programs. Atlantic Avenue Methodist Church hosts a 7 30 p m service with choir music led by Rev Willard A Schurr, First Presbyterian Church follows at 11 p m with scripture readings and choir, and Cathedral Choir performs with soloists Carol Winand Iris Eshelman Robert Ballegh and James Jay. Belmont Heights Methodist singers present midnight carols, Second Presbyterian stages a candlelight Nativity cantata, and other congregations plan child centered programs and caroling parties with choirs, organists, and guest artists across East Side Christian Church Belmont Heights Burns Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church Woodruff Community Church Starr King United Presbyterian Belmont area churches. Additional listings appear for Starlight and Fellowship Baptist pageants and a Trinity United Lutheran cantata with soloists Gloria Siegel Leona Pashke Sam Demos Marvin Kemp Louise Agal Fett Martina Wyant.
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Long Beach
Sige
Atlantic Ave
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Willard A. Schurr
First Presbyterian Cinreh
Reuben Field Pieters
Ayith
Carol Winand
Iris . Eshelman
Robert Ballegh
James Jay
Arthur J. Keltie
Luci Mahin Pia Charles Mat
M' Weiil Direct Choir
Second Presbyterian Church
Ewing Stanton Hudson
Bethlehen
Hamblen
Rena Hadrath
Joanne Pagones
William Lewis
Willis Brewer
Robert Douglas
Woodruff
Arlie W. Hoelscher
Nell Cave
San Diego
East Side Christian Church
Chance
Marion Miller
Harriet Wood
Epsilon
Frederick Shaffer
Virginia Bridges
Jack Miller
Alexander Matthews
Trinity United Lutheran Church
Orval AL Awer
Kamp
Gloria Siegel
Leona Pashke
Sam Demos
Terol
Marvini Kemp
Louise Agal
Fett Martina Wyant
Obituary notices from Bellflower and Long Beach area deaths
Local notices list multiple obituaries from Bellflower and Long Beach area residents. Names include Mrs Edith Lennie Severns, George William Holbrook, Hans W Hanson, Catherine A Belideau, William Philip Hengst, Herbert Basil Lewis Myers, Clara Muench Holley, with services at Gallaugher DeYoung Bellflower Mortuary and Mottoli's Mortuary and interments at Rose Hills and Inglewood Park Cemetery. Survivors include spouses, children, and extended relatives across California and Ohio.
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Fifth St
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
Charge Man Used Girl 15 to Sell Dope
Henry Aguilar a 19 year old of 371 Sepulveda Bled San Petro was arraigned in Municipal Court on three counts involving a 15 year old girl and a marijuana cigarette sold to a 16 year old boy on December 11. Bail set at 10000, Judge Charles D. Wallace ordered him to appear for a preliminary hearing Monday. Conviction on any count carries five years to life. The girl said Aguilar gave her marijuana cigarettes and told her to hide them in her bra until sold. Part of the dealings occurred at an Atlantic Avenue ice cream parlor. Two adults and three juveniles in the car said they bought cigarettes from the Long Beach girl. Charges are pending against the two adults arrested by San Diego police and booked on contributing to the delinquency of minors.
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Aguilar
Charles D. Wallace
San Diego
Long Beach
Fire Burns Brooder House at Bloomfield Avenue
A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed a brooder house at 19201 Bloomfield Ave destroying 19] s have been caused by a faulty brooder. Firemen estimated losses of 10,000 to the building and about 2,000 on the poultry. John Kampen 16, of 12426 Strangethorpe Ave allegedly entered the burning structure and rescued chickens. Assisting him were Tom Ennis 25 of Orange Ave Long Beach Mrs Agnes De Leenheer and her daughter Marcella 16. Basinger owner of the poultry was away on a selling trip.
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Strangethorpe Ave
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Tom Ennis
Orange Ave
Long Beach
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Marcella
Blast Burns Prove Fatal
Wilmington. Burns suffered in an explosion at Union Oil Co refinery proved fatal Tuesday to Joe R. Pavin, 29, of Bellflower. He was burned when the truck he drove exploded on Nov 10. A passenger, Herbert Snell of Long Beach, died the next day. Pavin's body was taken to Motiel's Mortuary in Long Beach, with funeral plans pending.
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Long Beach
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Tots Watch as Bandits Rob Market
Compton report describes a Tuesday night holdup at Verybody's Market 901 S Alameda St in which $500 was taken. Two gunmen, one six feet tall and the other under three feet, held a revolver on owner Clarence Guthrie and clerk John Noone while the 8 and 10 year old witnesses Bobby and Charlene Simpson gave police a clear description including a striped scarf. The market loss matched the cash from registers as police investigated.
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Navy ship hosts Christmas party for 40 youngsters
The USS Wee anchored in the harbor entertained 20 underprivileged children and 20 children of crew members at a Christmas party today. The event was organized by the ship's enlisted men's recreation committee under the command of Captain W Galbraith, with names supplied by the Long Beach Recreation Department.
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