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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1951
Page
10
A passenger train arriving in Franklin last night at 8:40 found the engineer slumped in his seat and dead at the controls. Fireman J. W. Moyers applied the emergency brake and brought the train to a stop. The dead engineer was identified as A. G. Elproached the city.
Mrs Case was re elected president of the Long Beach Community Players at a board meeting last night at the Paap home. She first won the post in 1934 and has held it since. Other officers were re elected: Goss, Schinnerer, Bennett, and Balser. Yenne’s director contract renewed. New directors Cole and Capouch attended. Treasurer reported strong ticket demand for The Curious Savage.
In Stone Mountain Georgia yesterday a 23 year old mother Margaret Wood and her 2 year old daughter Janice were wounded during a hog chase when four year old Danny Wood fired a rifle. The bullet hit Janice and struck Mrs Wood in the abdomen leaving her in serious condition at Grady Hospital. DeKalb County Police Capt Fred Howard reported the incident occurred as the child attempted to shoot the hog after urging by the boy.
Listings include Atlantic Riviera showings with 6:00 and 10:30 times, plus Hollywood area features The Bets and The Prince Who Was a Thief. Also noted are West Coast screenings at 12:15 and 22:40, with various cinema venues and drive details.
William A Terrio 21 son of Alexis and Terrio of Lakewood left to begin cadet classes at West Point after earning a congressional appointment by Clyde Doyle. Born in Medford Massachusetts he lived in Long Beach since infancy and studied in Chefoo China and Rutherford Prep in Astoria before Long Beach City College.
Hollywood actress Peggy Dow says she dates college boys to avoid the acting world’s ego and constant show. She fondly recalls Northwestern sorority circles UCLA ties and simple nights with bridge at home or rides at Ocean Park. Dow notes actors talk business and call for constant performance while she seeks normal life and evenings out with college friends.
Final arguments begin this afternoon in San Bernardino in the murder trial of Rose Marie Birdsall, a 24 year old Jimer Long Beach waitress accused of killing her brother in law Warren Eddenfield on a remote Mrs Baldy road. Prosecution rebuttals follow testimony from Sheriff Lt Barton Keene who led the investigation. Ruth Eddenfield, widow and former divorce plaintiff, testified briefly. her suit was filed July 21, 1950 for cruelty.
The Lakewood Long Beach school board authorized a $409000 Baruch Corp contract to reconstruct the south two story 400 Building of Wilson High School closed since the 1933 quake. The project includes shop facilities and classrooms and signals shift to meet rising high school demand. paving and fencing at Birney Elementary were awarded to Sully Miller Contracting Co for 31500 and American Chain Link Machine Co for 4330 respectively.
The lumber schooner Barbara Olson, carrying a million board feet of lumber, sits at Todd Shipyard San Pedro after unloading delays at San Pedro Lumber Co. docks amid a labor dispute with several maritime unions. Union members patrol the gates, while representatives of two unions and the ship owners seek a resolution.
MOSCOW July 10 The Soviet government announced the untimely death of Air Lt. Gen. Vasily G. Ryazanov an outstanding officer in the Red air force. The statement said Ryazanov died July 3 with no further details. His obituary signed by fellow officers called him an outstanding air commander a flaming patriot of the Socialist motherland and a true son of the party of Lenin and Stalin.
The post office department announced two new 3-cent stamps will be released this month. One marks the 100th anniversary of Nevada settlement and goes on sale July 15, with first day covers sent to Genoa Postmaster for cancellation. Detroit honors the 250th anniversary of Antoine Cadillac landing on July 23, with first day covers sent to Detroit Postmaster for cancellation.
A concert program lists pieces including Panella Overture, Militaire, Haydn, Skornicks, Soldier's Theme, Two Guitars, Intermezzo, Forget Me Not, Patrol, Baby Parade, Finale, and a Merrymaker Dance. Conducted by Jamsb with Kornet-i assisting. guest performers include L. Ray and Panella. German influence noted.
City Park Commission presented 18 park development plans to the City Council. Proposals include sprinklers trash bins concrete sidewalks and new facilities at Auditorium Bixby Knolls Colonnade Houghton Los Cerritos Rose Santa Cruz Scherer Silverado Whaley and Victory Parks plus a 50 acre municipal nursery and upgraded park conservatories. Police patrols and new utility buildings are part of the requested enhancements.
Canvassing for the first Long Beach city directory since 1948 will start about July 20. R L Polk official W A Grimme says the volume will be the largest ever published and include telephone listings by numbers and street addresses in the back. A larger enumerator staff is planned to handle population growth and the canvass will be citywide with credentialed enumerators.
The health department will receive 53,351 from the state to augment the local health budget in 1951 52. Dr E TD Sox chief of the state public health assistance service notified the City Council today. Allocation based on a local population of 245 641.
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