City installs 75 rubbish boxes cut litter in downtown area
Malcolm Epley reports bus stop area littered by riders including women who wipe lips with tissue. City says rubbish boxes lowered gutter litter by 50 percent. boxes emptied thrice weekly, swinging lids kept closed, canvas bags ease emptying. Also notes about trash habits and a giant flag at Hudson department store with 55 workers needed to raise it, weighing three quarters of a ton.
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Malcolm Epley
OPLE
Hudson Dept
Detroit
Thomas W. Pickard
L. B
Mr. Pickard
Birdsall murder case could go to jury next week
In San Bernardino a Superior Court jury may begin deliberations on Rose Marie Birdsall charged with murdering her sister's husband Warren L. Eddenfield. Birdsall testified she killed in defense of her honor after three days on the stand. Her sisters, including Mrs Ruth Eddenfield, testified of alleged threats and prior incidents.
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San Bernardino
Rose Marie Birdsall
Miss Birdsall
Robert J. Simpson
Warren L. Eddenfield
Long Beach
Eddenfield
Birdsall
Teath
Mt.Baldy
Simpson
Betty Smith
van Nuys
Edidenfield
Eddenfields
Alert Youth Aids Aiders Help Capture Burglary Suspects
A newspaper boy who rode his bicycle alerted police to three sailors who burglarized Anchor Liquor Store at 1908 Santa Fe Ave. They broke a show window and stole two bottles of whisky. The boy led officers to 2218 SW Williams St where the suspects, Joseph Vizvina 22 Jack Gillespie 22 and Robert Cummins, were arrested. The whisky remains missing from the store.
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Tai
Santa Fe Ave
Joseph A. Viz Vaina
Jack W. Gillespie
Robert E. Cummins
Williams St
Northing
Fort MacArthur Training Lauded by Army General
Brig. Gen. Hugh M. Milton praised the 6210th Replacement Training Center at Fort MacArthur San Pedro calling the training program superior after an inspection tour. Alternate commanding officers are Col. David F. Sellards and Col. John L. Goddard as the fort remains the local base for Army Organized Reserves from Southern California and Arizona. Various units are conducting two week intensified training courses.
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6210Th Replacement
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
Hugh M. Milton
USA
David F. Sellards
John L. Goddard
California
Arizona
Harris Named to Civil Service Unit
William T. J. Harris an insurance executive was named to the Civil Service Commission by the City Council to fill a six year term of Councilman Max Li voni. Harris a Oklahoma native resident since 1922 and former Recreation Commission member will serve five years of Livoni’s term. He has WWII Army service and active community roles with Community Chest Kiwanis Life Underwriters and is married living at 379 Wisconsin Ave.
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William T. J. Harris
Civil Service Commission
Max Livoni
Harris
Livoni
Oklahoma
Recreation Commission
The
Community Chest
Downtown
Ki|Wwanis Club
Long Beach Life Underwriters’ Association
Wisconsin Ave
Improvement Noted In Critical Head Injury Patient
Gradual improvement was not recorded today for H. Drury Jr. 22, of 1417 Lemon Ave. who sustained a metal penetration to the brain in an auto accident Saturday. The metal was removed in a 44 hour operation at Seaside Hospital. Drury remains in serious condition.
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Mancit H. Drury Jr
Lemon Ave
Seaside Hospital
Drury
Council Extends Lease With West Side Boys Club
By a 6 to 3 vote the City Council approves a new 10 year lease with the West Side Boys Club of Long Beach Inc. for land in Admiral Kidd Park to build a club building. The city will contribute 28000 toward construction, with title resting in the city. The club holds a National Production Administration permit for the project.
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West Side Boys’ Club of
Long Beach, Inc
Admiral
Seaton
Wagner
Livani
Pletcher
Sutter
Kealer
Carleson
Carl Pletcher
Fletcher
Boys’ Club
Lyman B. Suttes
Jane Long Beach Vet Aboard Marine Lynx For Seattle Arrival
One L. B. Korea veteran Sgt James D. Jones 22 of 3076 Daisy Ave is aboard the Marine Lynx en route to Seattle with rotation troops from Korea. Former Polytechnic and John Dewey student he served eleven months in Korea and has four years in the Army. He drove trucks and cooked for Second Reconnaissance Co of the Second Infantry Division.
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James D. Jones
James R. Jones
Daisy Ave
Jane Long Beach
Marine Lynx
Seattle
Korea
Armed Services Public Information Office
Los Angeles
Jones
Polytechnic l and
John Dewey Continuation High Schools
Second Reconnaissance Co
Second Infantry
Federal Civil Defense Plans Large Target Area Funds
U S Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell seeks a 550 million fund for distribution to political subdivisions in target areas on a 30 50 matching basis for civil defense work. Long Beach would cover half the costs of sirens shelters and equipment. A training school opened in Washington for defense directors like Lt W J Mooney. Long Beach Los Angeles listed as a primary target area among 54 of 270 nationwide.
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Millard Caldw 11
Congress
Long Beach
W. J. Mooney
Caldwell
San Francisco
Mooney
Tive
Long Beath
Civil Defense
Washington, D. C
Los Angeles
Letters from Korea Reaffirm Price of Freedom
Capt. Robert B. Carruth, a veteran of World War II and member of the 452nd Bomb Wing, writes to his mother from Korea. He recalls a UN Cemetery near Pusan with row upon row of white crosses and describes wounded returning from the front, POWs arriving for care, and the ongoing war as a reminder that freedom carries a cost borne by Americans today as in 1776.
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Robert B. Carruth
Nora L. Bussard
Wisconsin Ave
Carruth
452Nd
Korea
Pusan
United Nations Military
Long Beach Hosts 175th Independence Tribute Festivities
Long Beach marks 175 years of independence with banners and sea breeze as highways fill with beachgoers. Air raid sirens signal the Declaration's signing and the start of two fireworks shows at Rainbow Pier and Cavalcade of Fire. Televised MC Stan Chambers leads events. Miss Atomic Energy contest selects a beauty queen for July exposition. Traffic safety urged amid Fourth of July crowds. 19 traffic deaths this year, vs 16 last year. no fatalities on July 3 5 last year, officials hope to match.
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Sam
Tdemocracy
Long Beach
Rainbow Pier
Long Beach Amusement Co
Hollywood
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Victor McLagren
Motorcycle Corps
Borg the Clown
Mitchell Boys’ Choir
Stan Chambers
KTLA
Downtown
Miss Atomic Energy
Bierce Trial in Recess and City Cherry Ave Plan
The Bierce trial slowes toward a Friday 13 resolution with Edward Bierce pleading not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. City Council orders a widening study of Cherry Avenue from Pacific Coast Highway to Ocean Boulevard to reduce congestion. Experts testify Bierce was insane. city weighs funding and right of way for the project amid traffic controls and possible parking restrictions.
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Bierce
Edward Bierce
Florence
Fred Milter
Cherry Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
Ocean Blvd
Albert Melle
Nct
Lyman
Sutter
Don C
Littlefield
Long Beach
Trist
Frederick Jean Widen
10Th St
Anaheim St
New Mail Service Aids Vacationers
Postmaster Howard K. Goodwin explains a hold mail service to protect Long Beach residents on vacation. Fill two change of address cards with old and new addresses and mark HOLD vacation, then cross temporary to receive mail after returning. drop cards in a box or hand to the carrier.
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Long Beach
Howard K. Goodwin
Goorwin
Goodwin
Long Beach Man Hurt In Wilmington Auto Crash
A Long Beach resident Fred Keilbart, 43, suffered fractured ribs and cuts after a collision at Pacific Coast Highway and Wilmington Boulevard. The other driver, Harry Miller, 25, Los Angeles, fled the scene on foot and was arrested nearby after claiming a hitchhiker drove off.
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Long Beach
Wilmington
Harbor
Fred Keilbart
Chestnut Ave
Keilhart
Harry Miller
Las Angeles
Pacific Coast Hwy
Wilmington Blvd
Miller
Islene
Pike worker shoots at target injures woman in Seattle area
Janet L. Fuller, 21, of 531 W. Seventh St, was wounded by a gunfire during a shooting incident near the shentine gallery at 320 W. Pike. The unidentified shooter fired toward a target, grazing her left hand and injuring index and middle fingers. She received medical treatment at Seaside Hospital.
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Janet L. Fuller
Seventh St
Shentine Gallery
W. Pike
Seaside Hospital
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