Snow Traps Trains In California Storm
The storm, the worst since 1937, traps trains and blocks Sierra roads as two inches of rain halt Pebble Beach pro am today. Contra Costa County suffers major flood damage with about 1000 evacuees. Knight-Isen area is hardest hit with 7000 residents evacuated by Army boats and trucks from Camp Stofleman. Several hundred evacuated in Brentwood Oakley and Byron. Alviso isolated with about 200 families in homes. National Guard provides trucks and boats. two creeks overflowed after heavy rains. Camp Stoneman houses and feeds hundreds displaced families.
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Contra Costa County
Bay
San Francisco
Knight- Isen
Camp Stofleman
Brentwood
Oakley
Byron
Alviso
San J Jose
National Guard
Camp Stoneman
Oakland
Christmas Card Drive Surplus Reaches 50,000 Cards
Long Beach citizens donated generously to Day Nurseries collection. Petri's Cleaners gathered enough cards for local needs and an extra 50,000 will be shipped to the United Cerebral Palsy Association in New York. Patri says many thanks. Calls placed will be picked up this week.
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Long Beach
Petri's
United Cerebral Palsy Association
New York
Patri
22 Chess Players Compete In City Championship
The opening round of the 2952 city chess championships will be played at 2 p.m. today at Lincoln Park Checker Club. John P. Looney, secretary and tournament director, said 22 of Long Beach's top flight players will compete. Ed Sapata, 1951 champion, is not defending his title.
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Lincoln Park Checker Club
John P. Looney
Long Beach
Ed Sapata
Looney
Navy plans giant carriers and new hunter killer destroyers
The Navy outlines a program to counter Soviet submarines with four new 3650-ton hunter killer destroyers, fast and heavily armed with submarine detection gear. Fleet growth since 1950 includes 500 ships, with 27 carriers and about 100 submarines by next July, plus 140 ships under construction and prototypes of new escorts, mine sweepers, and submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwil
Kimball
State GOP Backs Warren Candidacy Amid Delegates Vote
The California GOP voiced support for Warren's bid with only three negative votes among 250 delegates. Joseph Russell of Camarillo challenged the resolution, recalling a 1948 stance on policy differences. San Diego’s Nic Haering objected to pledging the delegation to a third-term governor. The assembly also debated UN reforms, gold standard, tax cuts, and universal military training. Democrats debated how to field a candidate to oppose Knowland, considering a statewide caucus or a draft, with March 28 filing deadline for June primaries.
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Warren
Assembly
Joseph Russell
Camarillo
Russell
San Diegan
Nic Haering
San Diego
California
Eisenhower
Taft
MacArthur
United Nations
Resolutions Committee
Republican National Platform
Paes
DEMOS
Senate
Sen
Knowland
Fred Trott
Visalia
Edmund G. Brown
William Malone
San Francisco
Jong
Clinton McKinnon
Dewey Anderson
State Relief Administration
Washington
Falked Malone
Four Injured in Storm Car Collisions on Wardlow Road
Last night two traffic crashes left four injured on jon Tavislick streets. In the Wardlow and San Anselme crash, Dessa R Dove 22 of Bellflower and James M Day 25 of Bellflower were treated for injuries after riding with Charles M Schill 32 of Parapet Street and Melvin D Humes 26 of Gundry Avenue. The female passenger in Schill’s car suffered a possible fractured right hip at Magnolia Hospital. Day, riding with Humes, was taken to Community Hospital for a lacerated forehead. In a second crash Virginia Moore 4833 N Dunrobin Avenue drove with Grace Whidden 62 of Rose Avenue who sustained a fractured left collarbone and Michael Ryser 12 of Olive Avenue who had a head bump. The injured were riding with Beebe.
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Jon Tavislick
Dessa R. Dove
S. Santa Ana Ave
Bellflower
James M. Day
Fanwood Ave
Charles M. Schill
Parapet St
Melvin D. Humes
Gundry Ave
Wardlow Rd
San Anselme Ave
Schill
Magnolia Hospital
Day
Humes
Community Hospital
Virginia Moore
N. Dunrobin Ave
Grace Whidden
Rose Ave
Michael Ryser
Olive Ave
Beebe
Woman Suffers Fracture in Crash Near 27th Street
Mrs Jeannie Little 29 of 2241 East 55th Street suffered a fractured right leg and facial abrasions when a car driven by her husband Eildon 30 crashed into a utility pole at 27th Street and Atlantic Avenue last night. She was treated at Seaside Hospital.
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Jeannie Little
E. 55Th St
Eildon
27Th St
Atlantic Ave
Seaside Hospital
Van Fleet Eyes The Enemy Buildup In Korea
FEAF tallies weekly Communist losses at 336 destroyed and 380 damaged while Allied planes claim 220 Reds shot down since the war began. Three dogfights occur over northwest Korea with limited damage. Battleship Wisconsin shells front lines as carrier planes attack rail and road networks along the east coast. Constance and Cayuga shell west coast positions.
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FEAF
Air Force
Sabre
Yalu River
Manchuria
North Korea
Wisconsin
Navy
Essex
Valley Forge
Con.Stance
Cayuga
Rain Catches Three Juvenile Escapees From Long Beach Jail
Three teenage boys escaped juvenile quarters in Long Beach and fled four floors via a drain pipe after unlocking a fire escape door. They surrendered about 11 p m drenched and shoeless, saying they wanted to go home. Two of the youths, ages 13 and 15, faced burglary charges while a third, 16, was held on auto theft suspicions.
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Long Beach
Donald L. Dulaney
Trusten Lofland
Magnolia Ave
Fire in Bellflower Causes $1650 in Damage
Bellflower and Paramount firefighters fought 90 minutes to quell a blaze that destroyed two wooden storage sheds beside a garage at Artesia Street and Woodruff Avenue. The flames spread to a paint booth in the garage, damaging a new car by about $200.
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Bellflower
Bellflower and
Paramount
Artesia St
Woodruff Ave
Gracious Woodwork graces home interiors
Gracious woodwork offers unmatched charm and finish for rooms. For new homes, consider featuring a wood finished den or dining room to achieve a warm, inviting effect.
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Marvel Electrical Equip, Co
South St
North Long Beach
Westinghouse, Sylvania, G. E
Therrnader Products
Sierra
Pebble Beach
Cowen
Dr. Cowen Dental Office
Ais
DR. Cowen
Broadway Corner
Buffums
KFOX
West Broad
Wes
State
GOP
Trott
6Th Street
Superior Court
Jergins Trust Building
Bayshore Hardware
2Nd St
Briggs Radioland
Porter Hardware
L. B. Bvd
Horace Green & Sons
Atentic Ave
Austin's Furniture
Locust Ave
van Fleet
L.B
Hammond Lumber Com Company
West Anaheim
FHONE
A. MH. Heller
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