Telephone Foreman Receives Gold Service Award
Edward J. Medvec of Santa Monica earns a gold service award for his long tenure in the telephone industry. He started in 1919, joined Santa Monica Bay Telephone Co. in 1925, and was promoted to foreman. Tonight James Bretherton discusses aging economic problems at the Senior Citizens Forum in Lakewood Village Church.
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Edward J. Medvec
Walnut Ave
General Telephone Co
Santa Monica Bay
James Bretherton
Long Beach
Federal Security Agency
Senior Citizens Forum
Lakewood Village
American Legion
Veterans Memorial
Chalnemin
Kelly
Bellflower
Hattie
Mable Kelly
Rendelia St. Bellflower
Polk County
Casper
Wyo
Emmaruel Baptist Church
Compton
Lwiny James Sr
Daughber
Edna Martin
Bell- Howe
Wiliam H. Long
Beach
Lakewoon
Sidimey
Sidimey J. de
T. Cal
Robert BR
USAF
Vada Perry
Lillie Ransey
Rose Johnson
Fullerton
Ott
Lee Sheridan
White
C. B. Sanders
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Whitter
American Cancer Society
Tiesel—Pvt
Harry F. Fiesel
USA
Avalon Bird
Ford Ord
Hamilton Junior High
Polytechni High School
Long Beach City College
Poly High
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Pvt. Fiesel IE City College
Servite
Dynamics Group
Douglas Aircraft Co
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Torrance
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San Diego
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Newport Ave
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Centerville
Ohia
Dayton
Dayton Lodge 147
F&am
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Antioch Temple
Mystic Shrine
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Ruth Pine
James A. J Pine
Shower Door Shatters Splitting Three Girls
A glass shower door shattered as three girls played together, injuring Joanna Nay e, 3, severely with abdominal cuts, Judy Rae Ritchie, 8, with leg wounds, and Lorraine Florence, 3, with minor slashes. Deputies described the incident at a Maywood residence where Joanna fell through a jagged opening.
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Tivera
Joanna Naye
Cack Wy
Lorraine Riteli
Coral Lane
Ywood Hospital
Maywood
Judy Rae Ritchie
Lorraine Florence
Sizl
Shoviutts
Joanna
Judy
Jeannine
Pump Kills 5 Year Old Harbor Boy
A 5 year old Wilmington boy, George Vealobos, was crushed by a heavy pump counterweight while playing near an oil well pump with a peer, Scott Jackson. The children, near Gulf Avenue Elementary School, reportedly played around the device, which is owned by Fletcher Oil Co. The accident occurred Sunday as investigators noted minimal guarding and prior warnings to residents about children near the pump.
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Wilmington
George Vealobos
Doree Cole
Wilmington Blvd
Scott Jackson
George
Wayne Butts
Gene Tinch
Fletcher Oil Co
Hill St
Gulf Ave
Toentary School
Matson Lines Seeks Bids on New Vessels
Matson Lines seeks bids from West Coast yards for construction of two 274 passenger ships, two four month old, for an estimated cost of 40 million dollars. The project involves Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson affiliate, with design by Gibbs and Cox Inc. The bodies of two individuals are not clearly identified in the fragment. The note mentions a family at Arbor Road and a death linked to a child.
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Matson Lines
West Coast Shipyard
Benjamin V
Hamann
Conradt Hamann
Antil
Batos
Wash
F. Arbor
Iment, Gibbs and Cox. Inc
N. Yui
Hunter
Pacific
Oceanic Steams Ship Co
Matson
Fire Captain to Undergo Tests After Garage Collapse
Fire Captain Lacy G Marlette 45 remained under observation at Seaside Hospital after collapsing Saturday afternoon at a garage blaze at 4108 E Hill St He was in satisfactory condition and planned to undergo a series of tests at the hospital Firemen summoned an ambulance and he was taken from the scene to receive care
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Lacy G. Marlette
Seaside Hospital
Marlette
E. Marker St
E. Hill St
World Trade Week Chairman Named 1955
World Trade Week will be sponsored by regional chambers of commerce and youth artists from Long Beach and Los Angeles areas. The event runs May 16 22 with Wvann C McHase of Los Angeles named lay chairman. Scholastic Arts Awards winners from area high schools included Rol and Benge Annie Norman and many others, with art entries displayed at Bullock's Downtown Los Angeles.
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Wvann C. McHase
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Boss
Schot Willard
Smith
Clarklastic Magazine
Ave
Carnegie Institte
Pittsburgh
Ocean Essay Prize Offers Free Ocean Trips
Propeller Club of the United States announces an annual essay contest offering free ocean trips to the Orient, Europe, Africa, South America, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Long Beach High School seniors may submit 1000 words or less by March 31, with top prizes a 50 dollar savings bond, 25 dollar second and 15 dollar third, plus a 25 dollar bond to the entrant’s teacher. Essays submitted to Alvin K. Maddy at the Port of Long Beach. Previous local winners include Ingrid Bloomfield, Mary Alice Lamon, and David R Baker.
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Orient
Europe
Africa
South America
Hawaii
Caribbean
Propeller Club
United States
Alvin K. Maddy
Long Beach Harbor
Joes
Maddy
Long Beach
Embarcadero
Los Angeles
Ingrid Bloomfield
Fuly
Mary Alice Lamon
St. Anthony
David R Baker
Jordan
Fugitive Nabbed by L B Officers
Long Beach officers arrested Donald Wayne Goldsberry 25 on a street corner Sunday night. He claimed he and a companion escaped from a Missouri jail while awaiting forgery trial, stole a car, and drove to Denver where the other man left him. Officers Dixon and Day halted the pair at Termin o Ave and Ocean Blvd for questioning. a quick record check showed Goldsberry as a fugitive.
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Carrelion
Motal
Long Beach
Donald Wayne Goldsberry
Missouri
Denver
Goldsberry
James Dixon
Keith Day
Termino Ave
Ocean Blvd
Fire damages used furniture store on Long Beach Blvd
Fire caused extensive damage to a used furniture store at 2921 Long Beach Blvd early Sunday. Four fire companies fought the blaze for about an hour. Owner Joseph S. Early of 3660 Faust Ave. could not provide an immediate damage estimate. cause not determined.
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Long Beach Blvd
Joseph S. Early
Faust Ave
Divorces Granted In Fragmentary Records
Divorce notices list multiple names in broken OCR form including Freyermute Fena from John W, Smith Norma D from Donald B, Connell avid VU from Marie Masier, Carro from Robert F, De Trick from Otto Fl, and other paired separations. Noncontinuous text prevents full details.
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DC Krurn
Cilian
John W. Freyermute
Fena i
Donald EB. Smith
Norma_D
Te ‘Om
Dick Econne
Avid VU
Marie M. Masier
Alce
Robert F_ CARRO
Athe
Philp
R DE
Trick Sart
Otto FL
Divorces Filed in Various Cases Across Counties
Legal notices indicate multiple divorce actions filed including Cleta Mae versus Anthony, Hania W Smith versus Barrett Maxwell G, Fuchsia Gilmore versus Connie Fo, Barbara Jean Orfis versus Lewis D, and Eugene Stanely versus Sharon P Sicolis. Proceedings list parties, with counties and court references across the region.
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Lany
Cleta
Mae
Anthony
Dame Y—esce
Hania W. Smith
Tveh
Finey
A. Barrett
Maxwell G. Va
Fuchsia Bh
Gilnore
Connie Fo
S. Meidved
ORFIS
Barbara Jean Vg
Lewis_D
Stanley —Eugene Xs
Bhitin
Ze Sicolls
Sharon P
Kent
iBloodmobile Cancels Holiday Visit in L B
The regional floodmobile will not be at the Red Cross headquarters this Tuesday due to Washington's Birthday. It will return the following Tuesday to collect blood donations.
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iBloodmobile
L. B
Red Cross
Washington
Dad Jailed for Taking Child Back
Elmer Carlyle Trewer, 39, of Los Angeles, jailed in Orange County after allegedly stealing his 9 year old daughter she had been legally in his custody since she was 17 months old. Trewer took the child from Mrs Lorena Ross after a custody order surfaced and was later arrested by Los Angeles police for violating the order.
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Garden Grove
Elmer Carlyle Trewer
Los Angeles
Orange County
Trewer
Lorena Ross
Stanford Ave
Trower
Bandit Steals Cash From Roadium Theater in Torrance
A young bandit wearing a straw hat robbed the Roadium Theater at 2500 Redondo Beach Blvd Torrance late Sunday night. The cashier Elvira Luongo said the thief fled in a black sedan with Indiana plates after threatening her with a revolver and taking 90 dollars in a paper bag, then tearing out all telephone wires. The victim noted the robber spoke with an eastern accent.
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Torrance
Roadium Orwell Theater
Redordo Beach Blvd
Elvira Luongo
Indiana
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