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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
21
A mosaic of small-town items fills a page, from Memorial Day flags and Marine mail drives to a 46 star flag revelation. A Korea fudge exchange and a furnace bird rescue highlight community notes, while a shotgun-wielding hunter roams Carson Orange field.
About 100000 bathers crowded local beaches under sunny skies as lifeguards report 20 rescues including six at Colorado Lagoon and 12 in the open ocean amid strong tide rips. Four injuries were recorded: Winifred Hand 23 injured back playing rallyball, Maurice Rubio 12 cut heel, Polyny Vermilys 11 cut left foot on glass, Norman Baldwin 15 bruised after wave. Weather: high 69 degrees, water 58, clouds fading to sun with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Morning report notes improvement in Clay Carpenter of 219 Mira Mar Ave and a patient at Seaside Hospital. Carpenter expected to return home today as condition stabilizes.
Mrs. Clarence Lewis of 1141 Molina Ave reports her dog Taffy acting as a kitten nurse for Bootsie the cat and the remaining two kittens. Bootsie intermittently assumes mothering duties when present, while Taffy’s ownership of the unit grows as the litter ages. Speculation grows about future dog pups.
Wayne Zillion, 10, dies in Community Hospital after brain tumor operation. He was one of three Lakewood children targeted by a Help Thy Neighbor benefit at Polytechnic High School. Proceeds will aid his parents and the other two families, the LaBelle twins. Funeral at Mottell's Chapel with services at Sunnyside Memorial Park. Ton Peek of Mottel Mortuary covers funeral expenses.
The Press Telegram backs eight incumbents for City Council reelection and supports Max Livoni in the Sixth District where no incumbent runs. The paper notes the ballot reflects its considered opinion but urges readers to study candidates and measures and to vote tomorrow.
Voters in the Eighth District cast ballots for the City Council race with candidate Frank E Fitzgerald and the Nineteenth District candidate Cae Sazil U Carleson along with Jacumbart George M Vermillion referenced in the polling text.
Mr and Mrs H Curtis Cassill of jon Termino Avenue are recovering in Tucson Arizona after a Saturday night car crash near the city. Cassill swerved to avoid a collision causing the car to plunge over a embankment and overturn injuring Cassill who has a broken arm leg and head wound. His wife received minor injuries. Cassill is president of the Long Beach Community Chest and assistant vice president of Bank of America at Fourth Street and Pine.
The Navy tanker Cimarron returned to San Pedro after 11 months at sea and is credited with destroying two mines in the Wonsan area. Under Captain S. G. Nickels, the vessel displayed mine insignia on its bridge and completed a long voyage fueling ships at sea in the war zone.
Long Beach's 1951 traffic death toll rose to 17 with the death of 63 year old Gertrude E. Miller after a Pacific Electric bus struck her at Seventh Street and Magnolia Avenue. She died two hours after the Seaside Hospital incident. The driver was Alley J. Girdner, 41. Six other injuries occurred in separate crashes including a Santa Ana woman, a Seal Beach man, and a local executive. Police cited the Navy man driver for failing to stop at a boulevard crossing.
Phil Jackson of Westchester elected governor of the Southern California District of 20-30 Club International at the 31st semiannual educational convention. He succeeds Bob Dillon of San Diego and will be installed at the national convention in Tucson on August 22. The three day conference drew over 1000 delegates from about 100 clubs.
Commissions will study long range park and recreation plans to be financed from tides and revenue. Milton B. Arthur, president of the Recreation Commission, says the outline will be filed with the City Council soon. Plans include an 800 acre tract along the San Gabriel River and 425 acres between the Los Angeles River and Compton Creek. Immediate park sites like Herman Scherer and Veterans Memorial Park to be developed, with beach and auditorium improvements eyed to attract workers and support hotel growth.
Superior Judge Joseph Maltby committed Howard K. Frame and Alden G. Price to Norwalk State Hospital as sexual psychopaths after psychiatrists found them to have the condition. Each man had pleaded guilty to crimes involving young children and will undergo 90 days of hospitalization with court reviews to follow. These are the first local commitments under the new statute.
Two Long Beach detectives travel to Trenton New Jersey to return John F Weaver a 34 year old robbery and burglary suspect who escaped August 11 1947 by using another inmate’s bail slip to pose as the prisoner He had later faced New Jersey charges and was returning to complete a state prison term Det. Insps James A Thiele and Creighton A Wigelns assisted the repatriation effort.
Dr. Raymond A. Brandt, Orange County autopsy surgeon, awaits final tests to determine if 10-year-old Patricia Jean Hull of Buena Park was molested before she was slain on May 19. Chemical tests are needed for a firm conclusion as Henry Ford McCracken, 34, a cowboy guitar player, awaits arraignment Friday in Santa Ana on charges of murdering and kidnapping the Buena Park child.
A thief stole 81 dollars from the cash register at a service station on Long Beach Boulevard. Attendant Morrison Benkoff, 20, of Brayton Avenue, was at the rear at the time. Police investigate to identify the suspect and recover the money.
A flareup in the Seventh District councilman race energized the city election campaign on the eve of balloting for nine council seats and four city propositions. Candidates pressed voters at the polls as they prepared to open at 7 am. Attention centered on Seventh District after national commentator Drew Pearson criticized Councilman Carl Fletcher on his broadcast following Kefauver committee recommendations.
Radio KFOX will air election returns in cooperation with the Press Telegram at 7 pm 8 30 pm and 10 pm with 12 30 am if needed. Attention to voters with Press Telegram telephones open for inquiries. Fletcher defends crime commission stance praising state attorney general oversight and lobbyist experience. Contests for Sixth and Ninth District councilmen receive major attention.
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