Change of command at Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Capt. William J Sullivan will assume command of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on July 6 in a traditional change of command ceremony before the administration building. Capt. Dale Quarton, the interim commander since Rear Adm Wynkoop’s retirement, will turn over his duties and return to production officer work. Sullivan, a 1921 Naval Academy graduate born in Iron River Wisconsin, has held key posts from Philadelphia to Pearl Harbor and New York, with extensive engineering and naval ordnance experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ©. Sullivan
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Dale Quarton
Sullivan
Quarton
T. P. Wynkoop
Capt. Sullivan
Naval Academy
Iron River
Wis
International Falls
Minnesota
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Columbia University
U. S. Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Bureau of Engineering
Washington, D. C
Reserve Corps Logistical Group Reorganized Here
The Reserve Corps logistics division, led by Col. M. F. Weill, is reorganized with about 100 officers from Long Beach. Its aim is to train staff to support field operations in emergencies and to act as liaison for supplies. Meetings occur three times monthly at Fort MacArthur and the Municipal Airport.
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M. F. Weill
Long Beach
Fort MacArthur
Nnts
Mystery glow seen over Wilmington area lights sky
Mrs Verlie Pilarchik reports a bright object seen while driving west on Seventh Street at night. She says it resembled sunlit light in the sky over the Wilmington area and could not be confirmed as terrestrial aircraft lights.
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Verlie Pilarchik
Delta Ave
Seventh St
Wimington
Pilareak
Long Beach Celebrates Nation's 173rd Anniversary Festivities
Long Beach gears up for Independence Day events with open houses on naval ships Rendova Carbonero Gunston Hall and rocket displays at beaches and parks. Fireworks Monday night, parades and reunions fill the weekend while traffic safety warnings persist and travel is high.
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Long Beach
Marine Stadium
Honolulu
Librarnes
Carbonero
Gunston Hall
San Pedro
Rainbow
Pier
Virginia
San Antonio Dr
Long Beach Blvd
National Safe Council
Motor Truck Association of
Southern California
J. J. Bevan Dies in Ridge Route Crash
John J. Bevan 48 killed when his car overturned on the Ridge Route near Gorman Long Beach police report. His son Richard 17 and Raymond L. Girard 19 of Long Beach were injured in the crash.
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John J. Bevan
Truman Boyd Manor
Gorman
Long Beach
California State Highway Patrol
Bevan
Richard
Raymond L. Girard
City Auditor Myrielle Gunsul Reaches 30 Years in Office
Myrielle L Gunsul marks thirty years in city service with thirty years as city auditor since July 5 1919 Previously chief deputy five years her tenure in a city of comparable size to Long Beach is deemed unequaled A note from Mayor Burton Wilhace praises her non campaigning record and hints at a national achievement Her current term runs to June 1951.
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Myrielle L. Gunsul
Misé Gunsul
Long Beach
Burton Wilhace
Miss Gunsn
Electrician Found Dead at Refinery
Donald E. Sweet, 39, an electrician from Mira Mar Avenue, was found dead at 1 20 p m yesterday on the metal floor of a water softener tower at Richfield Emel on Sepulveda Boulevard in Wilmington Deputy Sheriff D R Harton located the company crew and tried to revive him Superintendent Leroy Strader said Sweet had gone to the tower top to repair a motor and another employee found him unconscious The body rests at the Mottel Mor for an autopsy forthcoming
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Sweet
Mira Mar Ave
Richfield Emel
Sepulveda Blvd
Wilmington
D. R. Harton
Sweet
Leroy Strader
Mottel Morper
Travelers' Checks Stolen From Car At Long Beach Beach Visit
Two visitors from Dodge City Kansas had 400 in travelers checks stolen yesterday afternoon from their car parked at Ocean Blvd and Prospect Ave near the beach. Mrs. Darrel Hendricks left her purse containing the checks on the front seat and returned to find a wind wing pried open and the purse missing.
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Long Beach
Dodge City
Kan
Myr
Darrel Hendricks
Ocean Blvd
Prospect Ave
Street News Vendor Charley Cunningham Marks 25 Years Selling Papers
Charles Cunningham at 1403 E. 20th St celebrated 25 years selling the Press Telegram. Since 1924 he has operated at Third St and Pine Ave for 16 years, weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Known as First-aid Charley he chats with customers, recalls scores, and provides brief international news. He survived a hospital stay after a lighter accident and remains a local fixture, offering fast service and steady paper delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cunningham
E. 20Th St
Charley
Press-Telegram
Press and Telegram
Third St
Pine Ave
Shell
C Matey
We Ee
Theaters
Seere
Xeady Snile
Caira-Man
Soe
Prass-Telegram
Ave
Cunningham
County groups choose Long Beach for 40th state meetings
The Counties and County Engineers Associations of California will hold their annual state meetings in Long Beach next June. More than 1000 are expected to attend the combined conventions, including the 40th state meeting of the supervisors. County officials praised Los Angeles County Supervisors Darby and Smith for helping secure Long Beach as the site.
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California
Long Beach
Dave Olmsted
Hoberg
Lake County
Los Angeles
Raymond V. Darby
William A. Smith
Acaceles
County Mann
Wayne R. Allen
Sony P
Longshore Workers Mark Bloody Thursday Strike Action
About 3000 longshoremen in Long Beach and Los Angeles will halt all but emergency work from 8 a.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday to commemorate Bloody Thursday of 1934. A Pacific American Steamship Owners Association spokesman said only mail baggage perishables Army cargo and emergency ships will be worked during the 24 hour stoppage. Shipping will slow across the harbor and ports of San Francisco and Seattle due to the Fourth of July holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles
International, Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Pacific American Steamship Owners Association
San Francisco
Seattle
Trans-island Highway Bill Reaches Governor Desk
A Sacramento dispatch reports Governor War ren has the Trans Island highway bill to add a route linking San Pedro and Long Beach via Terminal Island to the state highway system. The measure from Assemblyman Vincent Thomas passed the Senate with conditions including free rights of way and federal funding for Terminal Island improvements. if unmet by 1953, the bill would lapse.
Old Betsy Keeps Rolling Through Smog Scrutiny
Everett L. Waite and his 15 ton steam roller Betsy have operated in city service for nearly 30 years. Betsy runs on fuel oil with a 350 gallon water supply and smokes heavily when worked hard, drawing smog inspectors’ attention. Waite is the machine’s sole repairer and defender, noting Betsy’s rare downtime and the retirement age yet enduring partnership.
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Betsy
Everett L. Waite
Waite
Haseen
James Kincaid
Public Service Department
Kincaid
Walte
Santa Fe Railroad
San Bernardino
Ola Betsy
Press-Talaaram
Bids Invited for Building of L B S F Express Liners
The U S Maritime Commission invited bids yesterday to construct two 563 foot L B S F Express Liners for the Pacific Coast Steamship Lines of Los Angeles At an estimated cost of 310,000,000 the two 25 knot ships will carry 382 passengers and provide space for 18 foot trailers or automobiles They are to be built in Southern California with construction supervised by Capt Willis Bradley and enter service within 18 months Moore Drydock Co Consolidated Western Steel Co Consolidated Builders Corp of Portland are among bidders West coast yards and other major shipbuilders from across the country are listed as eligible bidders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U. S. Maritime Commission
Long Beach
San Francisco
Commission
Steamship Company
Willis Bradley
California
Bradley
West Coast Yards
Moore Drydock Co
Consolidated Western Steel
Consolidated Builders Corp
Portland
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Todd Shipyard Co
Ootern
Sun Shipbuilding &Drydock ,Co
Chester
New York. Shipbuilding Corp
Camden
Prominent L. B. Oil Executive Dies
Paul L. Kelley a 52 year old Long Beach oil industry figure died this morning at Community Hospital from a heart attack. He owned Midway Supply Co and partnered in Herley Kelley Oil Operations and Western States Drilling Co. Born in Marion Indiana he moved to Long Beach in 1924. Survived by widow Betty L. Kelley. Funeral arrangements by Mottell's Mortuary.
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Paul L. Kelley
Country Club
Long Beach
Community Hospital
Mr. Kelley
Midway Supply Co
Long Beach Blvd
John R. Herley
Herley-Kelley
Pasadena Ave
Western States Drilling Co
Marion
Ind
Midway Sup P
Jis
Betty L. Kelley
Mottell's Mortuary
Theft of $3200 From Man's Wallet Reported on Beach
Nelson I Schub of Montebello told police he was at a beach party when $3200 was stolen from his wallet on S Dalay Ave. Police were notified today about the incident.
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Nelson I. Schub
Montebello
Schub
S. Dalay Ave
Sudden Stop by Bus Injures L. B. Woman
Mrs. Kya Parsons, 64, of 1220% E Angheim St, was injured when a City Lines bus stopped suddenly to avoid crates dropped by a vehicle in front. She was taken to Seaside Hospital with back injuries. Bus driver Wilbur C. Howard, 5849 Oxholm St, Lakewood, reported the stop caused Parsons to fall at Annaheim St and Alamitos Ave.
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City Lines
Kya Parsons
E. Angheim St
Seaside Hospital
Annaheim St
Alamitos Ave
Wilbur C. Howard
Oxholm St
Lakewood
Building Department Chief Ends Duties
Charles P. Morgan head of the Department of Building and Safety left active city service yesterday after resigning effective August 9. Accrued vacation time allowed him to be relieved July 1. Morgan, with the city for four years, will start a consulting engineering firm in Long Beach.
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Charles P. Morgan
Department of Building and Safety
Morgan
Aupoririels
Long Beach
Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy Tonight With Morning Fog
Partly cloudy tonight and becoming mostly clear Sunday except for early morning fog. Little temperature change expected. Gentle variable winds tonight and morning, becoming moderate westerly in the afternoons.
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Lunday
San Pedro Woman Found Dead in Colorado Lagoon
Emma Palacios, 35, of 1273 O’Farrell St San Pedro, was found in Colorado Lagoon about 9:50 pm. She was pronounced dead at Community Hospital at 10:19 pm. Lifeguards found the body missing from a car scene witnessed by Richard Tucker recreation department employee. Police and autopsy pending details.
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Emma Palaciog
O'Farrel St
San’ Pedro
Colorado Lagoon
Community ‘Hospital
B. W. Coon Funeral Hom
Petrie
Raamers
Keith Day
Barlow
Richard ‘Tucker
Recreation de
Palacios
Independence Day Forecast Sees Dry Holiday Ahead
Independence Day weather outlook from the U S Weather Bureau predicts dry conditions with morning clouds giving way to clear skies for the Fourth of July. Chief Forecaster A K Schwalfer noted a recent shower in Southern California but emphasized July’s historically dry pattern. Records show July from the past decade varied with only a few rain traces, Long Beach rainfall figures across years and temperatures reached 78 yesterday and 63 last night.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
A. K. Schwalfer
California
Long Beach
Disabled Teener Plans Reno Visit To Encourage Peer
Norma Carothers 14 of Topeka is en route from Long Beach to Reno to tell Imogene Wittsche 13 of Roseville Calif that a normal life is possible after both lost legs in separate accidents. Doctors have not told Imogene of her amputations yet. Coast Guard charged Phil Davis Oakland auto dealer with negligent operation of a speedboat that overran Imogene. penalty up to one year jail and 2000 dollars fine.
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Norma Carothers
Topeka
Kan
Long Beach
Reno
Nev
Imogene Wittsche
Roseville
Calif
Lake’ Tahoe
Imogene
Washoe General Hospital
Carl Wittsche
Norma
19Th St
U. 5S. Coast Guard
Phil Davis
Oakland
Lake Tahoe
L A Woman Hit By Car On Pacific Coast Highway
Rosaline Terrin, 50, of Los Angeles, suffered a broken right leg and cuts to the left leg and hip when struck by a car at 12 03 a m on Pacific Coast Highway just east of Gardenia Ave. She was taken to Seaside Hospital. The driver, Stanley W Atwood, 42, of 3717 Livingstone Dr, was not cited. Max A Willis, 25, Pasadena, had a nose injury in a second crash at Pacific Coast Hwy and Walnut Ave at 11 30 p m and was treated at Seaside Hospital.
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Rosaline Terrin
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Hwy
Gardenia
Seaside Hospital
Stanley W. Atwood
Livingstone Dr
Max A. Willis
Pasadena
Walnut Ave
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South Pacific
Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Shipbuilding
Naval
New York
William E. Sullivan
Reserve Corps
J. J. Bevan
City Auditor Office
Myrtelle L. Gunsul
Totold State Mets
County Engineers
Supervisors
L. B.S. F. Express
L. B. Oil
L. B
Independence
U. S
L. A
M. Watt Ad
Sixth
Pines
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