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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1951
Page
5
Obituaries from Huntington Beach and nearby areas detail the deaths of Lucio Diamond and Dorothy Rahn, noting origins, family survivors, and funeral plans. Additional notices mention Lloyd Work, Elizabeth Gilson, and Raymond Brenner among others, with service details and interment at local churches and cemeteries. The text also references a USAF airman killed in action and family address information.
Private funeral services were held today in Alhambra for Frank W. Herbert 77 a former Long Beach harbor commissioner who died Thursday of a heart ailment. He resided at 7278 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood and had worked in real estate here 19 years. Herbert served on the harbor commission from September 1939 to July 8 1943 resigning after a second term. Survivors include his widow Jessica M daughter Mrs Vivian McRae South San Francisco sons Sidney and San Bernardino three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
County Manager Wayne R. Allen urged transferring 85 691 93 to Belhart St bridge approach from the flood control lease revenues in Long Beach. The plan uses Los Angeles River central channel funds from a decade old city agreement, applying general tax cash to bridge and highway construction with no other projects funded.
The Palo Verde Ave drainage channel northeast of Lone Beach was declared not the flood district’s duty. Assistant County Counsel Roy W Dondes said the channel was built by a subdivider, not a public agency, so the Flood Control District has no legal obligation to maintain operate or repair it. The ruling followed a Jan 16 request by the Board of Supervisors.
No. 12 bus route will reroute due to construction on the W. Anaheim St. bridge. Inbound buses will shift at Pico and Ninth, proceed to Harbor Ave, and resume normal path back to Anaheim and Pico. The change, approved by the city franchise bureau, is expected to last about one year.
The National Labor Relations Board conducted ballots at Richfield Oil Corp refinery workers in California. Of 1,698 eligible voters, 1,295 cast ballots with 283 for the AFL Oil Workers Union and 11 challenged. 1,011 voted for no union and 11 for the CLO union. The process took place Thursday under union oversight.
Dallas Texas February 10 CB Burghirs broke into a construction company vault safe and faced a strange shell game. They cracked the large safe spent hours opening ten smaller safes. One knob knocked off revealed empty. The second small safe held $1000 in negotiable bonds. They later scattered the bonds from their car window as they fled.
The Harbor Commission will study a low bid of 82,000 to restore the decommissioned pontoon bridge at Seaside Blvd. Six bids opened, Warren Southwest Co. proposed 60 days to start and 150 days to finish, 92,000. Schedule B imposes 500 daily penalties for May 1 completion delay.
Seven people were arrested in an Orange County raid on the Airport Club at Seal Beach and will be tried on misdemeanor lottery charges at 10 a.m. February 20 before Seal Beach Justice Imer Hughes. Defendants include Charles R. Davey Charlotte Agnew Brad bury Frank Rollie Ring er Eugene Cassaway Sheckles Charles Erwin Torinson Charles Suskin and Etta Mae Webster. The charges relate to a chuckalick style game with a wire cage and numbered ping pong balls dropping onto a board with matching holes.
Dorothy Meyser directs evening sessions from 7 to 9 p m at Long Head City College Business and Technology Division 1905 E Pacific Coast Hwy college credit courses for those aiming to become legal secretaries Mary E Toolson chair for the Low Beach Legal Secretaries Association says opportunities are extensive in the field
A trophy cup was presented to Keith Matthews 1951 ward teaching supervisor of the Second Ward Latter-day Saints Church by Francis Zimmerman second counselor of the Long Beach Stake Presidency. Also participating were Bishop Verne S Handy of the Second Ward and Dirk A Van der Meyden of Compton Ward first counselor of the stake in charge for ward teaching. James Denes was Second Ward teaching supervisor during 1950 when the percentage was achieved.
The North Dakota State Society will hold a picnic in Recreation Park tomorrow. Due to a meeting location confusion, secretary Mrs R Maurer said notices will be placed in Bixby Park directing attendees to Recreation Park. More than 10 000 persons are expected. Maurer is president of the society.
G C Brandenberg, chair of the Long Beach Civilian Defense medical section, will speak at the Third District Dental Assistants Association dinner at Little Norway in Long Beach. The program includes the film You Can Beat the Atom Bomb. Helen Steele leads the association. reservations via Alpha Cook at Dr A H Osborne’s office.
Carson City dispatch reports Glen C. Butner, 38, first Nevadan executed in the gas chamber. He died at 6:12 a.m. twelve minutes after the pellets released. Butner, a former Reno policeman, was convicted of first degree murder for killing his former wife in December 1947.
Former President Herbert Hoover argues against sending American ground forces to Europe, urging air and naval strength, economic restraint, and a robust UN role. He cites the Kremlin threat, recommends arming for deterrence, and stresses avoiding a third land war in Europe.
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