Santa Claus Visit Aboard Landing Ship Squadron
Santa will visit children of Landing Ship Squadron crews aboard ships LST 279 and 460 arriving from the East Coast. Wives bring cookies as chaplains arrange a Christmas event with music, stories, and gifts for the young dependents aboard the ships.
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Santa
Children of
Landing Ship Squadron
Santa Cis Wil
Fala Squador Cavistreas
eHbol Singering
Myx Joule KL Sims
Obituaries highlight Long Beach deaths and services
A string of Long Beach area obituaries lists residents from Mason to Hampton. Notables include Venus born, Lawrence Fowler, and Edward Slanton, with services at Modell’s Mortuary and White Funeral Home, interments at Westminster Memorial Park and Rose Hills, reflecting era local church ties and family survivors.
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Aeramia
Claricesvond
Larey Johns
Eastbyrols Ave
Ifolland
Sud
Chicago
Are Post and Dale
Mayfair Les Islet
Tee
Helen Zeller
Hownyunsywick
Nod
Flilda 'Fuinhout
Westminster
Swanston
Edward Slanton
Locust Ave
San Francisco
Long Beach
Yeas
Wiliam Moinley Gamp 22
United Spanish War Vettrans
Oy Cup
Modell
Tytormont
Edwards
George Edward Edwerds
Tin St
York
Neb
Methodist Church
Grant
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Wn Lilly
Herbert J. Edwards
Edith Z| Bender
Long Beachy
William HL
Je C
Frank A. Edwards
Christensen-Ping Mortuary
de. E. Harlan Fischer
Melrose Abbey
Orange
Hampton
Artesia
Anna Hampton
Arfine St
Long Beach Hospital
Moss Springs
Kaw
Uptown Church of Christ
Ray Hampton
Isesia
Lala Madden
Burwane
Fenton Noble
White Funeral Home
Bellflower
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Santa Clauses Stolen From Local Santa School
Police report a suspect in a Santa Claus disguise stole a course and costume from a Santa school in Compton. The thief, described as a white male about five feet tall with thinning gray hair, wore a eel suit and white whiskers. The instructor Dick Westone says the costume is valued at $100. A complaint charges Kermit A Whisenhunt with petty theft.
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Utis
Dick Westone
Compton
Suehid Pebey
Disgrice Altoney
Wed
Veteran Honored by Phone Firm at Long Beach Luncheon
Kennedy a longtime General Telephone Co employee receives a gold service award for 30 years of service. Joined as clerk in 1924, promoted to assistant revenue accounting supervisor in 1936 after consolidation, and to present position in 1939. Resident of Long Beach at 1926 Daley Ave.
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Ocuy Kennet
General Telephone Co
Kennedy
Wve
General
Long Beach
Long Genessimag and Wesides
Daley Ave
Utah Convict Seeks Aid in Finding His Mother
James Gray, a 23 year old Utah State Prison inmate, asks Long Beach police to help locate his mother Junanite Mershall who left Long Beach in 1948 after her separation from his father. He has not heard from her in 20 years and provides no forwarding address.
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Utah
Long Beach
James Gray
Utah State Prison
Junanite Mershall
Yule Log Ceremony on Beach Set by YMCA Group
A festive Yule log celebration sponsored by Armed Services YMCA Christmas Bay will be held on West BeachTop un. Dr. Robert W. Magin directs 1st Congregational Chuck Cholimbes groups with Armed Services YMCA. Don Thrall narrates the Christmas story and serves as bass soloist. The lit log fire will burn from 7 until the program’s end around Ta.
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Armed Services Ymca
Christmas Bay
Christmas Ship Party For Underprivileged Children
Destroyer Higbee will host a Christmas Day party for underprivileged children aboard. The group will meet at City Hall at 10 30 a m and travel to the Naval Base via captain's gig. Other notes mention local police court activity and community service efforts in Long Beach.
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USS
Higbee
Naval Base
Chris
Tovlos
Sanity Claus
Arc Rive
Wetec
Recereation
Pilgrimage Play to Be Shown Tonight at Church
Feature length Pilgrimage Play presented at 7 30 pm at the Church of Gath located 1216 Recdonde Ave residents invited to attend.
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Gath
Recdonde Ave
Sunset of Life Party Christmas Program Draws Crowd
The Humane Society staged a festive Christmas program at Municipal Auditorium with St. Luke's Choristers led by Mrs. Lan E. Peek as the Madonna. Participants included Mayor George Vermilion, local scouts, bands, and chorus groups, celebrating carols for residents past 70.
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Robee
Municipal
St. Luke's
Lan E. Peek
Young
Humane Society For
Municiaal
Deum and
Fire department halts blaze in paint department
Firemen stopped a blaze in the paint spraying department of the ib Manufacturing on Wednesday at midnight. Battalion Chief Ulich Monroe said crews contained the fire, which started from a short wiring circuit, before it could spread.
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Ildimagy
Gano
Ulich Monroe
Eire Ren
Better Put Out Trash and Garbage Early
Director of Public Service James Kuineaid announced that Friday’s collection will be joined by early garbage pickup. He urged residents to place trash and garbage out well before Saturday’s Christ Day collection.
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James Kuineaid
Arraignment Set in Zip Gun Slaying Case
Four youths face Superior Court arraignment after a zip gun shooting on 240 Wilmington Place. William Vega 17 and three others are charged in a fatal shooting in front of 2407 By T14t Street. Witnesses testified Vega wielded the makeshift pistol which killed Minto.
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Vega
Muro
Ihem
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Charles B. MacCoysey
William MR. Vega
Willowbrook
Ted Power
Hatchway St
Compton
Benny Rodriguez
Bliss St
Willowbrrook
Adolph Z Ducon
Winona St
Marcet
Minto
Mara
Compton Community Hospital
Pedro Tube Bonds Eyed For San Pedro Tunnel
Sacramento notes the State Toll Bridge Authority weighing a Los Angeles Port Authority backer revenue bond plan to build a San Pedro to Terminal Island tube. Estimated cost is 14 million dollars. A Wednesday report doubts bond houses will buy such bonds at market rates, but suggests city backing could improve terms.
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Sacramento
State Toll Bridge Authority
Olday
Los Angeles
L B to Be Terminal for PTL Freighters
PTL ships will shift Long Beach as their operating terminal effective New Year. The Japan Transport will call at Berths 1 and 2 before sailing to San Francisco and the Orient. States Steamship Co will be the Long Beach terminal agent for PTL and related moves include leadership changes at PTL and States Steamship Co.
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Pacific Transport Lines
Long Beachport
PTL
Leon C. Munson
S the Line
Far East
Hawaii
Pier A
Wilmington
Japan Transport
Duy
Ahe
San Francisco
Orient
States Steamship Co
J. D. Teague
Long Beach
Baziie ‘Transport Lines
Munson
Ming
Sachs
Continuee
Wishire
Los Angeles
Richard A. McLaren
D. Kd. Dent
Winston J. Jones
W. C. Ricks
Southern California
Buffums Employees Form Choir for Carols in Store
Buffums store plans carols with an AB voice choir from Gulfums led by Joseph Barclay of First Baptist Church. The group will perform on stair landings before store open and again for the public at 9:45 am. Employees will enjoy a Christmas dinner 11 am to 3 pm at the seventh floor dining area, with veterans seated separately and served by newer staff.
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Gulfums
Joseph Barclay
Fat First Baptist Church
Buffums
Achen
Harry Buffurm
Buttars
Butfum
Metropolitan Opera
Andy Gaussoway
Bullums
Transfer of Public Funds Supports Harbor Subsidence Work
The City Council transfers 84 781 035 from the Public Improvement Fund to the Harbor Revenue Fund to fund 21 subsidence projects on tide lands. Additional transfers of 2 000 000 and 5850 600 were made to enable harbor work while freeing other funds for Ocean Blvd and Long Beach Freeway construction. The plan prioritizes raising navy landing areas wharves Berths 1 2 12 17 22 and upgrading piers Band C and rail approaches.
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Public Improvement Fund
Publi Improvement Fund
Harbor Department
Navy Landing
Flerry
Board of Marbor Commisioners
One Way Street Plan Dropped in City Traffic Move
The City Council abandoned a plan to convert Ellis and SGU streets into one way routes between Long Beach Boulevard and Dainty Avenue. It instead enacted no parking on the north side of Ellis and on the east side of 56th Street, reduced traffic, and approved a broader traffic code ordinance with speed limits angle parking and new boulevard stubs on 20th Street from Santa Fe Avenue to Harbor-Easy Avenue.
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20Th St
Santa Fe Ave
Harbor-Easy Ave
Seaman's burglary charge dismissed in Long Beach case
A Coast Guardsman facing a burglary count in Long Beach was dismissed after he and a 19 year old girl wed in Las Vegas but lacked proof of age. The pair then returned and burglarized Mrs. Cora A. Allison’s home. sentencing on the other charge was postponed. Public Defender Daniel W. Farnham said the girl influenced the entry.
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Coast
Long Beach
Doin F. Francisca
Las Vegas
Cora A. Allison
Fidler St. Thay
Martin DeVries
le City
Daniel W. Farnham
Transport Lands In San Francisco Amid Mixed Forces
A transport ship arrives in San Francisco from Yokohama carrying 3,62 Army men 269 Marines 65 Air Force men 56 Navy men and 149 civilians. General A E Anderson is scheduled to arrive at 8:30.
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Pan Francisco
New Record Looming in Japan Murders
Tokyo reports 3322 murders in first nine months of 1864, with authorities warning of an impending annual record as the National Police Board releases the troubling metric.
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Tokyo
Japan
National Police Board
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al C. Blaine Kilefson
James Nicholson
Bank of Belmont Shore
Kit Manufacturing Co
Jason
M. Kenrick
Nicholson
Argonne Ave
Elderbloom
Municipal Auditorium
Rachel Johnson
Gertrude Gordon
Ruby Bassett
Gretchen Howard
Myrtle E. Thompson
Ruth W.W. Chatfield
Daisy Hihn
Cornelia Pollard
LSS
HGR
St. Nawy
Malph Peterson
Mason
Lima Way
Aths
Lewis Ave
Alles
Venus
Albuquerque
Long Beasch
Agoi Sha
Mer
Lir Grandywuents
Ean A
Sutton
Lay K Mason
Coon
Mowe Chapel
Charles Mayes Offletate
Weylminsiee
Cy Yurquarson
Quincey Ave
San
Downey
Chintotletown
Jing
Tera Tite
Trinidad
Tole
Low Beach
Ble
Lng Ae
Bts
Olive Guild of
Low
Beach
Louise Stuart
Lyyiwood
Mildred Shearer
Tralboas
Edgar
Frank Pacquirson
Phoenix
Grandchite
Prighty Aly
Westminsloe
Lawrence Jb. Baw
Gotia Ave
Park Recreation Room
Hle
Sunther
Meh
Lomdeack
Lynwood
Oklahoma City
Oleta
Long Bonely Men's
Park Shuffleboard
Thud Club
Sunset Ciat
Surveying
Francis EB. Raigsry
Tve Sons
Orval
Corsicany
Tes
Lawrence Willan Fowler
Corpus
Chrnga
Tess F Sistey
John Jtosger
Servic
Pridvy
Disday Morty Chapel
Rex B. Biv
UW Lag
Mission
Lakewind
Arne MM Mission
Lorele
Dee
Sunset View
Berkeley
New Jersey
Lakewood
Len el Cerrito Lo
Yin el Cerrito
Carson Cy Fontana
William, Jr
Los Altos
Prane
Mildredth Hevtuk
Ocean Blvd
Tilal
Burksville Sky
Cyoss
Vv. C. Schacht
Longisters
May Machtabet Deboul
Sally
John Nelson
Model’s Mortuary Chivel
Catherine Forrest Barton
SMV
Wiliam Lewis Smith
CG Obispo Ave
Ahoni
Pawnee Rock
Kany
Lone Beach
T Side Christian Church
Sure
Ara Ids
Addie Ma
Fannie Buith
Long Benel
Annie Harishorn
Servier
Cherise Jensen- Pine
John William Hannalton
Henry Matthias Ssultini
Long’ Beach River
American Avec
Broadway
Palle
George Humpsteys
Roswell Ave
Aml Lf
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Motown Kiwanis Club
Douglas
Bruce
Wanda
Press-Teegram
E. Market
United Air Lines
Alulima Company
O x. K. Siebert
UAL City
Harry Kline
Rosemead
Alamitos Bay
Coast Guard
Robert Bruce Weager
Alhoni Pi, Apt
American Ave
Frank Muro
Pedro Tube Bonds
First United Presbyterian Church
Sit & Atlantic
Nalian Warner
Minster
M. Tri. Christman
Lew. Werner
Tramsport
Perc Oene
Galvary Presbyterian Church
Atlantic Ave
Sanctuary Choir
Jessigh
Eschmen Hihrabarrmp
Immanuel Lutheran
Elm
Chelr
Fmmenuel
Martin Co. Olson
Worert Gunn Postce
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