Who's to Wash Municipal Windows in Long Beach
City Manager Sam Vickers asked the City Council to approve budget changes ending contracted window washing and funding central services instead. City Attorney Irving M. Smith said the charter assigns window washers to the public service department, making the proposal potentially illegal. council approved using city employees for window washing while legal questions remain unresolved.
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Long Beach
Sam Vickers
Ecentrall Services Department
Irving M. Smith
State Supreme Court
Civil Service
Vickers
Central Service
Smith
Public Service Department
Central Services
Fied
Pair Guilty on Dope Charges in Garden Reefers Case
John Freeman age 21 and wife Mary 18 from Bellflower pleaded guilty in Long Beach Superior Court to possession of narcotics after deputies found them visiting a garden at 8430 Imperial Highway. They claimed the marijuana was already there and described steps to roast and roll the leaves. Sentencing scheduled for August 3 with probation hearing set.
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Mary Freeman
Bellflower
John
Stalf Phota
John Freeman
Mary
Long Beach
Navy captain post changed in change of command
Navy announces leadership reshuffle with Captain Henry G. Munson reassigned to Bureau of Ordnance in Washington. Captain Garry W. Jewett Jr. becomes commander of the USS Mispillion, whose wife is Aileen Hayman, daughter of Amelia Hayman of San Pedro. Change ceremonies were held aboard the Mispillion on Monday.
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Henry G. Munson
USN
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Garry W. Jewett Jr
Aileen Hayman
Amelia Hayman
11Th St
San Pedro
Phone Wage Talks Still Deadlocked in California
Wage negotiations between Southern California telephone workers and Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. remain stalled after a lengthy session in Los Angeles. The Communication Workers of America reports both sides are far apart on wages. The union seeks a $2 to $3 weekly boost, aligning with a Northern California raise, while the company offers $1. A strike could disrupt service from Ventura to San Diego counties as the contract expired at midnight.
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Los Angeles
Hetsween
Southern California Telephone Workers
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Communication Workers ‘of America, Cio
California
Ventura
San Diego
O Day Heroin Trial Starts Quietly in Long Beach
Anita O Day singer faces heroin charges in Long Beach Superior Court with Judge Thomas J Cunningham presiding after Judge Fred Miller disqualified himself. Defense attorney George Shibley disputes previous judge Halbert while jury selection begins following a 45 minute conference. O Day, 33, was arrested at Pier 14 in a Long Beach nightclub powder room after narcotics officers said they saw sniffing between songs.
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Anita O’day
Tris
Long Beach Superior Court
Thomas J.cunningham
Los Angeles
Cunningham
Fred Miller
George Shibley
Sherrill Halbert
Shibley
Jbe
Chambers
Miss O'Day
Pier 14
Ja Long Beach
E. Fourth St
Man Pleads Innocent to Rape Charge in Lakewood Case
A 25-year-old foundry worker, Truman L. McGrew of Bell Gardens, pleaded innocent at arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court to raping the wife of a Lakewood serviceman and to burglary. Trial set for Aug 25. he was arrested June 17 after breaking into a Lakewood home at 4 am and threatening the woman with a knife. He allegedly is on probation for a 1951 criminal assault on a Norwalk babysitter, having served 10 months of a 1 to 20 year term.
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Lakewood
Long Beach
Truman L. McGrew
Bell Gardens
McGrew
MelGrew
Norwalk
Dep. Dist
Thomas W.cochran
Man Struck While Changing Tire in Compton
Andy W. Keels, 29, injured at 4:15 PM Monday while changing a tire on Olive Street near Avalon Boulevard in Compton. Treated at Physio Lane and Surgeons Hospital for minor injuries. George Mahoney, 46, of Los Angeles said he momentarily fell asleep while approaching from the west and struck Keels. Mahoney was not cited.
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Andy W. Keels
Bellflower Blvd
Olive ‘St
Avalon Blvd
Compton
Keels
Physillane and Surgeons Hospital
George
Mahoney
Los Angeles
Olive St
Mystery of Missing Auto Registration Slips Solved
Police arrested 22 year old Joseph Worland on grand theft auto and old bad checks warrants after he allegedly burglarized the Vehicle office, forged a pink registration slip, and tried to cash a $600 check from a rental car sale at Bank of America.
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Joseph W. Wor
Tarrance
Fourth St
Pine Ave
Bank of America
Worland
E. Broadway
Los Angeles
Drilling Near Airport Authorized For This Year
City Council approved a revised lease with Texas Co for drilling near Municipal Airport. City Manager Sam E Vickers will sign after 12 technical changes. major terms unchanged, including a 42.6 percent royalty and a $104000 cash bonus already paid. Drilling must begin within six months. agreement runs up to 33 years.
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Atre
Sam E. Vickers
The
Texas Co
Vickers
Fire Destroys Garage and Adjacent Home
A garage workshop behind 2646 Atlantic Ave burned Monday afternoon, with estimated damage of 2500 dollars. The adjacent house at 2646 Atlantic Ave suffered heavy scorching and 3753 Rose Ave’s garage had minor damage. Cause unknown. Owner is Bertha Walworth. A vent stack fire at Victor Hugo restaurant 730 E Broadway caused minor interior smoke damage.
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Atlantic Ave
Rose Ave
Bertha Walworth
Victor Hugo
E. Broadway
Obituary notices from Long Beach area readers
Obituaries and memorial notices for Maud C. Neistrum, William Henry Wehr, infant Fawcett, Walter F. Rawlings, Verlyn Wallace, Edith Jewel St rother, and John Davy John detail service times, locations, and survivors. Services held at Mortell and Paterson Mortuary chapels, with interments at Hollywood Memorial Park, Sunnyside Memorial Park, Roosevelt Memorial Park, Garden of Memories, and Sonnysite Mausoleum. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren. notes on prior residences and birthplaces.
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Johnson
John Davy John
St. Joseph Ave
Gainesboro
Tenn
Tennehill Lodge
E&a
Scottish Rite Freemasons
al Menah Temple
Mystic “Shrine
Nashville
Ava. T
Betty Smith
Lynn Hossom
Long Beach
Arraigned in Murder Case Ties to Stepdaughter Death
Arthur Herbert, 61, charged in Redwood City Superior Court with murdering his stepdaughter Mrs. Marabelte McGuire, 39, in San Carlos on June 2. A 22 caliber pistol found with him. Case linked to prior bigamy allegations by Beulah Herbert. Trial set for July 20. Herbert silent on plea.
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Arthur Herbert
Long Beach
Montasy
Redwood City
Marabelte McGuire
San Carlos
Herbert
Beulah Herbert
Banner Dr
Herbert S
Bennett McGuire
San Mateo High School
Edmund Scott
Los Angeles
Ex-Chain Gang Convict Sent to State Pen
Charles Kottka Jr a 26 year old former Florida chain gang prisoner pleaded guilty to a Long Beach burglary last April He told Superior Judge Joseph M Maitley he preferred California prisons to Florida and feared return to a chain gang He said he had spent about a third of his life in jail and admitted 22 Miami burglaries. he faces a one to 15 year term in state prison
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Florida
Pang
California
Floméa
Charles Kottka Jr
Joseph M. Maitley
Kottka
Long Beach
Miami
Fla
Maltby
Efforts to Relieve Mail Burden for Rural California Wins Focus
John W. Emeigh of Roaring Springs Pa secretary of the National Rare Letter Carriers Association spoke to forty California rural mailmen at the Golden Jubilee California Association meeting in Lafayette Hotel. He said progress is being made on heavy routes and long hours though the problem remains unresolved, and noted upcoming changes including 1954 convention officers and next year’s convention city and delegates to Chicago.
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National Association
California
John W. Emeigh
Roaring Springs
National Rare Letter Carriers Association
California Association
Lafayette Hotel
Emeigh
Chicago
Local artist Marie Kendall dies at 77 in Hollywood estate
Long Beach painter Marie B Kendall, renowned for desert and coastal scenes, died Monday night at her Hollywood Riviera studio. A former Long Beach resident for 20 years, she exhibited at Vanderbilt Lexington Huntington galleries and in California venues. Surviving sisters and a brother attend services at Patterson Snively Mortuary chapel Thursday at 11 am with Hillside Cemetery interment.
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Neistrum
Maud C. Neistrum
California Ave
Pierce Bros, Hollywood Mortuary Chapel
Hollywood Memorial Park
Long Beach
Dorothy M. Nomewood
Jong Beach
Harold R. Neistrum
Hollywood
Rawlings
Walter F. Rawlings
Venice
Illinois
Charles F. Rawlings
Helen Foren
Patterson & Snively
Southland
Marie B. Kendall
Hollywood Riviera
Kendall
Linda Vista
Palos Verdes
San Francisco
Redlands
Laguna Beach
Art and Sculptors Club of America
California Art Club
West Coast Art Club
Laguna
Flying Marines Arrive in 5th Fleet Region
The transport Gen. G. M. Randall arrived in San Francisco Bay today with 597 Marine fliers for Korea aboard. The group was attached to the 1st Marine Air Wing. A Marine Corps spokesman said 18 will be discharged and the rest will receive new assignments.
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G. M. Randall
San Francisco Bay
Korea
1St Marine Air Wing
Marine Corps
Fire department relights multiple locations after stove fire incident
The fire department responded to a stove fire causing minor damage at house 13 Ergs Tie and located incidents across several streets including Lemon Avenue Locust Avenue Broadway and Euclid Avenue. Ambulances were dispatched to multiple sites including Airport and Pacific Coast Highway. No serious injuries reported.
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C. Qian
Amb Partha
Ostrom
Point
Lemon Ave
Pias Via
Termine Ave
Te menEaal
Marine Biadlum
Ganenia
Pole Spuolin Ave
Seaside
Detectives Stop Suspected Suicide at Los Angeles Hotel
Long Beach detectives Harry Finch and James Thiele halted a suicide attempt by William Blackburn of Los Angeles at the Wilton Hotel after a distraught mother reported her son planned to take sleeping pills with wine. Blackburn, found in his room, was restrained and rushed to Seaside Hospital in critical condition. A note to his estranged wife cited marital breakup as cause.
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Long Beach
Wilton
Harry P. Finch
James A Thiele
Los Angeles
William Blackburn
Wilton Hotel
Blackburn
Finch
Thiele
Seaside
Warren Oki o Beach Buying
Gov Earl Warren signed a $750000 appropriation to acquire Bolsa Chica beach as a state park site. The project depends on federal release of about $52000000 in impounded oil royalties and further approvals by the State Park Commission and the Legislature reappropriating funds.
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Huntington Beach
Earl Warren
Bolsa Chica Beach
State Park Commission
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Manhattan Heath
John Wehr
Frank Wehr
Anne Horwood
Mary Burica
Torrance
Lena Wehr
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Wallace
Myrtle Ave
Tulare
Marietta
Ohio
Verlyn W. Jr
Beverley
Dispay Chapel
Willard A. Schurr
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Strother
Edith ‘JewellStrother
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Bor
McKinney
Texas
Sunset
CES
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Fred L. Strother
Lester Eric Strother
Jewel Holloway
Ir. D. Halloway
Mottell’s
Francis Marshall
Garden of Memories
Dallas
Tell
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Hera
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Peoria, Ill
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