French Underground Chief Denounces Le Havre Bombing
Le Havre wartime underground chief Jean Filoque said the 1944 Allied bombing that killed about 28 000 people was totally unnecessary. He told aboard the Villanger in Long Beach that he warned the Allied artillery commander before the raid, noting most Germans were gone and urging no bombing. Four square miles of Le Havre were destroyed in the attack, the man said, as another guest list included port authorities and industrialists aboard the Norse vessel during a luncheon hosted by Interocean Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Havre
France
Long Beach
Jean Filaque
Villanger
Europe
Filaque
Fitoque
Filoque
Bie
Walter Wilkinson
Interocean Line
Burton Chace
J. W. Witherspoon
Joan L. Shelley
U. S. Rubber Co
E. J. Amar
E. F. Manning
James Craig
J. Ashmore
Messerschmidt
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Fontana
Edmund Wold
Light Petitions for Los Alamitos Circle Under Review
Signatures from over 65 percent of property owners in the Los Alamitos Circle district are being verified by the city engineer's department. The Los Alamitos Circle civic association plans to hire workers via the California Employment Service to process the lighting petitions. Approval from 51 percent of owners is needed to install street lights. Henry Ells, the association president, supervised petition distribution. The group meets on Wednesday, February 2, at Lexington Gardens community hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamitos Circle District
Elvic Association
California Employment Service
Henry Ells
Los Alamitos Circle
Missing Sugar the puppy in a family notice
Michael reports his 1g month old puppy Sugar missing since January 12 from 1650 Summitt Street. The BP is black with curly hair on head and ears resembling two cocker spaniels, with brown and white stomach and legs. Sugar stands about 10 inches high and 13 to 14 inches long. no further clues yet.
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Sugar
Michael
Helen Kilever
Summitt St
City Seeks Bids for Willow Street Repair and Storm Drain
The city opened seven bids for Willow Street improvements from Santa Fe to Eucalyptus Avenues. Bainier Construction Co. bids 847,726.93. Pichards Construction Co. 839,075.48. Griffith Co. 890,763.70. Johnne Swigart Construction Co. 892,583. Other bidders Cox Brothers Construction Co. Ansca Construction Co. and Sully Miller Contracting Co. submitted no totals. A second bid set for Almitos Heights Storm Drain Unit No. 1 saw Guy F. Atkinson Co. bid 43,988 and Doty Brothers 444,000 with P. and J. Artukovich at 549,800. J. R. Botsford, James A. Fox, and Cox Brothers again listed no totals. All totals are approximate and bids sent to City Engineer J. D. Gilkerson for analysis.
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Willow St
Santa Fe
Eucalyptus Aves
Bainier Construction Co
Long Beach
Pichards Construction Co
Griffith Co
Los Angeles
Johnne Swigart Construction Co
Torrance
Cox Brothers Construction Co
Stanton Ansca Construction Co
Sully Miller, Contracting Co
Alamitos Heights
Guy F. Atkinson Co
Doty Brothers
Rellfianes
James A. Fox
Doth
Stanton
J. D. Gilkerson
Closer Cabaret Control Advised
The City Council ordinance committee recommended closer control over entertainment permits. Police investigations could occur under the proposed amendment, with permits limited to one year and a council hearing before renewal. The committee split four to one with four councilors for amendments and one against.
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Ramsey
Kealer
Jackson
Carleson
Wagner
Melton Heads Optometrist as Long Beach President
Dr M E Melton was installed president of the Long Beach Optometric Association in the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening. Offic ers installed included Dr E M Forsyth first vice president Dr K W Sneed second vice president Dr Fred Emerson secretary treasurer and the board of directors named Drs J A Harris Paul E Wilkins Jay Hilligoss and M H Walker. The association is arranging for the California Optometric Association convention here February 18 to 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Melton
Long Beach Optometric Association
Masonic Temple
M. Forsyth
K. We Sneed
Fred Emerson
J. A. Harris
Paul E. Wilkins
Jay Hilligoss
H Walker
California Optometric Association
City Collegians Vote Tomorrow
Long Beach City College students will elect leaders for three organizations the Associated Student Body AM S and Associated Women Students in a week long campaign climaxing tomorrow afternoon Finalists for the AS B presidency are Stan Baldwin and Jack Carroll and the AMS leadership pits Bill Brown against Bill O Neill The AW S presidency finalists are Jean Henry and Beverly Kreitzer with vice presidency to Eileen Holden or Marguerite Lunn Other AS B candidates include Marian Soyster Jeanne Boxx Don H Bartron Bud Weimer Mary Pankey Mona Jean Ripley and Ed Levy The AMS slate also lists Sterling Clayton and Bob Bready with write in nominees needing eligibility verification.
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Qffiers
Long Beach City College
Associated
Associated Met
Associated Women Students
Stan Baldwin
Jack Carroll
Bill McMaing
Dick Waterhouse
Marian Soyster
Jeanne Boxx
Don H. Bartron
Bud Weimer
Mary Pankey
Mona Jean Ripley
Ed Levy
A. M.S
Bill Brown
Bill O'Neill
Jim Sunderl
A. M
Sterling Clayton
Bob Bready
Jean Henry
Beverly Kreitzer
Eileen Holden
Marguerite Lunn
Bobbie June Green
Marilyn Holmes
Nancy Boyd
Laurene Ford
Helen McDowell
Anita Palacios
Grandson Crushed in Department Store Elevator Tragedy
A two year old boy named Arthur Max Weinberg was crushed to death in an elevator in Fortland Uredan. His mother Mrs Richard Weinberg and grandmother Mrs Arthur Murphy were with him when he darted toward a toys display on the sixth floor and fell as the elevator rose. His head was crushed against the seventh floor and he died at the store hospital. Efforts to locate the Murphy family in Long Beach, California continued.
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Fortland
Uredan
Arthur Max Weinberg
Richard Weinberg
Arthur Murphy
Long Beach
Calif
Toms
Store
Alcoholics Anonymous Aims to Defeat a Common Malady
A Long Beach feature profiles Alcoholics Anonymous members who gathered at the Masonic Temple to share experiences on humility and the 12 steps. It notes AA’s nonsectarian stance, the goal of sobriety, and the program’s widespread spiritual approach and support network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Long Beach
Local Briefs Feature Social Events And Talks
Local notices describe ill health for Wess Sertons at Seaside Hospital with no visitors allowed. A Mark Down Dance by Friendship Post No. 8327 is set for Friday night at 939 W Anaheim St. Initiation ceremonies for Emera Chapter, O. E. S., are planned for Saturday at 1 30 p m at 728 Elm Ave. Elizabeth Ian Turner will lecture at Unity Chapel tomorrow at 7 30 p m. Sons of Norway semiformal dance at 8 p m Saturday at 728 Elm Ave features the Finnish Orchestra of San Pedro, a Norway film and baritone Bernhard Holland. Rabbi Y Shalom Ravetch speaks on the Jewish National Fund at Temple Sinai Friday at 8 p m with Hadassah president Dorothy Richmond participating. Poems by Lauvise Gambill read on KFOX tomorrow at 8 p m. Temple Israel hosts a Sabbath eve service tomorrow at 7 15 p m with Rabbi Grafman speaking on Judaism and Christianity. Welders' Society dinner features Dr Stephen Seymour of the American Welding Society at Miller's Restaurant discussing his 1948 Olympic javelin toss experiences.
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Sons of Norway
Elm Ave
San Pedro
Norway
Bernhard Holland
Jewish Fund
Y. Shalom Ravetch
Jewish National Fund
Temple Sinai
Dorothy Richmond
Long Beach
The
Order of Hadassah
Welders’ Society
Stephen Seymour
American Welding Society
Miller's Restaurant
Pacific Ave
Seymour
Wimbledon
England
Watchmaker's False Report Costs Him $50
Francis Young a 47 year old watchmaker pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to making a false report. He admitted that on Dec. 5 he went to police claiming two men robbed him on Dec. 3 of three watches and 345 dollars, but police found the watches had been pawned by him. Judge Wilber F. Downs sentenced him to two years probation a 50 fine and ordered him to redeem the watches and return them to their owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Young
Wilber F. Downs
Young
Seaside Blvd
Elm Ave
L B Furniture Man Honored In National Retail Group
John Davis head of Davis Furniture Co was elected to the board of directors of the National Retail Furniture Association at its Chicago convention. He also serves on the Long Beach Retailers board and is a former Long Beach Chamber of Commerce president. Local dealers like Leo Schultz and Aaron Schultz attended the Chicago meeting. The Southern California furniture industry marks market week January 24 to 28 with the annual dinner at the Biltmore Bowl Los Angeles.
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California
Nevada
Arizona
John Davis
Davis Furniture Con
National Retail Furniture Association
Chicago
Jack Horner
Long Beach
Associated
Jeral Retail Furniture Association
Davis
Leo Schultz
Aaron Schultz
Long Beach Group
Bids Authorized on Gate Valves for Water Expansion
The Board of Water Commissioners authorized bids for gate valves to meet the $6.4 million water expansion program needs. Valves range from six to four inches, estimated at $336,000, with delivery not expected for at least one year due to shortages. The board also authorized bids for four welded pressure tanks at an estimated $8,400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Water Commisssioners
Income Property Men Meeting Tomorrow
A mass meeting of residential income property owners will be held tomorrow night at the new Masonic Temple under auspices of the Apartment Hotel and Mote Association of California. E L DeBow, Los Angeles business manager, announced the event. The aim is to organize a local committee and oppose passage of the rent control act proposed in Congress. The meeting begins at 8 o'clock.
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Masonic Temple
Apartment, Hotel and Mote Association of California
E. L. DeBow
Los Angeles
O'Clock
Operation Palette Location Changed Exhibition at Club
The traveling exhibition of 100 Navy combat paintings titled Operation Palette will now be shown this weekend at the Service Men's Club 350 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach. Previously planned for 2300 E Ocean Blvd. The exhibit is free and open to the public with hours 3 to 8 p.m. tomorrow and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Service Men's Club
E. Ocean Blvd
Sami Swanson
Long Beach Art Association
Four Ohio youths end spree in Alabama jail
Four boys aged 12 to 16 from Lakewood Ohio were found asleep in a stolen car near Heflin Alabama after a cross country spree spending about 1400 in five days. They possessed about 4600 dollars and 75 dollars worth of fireworks. Beyer 13 admitted taking 5000 from his grandfather. a prior arrest noted Beyer took 6000 to buy horses in Arizona.
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Eflin
Ala
Ohio
Troy Brown
Kenneth Allen Beyer
Lakewood
Jack Joseph Chambers
Ray Lawrence Talbot
Bob Henson
Cleveland
Young Beyer
Samier
Louis Kosman
Joseph Shaftrn
Brown
Paul Lance
Beyer
Arizona
Chicago
Guilt Admitted by Three Robbers in Long Beach Case
Three robbers pleaded guilty before Superior Judge Fred Miller. Herbert W. Vroman and James G. Danatoni admitted guilt in the Oct 17 Western Union holdup in Long Beach with $2763 taken. Vroman sought leniency for Danatoni. a probation hearing is set for Feb 21. Thomas J. Collins also pleaded guilty to a Dec 17, 1947 strongarm robbery at a local hotel room, involving a $220 theft from James H. Kleinmark.
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Fred Miller
Herbert W. Vroman
San Pedro
Donatoni
Vroman
Miller
Western Union
Clarence Hunt
Hunt
Westjern Union
Research Unit Formed in Los Angeles
Establishment of the Los Angeles County Medical Association Research Foundation was announced by Dr K C Brandenburg of Long Beach at an inaugural dinner held at the Ambassador Hotel. The non profit aims to foster disease studies, gather funds, disseminate information, and report on progress. Louis J Regan M D is its president. Speaker Walter C Alvarez of the Mayo Clinic highlighted 60 years of advances and the importance of ongoing research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County Medical Association Research Foundation
K. C. Brandenburg
Long Beach
Brandenburg
Ambassador Hotel
Louis J. Regan
M.D
Walter C. Alvarez
Mayo Clinic
Alvarez
Edison plans record 1949 spend for plant expansion
Southern California Edison Co plans to invest over 74 million dollars in 1949 for plant expansion the largest budget in the firm’s history. Long Beach district manager J H Mead cited rising demand from industry and population growth as the driver with about half the funds for distribution lines and substations and continued Big Creek and Redondo Beach generation development slated.
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Southern California Edison Co
J. H. Mead
Long Beach Edison
Mead
W. C. Mullendore
Edison
Mullendore
Long Beach
Constanly
Edison Ca
Big Creek
Hlgh Sierra
Redondo Beach
Redondo
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Parker, Shaeffer, Eversharp
Mana Buncanoy
San Francisco
Californie
Press-Telegram
Melton
Optometrist
DR. M. E
L. B
Murphy
A. A
Hum
Wess Sertons
Edwin J. Kasey
Olive Ave
Seaside Hospital
Friendship Post
W. F
Emera Chapter
O. E
Elizabeth Ian Turner
Unity School
Kansas City
Unity Chapel
Broadway
Lauvise Gump Gambill
Wiliam H. Gambill
Nicho Ave
KFOX
Vera Cox
Temple Israel
L. Elliot Grafman
L. B. Furniture
John P. Davis
Alabama
W. R. Jones
Heflin
L.A
Sherry’s Fine Foods
F. Ocean Blvd
A. Beg
Ocean
Sherry
Sherry's
Fine Foods
Ogeam Boulevard
SUN Factory
Waleed Caperie
Guverenies
Los
Glendele
Been
American Ave
Santa Menice
Huntington Park
Francisca
Colliersia
Lls
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