Hen at 48111 Jefferson St Stirs Local News
A chicken named Mr. Hen, a fat barred rock living near West Westminster, draws attention for crowing at dawn while laying eggs and performing hen functions. Owner Dave Didelot says the feminine bird is a dammed good layer. The piece also recalls readers’ notes about lizards, wasps, and spiders in Honolulu homes, and humorous paper headlines and local curiosities from North Long Beach.
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Mr. Hen
Jefferson St
Westminster
Hen
Dave Didelot
Bierce Sanity Tests to Open in Murder Trial
Details of sanity tests in the Bierce murder case unfold this week before Superior Judge Fred Miller with Beverly Hills psychologist Charlatin Rohler set to testify. Dr S Albert Molie and other psychiatrists will follow, Bierce expected to take the stand next week after pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bierce
Florence
Bierce
Fred Miller
Charlatin Rohler
Beverly
Don Littlefield
Long Beach
Frederick Jean Hacker
Beverly Hills
Delegates End Ahena Conclave in Tucson Farewell Party
Delegates to the 21st Ahena district convention return home after a four day conclave highlighted by the dedication of the Greek Orthodox Church at 17th Street and Pacific Avenue. Tucson Arizona will host the 1952 American Hellenic Education Progressive Association meeting with about 2500 attendees including 500 delegates and Daughters of Penelope Auxiliary sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahena
Town Hall
17Th St
Pacific Ave
Tucson
Ariz
American Hellenic Education Progressive Association
Daughters of Penelope
Three L. B. Marines on List of 44 California Casualties
Three Long Beach Marines are among 44 Californians listed as casualties by the Defense Department in Washington. Cpl Joseph Salerno Pfc Luther Howard and Pfc Pat Isham Morales are named with updates on their conditions and service histories in Korea.
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L. B. Marines
California
Long Beach
Washington, D. C
Defense Department
Joseph A. Salerno
Luther Howard
Pfe
Pat Isham Morales
Cpl
Salerno
Paul Salerno
Carmelitas
Korea
First Marine Division
Changjin Reservoir
Pfc
Howard
Storm Drain Plan Prepared for Council for 1951 52
Plans and specifications for a major northeast storm drain project will go before the City Council within 60 days. The $1,000,006 first link, with $432,465 state aid, would run from the Los Angeles River easterly along 10th Street to Atlantic or California Avenues, then along a long conduit toward Hamilton Bowl to prevent flooding. The project may be adaptable as an air raid shelter, using funds from a residual storm drain bond issue.
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Hamilton Bowl
Los Angeles
10Th St
Atlantic
California Aves
Emble Ave
11Th St
Obispo Ave
No Truce Seen in Weather War Over Sol Clouds
Old Sol and Maj. Gen. Low Clouds held firm today as talks failed. The U S Weather Bureau forecast continued cloudiness tonight and tomorrow with sun by afternoon. Temperatures near 74 and 60, 30,000 beachgoers light the way, lifeguard Capt Roy Miller reports no rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Roy
Dutch) Miller
Sea Rodeo Boat Tosses Two Riders
A speeding 16 foot motorboat with no driver entertained thousands of beachgoers at Cabrillo Beach yesterday. Leslie Long piloted La Petite Pois son while Frank Regula videotaped Fred Regan waterskiing. Regan fell twice as the boat circled, hitting a buoy and finally stopping after five spins. Regan sustained minor barnacle wounds climbing dock pilings.
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la Petite Poisson
Leslie Long
Frank Regula
Fred Regan
Regan
Cabrillo Beach
Lakewood ends hog farming as last farm pulls out
The Lakewood hog farm controversy ends with Pearson Carmean's operation closed and 4500 hogs moved or disposed. A 15-year effort by residents to ban hogs culminated after Carmean was jailed for 90 days, suspended on condition hogs be removed by July 1.
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Pearson Carmean
Lakewood
County Regional Planning Commission
Carmean
P.T. Phota
Pearson Carmean Farm
County Planning Commission
Carmean's
Henry Wacker
Saltonstall & Wright
Wacker
Signal Hill
Tle
Dana Williams
Rose Marie Birdsall details self defense in Mt Baldy murder trial
Rose Marie Birdsall, former Long Beach waitress, testified in San Bernardino that she slugged Warren L. Eddenfield with a flashlight to save her life and honor during a struggle on Mt Baldy road. She described fighting him in and beside his car, grabbing a flashlight after hitting him with a vodka bottle, and attempted to drive away as he attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Marie Birdsall
Long Beach
Warren L. Eddenfield
San Bernardino
Mt. Baldy
Eddenfield
Navy Officer Hurt Seriously by Auto
George West, a record officer at the Navy Disciplinary Barracks on Terminal Island, was seriously injured when struck by a car while crossing Ocean Ave at Main St in Huntington Beach late Saturday night. Driver Silas W. Graves, 35, of Long Beach, attributed failure to see West and was cited for lacking an operator's license. West sustained a broken nose, a broken knee cap, and head lacerations per police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George West
Navy Disciplinary
Terminal Island
Santa Ana
Ocean Ave
Main St
Huntington Beach
Silas W. Graves
John Ave
Long Beach
West
Disaster News Committee Named
City Manager Samuel E. Vick announced the formation of a Disaster News Committee under the Long Beach Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Council. Members include Lawrence A. Collins Sr., Max W. Betker, Lawrence W. McDowell, Roger T. Case, and Malcolm Ep lex. The panel will plan how to present the local civil defense picture to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Council
Samuel E. Vickjets
Lawrence A. Collins Sr
Max W. Betker
Lawrence W. McDowell
Roger T. Case
Malcolm Eplex
Jaryn Tate Questioned by Assistant Defense Attorney
Assistant Defense Attorney Charles Graeber questioned Jaryn Tate this morning after Defense Attorney Carl Rimbaugh faced the defendant this afternoon. The day’s testimony focused on Tate’s involvement and potential implications for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ished Tate
Charles Graeber
Carl Rimbaugh
Jaryn
Sirens to Sound Here July 4th
Sirens for the Fourth of July will sound for one minute at fire stations to observe the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Long Reach sirens join county and city systems on county fire stations and sheriff substations. No official check of siren effectiveness. church bells and car horns may drown the sound in places.
Hill Top Cafe cook scalded at Signal Hill
Mary Bult a 40 year old cook at the Hill Top Cafe Signal Hill suffered a severe scald to her right leg when boiling water spilled in an accident yesterday. She was transported to Community Hospital by a fire department ambulance.
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Mary Bult
Signal Hill
Guily
Water Dept Plans Higher Rates To Meet Budget
Water Department officials ask the City Council to boost water rates to cover a 1851-52 budget of 3,225,000 with an estimated 732,981 extra revenue in the coming year. Increased operating costs, notably Colorado River water charges, exceed revenue gains. Bids will be opened for a prefabricated steel hangar at the Municipal Airport after the Anderson Aircraft Co failed to secure a state contractor’s license. First reading on an Alamitos Bay ordinance amendment to guide Upper Bay development is anticipated.
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Water Department
Frank A. Wall
Board of Water, Commissioners
Anderson Aircraft Co
Alamitos Bay
Z. Second St
Freighter Loads Hong Kong Cargo
In December 1950 customs blocked 1000 bales of old newspapers to Hong Kong. Recently 375 bales were loaded aboard the Philippine Bear for Hong Kong with 202.52 pounds of tinplate and 84 skids of metal wrapped tinplate. Also aboard were seven tons of canned abalone and 19 tons of bottle caps for delivery to the British Crown Colony's free port. Sailing time listed as this afternoon.
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Uncle Sam
Hong Kong
Pier A
Long Beach
Stevadores
Free Port
Car Strikes Light Pole Injures Man Near Norwalk
Maurice Johnson, 42, of 4581 Banner Dr, was slightly injured when his car struck a light standard and then crashed into a parked car in front of 8021 East Center Streets Paradise. Johnson was treated at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital for a lacerated chin, according to Norwalk sheriff's deputies.
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Maurice Johnson
Banner Dr
E. Center
Sts Paramount
Norwalk
Johnson
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Flood District surveys Lakewood Ditch fencing
Los Angeles County Flood Control District conducts a comprehensive survey of fencing needs along Lakewood drainage ditches including Palo Verde and Clark Avenue lines. Chief Engineer E G Hedger notes resident petitions and broad public demand drive the study, which will take weeks and be presented to the Board of Supervisors. ordinance 5307 does not apply, but a large bond issue may fund improvements.
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Lakewood
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
E. G. Hedger
Board of Supervisors
Hedger
Press-Telegram
Palo Verde
Clark Ave
Los Cerritos
George Redpath Jr
Fidler Ave
del Amo,Blvd
South St
Heather
Kathy Fiscus
Hed Ber
Fireworks stand arson kills 14 year old in Compton
A 14 year old night watchman, Fred Marion Rich of Compton, died when a fireworks stand on Olive Street and Wilmington Avenue was set ablaze by an arsonist who tossed a burning object inside after stopping nearby. Firefighters battled the blaze for an hour as investigators sought the motorist seen tossing the object. The boy’s family from Dallas arrived to claim the body, which was later prepared for burial.
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Olive St
Wilmington Ave
Compton
Fred Marion Rich
Tichenor St
Compton War Veterans’ Organizations
Wallace Dahlquist
S&s
Dwight Ave
Jie
William Verbeck
Ronald Drew
George Vere
Don Binkheard
Los Angeles
Utter-Mc.Kinley Mortuary
William Bovec
Bovee
Alameda St
Rosecrans Ave
Boyce
Dallas
Texas
Lenar Daniels
Fred Rich
Coast Guard Replies To 13 Fishermen Tow In
The 30 aboard the White Cap towed into port after engine failure at 10 a.m. near Santa Barbara Island. Skipper Alec Winton and one more crewman were aboard while 11 others, from the Santa Monica Rod and Reel Club, camped and cooked fish until the tow began at 4 a.m. The crew blamed the breakdown on an overcrowded vessel with 17 aboard at the moment of failure.
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White Cap
Coast Guard
Santa Barbara Island
Alec Winton
Devkhand
Santa Monica
Ue Allvardy
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