Open neck collars spark July crusade for freedom
A Long Beach note writer signing as M D urges an open neck sports shirt movement to break the old habit of tight collars. He proposes an August campaign led by business and professional men, while hints of a Judge De Vries connection surface. A second item describes a Lionel style model train used in a G and E Restaurant stunt for serving meals.
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Long Beach
Jergins Bldg
Martin de Vries
Snyder
North Western Line
Sandbag Dike Saves Long Beach From High Tide
Long Beach residents watched as a seven foot tide failed to breach a 1000 foot long, five foot high sandbag wall. The flooded district from six to ten feet below sea level remained largely dry and water stood two feet in some blocks. Authorities repaired a broken dike at Pier D with seven portable pumps, while city and civil defense crews stayed on alert for further flooding. A baby was born at Harbor General Hospital to a resident evacuated during the threat, with the Navy father aboard the USS Carter on the east coast.
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Long Beach
Seaside Blvd
Water St
E. J. Amer
Pier D
Samuel E. Vickers
Public Service
James Kincaid
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Phoebe Rolland
Eldoraca St
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Carter
Labor Dispute Slows Work At May Co Lakewood Center
Forty to fifty sheet metal workers from Local 108 walked off at 4 a.m. in a dispute with Iron Workers Local 463 over metal trim application on the May Co. Lakewood shopping center project. Other trades remained at work as no picket lines were posted.
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May Co
New
Lakewood
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 108
Iran Workers Union Local 463
Building Trades Council
Unis
School Board OKs Steeper Budget No Tax Hike Seen
The Long Beach school board approved a $17,258,940 operating budget for 1951 52, up from last year by 1,656,368, with no basic tax rate increase though overall taxes rise due to higher assessed valuation. Public hearing set for Aug 6. state and federal funds added to cover enrollment growth and capital projects include four new elementary sites, science building rebuild at Wilson High, playgrounds, and expansion in Lakewood Park.
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Long Beach
Board of Education
Afl Biwulmusell
Seventh St
Locust Ave
County Superintendent of Schools
Lakewood
Lakewood Park
Municipal Airport
Wilson High School
Wilson
Coastwise Line Struck as Longshoremen Press Wage Ride
Longshoremen and four other unions strike against Coastwise Line delaying ships at Pier 2. Ships John W Burgess, James Lick, and C Trader face pickets while eight Coastwise Line vessels are tied up. Labor demand centers on 2.97 per hour discharging and handling costs. Governor Beardsley of Iowa and local officials expected to attend the strike luncheon.
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Pier 2
Harry Lundeberg
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Coastwise Line
John W. Burgess
James Lick
Wilmington
Hon
William S. Beardsley
Bundlent Lumber
Iowa
Long Beach
Death Cheated by Oil Worker on Platform Fall
Signal Hill oil worker Garry Grunest, 22, escaped death when a heavy pipe rolled from a derrick and struck the tower at Alamitos No. 6. He suffered a broken leg and multiple bruises, was lowered to the ground by a fellow worker, and taken to Community Hospital.
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Signal Hill
Garry Grunest
Pine Ave
Community Hospital
Fire Department
Grunest
Alamaitos No. 6
24Th St
Freeman Ave
Alamitos No. 6
Car Crashes Hurt Three Near Laguna Beach
A Long Beach sailor and his wife suffered major injuries when their car collided head on with another on Pacific Coast Highway near Laguna Beach. Bertrand Klotz and Dorothy, 24, were taken to Santa Ana dispensary. James McMillin, 34, from Laguna Beach, had possible major injuries and is hospitalized in Orange. A Huntington Beach woman, Lola Hass, 3615 Lemon Ave, injured leg and shoulder when hit from rear by Marine Pie’s car. Della P. Campbell, 62, was unhurt.
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Long Beach
Pacific Coast Highway
Laguna Beach
Huntington Beach
Bertrand Klotz
Daisy Ave
James McMillin
Moss St
Klotz
San Diego Naval Air Station
Marine Pie
Anthony J. Parnell Jr
Camp Pendleton
Coast Highway
Huntington Beach Blvd
Parsnell
Cpl
Charles 5. Winn
Camp Pericheton
Campbell
Lions Club Permit for Car Carnival at Houghton Park
The city manager grants the North Long Beach Lions Club a permit for a car carnival on September 2 and 3 in the southwest section of Houghton Park.
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North
McCracken's Trial Enters Weekend Recess In Santa Ana
Henry Ford McCracken, 34, on trial for murder in Buena Park case, sees week end recess as state evidence nears 60 exhibits. Prosecutor Davis previews last witness Monday from Orange County crime lab. Defense argues lack of proof, notes autopsy surgeon Brandi cross examined. case hinges on girl Patty Hull's disappearance and death.
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Henry Ford McCracken
Patty Hull
Buena Park
Superior Court
Santa Ana
Presidine
Robert Gard
Ner
James L. Davis
Jack Cadman
Orange County Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
George Chitla
Raymond £. Brandi
Orange County
Chia
McCracken
Pet Show Cheers Lakewood Park Before Quiet Return
Park tranquility returns after the annual pet show as pets and 87 young owners fill Lakewood Park. Pansy the skunk owned by Valleri Portier, monkeys owned by Corliss Filbert and Robert Chapman, and other animals provoked cheers and chaos while Bob Kennedy directed events and freed cats from trees.
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Valleri
Kennedy
Driver Suffers Head Injuries in Collision
Albert J. Eurich of 3925 E Fifth St suffered head injuries in a collision with a car driven by Joseph T. Gilmour of 765 Loma Ave. Eurich was treated at Community Hospital and released. Gilmour was not injured. The accident occurred at Sixth St and Lama Ave.
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Albert J. Ewrich
Fifth St
Joseph T. Gilmour
Loma Ave
Eurich
Community Hospital
Gilmour
Sixth St
Lama Ave
Grunion Run Expected Overnight At Long Beach
A possible grunion run was observed last night but unconfirmed by lifeguards and crowds. The tiny fish may bead-run again tonight for one hour starting at midnight with hand catching only, and the final appearance is scheduled for 12 45 a m Sunday. The Bureau of Marine Fisheries seeks a method to broadcast the schedule to ensure observers know when to expect the display.
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Long Beach
Bureau of Marine Fisheries
National Alert On for Kristy
FBI issues nationwide wanted notices for Frank Walter Kristy of Downey on charges of kidnapping and killing his stepdaughter Betty Jean Hansen. He is traced from Nevada to Fort Douglas Utah then vanished. He is described as armed and extremely dangerous with tattoos and manic habits.
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FBI
Frank Walter Kristy
Downey
Bureau
Kristy
Nevada
Fort Douglas
Utah
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Associated Press
Betty Jean Hansen
Las Vegas
Nev
Newhall
Calif
Lad Eats Mothballs Incident Report
Police reported a child at 459 Cowles Street consumed an unknown amount of mothballs this morning. James Langworthy Jr. was rushed by his mother to Seaside Hospital for treatment.
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James Langworthy Jr
Cowles St
James Langworthy Sr
Seaside Hospital
Sea Zephyrs Temperatures Slip as Beachgoers Hit 50,000
Long Beach saw a cooler spell with coastal winds dropping the mercury below 77 while a forecast calls for 89 later. Beach attendance reached about 50,000 despite heat, water use dipped after a peak. Nearby cities posted higher readings.
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Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nevada
Mercury
Edo
Water Department
Southland
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Palmdale
Blythe
Illinois Picnic Set Saturday
More than 10,000 former residents of Illinois and friends are expected at the annual Illinois State Society picnic at Bixby Park tomorrow. Lt. Gov. Goodwin J. Knight will be the principal speaker, and the Long Beach Municipal Band will perform. Mayor Burton W. Chace delivers the welcome. registration areas cover former residents from the 102 Illinois counties. college and university reunions are planned.
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Ilinois
Illinois State Society
Bixby Park
Goodwin J. Knight
David B. Livingstone
Long Beach
Burton W. Chace
Illinois
Drunken Driver Sentenced After Collision on Ocean Blvd
William Harrington, 63, a plastic erer, was arrested July 5 at Second Street and Redondo Avenue after his car hit a parked vehicle on Ocean Boulevard. He pleaded guilty and was fined $200 or jailed 60 days by Municipal Judge Wilber F. Downs.
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William Harrington
Plasterer
Second St
Redondo Ave
Ocean Blvd
Wilber F. Downs
Harrington
Manager Seeks Study on Oil Fund Uses by Planning Commission
City Manager Samuel E. Vickers has invoked Sec. 234 to task the Planning Commission with compiling a priority list of projects for expenditure of the sideland oil fund. The commission will file its list with Vickers and the City Council to guide funding decisions, outlining plans for future growth, development, and beautification.
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Sideland
Planning Commission
Samuel E. Vickers
Vickers
Polio Downward Trend Cautions From City Health Officer
Polio appears lower this season in Long Beach but Dr L D Litwack warns caution. He cites 12 local cases year to date versus 57 in all of 1950 and recalls earlier epidemic years. Preventive steps include avoiding overexertion and chilling, washing hands, covering garbage, and washing produce.
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Long Beach
L D. Litwaeck
Litwack
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