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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1952
Page
8
Registrar Bev S. Hite released registration figures for chartered cities with elections on April 8. Registration closed February 14. Torrance has 11,008 voters, Lynwood 11,967, Signal Hill 2,982, and Palos Verdes Estates 1,405.
Mrs. Peter B. Kyne, wife of novelist Peter B. Kyne, was treated for smoke inhalation after an explosion and fire damaged her kitchen and dining room. She was alone baking when the oven door blew off and the blaze started in the flat atop a three story building, causing about $7000 in damage. her condition was not serious.
Garden Grove on February 27 hosts an Argonaut award dinner at 8 p.m. honoring the wisest wittiest and most sociable staff and students. Garden Grove High School board and staff, guests, and spouses attend a musical program under George GM with slides of school activities. Supt. Leroy L. Doig, Gill Joseph Putman, and Mrs Mary Jane Anderson organize.
Gregory F Verity age six of Whittier was injured near his home on Houghton Street and Williams Street when struck by a car driven by William C Smith. The guardian father filed suit in Long Beach Superior Court seeking 50000 in damages. Attorneys C Ransom Samuelson and Robert A Wenke represent the plaintiff.
Redondo Beach High defeated Wilson High five to four in tennis yesterday. The match featured close sets with key wins by Pilar CW over Bunder and Hanson over Wy TA, with Nichol Sigware and Moore contributing for Redondo.
Costa Mesa Feb 27 Justice Donald J. Dodge longtime Newport Beach Township Court judge announces he will run to fill a seat on the new Newport Beach Laguna Beach Township Court to be created January 1. Huntington Beach Feb 27 Chris P Pann Huntington Beach Township Court veteran jurist to seek election June 3 primary for the new Huntington Beach Local Beach Township Court as townships consolidate January 1. Mrs Celia W Young city judge also filed as candidate for the township judgeship.
Downey February 27 Under the sponsorship of the Downey Rotary Club a Rotary Club of Rivera will be chartered in ceremonies at the Woman's Club house Monday at 7 30 p m Pete Siemensma local president announced Dr Leland Noll Rivera physician and former member of the Downey club will be installed as charter president of the new organization Local Rotarians recently sponsored the chartering of a Rotary Club in Norwalk led by Jack Gorham past president here
SANTA ANA Feb 27 Two women filed Superior Court suit claiming damages of more than 226000 for injuries from an auto truck collision at Wright Street and Smeltzer Road in the Tallbert Valley area. Dorothy E Lamb a nurse and Ruth E B Pope a car passenger sue Todd's Dairy and driver John J Burke. Lamb seeks 221600 plus continuing earnings and medical costs while Pope seeks 5052 95.
Five members of a family died when a fire swept their home in Ville Saint Pierre near Montreal early today. The blaze killed all five occupants in the residence.
iPOLITICAL NEWS reports rapid campaign planning for Craig Hosmer and William S. Grant. Hosmer opened a temporary headquarters at 4501 Orange Ave with a precinct workers rally of about 70, pledging a people’s campaign. Grant forms new committees in West Long Beach and Mayfair.
The city reports that the safety fund will gain about 220000 annually, up roughly 34000 from the old distribution, while the general fund will lose about 12000 yearly as fines and forfeitures move to support traffic signals signs street work and hazard elimination.
The U N trusteeship council rejected a Soviet proposal to seat Nationalist China and instead adopted a U S resolution to postpone further discussion of China's representation. About 60 people attended the council's first meeting in the UNs new five story conference building.
Bellflower, Feb. 27. Dr. Margaret Louise Crear director of special services for Bellflower schools will speak at the second in a series of parent education classes sponsored by the Ramona PTA Friday at 2 p.m. in the curriculum laboratory of the school administration building 16703 Clark Avenue. Mrs. Paul Glazier the unit's parent education chairman said the class is for parents of kindergarten children. Topic will be Normal Emotions of the Kindergarten Age Child.
The piece reports Purge of Slansky and potential shakeup in Czechoslovakia with Gottwald possibly ousted. It notes Moscow's iron grip, worsening Czech fortunes, and speculation that Jan Harus could rise as state control minister while Antonin Zapotocky's fate remains tied to Moscow. Informants say Czechoslovakia is the weakest link in the Cominform, with resistance minimal and any overturn requiring reduced Moscow dominance.
Charles P. Childers, 19, of 350 Sunset St, Long Beach area, waived preliminary hearing in Santa Ana Township Court on three burglary charges tied to an alleged ring active in Long Beach Norwalk and Orange County. He is to answer in Superior Court Friday for the Dec 7 jewelery store burglary in Garden Grove. Two Long Beach men, Kenneth Woodman, 23, and Clifford Hinds, 19, have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
Civic Discussion on culture plans will be sponsored by the Cultural Arts Center Association Inc on March 10 at 8 p.m. in Jefferson Junior High School auditorium. Mrs Dean E Godwin association president announced panel of 10 representing city chamber of commerce educational and art groups will speak followed by an open forum.
ANANEIM Feb 21. Once and for A a three act comedy will be presented Friday 8 p m in the high school auditorium as a senior class play Miss Louise Hitt drama instructor and play director announced today starring June McClain John Simpson Marian Caracausa Dean Stokes and Marlene Stewart Supporting players include Earle Peterson Eddie Starnes gleage Mungerson Tom Talbot Pat Dear Gretchen Navy Black ayes etc plus listings of army gear and clothing items in a separate ad section.
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