Palm Springs trip draws praise and coffee prices noted
Palm Springs visitors praise the area and local publicity, with talk of the town's growth. A 35 cent coffee at El Mirador contrasts with historic prices from 1898 in Los Angeles. Peggy Jackson helps a stranded Newsman Jack Davis by supplying gas and lending her car. The Builders Exchange explains ethics laws, Long Beach residents eye Mrs. America, and notices about unpaid newspaper sales notes appear.
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Palm Springs
el Mirador
Stanley Patcher
Knott's
Berry Farm
Los Angeles Times
Yerxa
Reoper
Fina Guatemala
Riftwood
Dick Ledbrick
Builders Exchange
Lakewood
Rec
Long Beach
Mrs. America
W. 42Nd St
New York
Washington
Just Handful Recall Law
Downtown parking meters worked overtime on Washington's Birthday earning holiday pay. About 360 dollars was dropped into the city's treasury by motorists who forgot the holiday. A police officer paid for a meter on Pine Ave between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
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Washington
Ephust
Pine Aves
Pine Ave
Fourth
Fifth-Sts
City vote urged to fund Armed Services YMCA plan
The City Council was asked to vote in May to spend 890000 from tideland oil funds to build a new Armed Services YMCA at the west beach area near Magnolia Ave and Seaside Blvd. The move follows harbor work and the Navy Landing relocation, with 52000 square feet needed beyond the current 33000. The council showed sympathy, and the tideland grant was deemed suitable for the project.
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Tideland Oil Fund
Armed Services Ymca
West Beach
Magnolia Ave
Seaside Blvd
Wiliam
Grant
Pico Ave
Magnolia Pier
Navy
MCA
Walter B. Havekorst
Hoata
Armed Services “Y
Board of Management
YMCA
Carl Fletcher
Irving M. Smith
Long Beach
Urges basing of USS Repose in area amid hospital shortage
City council and Fleet Reserve Association urge federal officials to station the Navy hospital ship USS Repose locally to boost medical care for naval personnel and dependents. A 10 month old girl Debra C. Smith died after her head was caught between slats of a homemade bed railing, police report shows.
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Branch 43
Fleet Reserve Association
Navy
Fleet Reserve Assn
Navy Department
Reeves Field
Debra C. Smith
Seaside Hospital
Marlin RB. Smith
E. 53Rd St
Second Marina Bay Unit to Be Started This Year
A traffic collision near Long Beach Blvd and Artesia St left Donald Gene Krieger, 20, of Artesia Street, in critical condition with a broken jaw and head injuries. Witnesses said Krieger attempted to brake by dragging his feet before colliding with a 1 1/2 ton truck driven by Leo Lujan, 34. Another driver, Joseph Cook, 24, sustained minor injuries in a separate crash at Atlantic Ave and 10th St involving three cars. Cranked conclusion: Dyck was treated at Seaside Hospital and moved to Veterans Hospital for observation after a bump on the head was noted.
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Donald Gene Krieger
Artesia St
Apt C
Seaside Hospital
Krieger
Leo Lujan
Los Angles
Long Beach Blvd
Joseph Cook
New York St
Atlantic Ave
10Th St
Marion Alyin Glasgow
Bennett St
Jack Lock In
Clark Ave
Dyck
Vetterans Hospital
Anchorage Marina Project Planned for 2.5 Million
City Manager Samuel E. Vickers outlined the second unit of the Alamitos Bay Marina with a 2.5 million dollar budget. It will provide mooring for about 350 craft, dredge the entrances, remove two bridges, add boat facilities, and build a four lane road to connect Second Street with Appian Way and the San Gabriel River bridge. Construction could start in September and finish by late 1935. The council approved a supplemental contract with Moffatt Nichols for plans and specs, enabling planning up to the Pacific Electric right of way. Property purchase at Padua Drive end of the PE right of way was also authorized for 15,500 dollars.
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Alamitos Bay Marina
Samuel E. Vickers
Entrances Channel
Blvd
San Gabriel Channel
Second St
Appian Way
San Gabriel River
Marina Engineers
Moffatt & Nichol, Inc
George F. Nicholson
D. W. B. Blackman
Pacific Electric
Marina
Bay
Vickers
Padua Dr
R. R. Holkestad
Holkestad
Marine Stadium
City Bike Licenses Rise To One Dollar Next Week
Reminder from City Collee for Frank W. Breschat. Beginning next Tuesday the price of bicycle licenses will rise from 30 cents to 1 dollar. The extra 50 cents is a penalty, and Monday is the deadline for licenses at the regular fee. New three year passes may be obtained from 13 neighborhood bicycle dealers. Since Jan 1, a total of 11,419 have been sold.
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Collee
Frank W. Breschat
Fire destroys cruiser Shorty at City Yacht Anchorage
A gasoline fire in the bilge of the 20 foot cruiser Shorty at City Yacht Anchorage badly damaged the vessel and injured owner Dennis Manion and nephew Ralph Manion, while three people escaped to a nearby boat. Fire crews fought the blaze with multiple engines and a fire boat. Dennis Manion and Ralph Manion were treated at Seaside Hospital.
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John C. Manion
Star
Manion
Stafi
Shorty
City Yacht Anchorage
Battalion
O'Dette
Lip
Jonny
Spanish War Vet 79 Found Dead in Apartment
Otto Fricke a Spanish War veteran aged 79 was found dead in his apartment with a .38 revolver at his chest. The body was discovered at 7:25 a m by Herman Rietvehl 80 at the same address Otto Fricke reportedly suffered a stroke about a week earlier and had been tended by his wife since then. Police reported no suicide note.
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Fricke
City council approves Long Beach sewer rights for 40acre project
The City Council agrees to allow use of Long Beach sewer lines for a 40 acre unincorporated area south of Poppy Street between Daw Jey and Obispo Avenues. Residence Mortgage Corp of Beverly Hills requested the concession. The subdivider's president S M Paper pledged annexation upon completion of home construction, with conditions to meet city subdivision standards.
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Long Beach
Poppy St
Daw Jey
Obispo Aves
Residence Mortgage Corp
Beverly Hills
S. M. Paper
Burglar Hauls Away $1500 Loot From L. B. Residence
Anthony Scoresone a 54 year old vegetable dealer reports a burglary at his Cerritos Avenue home Monday night. Thief took more than 1500 in cash jewelry tools silverware and appliances while Scoresone and his wife visited friends between 7 30 pm and 10 15 pm. Police describe the home as thoroughly ransacked with money gun fur coats and expensive clothing left behind. Loot included two old large $2 bills 98 new $2 bills 100 in currency a 55 mixer a 700 set of silverware three watches worth 170 three watches worth 150 a fishing tackle box with tools and 15 in coin.
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Anthony Scoresone
Cerritos Ave
Scorsone
Youth Leader to Speak at Orange Coast Lutheran League
A youth leader will address officers of the Orange Coast Linder League Federation at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Holy Trinity American Lutheran Church Carl ton Street and Grange Avenue.
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Chester Fatten
Orange Coast Linder League Federation
Holy Trinity American Lutheran Church
Carlton St
Grange Ave
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