Eulogy and Harbor Board Actions Highlight Local News
Capt Willis W Bradley received a Capitol floor eulogy by Rep Craig Hosmer as a Medal of Honor recipient and California Assembly member from Long Beach. The Harbor Board approved a 133.85 dollar earth fill contract, rescinded uniform allowances, and sent Chief Robert Shoemaker to a San Diego engineers meeting.
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Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Willis W. Bradley
Washington
Bradley
California State Assembly
Barbor Board
Boar of Harbor Commisgrovers
Watson E. Jarrett
Harbor Department
Robert Shoemaker
American Society of Civil Engineers’ Waterways Division
San Diego
Oil Recovery Unitization Laws Urged
The Chamber of Commerce urged the City Council to press for state unitization laws allowing oil operations on city tiger lands and adjoining private lands. They said lack of unitization harms oil recovery in the harbor district and could curb subsidence. The council was asked to seek amendments during the state legislature session, with prior state approval and legal review by the legislative committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce To Gay
Chamber
Council
Legislative Committee
Funeral services set for air crash victim
Rasary will be rected at it pom today in Lakewood Mor tuary phanel for Robert Hagen 20 of 5039 Base Ave Long Beach police officer and Naval Reserve pilot who died in the crash of his Navy fighter plane near Santa Ana Sunday Requiem mass will be offered at 9 a m Wednesday in St Barnabas Church Burial will be in All Souls Cemetery.
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Lakewood
Robert Hagen
Base Ave
Long Beach
Santa Ana
St Barnabas Church
All Souls Cemetery
Jewish War Vets Drive Seeks New Members in Lakewood
Lakewood Jewish War Veterans Post 668 runs a membership drive announced by Commander Norman Kreuger on Monday. Attending the kickoff were Hy Weitzman, JWW Department of Californias Bill Klugman, and Charles Polinsky of Long Beach Post 593.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
Speeding Suspect Fined 170 as New Charge Planned
Naval gunpoint incident ends with Parker C. Emerson Jr pleading guilty to speeding 85 in a 23 mph zone and running a red light. Deputy prosecutor seeks reckless driving with injury charge by Los Angeles authorities after police pursuit. Emerson claims broken speedometer and unaware of pursuit.
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Naval Arch
Parker C. Emerson Jr
Corso di Napoli
Tom Zeiger
Los Angeles
Zeiger
Emerson S
Emerson
Alameda St
Pacific Coast
Death Car Operator Faces Trial
Gardena salesman George W. Hope, 548 E Olive Ave, held to answer two felony hit and run charges after his car struck another vehicle at Atlantic Ave and Burnett St on Jan 9, killing 47 year old Robert W Zegers and injuring his daughter Barbara, 8. Witnesses Joan Newmuth and Nancy Neimuth, both 21 of Santa Monica, testified Hope disappeared after the crash and admitted to Newmuth he had run the signal.
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Gardena
George W. Hope
E. Olive. Ave
Superior Court
Acr
Atlantic Ave
Burnett St
Robert W. Zegers
Wilemington
Zegers
Barbara
Tires Punctured Woman Attacked In Seaside Incident
Carl Henry Kent, 29, of 1922 W 20th St, was booked for felonious assault after a bartender attacked his wife in Seaside. The victim, Alice Mary Molpanes, 24, suffered a broken collar bone and facial injuries, and was hospitalized at Harbor General after first being treated at Seaside Hospital. She said he accused her of puncturing the tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Henry Kent
20Th St
Alice Mary Molpanes
Seaside Hospital
Harbor Gen Jera Hospital
Navy Families Begin New Life in Long Beach Homes
Ninety three Navy wives and children, part of a 1,198 mile cross country trek, settle into temporary and permanent housing in Long Beach and nearby areas. The move, from Warfolx to Seabright Ave, involved 236 dependents aboard 33 ships transferred from the East to the West Coast. Most families settle near Navy housing sites on Galfes and Nauts Streets as ship arrivals are expected by the 26th.
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Navy
Long Beach
Crousing
Atnaheim and
Galfes Sts
San Pedro
San Diego
Navy Ips
F Pittsburgh
Far East
Leonlard Buza
Uss Traphen
Vickir
Veronica
Vsiche
Virginia
Evueldo Garcia
7Th St
Navy Families Reunite After Transferred Eastward Arrival
Mrs Otis C Ferrell Jr and her children Erlends and Eugene settled temporarily in Hormosa Housing as sailors ships were moved east. Cant John L Melgaard praised city officials and civic groups for aiding the arrival of wives and children aboard a cross country train to San Diego bound service members.
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East
Erlends
Eugene
Navy
Otis C. Ferrell Jr
Stephan
Otis C. Ferrell
Walnut Ave
Comdr. Ferrell
Watts
Frankie Westbrook
John Westbrook
San Diego
Emma Underwood
Pine Ave
Rita Kania
Santa Fe Courier
John L. Melgaard
U. S. Naval Base
Bandit With Gun Robs Sunset Beach Market
Bandit held a revolver to the wife of Nathan A. King while demanding cash at 16919 Coast Hwy Sunset Beach Monday night. The robber grabbed $36 from the register, and King nearly drew his own weapon before the bandit pressed the gun to his face and threatened to kill. The holdup happened as the King couple were closing the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aqunma
Sunset Beach
Nathan A. King
Coast Hwy
King
Hing
Ethel
Seal Beach Mother of Three Disappears
Police search for Mrs. Ethel Wickman of 11 Rolsa Ave Seal Beach after she vanished from her home January 8 around 830 p.m. Her husband Charles says she had been under a doctor's care for some time. The Wickmans have three children aged 6 4 and 2. She is 25 with brown hair, about 5 ft 2 in and 110 pounds.
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Ethel Wickman
Rolsa Ave
Seal Beach
Charles
Wickman
General Petroleum Gets Harbor Oil Permit
Los Angeles City Council granted General Petroleum Corp. a 69.5 acre oil and gas drilling permit on Harbor Department land in Wilmington near the East Basin. The industry and transportation committee endorsed the measure with Harbor Commission backing. Royalties will be paid to the city for land use. The permit runs from Jan 27, 1986, to Dec 31, 1975.
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Rermission
Harbor Department
Wilmington
General Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Industry and Transportation Committee
Harbor Commission
Sailor Breaks Ankle and Leg in Building Fall
A 43 year old sailor aboard the USS James Eyes broke his left ankle and right leg after falling 23 feet from the roof of a building occupied by Ezell's Automotive Service at 300 West Ocean Boulevard. Frank L. Bunn heard cries, investigated, and called police. He was taken to Seaside Hospital. the sailor could not explain how he reached the roof.
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Emery
Ezell’s Automotive Service
Ocean Blvd
Frank L. Bunn
Windsor FL
Land
Menz
Seaside Hospital
Collision injures Torrance man on Sepulveda and Main
Harold Cnak 28 of 2101 Henrietta Torrance was injured Monday when his car collided at Sepulveda Blvd and Main St with a vehicle driven by Hazel Cooper 32 of 2330914 Panama Ave Wilmington Compton California Highway Patrol reported.
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Compton
Harold Cnak
Henrietta St
Torrance
Sepulveda Blvd
Main St
Hazel Cooper
Panama Ave
Wilmington
California Highway Petrol Office
Devine Ends New Protest Filed Testimony in Drilling Dispute
Santa Ana Superior Court proceedings include Judge Thompson barring new evidence of Devine's friendship with witness Annie Accettola as defense rests. Devine, Orange County labor official, faces bribery and grand theft charges tied to alleged under the table liquor license payoffs. advisory verdict on bribery-conspiracy to be issued. A separate petition by Stratford Square homeowners seeks a ban on drilling around Lakewood Bellflower area, citing zoning and proximity concerns since 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Raymond H. Thompson
Inhor
Charles E
Red) Devine
Annie Accettola
Devine
Harry Lehman
Culinary Workers Union
Long Beach
William G. Bonelli
State Board of Equalization
Herman Pause
Orange County
Lakewood
Bellflower
Los Coyotes
Carson St
Ronald R. Weller
Roycraft Ave
Willow
23Rd Sts
Clark Ave
IH8
Spring St
Bixby Land Co
Bixby Laid Co
Stratford Square
Long Beach City Council Deliberates Annexation Elections
Long Beach City Council gave first reading to ordinances for two annexation elections in South Lakewood and Lakewood Plaza districts with March dates. The council also discussed drilling site moves to city land near Clark Avenue and Spring Street, while Weller's group opposes oil drilling and awaits a council plan.
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Long Beach
South Lakewood
Lakewood Plaza
Fire Service Pact Considered Between Signal Hill and Long Beach
Signal Hill motions to explore a fire protection contract with Long Beach. City Clerk Heber Chapman to check interest and cost while Long Beach Manager Samuel Vickers notes potential legal issues with intercity firefighting contracts. Vickers mentions past jetty attorney rulings and prior cancellations of outside-city protections. Long Beach has begun servicing Signal Hill’s dog pound duties.
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Long Beach
Signal Hill
Hull
Heber Chapman
Samuel E. Vickers
Vickers
AFL Leader Urges Bargaining at Shipyards and Private Energy Push
An AFL official attacked state right to work laws and urged unions to bargain at shipyards while backing a private sector push to fully develop atomic energy. He hailed the Nautilus launch as a watershed for propulsion across sea, road, rail, and air, criticizing the U S shipbuilding standing and foreign orders.
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Brownlow
United States
Compton Woman Hurt in Two Car Collision
Eva Eldridge 38 of 1513 N Elva St was injured in a two car crash Monday at Del Amo and Alameda streets. Wallace Eldridge 42 and Leslie Moon 25 were not hurt. The convention discussed work conditions and eight hour pay.
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Hatitays Onty
Compton
Eva Eldridge
N. Elva St
del Amo
Alameda Sts. Sher
Long Beach
Wallace Eldridge
L. V. Honsinger
Elva St
Mander
Lone Beach Naval
Leslie Moon
Wright Shipyard
West Coast
Siren Signals Multiple Vehicle Incidents Across City
A string of crash and fire reports includes a car collision on 7, 800 E near Ocean Eva and a separate vehicle fire at Zilsimmy 2d Stead Cerptos. Ambulances respond to 440 p.m. near SE flood control and to Ole Hal B10 p.m. at Zeid Pewaluma Ave. Investigations underway as responders catalog damage and assess hazards.
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Amaur
Zilsimmy
St. Arbolanes
Obituary notices from Long Beach area
Obituary notices list Norah Baverstock and others, detailing survivors, origins, and service arrangements. Individuals include Mrs. Norah Baverstock of Long Beach, daughter Doreen Mary DeWitt, and husband H Lewis with multiple siblings. Also listed are BAS NET, Wilhelmhall, Morlan, Frech, Benedict, Gluine, and other locals with relatives and funeral plans. Services set at Mottell’s Peek Mortuary and Forest Lawn.
Ward Mrs Rosemary Ward obituary in Long Beach
Mrs Rosemary Ward 31 of 4426 Paula St died Sunday at home born in Stockville Colorado moved to Long Beach in 1952 member of St Cornelius parish Surviving husband Charles Ward two daughters Mary Cruze and Charlotte Overbay two brothers Tony Sippi and Andrew a sister Agnes Kijunka Rosary Wednesday 8 pm Sheelar McFadyen Mortuary chapel Mass Thursday 9 am St Cornelius church GOEB Mrs Tona M Goeb 40 of 3433 Centralia St died Sunday born Muskegon Michigan came to Long Beach four years ago She leaves two sisters Mona Joy and Ves UO Sere
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Baverstock
Norah
Wathreen Baverstock
Jessie M.j
Ransom St
Elizabeth Prech
Home
Read
Dave Lew
Long Beach
Ing
England
John B. Williams
George
Harry
Robert
Church of England
Charles Frech
H. Lewis
Motteil
John S
Peek
Richard
Lymwood
William L. Collin Offi
Doreen Mary DeWitt
Twolciating
Forest Lawn Memorial
Iday
Mottell’s
Glendale
Peek Chapel of the Palms
Paramount
Ina
Baptist Church
Fullertonanterment Park
Westminsterseter
Florence Inman
Memorial Fare
Mot- Westland
Wilhelfell
Gustaf
Anna Lyen
Jonas Johnson
Ilam
Mortell
St. Cornelius Church
Goeb
Tona M. Goeb
Centralia St
Muskegon
Midh
Mona Joy
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Pica
Norfolk
Homoja
Capt
Grand Canyon
Sierra Club
Birney School
Meine Ave
Kart Seethater
Long Beach Academy of Art
Lakewood-Bellflower Church of Religious Science
Palm St
Ardmore Ave
St Athanasius
Market St
Linden Axe
Coly
St. Paul's Jetheran Church
Palo Verde Ave
Helen Wand Birnie
Communist Party
Pentecostal Church of God
Tredondo Ave
Land of the Pyra
Armed Services
Sacramento
William
Grant
University of California Dental
San
Ace Francisco
Walter
Com Scott
Speeder
Itect
Lase
James D. Scherer
Lyman D. Sutter
Bandit
Seventh-Day Adventist
Catalina Island
Arthur Elfring
J. R. Nelson
Pacific Union Conference
SDA
Emmett Watts
Storm
General Petroleum
Harbor Oil
Sailor
Ella Dupisix
Get & li
Samuel ©. Vickers
Weller
Oll
Fire Service
Hill
AFL
Frech
John Adams Frech
W. 3Rd St
Los Angeles Hospital
Lewes
Ohio
Florence Stern
Evick
Ison
Chicago
Utter-Mchkinley
Benedict
Mildred Carol Benedict
Indianapolis
Ind
Grace H. Benedict
Long ‘Beach
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Whittier
Christensen-Pine Mortuary
Gluine
Charles Cline
Hugh G. Maddox
Cerritos Ave
Kalamazoo
Mich
Cline
Wambold
William Wamgeld
Terraino Ave
Ronald
Shawn
Irs
Pierpont
Pitbold
Mottell’s & Peek
Paktaertel
Jan
Los
Park
Wresterner
Gark Motel
Bo. Hill Treet
Seateul
Omar
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