Riverside Mission Inn visit sparks warm reminiscence
A columnist recounts an overnight stay at Riverside's Mission Inn and recalls interviews with Hubert Work and Gen. Henri Giraud from earlier days. The piece shifts to a campus visit review of the new University of California at Riverside, noting Assemblyman Carley Porter and encounters with police, campus development, and a hopeful outlook for UCR’s growth near Box Springs.
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Ission Inn
Riverside
Mission Inn
Southern California
J. B. State College
Ero
Porter
University of California At Riverside
Ways and Means
UCR
Box Springs
US 66
New Pompadour Hair Trend Debuts At Style Show
The 1954 Miss Universe coif with swept back pompadour and feather curls was unveiled at the 11th annual Hair Style Show in the Wilton Hotel. Al Tate led the design, 44 models and 26 stylists showcased the forward motion trend, with twelve finalists vying tonight for a $100 prize and trophy.
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Coifffure
Wilton Hotel
Lyle Hanson
Long Beach Hairdressers Guild
Kay McGavin
Long Beach
Olga Faucett
Hollywood
Marietta
Uazo
Beatrice ‘Camarillo
Alhambra
Doria Heffner
Toluca Lake
Viola Heflin
Riverside
Charles Slough
San Diego
Don Whitson
Orville Clark
Englersfield
Don Johnson
Jos Morefield
Chester Hilton
Hambra
Lakewood Incorporation Vote Prompts Voter Campaigns
With 15 days to the March 9 incorporation election Lakewood residents face high pressure from campaign mailings. Supporters claim low taxes through state license fees gas taxes and county services while opponents call it a last chance push. The Lakewood Junior Chamber kicks off a speaker series with candidates at multiple Cleveland area schools to present views.
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Lakewood
Lakewood Committee For Incorporation
Rod Boll
Madison
Stephen Fossier
MacArthur School
Gompers School
Hot Asphalt Truck Crash Blocks Compton Intersection
A hot asphalt truck overturned at Artesia Boulevard and Alameda Street in Compton, spilling about 25,000 pounds of asphalt and igniting gasoline. The wreck caused a two hour road closure. a county road department grader cleared the intersection and the California Highway Patrol reported the private contractor owned truck swerved to avoid a car, grazing it and tipping over.
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Artesia Blvd
Alamedal St
Compton
California Highway Patrol
Man drags burning motorcycle from neighbor garage
Kenneth D. Moley, 29, of 2715 Fairman Ave, suffered burns while removing a blazing motorcycle from Joseph M. Hunt’s garage on Sunday. Hunt, 27, of 2724 Fairman Ave, attempted to start the bike causing the fire. Moley crossed the street to pull the bike out. damage to the building and contents was estimated.
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Kenneth D. Moley
Fairman Ave
Ewood
Joseph M. Hunt
Hunt
Moley
Dentists Attend Fourth Annual Children’s Dentistry Conference
Three Long Beach dentists Mark D. Miner Richard T. Rolston and O W VanDerHoff will attend the fourth annual postgraduate conference on children's dentistry from March 3 to 6 at Arrow Springs Hotel in head Springs.
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Long Beach
Arrow, Head’ Springs
Prs
Mark D. Miner
Richard T. Rolston
O. W. VanDerHoff
Variety Acts Listed for Fashion Show
The Spring Festival of Fun and Fashion at Municipal Auditorium features a Hawaiian themed fashionshow with variety acts between scenes. Performers include Knot Twirlers Sharn Stennette Laura Killingsworth Four Bits of Harmony Al Caiazzo Eugene Cox Frances Bowling Dancers and Miss Universe Band led by Manny Harmon. Bill Gwinn hosts. Tickets are 1.50 and 2.00 at local outlets and Red Cross headquarters.
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Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
Red Cross
Knot Twirlers
Forty nine communicable disease cases in week forty nine
Forty nine week forty nine cases of communicable diseases were reported to the City Health Department by health officer Dr. L D Litwack. The breakdown lists chickenpox 24, mumps 9, gonorrhea 5, measles 2, whooping cough 3, tuberculosis 2, syphilis 1, scarlet fever 1, and infectious hepatitis 2.
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L D. Litwack
Danger's for the Birds Test Flying Risky
Douglas Aircraft chief test pilot Bill Morrisey describes test flying as routine yet risky only in terms of aviation history. He notes months of study before first flight, ground testing, and careful precautions, with a career spanning DC-4s to DC-6s and even presidential aircraft testing.
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Bert Resnik
Douglas Aircraft Company
Spring St
Bill Morrisey
Beverly Lane
Garden Grove
Morrisey
Morrissey
Australia
HST
Truman
CAA
Hoe
Four Plans Laid Before Committee On Offshore Oil
A 10 member subcommittee was named by Chamber of Commerce President Ward Johnson to study four possible methods of organizing municipal oil development in the offshore area east of Pine Ave. The four plans cover city oil department, autonomous oil and gas commission, advisory commission, or expansion of the harbor district, with charter amendments or ordinances needed for implementation.
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Ward Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Pine Ave
Chamber
Oil Committee
R. D
Pat} Elliott
Board of Directors
Eliott
Llewellyn Bixby
Gerald’ Desmond
Virgil Gillespie
Rex L. Hodges
Lynn Hossam
Robert Irvin
Jonah Jones
Earl B. Miller
George ‘P. Taubman Jr
Thiclands
OU and Gas Commission
Harbor and Water Commissions
Oil and Gas Commission
City Conneil and Harbor Commission
Alaraitos Bay
Harbor Commission
Long Beach State freshman elected press association head
Tim Henney, a Long Beach State College freshman and copy editor of the 49er, was elected president of the California Intercollegiate Press Assn at its Sacramento meeting. An Air Force veteran, he enrolled at the college after honorable discharge in November.
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Tim Henney
Long Beach State College
California Intercollegiate Press ‘Assn
Sacramento
Henney
49Er
Air Force
Record heat breaks all-time Feb high on sunny beach day
Lifeguard headquarters reported a beach crowd of about 5000 at noon as temperatures rose to 85 degrees and set a Feb 12 record, surpassing 1938 by seven degrees. The heat marked the third straight day of record warmth with a possible fourth, per the US Weather Bureau. Over 10,000 attended local beaches and more than 50,000 crowded the strand across Redondo, Hermosa, and Manhattan Beach areas. Temperatures in the mountains reached the 60s.
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Eyirnan
Redondo
Hermosa
Manhattan Beach
Washington Birthday Quietly Observed in Long Beach
Washington's Birthday passed with minimal public observance in Long Beach as offices closed and sirens tested. Banks and stores operated normally while government buildings stayed shuttered. The tone notes the lack of festivity and the practical, everyday routine continuing.
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George Washington
Washington
Long Beach
Recreation Park
George
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Viola Dresserloft
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