Lakewood's Future Has Bright Look
Lakewood Park Corp plans a two year buildout of the second largest residential subdivision in the United States in Lakewood with 15,000 homes and 125 million dollars in expenditure. Levittown on Long Island tops the list with 17,000 houses after Levitt & Sons bought 1200 acres. Subdivision maps for 1500 acres have been approved. the project includes business centers and community facilities while the 165 acre Lakewood Country Club golf course area is excluded.
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United States
Lakewood
Lakewood Park Corp
Montana Land Co
Levittown
Long Island
N. Y
Levitt & Sons
New York
Lakewood Park
Lakewood Country Club
M. Taper
Biltmore Homes
California
Louis H. Goyar
Aetna Construction, Inc
Frank E. Barnett
Mark Taper
L. B. Woman Reclaims Speedy The Shelter Dog
Eva Shuman learns her grandson’s dog Speedy has been found at the City Animal Shelter after a Navy family transfer and a plea in the Press Telegram. Shelter director James Bibb refused a $25 bid and kept the dog until the owner could claim him.
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Eva Shuman
Juni Pero Ave
City Animal Shelter
Corpus Christi
Texas
Coronado
Shuman
Long Beach
Thirty Dozen Eggs Stolen Off Truck
George Tomai of 1233 Cowles Street reported thirty dozen eggs missing from a truck parked in front of his home yesterday. The incident was described as a theft in the local report.
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George Tomai
Cowles St
Lawn Trimmings Collections to Be Speeded by City
Long Beach to speed up lawn trimmings pickup with 18 new combination garbage and trash trucks costing about 31 000 each to replace worn-out vehicles. The city also authorized bids for 10 police motorcycles at 10 400 total to replace old patrol cars for cheaper operation and easier maneuvering in traffic.
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Long Beach
J. R. McHenry
McHenry
Kealer returns from Washington on Long Beach shipyard talks
City Councilman Raymond C. Kealer arrived after an overnight flight from Washington to Long Beach to discuss shipyard developments and the proposed relocation of Air Force Reserve training from Municipal Airport to Los Alamitos. He reported Navy officials received new material and that Secretary Matthews would confer with top defense leaders next week.
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Eric
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Raymond C. Kealer
Washington
D. C
Long Beach
Kealer
Air Force Reserve Trainng
Municipal
Los Alamitos
Navy
Francis Matthews
Sheridan Downey
Clyde Doyle
Dan Kimball
Defense
Johnson
Matthews
Air Force
Washngton
Los Alamitos Naval Reserve Air Station
Claude E. Duncan
Duncan
Naval Re Ilieve Air Base
Col. Duncan
Samuel E. Vickers
Healer
Sen, Downey
Doyle
Nance
Air Forces
Light Rain Disrupts Weekend Plans Across Southern California
Rainfall drenched Long Beach and much of Southern California dampening weekend plans. The Weather Bureau forecasts continued rain tonight with a fair chance of more showers tomorrow. Mountain areas may see snow flurries and rain. Motorists should use chains as 12 to 30 mph winds loom. Long Beach season rainfall to date stands at 6.05 inches versus 1.82 the year before. last rain was January 14. Temperatures set to dip then rise. readings near 35 to 37 at dawn.
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Long Beach
California
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Press-Telegram
Planners to Hear Arguments on New Pier at Magnolia Ave
Advocates and opponents prepared for a planned Thursday hearing at 10 am over a proposed timber pier into the ocean at the foot of Magnolia Avenue. Supporters led by Francis Reider and Dick Racine urged City Council approval, while City Planning Director Werner Ruchti warned the pier could disrupt shoreline plans and be temporary due to subsidence. Councilman Clarence Wagner noted most council members seemed inclined toward building the pier, with no formal action yet.
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Magnolia Ave
Tertiayesy & Group of Persons
Francis Reider
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Racine
H. A. Lu
Ne Council
Werner Ruchti
Ruchti
West Beach
Clarence E. Wagner
Bookmaking Suspect Released on Writ
Fred A. Stockwell 51 of 2260 Ave was arrested by vice squad for accepting bets in violation of the bookmaking law in a case at 2443 Atlantic Ave He was released on a writ by Superior Judge Fred y Superior Judge Miller.
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Fred A. Stockwell
Ave
Atlantic Ave
Stockwell
Fred Y
Miller
Jurists and Attorneys Elect Year Officers in Virginia Club
The Long Beach Bar Association installed officers at a dinner at Virginia Country Club. President Russell Pray presided. new officers include Joseph Ball as first vice president Bruce Mason as second vice president and board members Lee Arnold Thomas McCarry Craig Hosmer and Charles Walker. Lt Leland F Jones of the Los Angeles Police Department spoke on scientific crime detection noting handwriting as identification and the role of scientific methods in exonerating innocents. Pray, a former army officer in Germany and Ohio State and Michigan Law School alumnus, has practiced law in Long Beach since 1922.
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Russell
Pray
Army of Occupation
Germany
Long
Law Beach Bar Association
Virginia Country Club
Roland G. Swatffield
Joseph A. Ball
Bruce Mason
Lee Arnold
Thomas F. McCarry
Craig Hosmer
Charles Walker
Board of
Leland F. Jones
Los Angeles Police Department
Ohio
Ohio State University
University of Michigan Law School
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Long Beach
Tit
Construction Starts on Poly Hutch Canteen for Youths
Ground broken at Locust Ave and Willow St for a one story youth canteen. Officials including Mayor Chace and Polytechnic High School leaders attended. The $31,499 project will offer dancing游 ping pong pool snack bar and possibly a library. Membership will be open to all district teenagers with completion hoped by fall.
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Chuck Louden
Poly-Hutch Canteen
Douglas A. Newcomb
Burton W. Chace
John B. Wentz
Stuart LeRay Anderson
Recreation Commission
Polytechnic
James C. Heartwell
J. Holly Ashcraft
Howard Hicks
Polytechnic High School
Press-Telegram
Locust Ave
Willow St
London
Hutch Club
Walter L. Scott
Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Gretchen Danford
P T. A
City Council Votes to Amend Local License Fees
Council approves changes to the license code reducing the wholesale and retail firm fee from 35 to 25 dollars plus schedule A. Schedule A imposes 2 dollars per employee beyond two. Similar reductions apply to manufacturers selling at retail or both wholesale and retail.
U S Rochester Arrives Strengthening Pacific Cruiser Division
The U S S Rochester, a 13 700 ton cruiser, ties up at Berth 22 Long Beach Naval Shipyard and joins the Juneau to form Cruiser Division 5. With six active Pacific cruisers the fleet totals about 480 officers and 6000 enlisted men. The Rochester carries 51 officers and 1025 men and was transferred from the Atlantic Fleet. Other cruisers in the Pacific include St Paul Manchester Helena and Toledo. St Paul and Manchester are anchored at Long Beach while Helena and Toledo sailed for China about a month ago. All six ships are based at Long Beach.
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Pacific
U.S. S
Rochester
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Juneau
Bremerton
Long Beach
Atlantic
St. Paul
Manchester
Helena
Toledo
China
Appeal set February 14 for drive-in theater plan
Appeal of Norman R. Schmidt from a Planning Commission ruling granting Emma Falen and John M. Johnston a special permit for a drive-in theater at 183 West Del Amo Street has been scheduled for February 14 at 12 p.m. by the City Council.
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Norman R. Schmidt
Planning Commission
Emma Falen
John M. Johnston
W. del Amo St
Five Injured In Lakewood Blvd Car Crash Involving Teens
At 12 01 a m two cars filled with youths collided on Lakewood Blvd at Stearns St. Driver Delbert Bowman 20 of 790 Bennett Ave was cited for failure to yield and speeding. Bowman suffered chest injuries and possible fractured shoulder. Opposing driver Stanley Kitchel 19 of 1350 Pine Ave escaped injury. Passengers Glenn Miller 19 Beverly Collins 16 and others were treated at Community Hospital for chest wrist leg eye injuries and a left eye injury. All treated and released or admitted as needed.
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Lakewood Blvd
Stearns St
Delbert C. Bowman
Bennett Ave
Bowman
Stanley D. Kitchel
Pine Ave
Robert F. Lichtenhan
Cerritos Ave
Beverly J. Degele
Terraine
Community Hospital
Punny Gunmen Hold Up Clerk at Local Liquor Store
Two youths entered a liquor store at 550 W Anaheim St at 11 p m yesterday. They drank soda and ate crackers before one pulled a gun on clerk Alfred Dufur 63 of 1147 Madanna Ave and robbed him of 55 dollars. They fled on foot laughing that’ll Dufur now.
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Anaheim? St
Alfred Dufur
Madanna Ave
Dufur
City to Deny Man's Claim to Two Tideland Lots
City officials told J. Suman Los Angeles that he has no title to any portion of two beach lots south of the ordinary high tide line as of the time the city filled the shore. Assistant City Attorney Newland M Reid said the fill is an artificial accretion, not natural, and the city would retain ownership of the submerged land. A 1943 city survey showed high tide within 90 feet of Ocean Blvd, with material later deposited south of Suman's lots.
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J. J. Sulats
Los Angeles
Ocean Blvd
54Th Petty
Wilk
Suman
Newland M
Reid
Ocean
Speedy Want Ads in Press Telegram Sunday Morning
Presse Telegram Want Ads promise fast results for Long Beach readers seeking to buy sell hire rent or find business services. Late Saturday night orders may appear in Sunday editions and weekday morning ads arrive the same day under Too Late to Classify. A limited staff serves Sundays and holidays from 9 am to 12 noon. Call 6-9066 for the result number.
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Long
Press-Telegram
Weather: Rain Tonight and Showers Sunday
Rain tonight and showers Sunday with cooler days. Winds from south to southwest 12 to 24 mph tonight, shifting to north and northwest 15 to 30 mph on Sunday.
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Hans K. Kirchner
Long Beach Air Force Reserve Training Center
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Frederick P. Dickerson
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