Exceptional Child Council Plans Long Beach Convention
The International Council for Exceptional Children announced a spring 1955 convention in Long Beach with about 2000 attendees. The event aims to raise education standards for exceptional children and promote general education and mental health awareness, led by Harley Z. Wooden.
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International Council For Exceptional Children
Long Beach
Harley Z. Wooden
Washington
ICEC
Cincinnati
National Education Association
United States
Wooden
California
Francis Doyle
Legion Post Raises 201 for Parke Family Aid
The Arthur L. Peterson Post, American Legion, collected 201 in donations for the William Parke family. A donor gave 100 on Friday. Parke, a 28 year old World War II veteran, and three sons were injured in a November crash that killed Mrs. Parke and a 3 year old daughter. Contributions may be sent to Room 301, Veterans Memorial Blag, Cedar Ave and Broadway.
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Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion
William Parke
Legion Post
Parke
Polio Victim Does Her Bit For March of Dimes
Sharon Nichols an 11 year old Long Beach girl polio stricken last October creates wooden flowers to raise funds. She plans to present a boutonniere to each neighbor who donates five dollars to the March of Dimes. Her father works at Northrup aviation plant Hawthorne. She attends Emerson Elementary and is home taught.
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John McElligotiee
Ladoga Ave
Tenniere
Sharon Nichols, Jr
Lie Sharon
Sharon Nichols
Sharon
PD. J. Nichols
Northrup Aviation
Hawthorne
Long Beach
Alibi Witnesses in Robbery Trial Support Ellhamer
Alibi witnesses testified in Judge Maltby s court for William Ellhamer the alleged gang leader. Ronald Bihner named Ellhamer as with him during the Aug 22 robbery of the California Market, while other witnesses placed him elsewhere for July 26 Aug 15 and Sept 4 robberies amid claims the gang stole 40000 from Southland merchants. The trial resumes Monday.
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Joseph M. Maltby
William Ellhamer
Ronald Bihner
Market St
Ellhamer
California
Binner
Dep. Dist
Lynn Compton
Ejshamer
Southland
City to Rule on Bids for Street Light Standards
The City Council will rule next Tuesday on two bids separated by 21 cents for installing ornate street light standards and mercury vapor lights on Long Beach Blvd between 4th and Home Streets. Electric Supplies Distributing Co offered 85707.26, while Westinghouse Electric Supply Co set 5707.47.
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Long Beach Blvd
Home Sts
Burglars Loot Marine Room Safe with Cash
Police reported thieves broke into The Marine Room at 333 E Seaside Blvd this morning. They forced the safe container open and stole $75, the money belonging to the establishment.
Intruder Counts Then Smashes Front Door At Sullivan Home
At about 3 a m today John A Sullivan 4645 Ruth Ave awoke to a window smash and a counting intruder. He alerted police after the man headed for the front door. Charles Caldwell 37 of 156 Seattle St was booked on malicious mischief and intoxication charges.
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John A. Sullivan
Ruth
Sullivan
Charles BE
Caldwell
Seatt St
Flames Destroys Hay at Cypress Dairy After 12-Hour Battle
Firefighters from Cypress and West Anaheim battled baled hay fires at Spykmia Dairy through Friday night and into today. Investigators suspect spontaneous combustion. The 25 tons of hay, valued at $1200, burned, with more stored feed valued at $4000 saved by soaking and dousing.
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Cypress
Exiday
Charles Spykmia Dairy
Press
West Anaheim
Volun
Spykroia
Orange
Civil Defense Gets CG Pledge of Aid
Captain Paul B. Cronk told the Long Beach Civilian Defense and Disaster Relief Council that the Coast Guard is prepared for full cooperation with civilian authorities in case of an assassination. Cronk, port captain for the Long Beach Los Angeles area, spoke at the City Council executive chamber with Mayor Burton W. Chace presiding.
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Coast Guard
Civi
Assasster
Paul B. Cronk
Long Beach
Army men from Long Beach area aboard ship at San Francisco
Twelve Army personnel from Long Beach area are aboard the USNS General W. H. Gordon arriving today in San Francisco. The group includes Pfc Gerald B. Ellis and SFC Gordon C. Ewing, among others, with a total of 3564 Army men on board and 795 from California.
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Long Beach
USNS
W. H. Gordon
San Francisco
Army
Pfo
Gerald B. Ellis
Belmont Ave
Spt
Samuel M. Bar- Ielay
St. Wilmington
Charles L. Brooks
E. Florence Ave
Bell Gardens
Dale H. Duncan
California Ave
Ashworth St
Bellflower
Uyeda Masaru
Carmenita
Norwalk
Cliftor. Williams
South Gate Ave
South Gate
California
Man Beat After Following Poker Game Leads to Hospital
Forty year old Frank BR. McDaniel of 1819 5 Fourth St was badly beaten while seeking a poker game. He suffered a brain concussion a fractured nose and possible skull fracture after two men posing as players lured him down an alley near Alamitos Ave and Anaheim St. He said he was attacked from behind and in front before escaping and crying for help.
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Frank BR. McDaniel
Fourth St
Veterans Adminstration Hospital
McDaniel
Alamitos Ave
Anaheim St
Ian
Marine Beerten Robbed Thrown From Car Near Laguna Beach
Marine Cpl Jack McCormick Watkins sustained bruises after a late night hitchhiking incident near Capistrano Beach when a car robbed him of valuables including six dollars and tossed him from the vehicle near South Laguna Elementary School. Sheriff divers searched for the assailant while Watkins recovers at home.
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South Laguna
Hard-of-Hearing Unit Plans Two Meetings
The Long Beach Society for the Hard of Hearing will hold two meetings at 124 W. 14th St. The first is a dessert canasta gathering at 12:30 p.m. The second is an open house for prospective members at 7:30 p.m.
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The
Long Beach Society For the
14Th St
Bicyclist 14 Injured in Collision With Car
Kenneth L. Biner 44 of 2801 Pacific Ave was treated at Seaside Hospital for head injuries after a bicycle collided with an auto driven by John D. Carcangelo 42 of 2526 Washington St near Chestnut Ave and Pacific Coast Hwy, police said.
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L Kenneth L. Biner
Pacific Ave
Seaside Hospital
John D. Carcangelo
Washington St
Chestnut Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
sFcigay Alvernauii
Marvin E. Collins
Sixth St
Fifth St
American Ave
Collins
Pital
Thomas Rivers
Anaheim St
Hunt
Rislington Park
L. T
Rivers
Hellopeter
Lakewood
District 5
Pacific
Coast Hwy
Temple Ave
Carl Fosette
Ernest J.spaulding
Sailor Dies in Smashup Second Victim of Clash
A second sailor died Friday afternoon from injuries after a collision on Ocean Boulevard near Golden Avenue. Edward D. Lohmeir, 22, from USS Fechteler, died at Seaside Hospital. Lewis R. Taylor, 22, from the same ship, was killed instantly. Driver Jolly E. Penn, 23, suffered hip fracture and other injuries, treated at Seaside Hospital then Naval Hospital. Penn’s car hit a three-car Pacific Electric train. Two other men were injured in separate incidents that night including Lorne T. Swenson, 40, printer, and Mrs. Edith De Salvo, 33, with Swenson pinned in his overturned car. All treated at Seaside Hospital. De Salvo also treated for shock.
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Edward D. Lohmeir
Fechteler
Seaside Hospital
Lewis R. Taylor
Lakewood Mortuary
Jolly E. Penn
Feghteler
Naval Hospital
Oceanbylan
We. Penn
Pacific Electric
Ocean Blvd
Golden Ave
Russell
W. Brom
Briercrest Ave
Market St
Cherry Ave
Swenson
Resicuers
Ocean water study eyed by Central Basin water board
Directors of the Central Basin Water District announce plans to study using ocean water as a supplementary supply for communities northwest of Long Beach. The board weighs costs and options including potential annexation to the Metropolitan Water District and desalting methods.
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Central Basin Water District
Long Par
Hellopeter
California
Norwalk Driver Dies in Crash on San Antonio Drive
A Norwalk man died when his car rammed a rear of a truck trailer on San Antonio Drive near Olive Street. Four others were injured, one seriously, in two separate crashes within blocks. Names include Often Ingaard Waar Dahl, 43, and Weldon F. Cox, 30, with multiple passengers treated at Rancho Los Amigos and other hospitals.
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Norwalk
San Antonio Dr
California Highway Patrol
Ingaard Waardahl
E. Hayford
Ave
San Antonio Pr
Olive St
Irriga
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Weldon F. Cox
Modesto
Jack Curtis Wisrock
Samuel A. Cabraloff
San Antonio
Cabraloff
Albert Cabraloff
Rancho Los Amgos
Las Carpanas Hospital
Rancho Los Amigos
Wistock
Will Ellen Provines
Avon Lea Ave
Robert James Oristine
Bergman Lane
Downey
Los Angeles General ‘Hospital
Kenneth W. Pren‘tice Jr
Imperial ‘H
Dog sale aids March of Dimes in Long Beach
Local donors Mr and Mrs Mack Stonehill offered a rare black Great Dane puppy named Countess to raise funds for the March of Dimes. The couple, furniture store owners, will present the dog to a suitable home in return for a 250 contribution and can be reached at 0491 for visits.
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Long Beach
Mack Stonehill Ayere
Stonehill
Sea Warmer Than Air This Morning
Early risers found the sea warmer than the air as it was about 57 degrees at 9 30 am. The air finally matched the ocean later in the morning while the week’s highs should reach the mid 60s per the Weather Bureau. Friday’s high low were 68 45 with Sunday expected to be pleasant.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Unmistakable noise exposes craps game bust in LA area
Vice squad officers break into a rear door near a shoe shine stand at 1018 Anaheim Street and arrest five men for gambling. Names include James Foreman 52, Arthur Casey 35, Wilbur Browning 37, Ira Caples 33 and six others from Los Angeles. about 30 people were present and twenty spectators released after questioning.
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Anaheim St
James W. Foreman
Alamitos Ave
Arthur W. Casey
Lewis
Wilbur J. Browning
Ira Caples
W. 15Th St
Los Angeles
Main Street at Surfside Remains Dry
Surfside and Redondo Beach escaped major damage as the sea's fury waned for the first time in eight days. Ground swells subsided, beach damage was limited, and Surfside’s main street stayed dry though residents warned heavy swells could return.
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Surfside
Redondo Beach
Pacific
Photog Declares Boss as New Year Joke Backfires
A photographer Bill Linker, 28, plans a 1953 joke about his wife being boss. After a reporter visit, Linker reveals he was joking yet insists he has “won” and that his wife may yield control when he turns 50. He is seen bandaged, claiming a razor slip caused injuries.
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Bill Linker
Linker
American Ave
Inlen
Hace
Navy Sweeper Group Forms At Long Beach
Thirty-six enlisted men joined the Mine Sweeping Division in a two star ceremony at 10 p.m. at Long Beach Naval Base. The unit, the only one of its kind outside Korea, will receive its first boat from South Coast Co. of Newport Beach in February before moving to Korean waters. Invocation was given by Lt. Comdr. Ward D. McCabe. Local enlistees include Orville W. McCubbin of Gardena, Charles D. Birrew of Long Beach, Leonard F. Nelson of Downey, and Samuel A. Wheeler of Bellflower, under the command of Lt. Henry V. Cronk.
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Long Beach Naval Base
Korea
South Coast Co
Newport Beach
Korean
Ward D. McCabe
Henry V. Cronk
Orville W. Mc Cubbin
Gardena
Charles D. Bir
Rew
Long Beach
Leonard F. Nelson
Downey
Samuel A. Wheeler
Bellflower
Food Handling Course Starts Here Monday
The Long Beach City Health Department will start a course Monday in its building at 2855 Pine Ave to acquaint food handlers with the latest steps in how to protect public health. Dr. IL D. Litwack, city health officer, announced today.
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Long Beach
Protest on Liquor Permit Considered
The Board of Equalization heard protests against an onsale liquor license at 3802 Atlantic Ave after an all day hearing in City Council Chamber. A preliminary decision is expected February 19, with petitions for reconsideration allowed for two weeks. The protest was filed by the City Council over proximity to Longfellow Elementary, Hughes Junior High, and Bixby Knolls Hospital, with Rev. James Hughes among witnesses.
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Board of Equalization
Atlantic Ave
City’ Council
Joseph Akers
Longfellow
Hughes Junior High
Bixby Knolls Hospital
James Hughes
California Heights Methodist Church
Hunt Elderly Man as Gas Station Bandit
Sunset Beach sheriff seeks a six foot tall about 60 year old man described as partly bald and pot bellied who robbed a service station attendant late Friday night He brandished a .32 caliber pistol demanded credit for gasoline and escaped with 25 50 in change driving toward Long Beach in a yellow shirt and blue slacks. 1602 16th St Ernest Allen the attendant reported the crime at 11 10 pm and identified the weapon and suspect details for authorities.
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Sunset Beach
Ernest Allen
16Th St
Ith St
Coast Hwy
Allen
al Jen
Long Beach
Navy Offers Medical Course On New Radioactivity Tech
The Navy will present a six day course for active and reserve medical department officers to acquaint them with new techniques in radioactivity. It starts March 2 at Treasure Island Naval Station San Francisco with officers from the 11th 12th and 15th Naval Districts eligible to attend.
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Navy
Treasure Island Naval Station
San Francisco
Naval Districts
Ramet From Porch Breaks Man's Leg
Norman Roberts aged 48 suffered a compound fracture of his left leg when he slipped and fell from a back porch at his home 611 FE Sixth St early today. He was treated by a physician. Police reported the incident.
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Norman Roberts
Sixth St. Pelice J
Show Opens For Chinchilla Exhibition In Los Angeles
Throngs of residents and tourists filled the Municipal Auditorium today for the two day Chinchilla Association of America exhibit Los Angeles branch. The show opened at 9 a.m. and will run until 9:30 p.m. with a two hour break from 5:30 to 7:30. Sunday hours are noon to 6 p.m. Chinchillas valued at 300000 are on display.
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Municipal Auditorium
Chinchilla Association of America
Los Angeles
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