134 Youths Sail to Catalina for YMCA Camp
A group of 134 junior high boys sailed from Flor B to Santa Catalina Island this morning aboard a special cruiser for a YMCA camp. J C Bransby says 600 youths overall will attend camps this summer with additional sessions planned at Bluff Lake near Big Bear and at Conrad in Barten Flats. Camps start mid July and mid August, with more than 2,500 boys and girls in weekday programs at Downtown and Lakewood branches featuring trips, swimming, crafts, sports, nature study and gym sessions.
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New Policy Cuts Some Old-Age Pay
A new statewide policy reduces some July old-age security payments in Los Angeles County. Superintendent William A Barr says the temporary cuts affect 28,500 of 113,595 recipients, with payments now made after verification of medical needs and bills.
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State Department of Welfare
City Asked to Hike Pay For City Workers
The Long Beach Municipal Employees Union Local 112 AFL urged the City Council to raise salaries for city workers and adjust some positions to parity with Los Angeles City. The union also recommended fringe benefits and other adjustments. The proposals mirror those previously presented by the Long Beach Municipal Employees Association.
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Harrington Named to City Post
William A Harrington long time Long Beach resident and Bethlehem Steel manager was appointed today by City Manager Samuel E Vickers to fill the unexpired term of Joseph F Bishop on the Board of Water Commissioners. Also appointed were Mrs Thurlyne Waite to the Planning Commission for four years and John L Selly to the Mayor and City Council Advisory Public Improvement Committee. The appointments run through July 1957.
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Santiago Ave
Samuel E. Vickers
Joseph F. Bishop
Board of Water Commissioners
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Linden
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San Pedro
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Bakery Burglarized Over Weekend on Anaheim Street
Police report a burglary at 1155 E Anaheim St over the long weekend. Suspects climbed a ladder to a second story window and ransacked the bakery, taking cash from the register.
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Anaheim St
Poliee
Visitor Loses Watch After Roller Coaster Ride
Henry Rubitaux of Dunsimoore California reported to police that his engraved watch, chain, and Elks badge disappeared from his pocket while riding a roller coaster named Fike. The incident occurred Monday and prompted an investigation into the missing items.
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Dunsimoore
Calif
Breaks Leg in Tub Patient Slips in Bath Tub Incident
Josephine D. Martin, 45, of 847 Raymond Ave, slipped and fell in her bath tub breaking a leg. She was taken to Seaside Hospital and later transferred to Tarbor General Hospital, police reported.
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Raymond Ave
Seaside Hospital
Tarbor General Hospital
Picnic Slated Sunday in Bixby Park Casper
A covered-dish picnic is planned Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Bixby Park in Casper Wye. Organizers invite residents to bring dishes and join neighbors for a community gathering in the park.
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Casper, Wye
Bixby Park
Bank Official in Promotion at Lakewood Village Branch
Parker Weldon 1 670 Havana Ave promoted to vice president and manager of Bank of America Lakewood Village branch. He previously led the Peoples Bank branch after Bank of America acquired it last month. Weldon sits on the Family Service Agency of Long Beach board and Lakewood Lions Club. He started banking in Ohio in 1921 after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University.
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Ohio Wesleyan University
Mishaps Hurt Two Women
Two women were injured in separate auto incidents in Westminster. Miss Sharon Coleman, 21, of Garden Grove Boulevard, fell from a car driven by Robert B. McCormick, 18, near 1 a.m. and was taken to Santa Ana Community Hospital after reporting a door opened during a turn. A second rider, age 60, of Gardena, was taken to Long Beach Community Hospital following the crash at 1407 St Westminster.
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Santa Anna Community Hospital
Long Beach Official named to NEA top post
Marty Ofrisniman of Long Beach was named regional vice president of the National Education Association at the Chicago meeting. Robert E. BleKay of San Francisco, assistant executive secretary of the California Teachers Association, was chosen president of NEA's national school public relations department. Frishman, a Compton College graduate, is supervisor of publications for the Long Beach Unified School District.
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Long Beach Monday
National Education Assn
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San Francisco
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National School Public Relations
Frishman
Long Beach Unified
Obituary: Local Resident Memorial Service and Survivors Listed
A Kuna Idaho native, member of First Christian Church and Kuna Masonic bodies, and former Foster & Kleiser employee, died recently. Survived by wife Elvida, son William of Long Beach, six daughters in Long Beach and La Puente, 24 grandchildren, three brothers, five sisters. Service held at Nee Memorial Chapel Compton with Reuben Luther A officiating. Entombed in Melrose Abbey Orange.
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Miss Eye Hase 1955 Pageant Winner Named in Contest
Erma Pasque of 4553 E 14th St is among ten national winners in the Miss Eye Hase of 1955 contest. She serves as secretary to E C Bechler of Mountain View Dairies and was sponsored by Dick King of Columbine Stationers.
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National Blank Book Co
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National Banks To File Balance Sheets June 30
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a statement of condition of all National Banks as of the close of business Thursday June 30. Similar calls were issued by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
California oil conservation push targets higher output
At Long Beach Naval Shipyard an oil conservation meeting backed a utilization plan to curb the race for new fields. Rodney Reed of Richfield Oil Corp urged rules to govern removal and use of natural pressures, claiming production could double or triple. The talk contrasted with California lacking binding legislation and relying on voluntary conservation. A separate note mentions a hunting license class for under 16s at the National Guard Armory Redondo Ave and Stearns St, taught by Kenneth Templeton, stressing safety certificates and four weekly sessions.
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Rodney Reed
Richfield Oil] Corp
Rood
California
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Natonal Guard
Redondo, Ave
Stearns St
Kenneth DP. Templeton
Long Beach Rifle and Pistol Club
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Work Halts on Plumbing for Schools
Plumbers' strike broadens across Southern California counties San Diego Imperial Riverside Los Angeles San Bernardino Ventura Kern Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Federal conciliator Ruddy seeks talks as unions seek wage hikes totaling 120 cents an hour plus progressions while employers offer a five year deal with smaller increases. A separate 11 county strike affects construction projects, with potential resume Wednesday if contract accepted.
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