Two Held in Kidnap and Rape Case
Two men suspected of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old Lakewood girl were held on $10,000 bail for preliminary hearings in Los Cerritos court. Hand Harmon, 28, of Paramount, and Elbert Osburn, 21, of Bell Gardens, were remanded after a police chase through Paramount streets ended with their capture.
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Bellflower
Lakewood
Paramount
Roberta, Butzbach
Los Cerritos Court
Hand F. Harmon
Pitts St. Paramount
Elbert E. Osburn
Clara Ave
Bell Gardens
Bellflower High
Carson St. Artesia
F.K. Dunann
L. B. Miller
Inian
Susp
Garden Grove Girls League elects Barbara Klink president
Garden Grove Union High School votes Barbara Klink as president in a tight contest. Shirley Rogers becomes vice president, Betty Kitada secretary, Sherry Dunigin treasurer, with Jer Lumsden program chairman and Natalie Morgan publicity chief. Installation is March 4 in Fite Auditorium.
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Garden Grove
Girls’ League
Garden Grove Union High School
Barbara Klink
Eileene LeBarthe
Shirley Rogers
Betty Kitada
Sherry Dunigin
Jer] Lumsden
Natalie Morgan
Helen Holt
Jeannine DeWitt
Tackle Brady
Pat Burns
Fite
Paul Voriink
Burglar Gets Prison Rap for Doctor's Office Job
Gerald James mobile of Dx Glenn C Curtis of Crawford pleaded guilty to burglary at Dr Null's office in Garden Grove. He was sentenced to state prison with a possible immediate term as he was on parole. He admitted slugging Dr Null during the ransacking. His companion Charles Lee Smith, 18, also pleaded guilty to two burglaries and seeks probation. Smith's hearing set for Feb 27.
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Santa Ana
Gerald James Mobile
Glenn C. Curtis
Crawford
tolBres
Rob Lig
Pri
Garden Grove
China State Prison
Robert Gardner
Canal
Dr. Null
Laguna Beach
Coast Hwy
William M. Healy
el Toro Marine
John A. McCray
Linda Fay ‘Landreth
Missionary will Speak on Africa at Methodist Church Services
Missionary Downes Royal Dye returns to speak on Africa at duplicate services 9:00 and 11:00 am Sunday at the Methodist Church. Rev. Francis B. Cook leads youth fellowship and chorus at 6 pm with African safari studies at 6:30 pm and city choir from Los Angeles at 7:30 pm. Weekly events include prayer hours and youth council meetings on Feb 17. Ash Wednesday family supper Feb 18. Choir rehearsals Feb 19 and Men's Club Feb 20.
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Downes
Royal Dye
Africa
Methodist
Francis B. Cook
Arm
Francis
Los Angeles
F. L. Harmon
Frances Jones
E. Orange
Wesleyan Service Guild
Ahe
W. E. Baldwin
E. Oth St
Costa Mesa Church Announces Revival and Guest Speaker
First Baptist Church of Costa Mesa invites Sunday worship at 11 a m with Dr Joe Henry Hankins delivering Born Again and Know It He also speaks at 7 20 p m on Heaven and the Way There Helen Wood a former Communist speaks at a Men s Brotherhood dinner meeting Monday at 6 45 p m in the church Guest speaker Dr John Lunyan Smith visits Grove First Baptist Church as guest minister Sunday
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Costa Mesa
Joe Henry Hankins
First Baptist Church of
Hankins
Helen Wood
Men's Brotherhood
Loyalty Crusade at San Diego church mobilizes volunteers
Within weeks more than forty workers will visit every member of the First Baptist Church of San Diego to secure commitments. Henry Hunt leads the effort as general chairman with Walter Latze Ben Hende J Garfield Allen and J A Knapp as regional leaders.
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First Baptist Church of
San Diego
Henry Hunt
Messrs
Walter Latze
Ben Hende
J. Garfield
Allen
J. A. Knapp
Santa Ana Legion condemns pension questionnaires as dangerous
Santa Ana American Legion Post denounces University of California age questionnaires as objectionable and dangerous. The group says forms G1 and G2 seek to create class, racial, and religious discord, asking seniors if officials and organizations are friends or enemies. Welfare Director Douglas criticizes the approach. County Board condemns it as following the Commie line and vicious.
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Santa Ana
University of California
Orange County
Santa Ana American Legion Post
Post
University
Friends
Eneies
Institute of Industrial Relations
Orange County Welfare Department
Thomas P. Douglas
Board of Supervisors
Officers Hit Lost Time in Courts
Santa Ana police say too many officers waste time at the Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court. They urge the court marshal to oversee prisoners and transport to Orange County jail. The county league studies court costs and officer wait times affecting Anaheim Fullerton Placentia Brea Yorba Linda Buena Park.
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Santa Ana
Anaheim-Fullerton
Orange County
Orange County League of Clubs
Anaheim
Fullerton
Placentia
Brea
Ya Habra
Buena Park
Girls Capture Video Honors At Bellflower High
Bellflower High School students battle on a television quiz show titled Who Knows This? The senior girls edged the senior boys 246 to 123 in questions about healthful living. Principal Charles Kendle and physical culture teacher Miss Carmen Osler watched as Joyce Mori Barbara Page Carol Costa and Rensella Borsch led the girls to victory over Paul Binger Dick Holtz Jack Atkins and Dick Parish.
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Bellflower
Bellflower High School
Charles Kendle
Carmen Osler
Joyce Mori
Barbara Page
Carol Costa
Rensella Borsch
Cirrus Market Prices From Florida Market Report
The Friday market note reports steady box prices across citrus items with minor changes for peaches and lemons. Florida fruit prices show small shifts in certain sizes while overall prices remain stable. details include per box and per 1000 units figures for various varieties and regions.
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Aim Federal State Intarket
Ews” Service
Lemors
Florida
Festival at Church With Jester Hairston
FULLERTON The First Methodist Church will present Jester Hairston a famed composer and conductor in a spiritual festival at the church Sunday at 5 p.m.
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Fullerton
First Methodist Church
Jester Hairston
Paintings Displayed by Paramount Pupils
Paramount Junior High School artists including Henka Raymone Seabridge Barbara Wilder and Alan Craef submitted water colors oils and pastels for the 17th annual Scholastic Art Awards exhibit Feb 14 28 at a Los Angeles department store. Instructor E R Christy said Viking artists with Paramount have won high honors before. entries came from 140 pupils across 16 counties.
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Paramount
Los Angeles
Donna Rae Valentine
James Trump
Sharatt Teixeira
Henka
Raymone Seabridge
Barbara Wilder
Alan Craef
E. R. Christy
Viking
Founders Day Plans by Rio San Gabriel PTA
Downey area PTA units announce Founders Day programs with sessions at local schools. Rio San Gabriel plans 7:30 p m Feb 18 featuring Bernice E Love and a Bathes Shop chorus. Downey Council meets Feb 20 with unit presidents and Mrs Ralph Adams. Norwalk event Feb 19 includes Mrs Walter Smith and fifth graders. Artesia Willow PTA hosts Founders Day Feb 18 7 30 pm with life membership and talk by Mrs Walter Smith.
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Downey
Rio San Gabriel
Norwalk
PTA
Thomas B. Moffitt
Parent-Teacher Association
J. ¥. Mullins
Walter Smith
Artesia Pia
Artesia
Parent
Toma Lynch
Two Cab Drivers Robbed in Southeast County
In two separate early morning robberies, a gunman with a similar description targeted taxi drivers. Carl Simmons of Paramount Cab Co. lost 10 dollars on Compton Boulevard after picking up a market passenger at 14810 Lakewood Boulevard. Earlier, William Claude Rose Jr. of Norwalk’s Courtesy Cab Co. was robbed of 60 dollars at Chaney Avenue and Claymore Street in Rivera after taking a fare from a cafe on Telegraph Road.
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Paramount
Ralph D. Willamis
Carl Simmons
Paramount Cab Co
Paramount Blvd
Compton Blvd
Lakewood Blvd
William Claude Rose Jr
Excelsior Dr
Norwalk
Chaney Ave
Claymore St
Rivera
Rose
Courtesy Cab Co
Telegraph
Livestock Sale Notes From Los AvGEES Market
Fragmented OCR lists cattle, sheep and other items with prices and sellers. Readable entries mention salable stock, first, 4 ct, and figures like 21.00, with names garbled. Overall depicts a livestock sale catalog style from a local market page.
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Los
Avgees
New Vanters
Scummorelal
Hay Prices Shift as Market Signals Tone Down
Local market notes show hay price shifts amid uncertain demand. Buyers and sellers respond to supply signals from nearby farms, with traders citing variable transport costs and rainfall patterns affecting input costs and storage decisions.
Paramount School Head Appeals to Recruit Teachers
Paramount Superintendent Jack Robinson appealed on a New York television program to recruit eastern teachers as a severe local shortage pressures Southern California districts. The shortage was highlighted by county superintendent C. C. Trillingham in an address to district heads, with Bellflower, Artesia, Excelsior, and Norwalk districts seeking staff at Atlantic City conventions of major education groups.
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Paramount
California
Atlantic City
Jack Robinson
New York
Dorsey Skaggs
Ar Ltesia
Excelsior
Norwalk
National School Board Assn
American Assn
Downey Plans Big New All American Market Center
Blayne Hutchinson announces a 30,000 square foot supermarket at Firestone Bl and Ives Ave to anchor a seven acre shopping district. The project includes 1,000 parking spaces, relocation of existing buildings, a 10,000 square foot expanded All American Market, and a rail spur from the Southern Pacific Railroad. Nearby markets in Norwalk Downey Newport Beach Corona Del Mar and a Garden Grove store are noted with expansion plans across Southeast Whittier Fullerton Anaheim Santa Ana.
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Downey
Firestone Blodat Ives Ave
Blayne Hutchinson
Hutchinson
All American Market
Dolan Ave
Firestone Blvd
Ern Pacific Railroad
All American
Norwalk
Newport Beach
Corona del Mar
Garden Grove
Whittier
Fullerton-Anahelmeee
Santa Ana
Dual Post for Police Chief Snags Fire Chief Naming
In Laguna Beach, the council weighs a proposed dual post tying Police Chief William Bachman to Fire Chief Homer Mann. Mann serves as temporary fire chief after T. E. Seeman’s six month injury and resignation. Seeman led the paid department for 12 years. The council may use the dual post to reduce costs while Seeman’s replacement is discussed. Also noted is a pending Orange County ordinance to curb itinerant street beggars enforced by the social welfare department.
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Laguna Beach
Homer Mann
William Bachman
T. E. Seeman
Seeman
Lapuna
Fire Department
Frank Wharton
Orange County
Department of Social Welfare
Head Crushed in Job Accident at Bellflower Site
Leslie G. Bower 29 of Palm Avenue Bellflower was critically injured Friday when his head wedged between a tractor grading blade and a trailer hitch during a trenching prep near Lambert Road and Corley Street. He suffered a crushed jaw, a fractured left shoulder and possible neck fracture. A coworker Winfield Coryell aided in freeing him with a hydraulic jack after several minutes.
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Solth Whittier
Lambert Rd
Corley St
Leslie G. Bower
Palm Ave
Bellflower
Pleo Emergency
Maywood Hospital
Bower
Winfield S. Coryell
Belflower
Caryell
Brea Building Permits Total $142 356 for January
Building permits issued in January totaled 142 356 according to City Building Dept Superintendent J C Powers. The largest project was a 35 000 addition to the Chiksan Co plant on N Pomona Ave creating a finished material warehouse assembly section and offices. Permits also were issued for two new homes and a total of 21 permits were issued for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Powers
Chiksan Co
N. Pomona Ave
Morc
Doyle Ride Flies East to Washington for Doyle Talks
Miss Iéan B. Reynolds, field representative for Rep Clyde Doyle of the 23rd District, flies to Washington Friday to confer with the congressman and the Democratic National Committee on district matters. She expects to return to Huntington Park in about a week. the district office will stay open with Doyle's local secretarial staff.
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Huntington Park
Iéan B. Reynolds
Clyde Doyle
23Rd
Washington, D. C
Democratic National Committee
Nabbed in Compton Raid on Gambling Operation
Ten men were arrested at 1668 E 129th St in Compton at 11 30 p m Friday by a sheriff's deputies and Compton police for gambling. Chester A Chambers listed among those in custody. Officers seized paraphernalia and cash totals. Bail set at 800 each for Dana Hall Zephen Woods Grosper Paine C A Driscoll R P Metoyer Ll Wise Charles Willes Elmor Warren C B Sherouse and Chambers.
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Compton
E. 129Th St
Chester A. Chambers
Dana Hall
Zephen Woods
Grosper Paine
C. A. Driscoll
R. P. Metoyer
Ll Wise
Charles Wilies
Elmor Warren
C._B. Sherouse
Chambers
W. E. Hertmen
R. Robbins
Lanier A. Lopez
G. James
Community Sing Presents Four Sisters Vocal Quartet
The Ashtoir ettes, a popular girl vocal quartet, will perform on the intermission program at the Wilmington Community Sing at 7 30 p m Monday. Sisters Lynn Connie Grace and Hazel have won awards across Southern California and appeared on radio and TV. Also appearing are Jerry Clark and Sylvia Ann Terry. Mark Cook will close the sing. The event occurs in the Gulf Avenue School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
William Briscoe
Santa Monica
Barning High School
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Banning Evening Adult School
Walter E. Holstein
Budnik
Holstein Sal
Winmincsoda
Ashtoirettes
Marian Wahl
Lynn
Connie
Grace
Hazel
Souther California
Jerry Clark
Sylvia Ann Terry
Mark Cook
Gulf Ave. School
Fire Flare Damages Unused Drying Compartment in Plant
A flash fire at Midland Rubber Corp on 19201 S Vermont Ave in Gardena caused slight damage to an unused rubber drying compartment. No injuries were reported after a workman's torch ignited rubber component residue Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardena
Midland Rubber Corp
S. Vermont Ave
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Wednesay
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Orange Coast College
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Cc. O. Anderson
Virginia Hog
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Santa Ana Legion
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Cirrus Market
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Genkines Sagan
Prics
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Twe
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Kansas City Confidential
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Roadium
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Arizona
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the Clown
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Jane Greer
San Pedro Drive
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the Stooge
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Long Baath Blvd
Robert Taylor
Rendelph Scott
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Randolph Scott
Patrice Wimore
Walker
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Rithherd “Denniho
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Hong Kong
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