Scratch One Li L Circus Fleas Flee L B for Flossier Fleece
Bert Fisher 73 ran a seaside flea circus on Nu Pike for eight years but must close as performers vanish. He scavenged dogs, cats, even a hound from the city shelter, yet the fleas fail after six weeks. Long Beach offers no answers, leaving Fisher’s act scratched and idle.
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L. B
George Barker
Bert Fisher
Nu-Pike
Fisher
Burbank
Fieas
L. A
Long Beach
Obispo Ave
Fisher's Circus
History Book Kid: Edison’s Genealogy in Anaheim
In Anaheim young Thomas Edison, nicknamed the History Book Kid, discovers he is descended from Abraham Lincoln through his mother’s Lincoln relatives. His teachers and peers now treat him with more respect as the family’s old death and marriage clippings prove the lineage. He helps his scout troop and attends St Boniface parochial school.
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Thomas Edison
Abraham Lincoln
Edisons
Anaheim
Thomas A. Edison
Abe Lincoln
Thomas
Ralph Edison
Wal N
Lewise
Annaheim
Youn Thomas
Edison
Carrie Frances Lincoln
James Lincoln
St Boniface Parochial School
Air Expert Bolte Reappointed to Aeronautics Subcommittee
Frank Bolte of Geneva Walk has been reappointed to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics subcommittee on aircraft structural materials. He is chief of engineering test for Northrop Aircraft in Hawthorne. The committee conducts aeronautics research and experimentation. this marks his second year on the subcommittee.
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Frank 5. Bolte
Geneva
Walk
National Advisory Committee For Agrinautics
Bolte
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Hawthorne
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Subrammittse
Gobel And Other Features In Sunday Independent Telegraph
Sunday sections promise varied features in the Independent, Press Telegram. The Gobel profile explains how the comedian got along and why he is the way he is. Other pieces include war weapon insights, Hollywood stare pages, and driving safety tips.
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George Gobel
Independent
Press- Telegram
Gobel
Southland Magazine
Hollywood
Southland
Parade Magazine
Press-Telegram
Thousands See Dimes Parade in Lakewood
Thousands lined Bellflower Boulevard to watch a March of Dimes parade in Lakewood raised funds from onlookers. A dance at Legion Hall on Parkcrest Street east of Woodruff Avenue was planned for 9 PM under Lakewood Legion sponsorship. The parade was sponsored by Lakewood Exchange Club with Tri angle and Spring Center business groups. A mishap during prep left Norvel H. Douglas of 1924 25th Street missing four fingers from a power tool accident in a Santa Monica High School workshop.
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Bellflower Blvd
Carson Sts
Lakewood
Legion Hall
Parkcrest St
Woodruff Ave
Lakewood Eircar. Legion
Lakewood Exchange Club
Ior
Santa Monica
Girls Pass Again After Knife Duel
Two Lakewood City junior high students, Beverly Jean Coen and Rosemary Doran Jiron, forgave each other after a knife fight that left Coen injured with eight stitches and facial wounds while Jiron had minor scratches. The clash occurred at Dennis Mullican’s home following a dare from other youths.
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Lakewood City
Beverly Jean Coen
Obispo Ave
Rosemary Doran Jiron
Warwood
Flughes Jenior High School
Norwalk
Four Cylinder Club to Seat Chiefs Tuesday
Don Long will be installed as president of the Long Beach Four Cylinder Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Victor Hugo Restaurant. Leroy Stickels is secretary and Clayton Slagle is treasurer. Outgoing President Carl Chamberlin will officiate. Awards will be given to four members for most points in rallies and club events, with cups going to Fred Smith, Don Long, Carl Chamberlin, and Gordon Steele.
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Don Long
Long Beach
Four Cylinder Club
Victor Hugo
Leroy Stickels
Clayton Slagle
Carl Chamberlin
Fred Smith
Gordon Steele
Auditorium Director Applications Sought
City Manager Sam E. Vickers announced nationwide applications for the Auditorium and Stadium Department director post. An appointment is expected in February. The position pays 594 to 731 dollars monthly, with John T. Webb acting since David Olmsted retired last August.
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City
Mgr
Sam E. Vickers
Bere
Vickers
John T. Webb
David Olmsted
Three Teeners Hurt Badly in Long Beach Traffic Crash
Fourteen people were injured in late Friday and early today traffic incidents in Long Beach. A 15-year-old driver, George Molino, was semiconscious with concussion and contusions after colliding with another car at Studebaker and Wardlow. Passenger Doni We Peres and Jerry J. Sones, both teens, suffered head injuries and fractures at St Helen's Hospital. Other crashes along Daisy Avenue, American Avenue, and Seaside Hospital reported injuries, including a 16-year-old thrown from a car and a 22-year-old with a dislocated thumb. speeding, red-light running, and speed contests were cited in several cases. Several drivers and passengers were treated for bruises, lacerations, and other injuries across multiple locations.
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Long Beach
Studebaker
Wardlow Rds
George Molino
Keynote St
Doni
Daisy Ave
6Th St
Louis R. Piazza
Phelps, Mo
Eleanor B. Hawthorne
Truman Boyd Menor
Shelley J. Hawthorne
Eleanor
Seaside Hospital
Helen Warner
Truman Boyd Manor
Hawthorne
American Ave
10Th St
Nancy K. Jetton
South Gate
Macura
Fred Harris
St. San Pedro
Raymond A Stilson
Torrance
Sth St
AAU Rules Church Got Bob's Car
The AAU ruled that a 1935 automobile given on This Is Your Life to pole vaulter Bob Richards was donated to his church The Rev Richards pastor of the First Church of the Brethren in Long Beach said he would return gifts if they risked his amateur status He aimed to compete in the 1956 Melbourne Games The Southern Pacific AAU registration committee found the gifts were for the Church of the Brethren Long Beach and its community not Richards personally
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American Athletic, Union
Bob Richards
Richards
First Church of the Brethren
Melbourne
Australia
Los Angeles
AAU
Southern Pacific Registration Committee
Church of the Brethren of
Long Beach
Dan Ferris
New York
National Aau
Southern Pacific Aau
Cruiser Crew Gives to L. B. Polio Fund
The 1100 officers and men of the cruiser Bremerton donated more than a quarter of their ship welfare fund to the Long Beach chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mrs. Gail C. Hudson accepted the gift aboard the Bremerton at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Jack Ward Maddox presented the contribution. his sister Barbara Sue of Sanford, North Carolina, suffered polio in 1948 and he credited March of Dimes funds with her recovery.
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LSS Bremerton
Long Beach
National Foundation For
N. C
Madani
March of Dimes
Villagers Press LB Police Over Norse Way Robberies
Lakewood Village Business Institute cites grave concern over a surge of robberies and burglaries in the Norse Way shopping center during the past 30 days. In a letter to Police Chief William H. Dovey, Ed Coyne urges equal police protection, noting bank and liquor store holdups, and break-ins at three offices, a bicycle shop, and a cleaning establishment. Dovey counters that village area has enhanced protection and patrols around the clock with multiple units, including a sheriff’s presence before annexation in 1955.
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Norse Way
Lakewood Village
William H. Dovey
Long Beach
Ed Coyne
WESPB
Dovey
Sheriff's Office
Douglas Aircraft Co
Cook Pleads Innocent in Theft Case
Joh W Cameron a 39 year old Huntington Park man pleaded innocent in municipal court on petit theft charges after being arrested near a liquor store at Ocean Blvd and American Ave. He wore a police jacket with a patch identified by a clerk who alerted police. Officer Wingfield said the jacket had been stolen from his car earlier that night.
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Joh W. Cameron
Huntington Park
Coak
Lyman B. Sutter
Cameron
Ocean Biya
American Ave
Arthur Jaramond
David C. Wingfield
Trash Can Blaze Extinguished at Denver Avenue Home
A fire in a trash can in a room closet at 3541 Denver Ave. started from hot ashes Friday. Firefighters, led by Battalion Chief Minch L. Mendenhall, contained the blaze before it spread. The trash van fire was quickly put out by the crew.
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Denver Ave
Minch L. Mendenhall
Cat Show Opens With 300 Competing Ribbons
Three hundred cats compete in the fourth annual championship Cat Show at Municipal Auditorium sponsored by West Shore Cat Club. The event runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Sunday with judging on both days in the Exhibit Hall. Judge for all breeds is Mrs. C. C. Strange of El Paso Texas. specialty judges are Mrs. Naomi Favors of Gas City Indiana and Kenneth Bartlett of La Canada.
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Fern Baker
Fairman Ave
Municipal Auditorium
West Shore Cat Club
C. C. Strange
el Paso
Tex
Naomi Favors Joe Gas
Elderly doctor jailed and placed on probation for abortion
Br. John L. Wales, 75, convicted by a jury of performing an abortion on a 24 year old divorcee, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation with restitution. Superior Judge Maltby stayed execution until January 21 to allow arrangements to leave practice. The defendant said he provided prenatal care only, while the plaintiff testified she paid 180 dollars for the abortion.
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John L. Wales
Joseph M. Maltby
Atty
C. K. Samuelson
Maltby
Wales
Dr Litwack Named to Child Health Unit
Dr I D Litwack city officer will represent the Conference of Health Officers on a statewide advisory committee on maternal and child health. The appointment runs three years. A Los Angeles County assessor branch opens Monday in Lakewood City Hall to handle veteran and church exemptions. Legal property descriptions required.
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Dr. Litwack
I. D. Litwack
Forma Conference of Health Officers
Los Angeles
Assessor's
Lalewood City
Faculty
Ycom
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City Animal Shelter
Glendale
U. S
Church
Bob
L. B. Polio
L.B
Cook
Dr. Wales
Santa Ana
Ida Montanus
Greyhound
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