Gangsters Threaten to Stay Manager at Lakewood Mart
Ocean Boulevard rail depot to reopen next Tuesday under Metropolitan Coach Lines with a new terminal name at 118 American Ave. J. R. Britton to act as commission agent after leasing part of the old station from Long Beach Amusement Co. Most facilities to be retained including waiting room and lockers.
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Metropolitan Coach Lines
Ol Stané
W. Ocean Blvd
J. R. Britton
American Ave
Ocean
Terminal Bus Station
Gunmen Take $750 From Hiram's Market in Lakewood
Three men robbed Hiram's Market at Lakewood Center Friday afternoon. A bandit with a German luger forced the manager Louis Piltz to surrender $750, while another pair stood by. A 1955 two-tone green Oldsmobile was used as the getaway car. Deputy Spence and sheriff's deputies described two suspects, one about 40, 5 feet 10 inches, 140 pounds, in tan jacket and gray pants, the other about 60, 150 pounds, in blue coveralls and a blue visor cap.
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Hiram’s
Lakewood Center
Ernoon
Sheriff's
Louis Piltz
Fidler Ave
Piltz
Daniel C. Spence
Oldsmobile
Navy Awards Repair Jobs to Yards Here
Three U. S. Navy vessels will get work at local yards with Bethlehem Pacific Corp. receiving 40500 dollars for drydocking and underwater repair on the escort Manning and 6590 dollars for waterline preservation on the destroyer Charette. Long Beach Marine & Repair Co. gets 22378 pounds to overhaul the escort Manning, while Harbor Boat Co. receives 593 pounds for drydocking and overhaul of the LSU 1363.
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U. S. Navy
Bethlehem Pacific Corp
Escort
Charette
Long Beach Marine & Repair Co
Harbor Boat Co
LSU
Two youths admit burglary of L B Barber Shop
Two 16 year olds confessed to burglarizing the L B Barber Shop last Thursday night and stealing 147 dollars. Police captured them at 46th Street and Atlantic Avenue in a car owned by a parent. They were turned over to juvenile officers for investigation of burglary with prior petty theft records.
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Woys
46Th St
Atlantic Ave
Fire from overheated fryer damages home on Henderson Ave
Battalion Fire Chief CL Odette reports a blaze Friday night started by vapors from an overheated French fryer. Flames affected the home of Charles Miller, 24, at 1848 Henderson Ave, with damage to cabinets, frames, and windows.
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Charles Miller
Henderson Ave
CL Odette
Carpenter Injured In Fall At Sully-Miller Site
Frank Stopar, 31, of 1327 Chestnut Ave, fell about 15 feet from a scaffold at Sully-Miller Contracting Co. He was taken to Seaside Hospital with possible serious back injuries. Police report filed at 1500 W. 7th St.
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Frank Stopar
Chestnut Ave
Sully-Miller Contracting
7Th St
Seaside
Your Heart's in Your Hands Health Series Starts Sunday
Read it Sunday. A five part series by Dr William A Brame on living with a heart handicap begins in Sunday’s Independent Press Telegram. The piece notes Brame’s previous prize winning work and mentions other features in Sunday Megazine including a Hollywood star home list and fashion tips for pride to be in the Women’s Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Brame
Independent, Press-Telegram
Brams
Joseph
Lowman
Long Beach Arts
Two Bunco Victims Outwit Three Swindlers in Street Scam
A trio of women, two con artists aged about 30 and two elderly targets, attempted to fleece a third woman Friday. The ruse involved a wallet claim and a phony address, with shredded newspaper found inside the envelope. police warned of the pigeon drop tactic. Mrs. Louise Jackson, 75, reported spotting the two suspects near her Stanley Avenue home. Adelene Reed, 91, and Laura Akeroyd, 79, were approached with promises of a $3,600 share after they allegedly deposited $130 to prove good faith. The envelope given to Reed contained only junk paper, and the suspects fled.
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Banco
Louise Jackson
Stanley Ave
Adelene ¥. Reed
Pierids St
Laura Akeroyd
Gardenia Ave
Burglary Suspect Arraigned on Two Thefts
Robert L. Kasser, 90, of 13913 Maidstone Ave, was arraigned in Downey Municipal Court on two counts of burglary. Police say he admitted to fifty burglaries in Long Beach, Downey, and Norwalk. A large collection of guns was found at his home. He was ordered held in county jail in lieu of 1500 bail pending a preliminary hearing Thursday.
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Norwalk
Robert L. Kasser
Maidstone Ave
Downey
Long Beach
Kasser
Addict for 37 Years Machinist Convicted
Harry M. Hanick a 54 year old machinist of 766 Orange Ave was convicted on an addiction charge in Municipal Court and sentenced to six months in the county jail He testified he began narcotics use at age 17 and said he took a fix on December 26 after his sister in law died He argued ex post facta since addiction preceded 1939 California law Judge Percy indicated possible sentence reduction if he cooperates with doctors in jail
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Harry M. Hanick
Orange Ave
Jefferson City
Enimaluint J
California
Percy
Danick
Body of Tug Man Fished From Sea
The body of syoe Barbour, 35, of 3838 Pacific Ave, was found near the San Pedro breakwater Friday afternoon. He was knocked overboard Jan 23 from a Crowley tugboat rammed by the Lionsgate. Willie Clark of Los Angeles saw the body. it was recovered by Cabrillo lifeguards and taken to Merney's Mortuary.
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San Pedro
Syoe Barbour
Pacific Ave
Crowley
Lionsgate
Willie Clark
Los Angeles
Cabrillo Taeach
Pic Merney
Badenhausen Reappointed to State Hospital Council
George J. Badenhausen business manager of Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital was reap pointed to the State Advisory Hospital Council. Gov. Gondin Knight announced the reappointments of George S. Wood of Oakland Dr. Foddy T. Grunigen of Los Angeles and Sr H D Chope of Redao d City.
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George J. Badenhausen
Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital
State Advisory Hospital Council
Gondin
Knight
George 5. Wood
Oakland
Foddy T. Grunigen
Los Angeles
H. D. Chope
Redoad City
Car strikes pole injuring man on Los Angeles street
Abner Lass of Los Angeles sustained minor injuries at 1:35 am after losing control of his car on West Anaheim Street near Santa Fe Avenue and striking a light pole. He was treated at Sesside Hospital and released.
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Abner Lass
Los Angeles
Anaheim St
Santa Fe Ave
Strick
Sesside Hospital
Star Point Association Plans Meeting Monday
Long Beach Star Point Association will hold its first meeting under new officers at 7 30 pm Monday in Linden Hall Camellia Penrose will preside All States and Palos Verdes Chapters CES will provide entertainment
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Long Beach Star Point Association
Linden Hall
Camellia Penrose Svill
All States
Palos Verdes
CES
Willow Section Opens East of Clark Ave
A new Willow Street segment east of Clark Avenue opened to traffic after Roy G. Gregor, 9, broke his left leg by slipping from a stool at home on Gardenia Avenue. A new traffic signal at Clark Avenue and Willow Street activated as part of the north half of a planned six lane divided highway.
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iBreaks
Willow St
Roy G. Gregor
Clark Ave
Bellower Blvd
Gardenia Ave
Bellflower
Dinner for Texans Texas Society Cov ered-Dish Dinner
The Texas Society will host a covered-dish dinner Tuesday at 6 30 p m in Linden Hall Broadway.
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Texas Society
Linden Hall
Broadway
Two Crashes Injure Three off Downey
Three people were seriously injured in two early morning crashes off Downey. William P. Spencer and his wife Dorothy, both injured when a student ran a red light at Imperial Highway and Clark Street at 1 am collided with their car. Richard Jay Downer, 17, cited for failure to stop. A midnight collision at Firestone Boulevard and Lives Avenue left James Goldsmith, 47, of Los Angeles with major injuries as Annie Goldsmith and Marion C. Newman, a sailor from Hartford, Alabama, were involved.
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Garden Grove
Downer
Firstone
Ives Ave
James Goldsmith
Los Celes
Annie Goldsmith
Los Angeles
Marion C. Newman
Hartford
Ala
Teen Traffic Violations Adjudicated by Officer in Year
Juvenile Officer Clarence Richie handled about 4000 teen age traffic violators last year to lessen Juvenile Court caseloads. Court only saw aggravated violations. Richie presides Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the City Health Department building, acting as judges and jury for offenders and their parents. Mechanical violations, speeding, and driving without a license are leading citations. He notes restrictions on learner licenses as a path to changing driving behavior.
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Fred Bolinger
Clarence Richie
J. m
Richie
City Health Department
Burglars Drop Loot Outside Tackle Shop
Burglars broke a window to enter Beany's Bait & Tackle Shop at 11 39th Pl and fled with about $800 in goods. About $350 worth of loot was recovered in an alley and a nearby parking lot.
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Beany’s Bait & Tackle Shop
Mayor and Council Inspect Shoreline Development Area
The Mayor and the city Council's Advisory Public Improvement Committee toured the shoreline from the west beach landfill for the Armed Services YMCA building to the auditorium-area fill for the proposed exhibit hall and the Alamitos Bay Martina project, reviewing public works in progress as a prelude to a study of city shoreline development.
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F. Ellsport
Shorelne
West Beach
Armed Services Ymca
Alamitos Bay
Child Hit by Car on Lorelei Ave Leaves Boy Hurt
Five year old William Shipp of 4945 Bellflower Blvd was seriously injured Friday afternoon after being struck by a car on Lorelei Ave near Michelson St. The driver, 46 year old Joseph P. Le Febvre of 14633 Gridley Rea in Norwalk, told California Highway Patrol he did not see the boy but heard a thump as he hit the back fender. The boy was taken to Community Hospital.
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William Shipp
Bellflower Blvd
Lorelei Ave
Michelson St
Joseph P. LeFebvre
Gridley Rea
Norwalk
California Highway Falrolmen
Geronimo calms buffalo herd with peaceful talk at Newport Beach
Chief Geronimo, 55, reportedly tamed a rampaging buffalo herd at Harbor Buffalo Ranch by speaking calmly to the animals. Five of 72 head had caused chaos, injuring a horse and damaging the corral, prompting a temporary public closure that will reopen Sunday.
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Newport Beach
Geronimo
Qtier
Epent Harbor
Get Jail for Attack at Gas Station
Three young men convicted of assault for slugging a gas station owner after he refused restroom use received jail terms Friday. Judge Joseph M. Maltby gave Darrell York four months for the first blow, with Howard W. Larson and Durwood L. Berry each getting 90 days. All were placed on three years probation. The victim Leo Kemp runs a service station at 340 N. Pacific Ave San Pedro and testified he was knocked unconscious after denial of restroom access.
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Joseph M. Maltby
Darrell
York
Anaheim St
Wilmington
Leo Kemp
Harbor City
Howard W. Larson
Gardenia Ave
Long Beach
Durwood L. Berry
E. 246Th St
Kemp
N. Pacific Ave
San Pedro
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Ocean Blvd
iGuon
Honest Abe
Alamitos
Garry Clark
Lincoln Park Memorial
John Hartman
Gettsburg
Karl Hanson
Lincoln
Hiram's
Tory Olson
Woodland Park
Scoutaree
Lincoln Park
Mark Wales
Centralia St
Valentine
Judy Harner
Centralia
Chuck Sundquist
Navy
L.B
Southland
Groucho Marx
Bing Crosby
van Johnson
Cornell Wilde
Barbara Stanwyck
Betty Hutton
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Hollywood
Parade Magazine
Bunco
George Badenhausen
Star Point Assn
Celearam
Queen
Ruth Miller
E. Broadway
New Orleans
Miss Miller
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ray W. Sutton
Procter & Gamble
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