Local A,B,C snippets and holiday tales in Las Angeles area
A collage of short notes and anecdotes from the holiday season. A piano man Ray Murphy helps a drunken sailor with a dollar for bus fare, a blinded child receives a guide puppy from a donor, and Jason of Ford Mongomuy and others in Lafayette Hotel wear costumes for Christmas cheer. A Northbound mailman and a billy goat encounter entertain. Delights, greetings, and small acts highlight community spirit.
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Ray Murphy
Compton
Ray
Los Angeles
J.ay
Grant
Jayson
City Bus Routes Put Under City Franchise
City Council authorized city manager to sign a contract bringing eight more bus routes under city franchise, settling a 14 month dispute with Long Beach Motor Bus Co. Lines 1 to 3 move under franchise. bonds rise to 25000. retroactive license tax credit. unauthorized route changes require approval. future changes go to City Bureau of Franchises and State Public Utilities Commission.
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Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Pat Ahern
Imation
Sam
Vickers
Long Beach City Lines
Motor Bus Co
City Burea
State Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Lawndale Explorer Scouts Brave Frosty Long Beach Ride
Lawndale Explorer Post 820% youths aged 14 to 16 cycled 15 miles to Long Beach City Hall and back in 25 degree cold before 10 am. Led by 15-year-old Ken Price they aimed for cycling merit badges with brief warm meals and police proof of arrival before returning home.
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Lawndale Explorer
City Hall
Lawndale
Long Beach
Fawthorny Blvd
Long Bereh
Marty
Ken Price
Price
Yeu
Tirana
Ing
Denis Mangers
Guy McClintock
Leon Farmer
Wayne Pearson
Andne Smalley
Lawndale Explorer Post
Navajo Leader Speaks on Indian Plight and Survival
Notah, a Navajo reader and interdenominational pastor in Hunter's Point Ariz, criticizes government policy on land and sheep, the taking of children to distant schools, and poverty. He emphasizes survival, education, and tuberculosis as ongoing challenges for his people amid neglect and relocation.
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Hunter's Point
Ariz
Navaja Reservation
White Mart
Xond
Janta
Costa Mesa
Visalia
Roman Edwardslain
Gregory
Notah
Ander
Distributors Form New California Liquor Group
Moe M. Hillinger of Long Beach leads a new California liquor distributors group after withdrawing from the California Spirits Foundation. Vernon Underwood of Los Angeles says the body hires ex State Liquor Administrator George M. Stout as liaison and executive secretary to press strict enforcement of all alcoholic beverage laws and preserve existing licenses.
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al California Liquor Dis
Ern
California Spirits Foundation
Moe M. Hillinger
Long Beach
Hillinger
California Beverage Supply Co
Anaheim
Vernon Underwood
Los Angeles
Eaid
George M. Stout
State Department of Alcoholic Leverages
Stout
Underwood
County Aids Widening Job on Spring St
The county allocated 55,000 to the City of Long Beach to widen Spring Street to four lanes from Bellflower Street to Palo Verde Avenue. Bids open Monday per City Engineer Jess D. Gilkerson. The 100,000 project spans city and county areas and aims to complete by next summer.
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Bellflower Blvd
Palo Verde Ave
Spring ‘St
Flames Destroy Fishing Nets on San Pedro Pier
A fire at Berth 73 San Pedro destroyed a pile of purse seine nets Tuesday night. Damage was estimated between $20,000 and $30,000. Firefighters battled the blaze for about 15 minutes, pushing several boats away to prevent spread.
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Onn Pedro—Sire
Public Sees Shoreline Plan Jan 6
The public may view a multimillion dollar shoreline development plan at 8 p m January 6 in Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall. F Ellwood Aven of Bennington VA and L L Rado New York architect will explain plans. City Council members approved the presentation amid a proposal for an elongated shoreline park with two level esplanade and public buildings under a $30 000 contract with Allen and associates.
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Municiipal Auditorium
F. Ellwood Aven
Bennington
L. L. Rado
New York
City Couucil
Allen
The
Eily
Youth Jailed for Yuletide Card Theft
An 18 year old magazine salesman was arrested in Long Beach on a petty theft charge after allegedly stealing a Christmas card from Bernice Jubrick at her Temple Avenue home. Culver denied the theft saying the card lodged in his jacket and was to be returned.
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Mwavourneen Morrisk
Hadley Alto
Santi Fe Ave
America
Beta
Mavouricen
Long Beach
Eugene Neal Culver
Blackstone Hotel
W. Ocean Bird
Bernice F. Jubrick
Temple Ave
Haad
Culver
Orizaba Ave
Auto Carrier Crashes Into Three Big Rigs
A truck trailer loaded with Ford autos crashed into three parked truck trailers on Alameda Street in Domingue at 4 20 a m. The wreck blocked the road and forced police to reroute traffic for hours. Driver Arig E Sud weeks 34 of Lakewood was injured and employed by Hadley Auto Transfer Co. The front axle was torn out and two cars damaged. The three parked trucks belonged to Karlson Bres of Man vleca.
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S. Santa Fe Ave
Long Beach
Karlson Bres
Man Vleca
Miss Whiting Crowned Dimes Parade Queen
Miss Whiting will be parade queen for the Mile of Dimes parade set for January 15 on Bellflower Boulevard between Spring and Carson Streets. Vocalist Margaret Whiting is the honored choice with E. C. Woody Bird as general chairman. Event support comes from the Lakewood Exchange Club and local business associations, with proceeds aiding the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. After the parade, a rolling stage will travel Bellflower north from Spring Street with entertainment from motion picture and TV performers.
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Bellflower Blvd
Spring
Carson Sts
Margaret Whiting
Lakewood Exchange Clot
Woody Bird
Lakewood
Friangie Business Assn
Spring Center Business Assi
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Bell Mower Blvd
Spring St
Triangle
Spring Center
Man Pleads Innocent to Hitting Girl
Keluh Elvin Roberts of OT78 Los Alamitos Blvd Los Alamitos pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to punching a carhop during an early morning Dec 5 argument. Judge Ferey Hight set a Jan 17 trial and bail remained at $200. The accuser Georgina L. Drake 23 of Temple Ave Mc Gee's Drive-In employee reported the punch after she asked him to move his car.
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Keluh Elvin Roberts
Los Alamitos
Ferey Hight
Dan
Roberts
Georgina L. Drake
Temple Ave
McGee
Parific Coast
Miss Drake
Fisherman Treated by Radioed Advice at Sea
Robert Kell a Long Beach fisherman was treated aboard his boat the Gen evieve TH about 180 miles south of Acapulco Mexico after the Coast Guard headquarters in Times Building issued medical instructions. Kell 717 East Esther Street was en route to Manzanillo Mex when he improved following radio advised treatment for throat infection.
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Robert Kell
Long Beach
Coast Guard
Manzanillo
Mex
Kell
Esther
Genevieve
Acapulco
Mexico
Times Bldg
Tools Stolen From Wilmington Yard Worth $900
Tools valued at almost $900 were taken from the machine shop at the Wilmington Boat Works. Police were informed Tuesday. Suspects named were William Howison Clarence Houser and William Saksa, all employees of the yard.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Boat Works
Lsted
William Howison
Clarence Houser
William Saksa
Library costs rise over last year by fifty three thousand six hundred thirteen
City Auditor John R. Mansell reports library expenditures for the last fiscal year at 623052.16 with salaries 469138.28, services and supplies 90329.91, additions 84583.87. Revenue from taxes 388220.53 and operating income 31382.54. Inventory stands at 980990 books, up 11235. The audit urges faster borrower notices as first and second reminders are months apart.
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John R. Mansell
Mansell
Monkey in Cyclone Racer Towers Over Long Beach
A monkey from the Pike amuses itself on the Cyclone Racer roller coaster while others escape from cages. The jail monkey remains at large among the roller coaster structures as authorities plot a waiting game for its return.
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Hall of Mirrors
Marl Miller
Neo Posse
Clifford Harrison
Long Beach Amusement Co
Harrison
Long Beach Legislators Meet Councilmen On City Issues
Two state assemblymen from Long Beach Herbert R. Klockstein and William S. Grant discussed with city councilmen at Hotel Lafayette. Talks covered charter amendments, oil property unitization, freeway extension, retirement credits, records destruction laws, annexation rules, and a proposed city sales tax.
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Long Beach
Herbert R. Klockstein
William S. Grant
Hotel Lafayette
Juneh
San Gabriel River
Garden Grove
Pacific Coast
Hwy
Man on Yule Theft Faces Hearing in Municipal Court
Charles Haynes of 1996 Thawson Avenue was arraigned on burglary and grand theft charges in Municipal Court after admitting to stealing a record player and radio from a Pacific Coast Highway store and two customized convertibles from rentals. Judge Percy set a preliminary hearing for February with bail fixed at 50000.
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Charles
Haynes
Thawson Ave
Wily
Signal 71
Appraner
Pacific Coast
Percy Fight
Simple Classified Ad for Moving and Storage
A short classified notice offers quick sale of household goods through the Independent and Prees Telegram classified section, promoting moving and storage services at low cost.
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Independent & Prees-Telegram
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TG Qeas
Qual Jason
Ford Mongom Uy
Lafayette Hotel
Mar
Nicks
Sanita Claus
Santa Claus
Yorrance Runman
Rome
Gately
Ridptwood
Seagram’s
National Safety Council
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary's
L. A
Malcolm Epl
L. B
Young Mangers
Johnny Urquhart
Tsehe Notah
Bert Resnik
Mrs. Grant
Thomas
Norton St
New Liquor Group
San Pedro Pier
China
Comdr
Richard D. Mugg
USS
Small
Mugg
Formosa
Muggs
Bill
Rick
Sevivener Ave
Joe Risinger
Celearam
Miss Whiting
Racer
Samuel E. Vickers
Brockstein
Universal
Hong E
Taia
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