Dos-a-dos Fans Frolic at Catalina Island Dance
About 1300 square dancers attended the first Cataline Island two day event by the Associated Square Dancers. 14 callers led routines as 25 600 dancers from Southern California joined at Avalon Casino. Roy McDonald chair of A Square-D Committee noted the non profit group’s six year history and growth. The Cataline Island party wrapped with a seven hour paper Guild session and awards in Jones Cafeteria.
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Avalox
Associated
Avalon Casino
Roy McDonald
California
McDonald
City College
Jerry Rusly
Long Beach
Viking
Farm Standards
Independent, Press-Telegram
Cataling Island
The
Los Angeles News
Guild
Jones Cafeteria
Fifth St
Lee Craig
Guildrepro- Bontathye
Crawford Trotter
Southern California-Arizona
Methodist Church
Wes’ Ferrell
Saga
Rawlings
Stores Open After Blaze in Costa Mesa
Three downtown Costa Mesa stores reopened today after a Saturday night fire at the Sears building on Newport Boulevard. Flames were seen around 4:40 p.m. in the attic, caused by a faulty transformer powering an electric sign. Sears damage was about 3500 dollars. adjacent stores suffered smoke and water damage, likely similar in amount. Four fire rigs battled the blaze for two hours.
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Costa Mesa
Sears
Newport Blvd
Ad Manager Named for Policeman's Ball
Jack Fitzgerald at 287 Orange Ave named advertising manager for the 20th Annual Long Beach Police Officers Association ball on Oct. 8. Det Insp Franklin D Estes, president of the association, announced that Fitzgerald is the only person authorized to solicit ads for the program booklet.
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Jack Fitzgerald
Orange Ave
Long Beach
Oldest air recruit signs with Jet Unit VF 777
Joseph F. Maher, 34, of Long Beach, identified as the oldest recruit in any air branch, joins VF 777 at Los Alamitos Air Station. A veteran seaman with a long career from windjammer days to Navy Reserve electronics warfare, he hopes to live to 102.
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Navy Reserve
Los Alamitos Air Station
Joseph F. Maher
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Maher
Naval Reserve
Navy
Cornis
N. J
New York Harbor
Cavalry
Ranger
Tex
Railway Express
New Mexico
Turnout high as 70,000 vote in Long Beach races
The Long Beach ballot features two state Assembly posts with Herbert Klockslom facing Richard Nassell and Coy Sanders in the 44th District, and W Grant vs Ven Fahrney in the 70th District. All Assembly candidates cross-filed. Local nonpartisan race includes Mayor Lyman Sutter and Moses Lewis Jr for Municipal Judge Position No. 2 amid partisan contests.
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Lyman
Sutter
Moses E. Lewis Jr
Long Beach
Election returns to be broadcast from Indio station KFOX
Election service reports from state county and local races with live broadcasts from Indio Station KFOX in cooperation with the Independent and Press Telegram. City Hall staff to tabulate returns from Long Beach Signal Hill and Lakewood with results and full local and general voting updates in Tuesday papers. Cross filing remains in effect and voters may select any listed candidates regardless of party. minor party registrants will not receive major party ballots but may vote on nonpartisan offices and Prop A.
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Wile
Indio
KFOX
Independent
Press-Telegram
City Hall
Long Beach
Signal Hill
Lakewood
Jack Tenney
Mildred Younger
Godwin J. Knight
Richard Graves
Municipal Auditorium
Richardson
Los Angeles
George O. Richardson
Pilot Mound
Towa
Ne Tae
Presbyterian Church
F&am
Leodge
el Zagel Shrine
Fargo
N. D
Wie
Elva
Parker H. Germain
Mettie Burg
Jennie Richardson
Fannie Durrell
Reed Brothers Mortuary
William F .Meyer
Masonic Lodge
Offt Cigting
Leper
Notable Long Beach Obituaries and Services
Obituaries from Long Beach reveal notices for Harley Louis Sampley Tinker 59 of Lemon Ave with a graveside service in Long Beach and multiple survivors including wife J Neva and children. Wallace J Monroe 65, a former Chicago policeman, with Masonic and veteran affiliations. services at Patterson Snively Chapel. Selma Johanna Timpane 74 Long Beach, Sweden-born, with sons James Joseph and daughters Mrs. Wesby and Mrs. Dobbs, service at Mottell's Chapel. Axel Munch Westergard 65 Long Beach, naval architect, with wife Nell and children. service at Mottell's Chapel. Brooke R Shelton 43 Long Beach, two daughters and a grandson noted. service at Little Church of the Flowers. Edna May Moore 1030 Ocean Blvd Long Beach, died. services at Cathedral Chapel and Sunnyside Mausoleum. John McIntyre 82 Long Beach, native of Scotland. service directed by Hunter Mortuary.
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Welsh
Bell Gardens
Rudolph Welsh
Priam
Louisville
Long Beach
Indianapolis
Ind
Cecelia
William
I Lynwood
John
Richard
Joseph
Virginia Heckman
Compton
Evelyn Hedrick
Roy
Arthur
Abe
Mary Dawson
Jessie Egan
Lakewood
Mottell's Chapel
Frank Smart
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Sampley
Harley Louis Tinker
Elmer Tinker
Lemon Ave
Ee Ocean
Sted
Bam
Ny Newas Nan ‘Orather
Roc
Mountain View
Olds
Camelard
L. Tinker
Nepels the Epoccacy
Ombraska
Robert D. McIntyre
Westminster Memorial Park
Naipyard
Mottell
First Christm Os Church
J. Neva
Dale
Delbert
June Jones
Pauline
Davie Gross
Mottell’s Chapel
Westminister Memorial Park
Monroe
Wallace J. Monroe
W. 7Th St
Chicago
Royal Arch Masons
Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion
Golden State Post
VEW
Disabled American Veterans
Elks Lodge
Carnation ‘Lodge
Af&am
Clarence Bmortross
Patterson & Snively Chapel
Angeles Abbey Mausoleum
Timpane
Selma Johanna Timpane
Quincy Ave
Sweden
Los Angeles
Presbyterian Church
James
Joseph R
Paul H. Wesby
Richard Lee Dobbs
Leet Meno
Westminister Memorial ‘Park
Westergard
Axel_ Munch
South St
Halden
Norway
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nell
Axel M
Horton C
Nell E. Westergard
Oslo
Shelton
Brooke R. Shelton
Maine Avey
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mary A. Shiffer
R. M. Boeke
J. Touquavy
Little Church of the Flowers
Glendale
Clare Gahagan
Forest Lawn Memorial Fark
Mortell
McIntyre
John ¥.McIntyre
Locust Ave
Helensburgh
Dumbarton Co
Scotland
United States
Big ‘Timber
Mont
Margaret Cy Ason
Douglas H. McIntyre
Andrew McIntyre
Hunter Mortuary
Dozen Tots Cheer Mom Graduates at Redlands
Twelve adopted children described as the family nobody wanted cheered their foster mother Mrs. Helen Doss at the University of Redlands graduation. The 20 year college journey featured interruptions but ended with Mrs. Doss earning a degree as Rev. Carl Doss, her husband, calmly managed the rowdy brood. They had faced a long wait for adoption due to racial barriers.
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University of Redlands
Helen Doss
Doss
Carl Doss
Long Beach
Nobod
Santa Ana
Gardena Couple Win Bridge Championship
Mr and Mrs James Dunn of Gardena Calif won the 1954 National Mixed Pairs contract bridge championship Sunday night. They scored 53 3/4 points in three sessions. Second place went to Mrs Mel Lorget and Ed Hatcher of Los Angeles with 55 9 10 percent and third to Mrs James Moffett of San Bernardino and Al Blinder of Hollywood with 2 percent.
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Gardena
Los Angeles
James Dunn
Calif
Mel Lorget
Ed Hatcher
James Moffett
San Bernardino
al Blinder
Hollywood
Reptile Club Snaps Two Rattlesnakes on Palos Verdes
East Sick Reptile Club members led by Schuepbach combed Palos Verdes grass slopes and captured two rattlers and a gopher snake during a Sunday stake hunt. Twenty members participated amid residents’ safety concerns for children.
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Alvert
Tex
Senueppaca
East Sick Reptile Club
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Schuepbach
Carrier Rendova To Dock For Repairs In San Diego
The escort carrier USS Rendova will dock at Pier M, NAS San Diego at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and then move to Long Beach two days later. While in Long Beach Naval Shipyard for repairs most of her crew will receive leave. Arrival ceremonies in San Diego will feature an iron lung presentation to Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. Rendova, home port Long Beach, is commanded by Capt. Willa E. Gentner Jr. of San Pedro. Antisubmarine Squadron 20 from Los Alamitos NAS is aboard, led by Cdr. Cle N. Pagin Jr. of Santa Ana.
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Renova
Pier M
Naval Air Station, San Diego
Long Beach
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Navy
San Diego
Rancho Los Amigos Children's Hospital
Hondo
Willa E. Gentner Jr
San Pedro
Far East
L B Youth Band Wins First Prize in Elks Parade
The Long Beach Youth Band won first place in the sponsored band division in the Santa Maria Elks parade. Rita Lynch was judged best majorette and director Gordon Carmen named best drum major. The group has traveled 4240 miles in the past three weeks to Las Vegas, Glenda, and Santa Maria and will perform next Saturday in the Fiesta and Parade at San Fernando. Call 6109 Lime Ave to join.
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Long Beach
Bam
Santa Maria
Rita Lynch
Gordon Carmen
Las Vegas
Glenda
San Fernando
Irector Carmen
Lime Ave
Long Beach Juvenile Hall Bond Proposal Faces Ballot
Broad support in Long Beach backs Prop A for a 2.96 million bond to fund a new youth center away from downtown Los Angeles, separating teens from adults. Superior Judge Fred Miller endorses the plan, aiming to improve detention and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Fred Miller
Junior Chamber of Commerce
von O. Fahrney
Senate
Mildred Younger
Jack Tenney
Younger
Joseph McDonald
Ladoga, Ave
Tenney
Craig Hosmer
Wilton Hotel
A. A. vCarrey
Hosmer
Boajcal
70Th Assembly
Grant
Robert E. McDavid
William G. Bonelli
State Board of Equalization
San Diego Republic of Central 3
Herbert Legg
California
Mumps Lead in Illness Hit Parade Nebras Miss Universe Contests
The Nebraska health officer reported mumps as leading illness in a Miss Universe entry field. Miss Nebraska Blond Margie Wenkhoff led with 27 cases, followed by 21 for another contestant. the tally included whooping cough and dysentery among four illnesses.
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Cniexeapor
M Nebraska
Long Beach
Grand Island
Nebras
I. D.kaft
Litwack
Margie Wenkhoff
Eouete Mee
Lincoln
Lo Polia
Local Barber Society Hosts Singing Plan Fest
The So nlate local Barber BH Quartet Singing in America Inc will host the quarterly Area 2 meeting at 8 15 p m Tuesday in the Elks Club 19 Paden Ave Visitors welcomed with no admission refreshments after the program Lt Comdr C W Capewell USNR in charge of the event
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Barber BH Quartet Singing In America, Inc
Huntington Park
Torrance
Downey
Inglewood
Elks Club
Paden Avra
Comdr
C. W. Capewell
USNR
Banks to Close on Election Day
Banks and government offices will be closed Tuesday in recognition of election day under state law. City council meeting moves to Wednesday. trash and recycling service remains as scheduled. taverns closed during voting hours. Public libraries and stores operate on normal hours.
Whistling Boy Grabs Purse on 12th Street
A youth snatched a purse containing $9 from Celia L. Wagener 60 of 245 W. 10th St Sunday night on 12th between Cedar and Pacific Aves. The thief emerged whistling from an alley, grabbed her arm, and escaped.
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Tet
Celia L. Wagener
10Th St
12Th St
Cedar
Pacific Aves
Japanese Cadets Visit Los Angeles Harbor Aboard Nippon Maru
Cadets and officers from the four masted Nippon Maru docked at Berth 86 in San Pedro after a 35 day voyage from Tokyo. The visit marked the first Japanese training ship call to Southern California since before World War I. Cadet Takaji Motoaka, one of 100 cadets aboard, praised Americans as kind and frank.
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United States
San Pedro
Tokyo
California
Takaji Motoaka
Bunji Kiychi
Mason Ogura
San Francisco
Motoska
Iiven
H. Shintani
Hawaii
Okinawa
Society of
Los Angeles
Nisson Mart
Japan
UC Opens Mental Hygiene Classes This Summer
University of California extension program to offer mental hygiene classes for adults starting June 23 at 4 p.m. in Room 205 at John Dewey High School. Fifteen sessions held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. Charlyne Seymour, assistant chief clinical psychologist at Veterans Administration Hospital, will instruct.
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UC States
University of California Extension Program
John Dewey High School
Charlyne
Seymour
Veterans Administration Hospital
Rock Heaved Through Barbershop Window
A baseball sized rock shattered the front window of a barbershop at 14152 Paramount Blvd Sunday. Owner Edward Blackburn 52 said he ran a non union shop and feared further violence. Deputies investigated the incident.
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Paramount
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