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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1954
Page
9
A Sunday paper outlines a full Miss Universe pageant feature with complete contestant lists and photo close-ups. It highlights beauty coverage from Southland Magazine, an interview with a top personality, and fashion notes from New York.
L B Manager Intern Brett Norfleet Allen of Long Beach and his family migrate to Dalhart Texas for his first full city manager post. Born 1912, Allen served in the Navy during World War II and studied at the College of William and Mary Duke University and Long Beach State College before taking the Dalhart job.
A disjointed report notes a 28 year old Los Angeles man injured on the Isle Freeway as a meeting discussed psychiatric bed facilities. The account mentions injuries including a fractured left leg and possible internal damage, with scattered names and addresses tied to officials and locations around Long Beach and nearby areas.
Capt Porter Lewis USN assumed command of the destroyer tender Hamul Hemul Hlagshia with Destroyer Flotilla 4, relieving Capt Charles B E McCombs who led the Hamus for ten months. Lewis comes from the Chief of Naval Operations where he headed the electronics research section. He is joined by his wife Lucille and children Porter and Carol. McCombs, from St Clairsville Ohio, is being transferred to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair.
Two hundred Air Force ROTC cadets from 28 colleges nationwide completed four weeks of intensive training at Long Beach Air Base. Commissions were awarded to 14 cadets designating them as second lieutenants in the Air Force Reserve, with Maj. Gen. Alfred A. Kessler presiding. Col. Thomas L. Wiper Col. Frank A. Flynt and Marlene Becker attended. Mohler Thomas F. of Stil healer, Ohio received an award as outstanding cadet.
Coast Guard intensified search for a fishing vessel unknowingly menaced by gas. A crew member who had been ashore died from phosgene exposure. The Quest carried Freon, which can form phosgene when heated. The rescuer found Bootjar, 40, of Santa Maria, unconscious aboard and later died at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara. Authorities reported no harbor hits between Santa Barbara and the Mexican border and broadcasts yielded no response.
Campaign officials from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced the Aug 16-31 Drive Here to raise funds for vaccine testing and patient care. A national goal of 20,000,000 dollars was set to meet rising costs and care for 67,000 at risk children, including 44 cases in the Long Beach district. Local executive secretary Mae EB Algco noted the year’s higher case load and need for support.
Long Beach motor bus routes will be diverted Sunday afternoon for the Miss Universe parade. The parade forms on Ocean Boulevard between Alamitos and Orange Avenues. The area closes to traffic from noon. The march proceeds west on Guern Boulevard to Pine Avenue, then around Rainbow Pier. Temporary detours start near 2:40 p.m. and continue until after the feature, with Line 2 following Pacific Coast Highway and Pacific Avenue routes to Ist Street, then east to Pine Avenue, south to Ist Street, west to Pacific Avenue, and north on secular route.
Vermillion assumes a new duty as he chairs the Long Beach Civil Defense Council meeting. New commander of Naval East, Mrs. John Hy Hoakkotk and Cat J L Melgaara are welcomed. A film titled The Injured Can Wait shows Civil Defense medical techniques.
Authorities in Ohio and California plan to quiz three Southern California residents about the Marilyn Sheppard bludgeon murder. District Attorney S Ernest Roll will question Susan Hayes, a Downey nurse, and two others as part of the Bay Village probe. The Sheppards have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
A 30 acre brush fire endangered Palos Verdes Peninsula’s business area on Friday. Fire crews from Palos Verdes, Torrance, and Redondo Beach contained the flames to protect commerce and nearby properties.
City Engineer Jess D. Gilker will receive the Samuel A. Greeley service award from the American Public Works Assn in Atlantic City. The recognition honors long faithful service to the city begun in August 1924. Gilker has served as city engineer since then.
A fragmented OCR style note lists regular bus routes with street steps. It mentions Line 14 on Cherry Ave, Ocean Blvd, Falcon Ave, Ist St, Locust Ave, Broadway, American Ave, Balean Ave, and Ocean Blvd. It also notes Line 72 on East Broadway, Broadway, Ala prince Ave, 1st St, Pacific Ave, Broad way, Pine Ave, Als mit as Ave, and Broadway.
Will C. Wetter a 53 year old tax investigator for the State Board of Equalization pleaded guilty to a traffic infraction on Cherry Ave and Bixby Rd. His remark about state business drew a stern response from Municipal Judge Charles T. Smith who noted a prior run‑in with the board. Wetter paid a fine and ruefully said he hit the wrong judge.
A two vehicle crash at Atherton Street and Clark Avenue at 1 56 am injures a Long Beach woman. Doris Fraybanks, 24, Huntington Park, was taken to Seaside Hospital after the collision in which James Jaycocks 27 and Thomas C Bunter 19 were involved but were not injured. Attorney Frank S Tegan seeks a new trial for a client in Los Cerritos Municipal Court tied to a separate drunk driving case.
Purple Heart veteran Ray Sutter 40 will attempt a Catalina and English Channel crossing tonight guided by Army doctors. He aims to beat his own 43 mile distance record and hopes currents carry shrapnel away as he starts near Elmersld Bay Santa Catalina.
Grunion runs are slated by the California Fish and Game Commission though experts question whether fish understand the events. The commission says runs will occur from Sunday midnight to 1 am Monday and again from 12:30 am to 11:30 pm on Tuesday, with details as stated by the commission.
Southland residents follow a long trail to locate William James Allen, son of Della Frances McDonald Allen Reese, last seen at seven in the late 1920s. William enlisted at Fort Slocum at 16, served into 1916, later with Battery A QM Corps in California, then World War I. now sought by his Springfield-based relatives including Mrs. Tischofer, who hopes for information.
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