Urges U.S. to Aid Coast Shipyards
California shipyards seek federal action to revive wartime output as Ets-Hokin and delegates urge a national shipbuilding program. They note Southern California yards run far below capacity with underused labor, calling for new contracts and federal funding to expand construction and repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ets-Hokin
California
Pts-Hokin
San Franciscal
Southern California
Navy
Louis Ets-Hokinoff
Knight
Ralph K. James
Nf Long Shipbuilding and Repair
Beach Naval Shipyard
C. A
Los Angeles
National Lane
Todd Shipyards
Defense
Beach
San Pedro
San Diego
Stewart
John Angeles
San Francisco
Harbor Boat Building Ca
Yoll
George A. Robinson
Long Beach
Southern
Marine Repair Co
Jim Danmore
Ielson
Robbers Hit Artesia Liquor Store for 2200
Two armed men robbed Mike's Liquor Store at 12218 Carson Street Artesia around 10:30 a.m. Friday, forcing clerk Jane Crowner and two other workers to lie down. They escaped north on Norwalk Boulevard in a late model blue Blick, carrying about $2,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Carson St. Artesia
D. J. Hawkins
Norwalk Station
Jane Crowner
St. Long Beach
Norwalk Blvd
Lakewood retailers told sales taxes due in January
Lakewood retailers were reminded Friday that their city sales tax returns for January are due on or before Tuesday. Returns should be sent or taken to Lakewood City Hall at 5014 Faculty Ave. A city sales tax of 1 percent was levied as of Jan 1.
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Lakewood
Carl J Ellis
Faculty Ave
Quiz tests seniors in school difficulty in Inde pendent
A quiz for high school seniors will appear in Sundays Independent Press Telegram. Readers can measure school difficulty by taking the quiz and comparing scores with students. A separate feature follows about a former Long Beach man planning to contact savages in the Ecuador jungle blamed for 30 deaths since September. The piece will run in the Women’s Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent, Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Ecuador
Employes to share 10 percent of Barnett Laboratories stock
The will of Dr Harold M Barnett owner manager of Barnett Laboratories provides that about 20 employees will receive a total 10 percent stake based on years of service with the vitamin research firm at 6256 Cherry Avenue Whe data. The widow gets the family home and 20 percent of the estate in stock. Sons Hal and Charles receive 3000 each with other relatives receiving 1300 to 3000. A trust holds the remaining balance. Barnett died after a heart attack in Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett Laboratories
Harold M. Barnett
Woodrow W. Baird
Superior Court
Cherry Avenue
Ter. Barnett
Bartender Defends Bar In Midnights Robbery Attempt
At the Kopa Room on Atlantic Avenue a bartender hurled a half-filled bourbon bottle and struck a would-be robber on the head, forcing the assailant to flee. Bartender Paul W Byrd, 34, faced a gun, ordered patrons and staff to line up, and then threw a second bottle missing the suspect. A customer, Charles W Ifrick, 28, froze. the gunman escaped leaving a blood trail on the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopa
Atlantic Ave
Paul W. Byrd
Eucalyptus Ave
Byrd
Charles W' Ifrick
S. Pearl St.Compton
Boys Annoy Girl Then Hit Marine At McGee Drive-In
A 20 year old Marine and two youths stopped a girl disturbance at McGee s drive in on 7th Street and Pacific when they were struck on the head with a metal newspaper rack. Cpl Jerry D Bennett said the suspects mussed the hair of Patricia J Taylor 19 of Ticorideroga Road Los Alamitos and poured sugar on her head while she sat with a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Oro
McGee's
7Th St
Pacific Iconerivy
Cpl
Jerry D. Bennett
O Nick
Patricia J
Tatlor
Ticorideroga Rd
Los Alamitos
Glenda
Optometrist of the Year honored in Pasadena Tatler list
Gregg Picked Optometrist of the Year Ulapy Menecues A Bingerson 19 of the same ad Dr James R Gregg Los Angeles chosen The Tatler first tossed at Angeles was named Optometrists of the Year Friday night then he and his companion left the restaurant and Bennett followed them outside A discussion at the California Optometric convention at the Lala hotel led to a confrontation outside One man struck in the back of the head with a .00 or . The Marine described his eebbe Wiles’s Liquor Store 128 Orange Ave robbery note bluff and two others fled in a car with two shots fired The bandit fled after cash was taken and no one required medical attention The police report notes cooperation in reducing crime via vision screening and mentions Earl James of Mars Vista winning Friday night’s speaking contest on How Optometry Serves the Public
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bingerson
Holly
Sherwood
Barnett
Jean
Eebbe Wiles
the Marine
Orange Ave
Waleanau Karnate
Robert M. Wilson
Wilson
Fiery two-car crash leaves men severely injured
A head-on collision near Lakewood ends with Eldwin Smith rescued by bystanders after aditch of blood to keep him alive until EMS arrived. Sheriff deputies and fire crews battled flames, while another driver Lester T.J. severed neck veins and a 29-year-old man from Long Beach suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester T.J
Waggoner
Thomas FR. Gibbs
Long, Beach
Woodruff Ave
Lakewood Mortuary
Ambus
Lance
Noxos Lakewood
Wali
Los Community
Whysi
Carson St
Obispo Ave
Angeles County
Lang
Smith
Beach
Eldwin Smith
Green St
Bell Peals to Kick Off Heart Fund Drive
Bells ring at 3 p.m. Sunday to launch a three hour house to house Heart Fund canvass by 3,000 volunteers visiting about 60,000 homes. Each worker will see 15 to 25 neighbors to raise funds for heart disease research and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Heart
Donald M. Comfort
Robert W. Albright
Long Beach Heart Assn
Long Beach Fire Department
Heart Sunday
Public Defender Investigator stresses facts for justice
Edward N Bliss Jr chief investigator for the Los Angeles County public defender argues that fact checking benefits both defense and law enforcement. He notes most public defenders investigators are former officers and only about 84 public defenders exist in 14 states. Bliss authored Defense Investigation and promotes Lakewood post office status amid opposition from Local 543 of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks and a congressional sub committee debate on a separate Lakewood office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Defender
Edward N. Bliss Jr
Los Angeles
County Public Defender
Emphar
Long Beach
Alsn
Petroleum Club
Bliss
Fet
Blise
Craig Hosmer
Sub-Committee On
Post Office
Lakewood
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Bomb Hoax Evacuates Anaheim High School
In Orange County 1700 students at Anaheim Union High School evacuated as police searched for a bomb threat. The call, received around 1:30, was deemed a prank. no device was found. Authorities coordinated an orderly evacuation and extended search with investigators.
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Anaheim
First Orange Co
Anaheim Union
Doll
Purdue
Brea
Orange County
Ore
Mig. Goodue
Clyde Nickle
Stevenson
Ctate
Nickle
Avalla
Kidnapper Perez Sentenced After Guilt Plea in Long Beach
Alfred Perez, 25, of 120 Pacific Ave, pleaded guilty to kidnapping a woman on November 27 in Long Beach and received a 1 to 25 year state prison term. A rape charge was dismissed by Superior Judge Herbert V. Walker in Los Angeles. Perez allegedly kidnapped and attacked Mrs. Bess Bybee, 36, of Norwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Perez
Pacific Ave
Long Beach
Herbert V. Walker
Los Angeles
Perez
Bess Bybee
Cameo St
Norwalk
Scrap copper stolen from Los Angeles harbor facility
Scrap copper valued at 3566 was stolen from Marine Terminals Corp. of Los Angeles at Pier A Berth 3 Long Beach harbor before Feb 24, police reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Terminals Corp
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Harbor
Evacuation Drill Disrupts City High School Scene
An evacuation drill ordered by Nickle triggered rapid student and staff response. One vehicle fled as officers arrested two suspects amid vehicle crashes near 27th Street, while the campus was safeguarded and students dismissed around 12:30. Payn e treated for tongue laceration. Montana injured knee. police pursued suspects, with a broader crash list tied to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickle
Felice
27Th St
Wecidante
Tri Ae
James F. Payne
Monogram Ave
Show Will Honor L.B. Youth Band
The Long Beach Youth Band, which canceled a long planned trip to New Orleans, will be honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.B
Long Beach
New Orleans
Bell Gardens Wife Killer Arraigned At Local Court
Accused killer of Hazel Williams, alleged to have strangled his wife, was arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on February 3. The case involves a 13 year old and two teenagers, with the defendant entering a plea Wednesday as a municipal auditorium event planned for Sunday honors the WEETO members barred from participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lant St
Hazel Williams
Gordon Carmens
Navy Hero Leads MSTS Staff Cuts at Coast Base
Rear Adm. Henry Persons announced MSTS cuts in the Pal coast area to support economic operations. At Long Beach base Capt. Paul Jackson said staff will drop from 24 to 20 by March 1, with resignations already taken and other jobs sought. The unit handles loading for contract ships, mainly oil bound for military facilities, and previously managed decommissioning.
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Palle Coast Area
Henry
Persons
San Francisco
Paul Jackson
USN
MSTS
Long Beach
Carereroptoyes
Jackson
Long Beach Msts
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Coast Shipyards
Artesia
Earl L. Johnson
2Nd St. Long Breach
Michael Francis
Spruce St
Inglewood
Uber Gulch
Josephine Lowman
Jeanette Costa
Barbara Wray
L. B
Baird
Gregg
Ulapy Menecues
Jvahida
Pri
Earl James
Mars Vista
Pablic
Capatain
Lafayette
By Don Maddock
Long Beach Gosta
Hosmer
Ito
Franklin William Hall Jr
Henry A. Reed
Carroll Park East
Carroll Park West
Union Flays
Phillip Montana Jr
E. 58Th St
Payne
Seaside Hospital
Montana
Gerry G
Delk
Naval, Air Station
Alfred E. Seguine
Robert O. Seamer
Crescent Ave
Chester M. Jackson
Long Zeach Blvd
Cramec
Bell Gardens
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