Fly counting grills aid Sanitary test in Long Beach
The U S Public Health Service and Long Beach Health Department deploy grill box devices to measure fly presence. Entomologist Paul Telford explains detection within one minute. Roy Fritz notes ongoing local investigations to locate and eliminate breeding sites with help from four spray rigs targeting garbage cans, barrels, and other containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S S. Public Health Service
Long Beach
Health Department
Mies
Roy Fritz
State Health Department
Telford
Whiz Quiz Third Trial Not Decided
The district attorney weighs a third case against Tad Faulkner for conducting a lottery in Compton after a hung jury ended the second trial. Judge Kaufman discharged the jury amid uncertainty over acquittal and a prior hung jury also loomed. Superior Judge Ford did not enter a judgment affecting a prohibition on Faulkner running a Whiz Quiz in Signal Hill, with action expected Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad Faulkner
Compton
Esterday
Faulkner
Leonard Kaufman
Signal Hill
Sunny Sunday Forecast With Warm Beach Weather
The Weather Bureau expects low clouds only in night and morning with a fine warm sunny day. Temperatures in the high 70s, Long Beach reports water at 69 and calm surf. Morning winds will shift to moderate westerly in the afternoon, matching coastal sailing plans. Yesterday reached 7 and tonight’s low was 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Burglar Eats Through Unlocked Door Reported
Fred A. McLean of 157 Santa Ana Ave reported yesterday that a burglary occurred due to an unlocked door. Police are investigating the break-in and reviewing nearby surveillance for leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. McLean
Santa Ana Ave
Plane Fire Struck Pan American Flight Ties to Long Beach Survivor
Dr. Cornelia Locker Schopf of 600 E Hills St recalls the Pan American Stratocruiser fire 600 miles from England. She and 52 others escaped as flames and alarms tore through the cabin, then resumed travel to New York and Long Beach despite the peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Locker Schopf
E. Hills St
Pan American Stratocruiser
England
Shannon
Kaye
Dr. Locker Schopf
New York
Long Beach
Locker Schopf
Berths Fill Fast at Long Beach Harbor Weekend Pace
Weekend activity tightens at Long Beach outer harbor with Pier A berths occupied by Isthmian Line ships Steel Inventor and Marquette Victory, States Line Montana, States Marine William Luckenbach, Pacific Far East China Victory, Coastwise James Cannon, Calmar Portmar, and Quaker Jeremiah Black. Newsprint carriers James Lick and Montana shift to Berth AG and A-3, while Julia Luckenbach and Luxembourg Victory prepare for adjacent berths. In Los Angeles Harbor the scene is calmer with Italian Line Valognes and Matson Ventura plus Grace Timber Hitch calling or bound for regional ports.
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Pier A
Isthmian Line
Marquette Victory
States Line
Montana
States Marine
William Luckenbach
Pacific Far East
China Victory
Coastwise
James Cannon
Calmar Line
Portmar
Quaker
Jeremiah Black
S. S&s
John Hathorn
Perth
Long Beach
Los Angeles
L. A. Harbor
Italian Line
Valognes
Matson
Ventura
Australia
Grace Line
Timber Hitch
San Francisco
Central America
Grace
Coastal
Adventurer
Transpacific Transportation
Lawak
Portland
Far East
Willams Dimond
Waikawa
New Zealand
Aus
Nebraskans Hold Picnic in Biley Park
Hundreds attend the Nebraskans picnic in Biley Park with Lorne Raymond V Park and Vv Darby county supervisor as guests of honor. Speakers include E J Wightman Calvin Taylor and Mrs C Reed. The event features a California centennial theme and a new audience participation program amid a long-time Nebraskan heritage backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Raymond V. Park
Vv. Darby
Cornhusker
California
Faul’s. Dietrich
Nebraska Society
Nebraska
E. J. Wightman
Marine Bank
Calvin Taylor
Schuenemann
First Methodist Church
Darby
Long Ch
Midwest
Lulu Petty Opp
J. C. Reed
B. J. Staberg
J. A. Andersen
R. H. Fair
Paul S. Dietrick
Port Fish Firm Executive Back From Japan Duty
A US fisheries mission to Japan led by Donald P. Loker executive of French Sardine Co returned to the United States. Accompanied by Edward W. Allen and Frederick M. Bundy the trio studied Japan’s fishing industry and issued recommendations to boost production, tighten liaison with Japanese agencies, elevate the fisheries ministry status, and expand research staff. They urged a fisheries patrol in Japan and strict controls on fishing in Allied waters with limits on export subsidies and dumping.
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Japan
Gen. Arthur
Donald P. Loker
French Sardine Co
Terminal Island
Edward W. Allen
Seattle
Frederick M. Bundy
Gloucester
Mass
U. S. Department of the Interior
Allied Command
Ita Fisheries Division
United States
Japanese Fisheries Agency
Jury Acquits, Convicts Man in Arson Case
Olen S. Buckland, 45, was found guilty of a misdemeanor trespassing charge by a Superior Court jury led by Judge Percy Hight after police said he admitted starting a May fire at the Rockwood home, where Buckland watched firemen fight the blaze and faced a 60 day sentence amid notes of a boyish reconciliation attempt.
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Olen S. Buckland
Percy Hight
Buckland
Frank Rockwood
Fountain Sr
Goldie
Hight
Norwalk Estate Receives $5561 After Navy Crash
Washington July 9 Senate sent passage to the House for $5561 to pay the estate of William Walter See of Norwalk California. See was killed in a Navy plane crash when the aircraft hit a barn at Groover O’Connell stock farm near Norwalk where he worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William Walter See
Norwalk
Calif
See
Groover O’connell Atock
Beautified yards and gardens noted in civic contest
Long Beach preliminary judging selects top three in amateur pro amateur and estate divisions for the second annual yard and garden contest. Nine entries advance from thirty, with final awards and trophies to be announced opening day of the Long Beach Flower Show August 4 to 7. Keith Marrow leads the contest committee as Edward Lovell oversees arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Auditorium
Pacific Flower Shows, Inc
Keith Marrow
Thirfty
George A. Hart
Edward Lovell
Weather outlook: night clouds, tomorrow sun follows
Night and morning low clouds. Generally sunny to morrow afternoon. Little change in temperature. Gentle variable winds to night and to morrow, becoming moderate westerly tomorrow afternoon.
Canaries Stolen From Back Yard
Charles A. Mathews reported 100 canaries stolen from a large wire cage in his back yard at 3750 Fountain St. He estimated the loss at 300 to 400 dollars.
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Charles A. Mathews
Fountain St
Long Beach Woman's Son Becomes Member of Parliament
L B woman Mrs Sevilla Stewart of Pacific Ave celebrates her son Alan Carl Stewart becoming MP in Saskatchewan Canada. Stewart, LLB KC, Yorkton resident and Liberal, was elected to Parliament. his father a Conservative. The Yorkton Enterprise notes his political shift while his mother gleams with pride.
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Hwe
Long Beach
Sevilla Stewart
Pacific Ave
M. P
Alan Carl Stewart
Stewart
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Canada
Liberal Party
Bachelor of Laws
King’s Counsel
Yorkton Enterprise
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Alan
Saskatchewan Bar Association
Club
Gold Star Mothers of America
St. Luke's al
Republican Women's
Sevila Stewart
Carl Stewart
Press-Telegram
Seaman Recruit School Graduates First Naval Reservists
One hundred fourteen seaman recruits graduated from the Seaman Recruit School at the Fleet Training Center Long Beach Naval Receiving Station. Comdr. W. C. Hall Jr presented certificates. George P. Dunigan Jr. of Altadena was honor student as the class completed 40 hours of signaling, small arms, knots, boat handling, and damage control. Comdr. T. E. Pearson praised the Naval Reserve’s training, with dockside shipboard training aboard U S S Weeden and a weekend cruise to Catalina. Invocation by Lt. Comd. J. D. Hester. Parents and wives attended.
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Naval Reserve
Fleet Training Center
Long Breach
W. C. Hall Jr
U.S. Ny
Long Beach
U. S. S. Weeden
Cataa
George P. Dunigan Jr
Altadena
T. E. Pearson
Comdr. Pearson
United States
J. D. Hester
Long Beach Assessed Valuation Reaches New High
County Assessor John R. Quinn places Long Beach city, county, and school tax valuation at 275,113,550, a record high. The figure excludes public utilities. county totals rise to 4,501,299,910 with utilities at 421,259,940, while other cities show gains such as Compton 32,070,580 Lynwood 18,432,900 and Torrance 42,991,530.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
John R. Quinn
State Board of Equalization
Los Angeles
Compton
Lynwood
Si. Hill
Torrance
Rural Letter Carriers Elect Officers at State Convention
The California Rural Letter Carriers Association will elect and install officers today at the Municipal Auditorium before noon. Delegates will be chosen for the national convention in Grand Rapids Michigan, and a city will be picked for next year’s state convention. The 46th annual state convention opened with 200 members and guests attending, following last night’s banquet at the Wilton Hotel Empire Room. Poems and speeches by Bert Foster and Mrs. Joseph A. Hil were heard during the afternoon sessions, with president Price E. Clark presiding.
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California Rural Letter Carriers Association
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wilton Hotel
Empire Room
Bert Foster
Sacramento
Joseph A. Hil
Pine
Cole
Women’s Auxieiy
Hinday
Urice E. Clark
Limit Catch Cuts Fishing Trip Short
Twenty fishermen departed from the Matt Walsh yesterday afternoon and returned to the Pacific Water Taxi Landing with a full limit of 200 white sea bass. The sportfishing boat finished early after reaching its limit during a two hour voyage from the Horseshoe Kelp grounds. Fish weighed between 10 and 35 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Walsh
Pacific Water Taxi
Horseshoe Kelp
Family to Inherit Paul Kelley Estate
The immediate family of Paul J. Kelley will inherit an estate valued over 10000 with annual income above 310000, under a will filed for probate yesterday. Attorney John W. Brooks of Cree and Brooks filed the will. Kelley, a World War I veteran from Indiana, came to Here and engaged in the oil business. He died July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Kelley
Kelley
John W. Brooks
Cree and Brooks
Indiana
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Cherry Aves
Hyatt
Virginia Rd
Edna C. Jones
A. P. Snyder Auto Paint Co
Pres-Telegram
L. B
By Don Brackenbury
Locker Schoot
Austria
London
L. B. Harbor
Garald Jesse
Cherry Ave
Tani
Maurice E Roberts
E. Broadway
Roberts
Biley Park
Naval Base Command
George
Crawford
U. S. Naval Base
Paul Handrenfield
Myles B. Timmins
Phillip Jones
P.-T
Paul Hendren
7Th Naval District
P.T
M.P
Chestnut Ave
Seaman Recruit School
L.B
Quinn
Paul Kelley
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