No-park zones spark front-of-building clash in town
A local column celebrates short jabs at many topics while recounting a parking dispute. The piece notes a new no-parking zone in front of the P-T building and mentions radio/TV personalities Frank Goss and the Community Players dedication. It also covers college skull sessions, driver license quibbles, a lemon tree mystery, misspelled names in a legislative mail, and Long Beach sea gulls lunch routine.
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P-T
Rank Goss
Frank Goss
ENX
Frank
KNX
Anaheim
Community Players
The
Homework Keeps Girl Abed Mastering Seventh Grade
Shirley Anne Jami son, 12, confined to bed by rheumatic fever, masters seventh grade through home teaching by Long Beach Unified School District. Mrs. Austina Monroe visits her, rating her as superior in all subjects and guiding about four hours daily of assignments and study from home.
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Wes
Austin Monroe
Shirley Anne Jamison
Press-Telegram
Shirley
Austina Monroe
Long Beach Unified School
Harrison Eilers
Ursula Jamison
Notre Dame Economist to Speak Twice in Long Beach
Rev. Edward A. Keller of Notre Dame University will address Long Beach Retailers, Associated at two meetings tomorrow. Lunch session at Lafayette Hotel noon discusses Management's Job in Presenting Economic Facts. evening session at Wilson High School auditorium covers Looking to a Stronger America. Admission is free with tickets from the retailers office. Keller is noted as author and adviser on labor management and bookkeeping. George W. Green chairs both meetings.
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Unites States
Edward A. Keller
Bureau of Economic Research
Notre Dame University
Long Beach
Associated
Keller
Con
Lafayette Hotel
Wilson High School
Pacific Ave
George W. Green
William F. Goyette
Rev. Keller
I. Sukman
Bicycle licensing finale this week in city
Clean-up week for city license inspectors who sell 25 cent bicycle tags to school children. Inspectors will visit Lindbergh and Stephens and Muir, St. An thony's and Gant, Lafayette and Naples on consecutive days, with bike licensing also at the tax collector's office in City Hall.
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Lindbergh
Stephens and
Muir
St. Anthony's
Gant
Lafayette
Naples
City Hall
Hobby Show Entry Open for April 7-9
Recreation Department invites amateur hobbyists to enter the 1951 Hobby Show in Municipal Auditorium from April 7 to 9. Lois DeLane says forms are at department HQ. Last show in 1949 drew 43,000 spectators and 58 exhibitors. this year credits Junior Chamber of Commerce and hobby clubs with planning.
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Recreation Department
Municipal Auditorium
Lois DeLane
DeLano
Southland
Junior Chamber
Shipyard widens eligibility list for former workers
Long Beach Naval Shipyard allows competitive civil service former employees not at closing to apply. Commander Howe notes reemployment for those not present when the yard closed. Hiring office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily next week. By last night 1902 workers had been placed on the payroll.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Comdr. W. A. Howe
Mattress Shop Fire Causes Minor Damage at Pine Ave
A smoldering mattress fire at a shop on 736 Pine Ave yesterday afternoon drew fire crews. Reported damage was minor and investigators cite spontaneous combustion as the probable cause.
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Mattress Shop
Pine Ave
Tests of Blood In Girl Death Case At Studio
Test results for human blood will be prepared overnight at Violet Berling’s downtown studio and submitted again. Leland Jones of the LAPD will testify later, as Deputy District Attorney Ted Sten notes expected testimony from Dr Wayne Hanson. Mrs Beatrice Erickson, Kay Frances Erickson’s mother, is set to resume testimony detailing her daughter’s life before living with Miss Berling and recounting Kay Frances’s supposed normality and right-handedness despite alleged self-harm.
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Violet John Berling
Kay Frances ‘Erickson
Leland Jones
Los Angeles
Police Department
Jones
Beatrice Erickson
Wayne Hanson
Kay Frances
Miss Berling
Ted Sten
Hanson
Dr. Hanson
Miguel Verdugo
Ralph Simontis
Long Beach
Fred Miller
Albert C. S. Ramsey
Ramsey
Many Outstanding Figures Dominate Berling Trial
Beatrice Erickson and Kay Frances figure in the Berling murder trial as Judge Fred Miller presides with decorum. Court scenes reveal human hopes and suffering amid technical testimony while spectators and city life blend with the oppressive heat. A child’s toy and a dime-store book titled Child's Prayer surface in the courtroom tableau.
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Berling
Violet John Berling
Fred Miller
Motion Picture Theater
Femala
Beatrice Erickson
Long Beach Naval Shipyard Recommissioning Thursday
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Naval Base on Terminal Island return to duty Thursday with high Navy and civilian officials present. Rear Adm Wilder D Baker and Capt J Y Pannenberg will represent the Navy, with Capt Emmet E Spring assuming command of the shipyard. The ceremony includes a Drydock No 2 ribbon cut and Marine Band music, by invitation only.
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Navy Department
Dar Kimball
Navy
Wilder D. Baker
USN
Eleventh Naval District
Clyde [Doyle
18Th
Burton W. Chace
Naval Base
J. Y.pannenberg
Long Head Naval Station
Emmet E. Spring
Naval Shipyard
Naval Base Command
Naval Station
Naval Ammunition and Net Depot
Seal Beach
Naval Supply Depot
San Pedro
Marine Barracks
Marine Corps Band
Marine Corps Air Station
el Toro
Long Beach
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Los Altos Manor Park to Be Donated by Whaley and Bixby
The Home Investment Co and Bixby Land Co will donate five acres southeast of Las Coyotes Diagonal and west of Bellflower Blvd to the city for a public park. The grant deed, filed in the city manager’s office, awaits acceptance Tuesday. This is the third park site Whaley has given to Los Altos, joining Whaley Park and Los Altos Recreation Center near Atherton St.
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Los Altos Manor Park
Home Investment Co
L. 3
Whaley
Bixby Land Co
Seoui
Las Coyotes Diagonal
Bellflower Blvd
Stearns
Civic League to Hear Atomic Warfare Talk
Civic League will hear Police Sgt W J Mooney discuss Atomic Warfare at Friday’s meeting in the YWCA Building at 12 30 p m. He will also show a civilian defense film. Verne Morrill league president announced two meetings will be held at the Y until further notice with public invitation.
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W. J. Mooney
Long Beach Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Council
Civic League
YWCA
Verne Morrill
League
Mooney
Morrill
Water fluorination study under city review in Long Beach
City officials in Long Beach study fluorinating water with input from City Manager Samuel Vickers and health officer Dr. I D Litwack. A five year comparative study in other cities shows reduced tooth decay, with doctors and dentists supporting fluorination as budget implications are examined.
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John B. Wentz
Jctty
Samuel £. Vickers
Board of Water Commissioners
Water Department
I. D. Litwack
Long Beach
Long Beach Board of Health
Ume
Plan Recreation for Swing Shift
Walter Scott, supervisor and coordinating director of municipal and school recreation, announced plans to provide recreation for swing and graveyard shift defense workers in Long Beach. He noted improved capacity versus World War II with new embassiums, pools, and athletic facilities, and said the downtown servicemen's center could host dances and programs if needed.
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Long Beach
Walter Scott
Scott
Parkers
Women’s Night Dinner Slated by Long Beach Builders
Long Beach Building Contractors Assn will hold its 12th annual women’s night dinner Tuesday at Town Hall Locust Ave. President Robert Thayer says about 300 will attend. Monte Blue, cinema actor, will MC a program of entertainment. Arrangements committee includes E. L. Foster, chairman, Roy Rels and Roy Wright.
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Long Beach Building Contractors Assn
Town Hall
Locust Ave
Robert Thayer
Monte Blue
E. L. Foster
Roy Rels
Roy Wright
Turner to Confer With Lakewood Taxpayers
George Turner field deputy for First District Supervisor Herbert Legg will meet with Lakewood Taxpayers Association Policy Committee Tuesday night to discuss problems and plans of the community, Association President John Pares announced.
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George Turner
Herbert Legg
Lakewood Taxpayers’ Association
Association
John Pares
Schools Change Courses to Fit Draft Program
Long Beach schools plan curriculum changes for the new semester February 5 at City College and high schools. City College offers accelerated nine week courses in physics algebra trig freshman English and American history with two terms February 7 to April 13 and April 15 to June 15. Lakewood campus officials said accelerated study aids armed forces advancement and defense jobs with advisers Nason Wren Hines Lewis and others.
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Long Beach
City College
Harry Moore
United States Armed Forces Institute
Lakewood
Leslie J. Nason
Nason
Harper C. Wren
Noble Hines
Marian Lewis
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