Legion Gifts Spread Among VA Patients
Legionnaires and auxiliary members distributed over 8600 in small gifts to patients at Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital. More than 400 members attended activities with a 1:30 p m program and a 7:30 p m show. Col W ersion led a light program as readers visited wards and handed out cigars candy and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Orange County
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Los Angeles
Legion
Ais
Nina Burekle
Arthur
Peterson Post
Gionnaires
Col. W.eSrion
Andy i
Anderson
Levion Post
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Lakewood Catholic Church
A Sunday groundbreaking at the Downey Avenue site marks the start of the $175,000 St Pancra tius Catholic Church and school in Lakewood. Rt Rev Bernard J Dolan and Rev Daniel Kielty lead the event with local leaders and a St Barnabas colors presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pancratius Catholic Church
Schoal
Downey Ave
Lakewood
Bernard J. Dolan
St. Anthony's Church
Long Beach
Daniel Kielty
St. Panclardius
Msgr. Dolan
Paint Store Owner Kills Self in Car
Claude Lane a 51 year old paint store owner at 899 S Claudina St in Anaheim was found dead from carbon monoxide fumes in his closed car. Coroner Roger Burnham ruled the death a suicide noting Lane had run the business for 20 years. P C Beck, a resident of a nearby house, found Lane at 6 45 am as the car ran in a closed garage. No note was recovered and the body was taken to Campbell Kaulbahr Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Claude Lane
S. Claudina St
Orange County
Lane
Roger Burnham
Tate
Jsamic
P. C. Beck
Jampbell-Kaulbar
Machinist’s Idea Wins 200 For Navy Shop Grant
Long Beach Naval Shipyard awarded machinist Red Brewer of Molina Avenue two hundred dollars for a workplace idea. Brewer, a Shop 31 machinist, proposed converting a 20 inch Norton grinder to 32 inches to cut maintenance costs and manhours, enabling faster grinding of motors and propulsion units. Capt. G C Weaver said the concept will be shared with other Navy activities for potential adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brewer
Molina Ave
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Brewer
G. C. Weaver
Parks Chief to Report on State Parley
Edward H. Walker, superintendent of the Lakewood Park District, will report on the California Recreation Conference he attended. The meeting of directors was held at district headquarters, 3812 Arbor Park. He participated in institutes led by UC professor Gertrude Wilson and a workshop on cooperative development of park and school areas for community recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Walker
Lakewood Park
District Aid to Visit Pythian Meet Tonight
District Deputy Grand Chief Leilie McClintock will pay an official visit tonight to Long Beach Pythian Temple No. 63 at Machinists Hall 728 Elm Ave. Hostesses will be Bess Hook and Gladys Mothersel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Leilie McClintock
Long Beach Pythian Temple No
Machinists Hall
Elm Ave
Bess Hook
Gladys Mothersel
Harbor Paint Men Host U S Parley in L A
Harbor Area Chapter PDCA hosts to the national convention in Los Angeles. The event runs through Friday with Carl Burg of Long Beach leading the host group at the State Hotel. Mrs Burg and Mrs Toole of Long Beach oversee public entertainments for delegates wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Area
National Convention of Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
Carl Burg
Clayton Toole
Long Beach
Cleo Klaas
Canyon Tractors of America
PDCA
Vention
Driver Hurt as Auto Hits Phone Pole
Patrick Collins 28 of 4155 Palo Verde Ave suffered major injuries when his car hit a post and struck a telephone pole on Spring St west of Montair Ave. He received severe head lacerations and lip injuries and was kept at Community Hospital for back injury observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies Patrick Collins
Palo Verde Ave
Spring St. Ywest
Montair Ave
Collins
Community Hospital
Sunset Beach
California Highway Patrol
Bernard J. Brandriff
Hermosa Ave
Carol Munden
Certitos Ave
Virginia Anderson
Gladys Ave
Brank Hernandez
Baldwin Park
Dora Budman
San Anselmo Ave
Garden Grove ‘Blvd
Hansen l Ave
Los Alamitos
Parley Urges U N Charter Review Conference 1955 56
Dr U S Mitchell new president of California chapters United World Federalists urged alerting the American people to the need for a United Nations charter review conference in 1955 56. He spoke at the state convention final session at the Wilton Hotel. New officers installed included Allan M Chambliss and Ted Leutzinger as vice presidents for Northern and Southern California respectively. Convention arrangements were coordinated by local chapter members listed in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Mitchell
California
United World Federalists
San Mateo
Wilton
U.N. Ga
Allan M. Chambliss
San Anselmo
Northern California
Ted Leutzinger
Pacific Palisades
Southern California
Ralph FR. Gordon
Aly Tilston
Ernest Denning
Godfrey P. Ralph Manns
Irs
George Tracy
Irving Neider
Roger Brackway
Paul Savtz
James Walker
Walter van Saun
Edgar Weinsheimer
Woman Saved From Pier Jump Ordered to Hospital
A 49 year old woman was held in protective custody for transport to Los Angeles County Hospital after a bystander grabbed her mid-air when she jumped from Rainbow Pier Sunday night. Witness Dean F. Thomas 430 Cherry Ave detained her until police arrival. she appeared incoherent and crying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Pier
Los Angeles County Hospital
Dean F. Thomas
Cherry Ave
Thomas
Robert J. McKenna
Huntington Park
Mary G.o'sullivan
Los Angeles
The
County Hospital
Peterson Post to Honor Arthur L Peterson for Salvation Army
The Peterson Post American Legion will present Arthur L Peterson Post at 1 p m Tuesday in Veterans Memorial Maj William Miller will present the post s part in Salvation Army Christmas bell ringing Patrick Ahern commander says details of the St Patrick s Day observance March 17 will be given by Theodore E Bowen chair of the planning committee Barbara Roberts queen of the 1958 state convention is expected to be Coleen Queen and Frank Maries orchestra will play dance music A spaghetti dinner at 7 p m precedes the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Arthur L. Peterson Post
American ‘Legion
Veterans’ Memorial
Maj
William Miller
Patrick Ahern
Theodore E. Bowen
Barbara Roberts
Queen of the Legion
Missionary Lectures At North Long Beach Church
Obituaries for Rios Bell Wakefield Williams Peterson Slater Shurter and Steele appear with service details. North Long Beach Methodist Church hosts a three Sunday school of missions conducted by Dr Sidney R. Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North L. B. Church
North Long Beach
Harbor Day for Chamber Leaders on Long Beach Subsidence Tour
The Board of Harbor Commissioners will host Long Beach Chamber of Commerce directors Tuesday at noon for a luncheon at Pierpoint Landing. President Francis D. Reidce and General Manager Elvi J. Amar will lead a bus tour of pier development and jani reclamation projects, including Pier FE hydraulic operations and the new quay wall at Pier D. The harbor board meets at 2 p.m. in the Harbor Department building, 1533 El Embarcadero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Pierpoint Tanding
Juncheon
Francis D. Reidce
Harbor Board
Gen. Mer. Elvi J. Amar
Pier FE
Pier D
Harbor Department Administra
el Embarcaidero
Local Men on Transport From Long Beach Area
Ten local men aboard the SNEB Buckner bound for Seattle arrive Tuesday at 30 a.m. with passengers from the Farast. Rotation personnel include A2e Marshall G. Emery and others listed with hometowns in Wilmington Whittier Lawndale San Pedro El Monte and Buena Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Long Beach
SNEB
Buckner
Seattle
Farast
Marshall G. Emery
Eugene Falkner
I 'St
Wilmington
Guillermo 45Th
Lormita
Reginald Mh Heppell
Chestnut St
Whittier
Donald L. Kinnseh
Lawndale
Gene AL Phipps
N. Son Pd
el Monte
A. Tomaewski
Behrens
John E. San Pedro
Gaz
Cpl
Bob K.E. le Palma
Buena Park
Ado
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Janne Lilly
Houghton Park
James V. Mullin
Seal Beach Infantry
Korea
Peter Nitrini
Self
Harbor Paint Men
U. S. Parley
L. A
A.N. Parley
Peterson
Coleen Queen
Frank Maries
Sheetmetal Watlers
Alta M
Amelia Arreanes
Louise Clintom
Jean Rios
Gerald
William
Mottell’s Chapel
Westminster Memorial ‘Park
Wakefield
Sidney
10Th St
Redlands
Urbana
Iowa
Minneapolis
Minn
First Foursquare Gospel Church
F. M. Sandefur
Harold Anderson
John Wakefield
Wisliams
John Phillip Wiliams
Reynoldsville
Olive
Margaret
E. Lockwood
Georgia Markley
Donald Winslow
Litchfield
N. D
Congregational Church
Long Beach Lodge
F&a M
Phi Sigma Fraternity
Dorothy
James
Steven
Wlace
Lorraine Hennessey
Long Beach J
Jessie Szibeal
Matttell
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Slater
Eter G. Slater
Pine Ave
Anita
Newport Beach
Christian Church
Gate Lodge
F&am
Des Moines
Pearl Hi
Rolland
Frank G
Harold B
Lulu Budd
Beulah Slater
Evangeline Plum
Mottell’s Mortuary
Newton
Independent
Press-Telegram
Morning Independent
National Casualty Co
Independent Press- Telegram
Traval and Pedestrian Accident Inc
Gavlion
Helen Me
Lash
Sen
Aban Re
Gane Nad
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