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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1955
Page
6
The armed services plan to stop roasting and grinding coffee to favor private industry. The Army has dated coffee roasting for the services and will likely continue buying green beans while private firms roast and grind. A meeting with equipment industry reps is set for February 25.
Downtown Long Beach hosts Dollar Days with more than 200 merchants offering spring bargains. The sponsoring Long Beach Retailers Inc plans extended bus service and free parking at downtown lots. Mr Dollar Day will visit stores giving 10 silver dollars to shoppers who identify him and recite a magical sentence.
Philadelphia police quoted Frederick A. Sherwood Jr. a 26 year old former guard for a private protective agency admitting he looted stores in his care more than 100 times in a year. Detectives recovered 5000 dollars worth of merchandise including tires appliances tools clothing shotguns and more. He was held on larceny charges.
Watchdog sits vigil as Weston reports two gunmen robbed him of 55 dollars while his watchdog wagged. Police investigate.
A Fort Carson post exchange is reported to have suffered a burglary on Monday. Burglars carried away about $2,283 in cash and merchandise from the store, and loot totaled roughly $17,000 across related break-ins, including an August incident. Captain Ger is cited in connection with the events.
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