Four women reclaim most of meat wrapping course fees
Municipal Judge Charles T. Smith ordered Cali fornia Super Market Training Center operator Oliver P. Blake to refund $85 to Betty Soto and $40 each to Grace Klinger Eva Lopez and Angie Gonzales for courses that promised jobs but failed to deliver. The judge criticized the setup and noted markets hire meat wrappers through unions, shaping the outcome for the four plaintiffs.
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Charles T. Smith
California Super Market Training Center
Cherry Aves
Judge Smith
Oliver P. Blake
Biske
Grace Klinger
W. 8Th St
San Pedro
Eva Lopez
Baypoint Ave
Wilmington
Angie Gonzales
E. L.st
Blake
One Dead and Many Injured in Christmas Traffic
In Compton area traffic toll implements one fatality and 52 injuries from multiple crashes totaling 111 across the holiday period. Felix Young, 25, of 1826 FE 120th St., died after being struck on Avalon Blvd near Rosecrans Ave by a hit run driver in a 1946-48 Chevrolet. Witnesses could not identify the license plate as the driver fled after turning off lights. The crash also left several others hospitalized and prompted an appeal for public assistance in locating the hit-run vehicle. Additional accidents in Compton and Lynwood left multiple injuries, including Maria Feller, 25, and Muriel Fisch, 22, with injuries ranging from scalp lacerations to brain concussion. The victim was initially reported as a John Doe and later identified as Felix Young, an employee of North American Aircraft. Young's body was taken to Moreland's Mortuary.
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Compton
California
Highway Patrol
Felix Young
1826
120Th St
Avalon Blvd
Rosecrans Ave
CHP
Jack Shoemaker
John Doe
Young
Moreland
Lynwood
Maria Feller
Glendora Ave
Long Beach
Century
Brookhurst Junior High School unit awarded to Hauge firm
Anaheim board awards contract for Brookhurst Junior High School unit to Cle Hauge firm at 597 500. Seven bids were received with Hauge the lowest. Construction to start immediately on Brookhurst Street site Crescent Avenue. Total plant cost projected near 1 300 000.
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Anaheim
Brookhurst
Board
PA Trustees
Cle Hauge
Efer
Hauge
Jowest
Herb Powel
Smith, Powell and Morghee
Aiil
Brookhurst St
Crescent Ave
Night Oil Field Tender Guides By Ear Through Signal Hill
Fred Wilbert, a Shell veteran with 35 years in oil fields, works the night shifts guiding 228 wells on Signal Hill. He relies on pump sounds and polished rods to detect faults, driving speckled by fog as he checks tanks, tightens stuffing boxes, and reads depths while staying connected to the hum of the field and fellow workers.
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Pacl Wallace
Fred Wilbert
Wilbert
Signal Hill
Wells Shell Oi Co
Tywice
Oir
Shell
Daisy Ave
Lewis
Shorty) Wright
Babb & Tucker No
Nesa No
Oee
Marine Stadium Oil Bids Recommended
Fire damaged Mrs. Ann Warren home Christmas day with estimated loss of 400 dollars. City considers tapping the Seal Beach oil pool under Marine Stadium area. Vickers urges bidding on lease while officials fear subsidence risks near the stadium waterway. Attorney Ball seeks negotiation for development rights and drill site access. Council committee to study both proposals.
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Norwalk
Ann Warren
Teddy St
Seal Beach
Marine Stadium
Sam Elmen
Vickers
Joseph A. Ball
Ares
UCLA Queen Wins Miss Amphibian Title Amid Homecoming Drama
Janet Seward, a UCLA senior, was crowned Miss Amphibian during Homecoming festivities. A man entered the Long Beach Naval Station home of 58 year old widow, bound and raped her, then stole $25 before fleeing. Police report the attacker, 21, used a window entry and threatened further violence. Units of the Amphibious Force numbered about 4,000 members attended the event.
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Ucla
Janet Seward
Seward
Offiamphibious
Resor
Bill W. Ketten
Merrick
Youth Killed Two Hurt In Cliff Plunge Near Big Bear
An Anaheim youth was killed and two companions injured when their car plunged over a 400 foot embankment near Big Bear Lake Monday. Richard D Feazel 18 died. Rob Stoll 18 and Jiminez 19 reportedly escaped with minor injuries. The crash occurred eight miles west of Big Bear Lake after the vehicle struck a stone wall.
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Anaheim
Big Bear Lake
Richard D. Feazel
Buttonwood St
Divi
Rich-sion
Ard Jimmer
Chartres
Rob
Rocky Fort Stoll
Ball Rd
California Highway Patrol
Jiminez
Teamsters Seek Arbitration Plan in Rock Strike
Negotiations resume Wednesday in the 84 day rock, sand, and gravel strike by 29 firms. Ted Merrill says a firm asseement on arbitration conditions will bring workers back. Employers demand acceptance of their arbitration proposal and argue pension issues were to be handled unconditionally.
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Teamsters Union
Ted Merrill
AFL
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Teamster
Merrill
Teamsters
Seattle
Two Crashes Injure Motorists on Santa Ana Roads
Six people were hurt in a rear end collision on MacArthur Blvd near Paularino Rd at 9 35 p m Monday, marking a rough post Christmas day. In Irvine another crash sent Mrs Mildrea J Wolfe 39 of San Diego to Santa Ana Community Hospital with major injuries after her car struck a tree near Central Ave Following the Santa Ana incident several relatives of the drivers endured minor injuries as police described, while the drivers escaped with minor hurts.
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Santa Ana
MacArthur Blvd
Paularino Rd
Mildrea J. Wolfe
San Diego
Central Ave
Irvine
Santa Ana Community Hospital
Lewis George Mallars
Georgia Buskubl
Alyne Stone
Teen Hoods Shoot Rival in Gang Feud
A 16-year-old Gardena gang member was fatally shot in Torrance in a long running feud with a rival gang. Witnesses say a mob of about 20 youths in three cars shouted insults and opened fire injuring another rider, while police brace for further violence as patrols increase in the Torrance Gardena corridor.
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Gardena
Torrance
Roger Whatta
W. 165Th St
Geles
Sang- Ybarra
Ernest
Julio Ybarra
Manuel Negrete
Raw Lincon
Ruben Lopez
Beegan
Jana Ybarra
Los An
Torrance-Gardena
Ssid
Castile and Bellflower Obituaries highlights and notices
Long Beach area obituaries list Castillo, DeChenne, Clark, Owen, Eldridge, Brandt, Duski, Murphy, Burnett, Kneeland, Hunter, Huffman, Haggart. The notices state deaths, ages, residences, family survivors, churches, and funeral arrangements across Bellflower and surrounding communities, with services, interments, and burial locations noted.
Long Beach Beach Weather and Tidal Facts
Coast survey data note tides and moon phases with high and low water marks. Long Beach lifeguards report water temperature around 65 degrees and calm surf. The snippet accompanies Monday weather statistics for Southern California.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Southern
California
Jam Session Planned For Aids Campaign Helpers Invitee
High school and college students who assisted in recent MS and City of Hope fund drives are invited to a free jam session. The event will be led by Rey Robin telgon and Pat Patterson at 1144 Olive 43 Ave on TL Wednesday at 1144. Prizes will be awarded at the door.
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Olive 43 Ave
Rey Robintelgon
Pat Patterson
Patterson to Retire From General Petroleum Corp
John V. Patterson, field repair leadman at Wilmington, will retire. Joined the company in 1928 as a pipe fitter for production at Santa Fe Springs. Residence listed as 3653 Falcon Ave.
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J. ¥. Patterson
John V. Patterson
Wilmington
General Petrolewn Corp
S — Patterson
Falcon Ave
Santa Fe Springs
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